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Professor Albin A W Baecker – Published Works

1978    King. B,  Eaton, R.A. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1978)

A summary of current information on actinomycetes and wood.

Paper presented at IRG 9, 9th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Peebles, UK., 1978. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres. Doc. No. IRG/WP/177. 11pp.

 

1980   Baecker, A.A.W. and King, B. (1980)

A technique for the quantitative isolation of actinomycetes from decayed wood.

Paper presented at IRG 11, 11th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Raleigh, USA., 1980. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/1116. 10pp. 

 

            Baecker, A.A.W. and King, B. (1980)

Decay of wood by actinomycetes

Paper presented at the 4th International Biodeterioration Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 1978. Biodeterioration 4, pp. 53-58. Eds. T.A. Oxley, G. Becker  and D. Allsop. London, Pitman.

 

1981    Baecker, A.A.W. and King, B. (1981)

Soft rot in wood caused by streptomycetes.

J. Inst. Wood Sci., 9, 65-71.

 

   King, B., Smith, G.M., Baecker, A.A.W. and Bruce, A. (1981)

Wood nitrogen control of toxicity of copper chrome arsenic preservatives.

Material und Organismen, 16, 105-118.

 

1983    Baecker, A.A.W., Dyker, R.M.P. and King,B. (1983)

The role of actinomycetes in the biodeterioration of wood.

Paper presented at the 5th International Biodeterioration Symposium, Aberdeen, UK., 1981. Biodeterioration 5, pp. 64-74. Eds. T.A. Oxley and S. Barry. New York, Wiley and Sons.

 

1985    Baecker, A.A.W. (1985)

Interactions between streptomycetes and wood of commercial importance in South Africa.

Paper presented at EMSSA 85, 24th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Pietermaritzburg, RSA., 1985.

Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 15, 59-60.

 

1986    Alborough, L.D., Bandu, V.H. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1986)

Degradation of DNBP-treated pine and eucalypt in soil contact by fungi and tunnelling bacteria.

Paper presented at EMSSA 86, 25th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Potchefstroom, RSA., 1986.

Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 16, 83-84.

 

            Baecker, A.A.W., Rogers, G.M. and Alborough, L.D. (1986)

Biodeterioration of Pinus patula by microorganisms in chip piles during outside storage in Zululand.

Paper presented at EMSSA 86, 25th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Potchefstroom, RSA., 1986. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 16, 85-86.

 

Baecker, A.A.W., Rogers, G.M. and Alborough, L.D. (1986)

The glycocalyx produced by bacteria in wood.

Paper presented at EMSSA 86, 25th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Potchefstroom, RSA., 1986. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 16, 87-88.

 

Bandu, V.H., Alborough, L.D. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1986)

Biodeterioration of DNBP-treated pine and eucalypt in accelerated decay tests.

Paper presented at EMSSA 86, 25th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Potchefstroom, RSA., 1986. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 16, 89-90.

 

1987    Abraham, L.D. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1987)

Accelerated decay tests on DNBP-treated Pinus patula and Eucalyptus grandis.

Paper presented at IRG 18, 18th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Honey Harbor, Canada, 1987. Int. Res. Grp. Wood. Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/3408. 14pp.

 

Abraham, L.D., Westlake, K., Mackie, R.I. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1987)

Anaerobic bacteria in mining timber.

Paper presented at EMSSA 87, 26th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, RSA., 1987. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 17, 91-92.

 

Baecker, A.A.W. and King, B. (1987)

Actinomycetes in the biodeterioration of wood.

The Actinomycetes, 20, 141-147.

 

Baecker, A.A.W. and Ryan. K.C. (1987)

Improving the isolation of actinomycetes from soil by high-speed homogenisation.

S. Afr. J. Plant and Soil, 4, 165-171.

 

Bondonno, A., von Holy, A., Swart, B.H. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1987)

Biofilm development on electroless-nickel-plated steel.

Paper presented at EMSSA 87, 26th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, RSA., 1987. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 17, 99 -100.

 

Kahn, C.G., Kasan, H.C., Stegman, P. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1987)

Filamentous organisms in activated sludge from an industrial wastewater treatment system.

Paper presented at EMSSA 87, 26th Annual Conference of the ‚Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, RSA., 1987. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 17, 119-120.

 

Kasan, H.C., Baecker, A.A.W. and Stegman, P. (1987)

Bacterial zinc accumulation from industrial cooling water.

Paper presented at EMSSA 87, 26th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, RSA., 1987. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 17, 121-122.

 

Rogers, G.M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1987)

Theories on the degradation in wood associated with glycocalyx-producing bacteria.

J. Inst. Wood Sci., 11, 78-84.

 

1988    Abraham,L.D., Westlake,K., Mackie,R.I., Putterill,J.F. and Baecker,A.A.W. (1988)

Detection of methanogenic bacteria in mining timber.

Paper presented at IRG 19, 19th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Madrid, Spain, 1988. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/1352. 18pp.

 

Baecker, A.A.W., Bondonno, A. and von Holy, A. (1988)

A new technique for evaluation of microbiologically induced corrosion by scanning electron microscopy.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 9-10.

 

Baecker, A.A.W., Cassim, H.A. and Ryan, K.C. (1988)

Quantitative isolation of streptomycetes from wood by comminution, homogenisation and dilution plating.

The Actinomycetes, 20, 227-252.

 

Ismail, S. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

The microflora of treated and untreated Pinus patula chips in outside storage.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 115-116.

 

Ismail, S., Smith, E.J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988).

Evaluation of laboratory trials to assess biodeterioration of Pinus patula chips.

Paper presented at Microbios 88, Proc. 5th Biennial Congress S A Society Microbiology, Pretoria, RSA., 1988. (ISBN No. 0 620 12618 3). CSIR Pub. No. S.483, 4.4.

 

Ismail, S., Smith, E.J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Selection of preservatives to prevent Pinus patula chip biodeterioration.

Paper presented at TAPPSA '88, Proc. 4th International Technical        Conference of the Technical Society of South Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988, 213-228.

 

Kahn, C., Stegman, P. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Dehydrogenase activity as an assay in the quantitative evaluation of microorganisms in activated sludge.

Paper presented at SAIWA '88, South African Industrial Water Association's National Symposium, Witkoppen, RSA., 1988.

 

Kasan, H.C., Baecker, A.A.W. and Stegman,P. (1988)

Biosorption of toxic metals by industrial activated sludge.

Paper presented at Microbios 88, Proc. 5th Biennial Congress S A Society Microbiology, Pretoria, RSA., 1988. (ISBN No. 0 620 12618 3). CSIR Pub. No. S.483, MA.9.

 

Ketley, D., Rogers, G.M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Bioflocculation of suspended solids in slimes produced during ‚the diamond recovery process.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 117-118.

 

Mitchell, J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Microbiological colonisation of diamondiferous kimberlite.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 119-120.

 

Ngubane, W.T. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Thermophilic pyrite leaching by Sulfolobus brierleyi.

Paper presented at Biohydrometallurgy 4, Proc. 4th International Symposium, Warwick, UK., 1987. Eds. P.R. Norris and D.P. Kelly. Science and Technology Letters, London. (ISBN No. 0 946682 00 3). pp 528-529.

 

Ngubane, W.T. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

The use of airlift reactors for pyrite oxidation by thermophiles.

Paper presented at Microbios 88, Proc. 5th Biennial Congress S A Society Microbiology, Pretoria, RSA., 1988. (ISBN No. 0 620 12618 3). CSIR Pub. No. S.483, 4.5.

 

Ngubane, W.T. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Micromorphology of arsenopyrite degradation by Sulfolobus acidocaldarius.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron. Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 123-124.

 

Price, W.J., von Holy, A., Wallis, F.M., Meyer, D.H. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988).

Measuring the impact of veld management on a grassland ecosystem by microbiological criteria.

Paper presented at Microbios 88, Proc. 5th Biennial Congress S A Society Microbiology, Pretoria, RSA., 1988. (ISBN No. 0 620 12618 3). CSIR Pub. No. S.483, 12.2.

 

Rogers, G.M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

A new method for the study of microbiological decay of wood in a strictly anaerobic environment.

Paper presented at IRG 19, 19th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Madrid, Spain, 1988. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/2319. 10pp.

 

Rogers, G.M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

The study of anaerobic bacteria in wood.

Paper presented at Microbios 88 Proc. 5th Biennial Congress S A Society Microbiology, Pretoria, RSA., 1988. (ISBN No. 0 620 12618 3). CSIR Pub. No. S.483, 4.6.

 

Rogers, G.M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

The micromorphology of wood degradation by anaerobic bacteria.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron Microsc. Soc South. Afr., 18, 127-128.

 

Scherer, U.L. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Accelerated decay tests to investigate postulated effects of tannins on CCA efficacy in wood.

Paper presented at IRG 19, 19th Meeting of the International Research group on Wood Preservation, Madrid, Spain, 1988. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/3497. 13pp.

 

Schnippenkoetter, W.H., Abraham, L.D. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Relative performances of DNBP and CCA wood preservatives in accelerated decay tests.

Paper presented at IRG 19, 19th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Madrid, Spain, 1988. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/3496. 21pp.

 

Schnippenkoetter, W.H., Abraham, L.D. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

Analysis of relative performances of DNBP and CCA wood preservatives in accelerated decay tests.

Material und Organismen, 23, 301-319.

 

Wiederhold, A., Morrison, M. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1988)

The micromorphology of anaerobic rumen fungi in wood.

Paper presented at EMSSA 88, 27th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Durban, RSA., 1988. Proc. Electron Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 18, 137-138.

 

1989    Abraham, L.D., Putterill, J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Methanogenesis and sulphate reduction: a possible source of explosive gas mixtures in a gold mine.

Paper presented at IRG 20, 20th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Lapeenranta, Finland, 1989. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/1399. 20pp.

 

Abraham, L.D., Putterill, J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Methanogens and sulphate-reducing bacteria in mining timber.

Paper presented at EMSSA 89, 28th Annual Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Onderstepoort, RSA., 1989. Proc. Electron Microsc. Soc. South. Afr., 19, 47-48.

 

Abraham,L.D., Westlake,K., Mackie,R.I., Putterill,J.F. and Baecker,A.A.W. (1989)

Methanogenesis and sulphate reduction in mining timber: a possible source of explosive gas mixtures underground.

Geomicrobiology Journal, 7,167-183.

 

Baecker, A.A.W., le Roux, K.M. and von Holy, A. (1989)

Predomination of microbiological contaminants of metal working fluids in service.

South African Journal of Science, 85, 293-295.

 

Bondonno, A., von Holy, A. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

The effects of Thiobacillus and Desulfovibrio biofilms on corrosion of electroless-nickel-plated steel.

International Biodeterioration, 25, 285-298.

 

Ismail, S., Smith, E.J. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

The use of propionic acid to prevent Pinus patula biodegradation during outside storage in Zululand.

Paper presented at IRG 20, 20th Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Lapeenranta, Finland, 1989. Int. Res. Grp. Wood Pres., Doc. No. IRG/WP/3531. 20pp.

 

Kahn, C.G., Stegman, P., Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Comparison of corrosion with successional changes in microbiological population of the wastewater reclamation system in a coal gasification plant.

Paper presented at IGT 2, Proc. Inst. Gas Technol. 2nd Int. Symp. Gas, Oil and Coal Biotech., New Orleans, USA, 1989.

 

Kasan H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Zinc bioaccumulation by Pseudomonas cepacia.

Microbios, 58, 35-42.

 

Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Biorecovery of toxic metal-ions from the coal gasification ‚process.

Paper presented at IGT 2, Proc. Inst. Gas Technol. 2nd Int. ‚Symp. Gas, Oil and Coal Biotech., New Orleans, USA, 1989.

 

Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Activated sludge treatment of coal-gasification effluent in a petrochemical plant: metal accumulation by heterotrophic bacteria.

Paper presented at CONFLUENCE 88, 14th Biennial International Conference of the International Association for Water Pollution Research and Control, Brighton, UK, 1988.Wat. Sci. Technol., 21, 297-303.

 

Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Heavy metal biosorption by industrial activated sludge.

Paper presented at WISA 1, 1st Biennial Conference of the Water Institution of South. Africa, Cape Town, RSA., 1989.Abstracted in: Water, Sewage and Effluent, 9, 34.

 

Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

An assessment of toxic metal biosorption by activated sludge from the treatment of coal-gasification effluent of a petrochemical plant.

Water Research, 23, 795-800.

 

Kasan, H.C. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Microbial survey of an activated sludge plant treating petrochemical effluents.

Paper presented at SAIWA 89, Proc. Ann. Conf. South African Industrial Water Assn., Johannesburg, RSA., 1989.

 

King, B., Smith, G.M., Briscoe, P.A. and Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Influence of redistributed soluble nutrients in wood on adsorption, permanence and toxicity of copper-chrome-arsenic preservatives.

Material und Organismen, 24, 179-192.

 

Mackie, R.I., Krecek, R.C., Els, H.J., van Niekerk, J.P., Kirschner, L.M. and

Baecker, A.A.W. (1989)

Characterisation of the microbial community colonising the anal and vulvar pores of helminths from the hindgut of zebras.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55, 1178-1186.