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h-index: 18
Works: 36
Citations: 929

Most-cited papers

Physiological and molecular insights into drought tolerance
Sagadevan Mundree, B. Baker, S. Mowla, S. Peters +7 more
2002196 citations Open access
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Ergothioneine Is a Secreted Antioxidant in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Carine Sao Emani, Monique J. Williams, I. Wiid, Nicholas F. Hiten +4 more
2013Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy72 citations Open access
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The Association of OASL and Type I Interferons in the Pathogenesis and Survival of Intracellular Replicating Bacterial Species
Gina R. Leisching, I. Wiid, B. Baker
2017Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology61 citations Open access
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Comparison of human monocyte derived macrophages and THP1-like macrophages as in vitro models for M. tuberculosis infection.
Abhilasha Madhvi, Hridesh Mishra, Gina R. Leisching, PZ Mahlobo +1 more
2019Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases53 citations Open access
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OAS1, OAS2 and OAS3 restrict intracellular M. tb replication and enhance cytokine secretion.
G. Leisching, V. Cole, Aus T. Ali, B. Baker
2019International Journal of Infectious Diseases48 citations Open access
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Mycolic acids, a promising mycobacterial ligand for targeting of nanoencapsulated drugs in tuberculosis.
Y. Lemmer, L. Kalombo, R. Pietersen, A. Jones +8 more
2015Journal of Controlled Release45 citations Open access
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Synthesis, antimycobacterial evaluation and pharmacophore modeling of analogues of the natural product formononetin.
P. Mutai, Elumalai Pavadai, I. Wiid, A. Ngwane +2 more
2015Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters37 citations
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The Host Response to a Clinical MDR Mycobacterial Strain Cultured in a Detergent-Free Environment: A Global Transcriptomics Approach
Gina R. Leisching, R. Pietersen, Vuyiseka Mpongoshe, C. V. Van Heerden +3 more
2016PLoS ONE36 citations Open access
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Sulfamethoxazole enhances the antimycobacterial activity of rifampicin.
L. Macingwana, B. Baker, A. Ngwane, Catriona Harper +5 more
2012Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy32 citations Open access
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Virulence, biochemistry, morphology and host-interacting properties of detergent-free cultured mycobacteria: An update.
Gina R. Leisching, R. Pietersen, Ian Wiid, B. Baker
2016Tuberculosis31 citations
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OAS1, 2, and 3: Significance During Active Tuberculosis?
Gina R. Leisching, I. Wiid, B. Baker
2018Journal of Infectious Diseases30 citations
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The evaluation of the anti‐cancer drug elesclomol that forms a redox‐active copper chelate as a potential anti‐tubercular drug
A. Ngwane, Ray Petersen, B. Baker, I. Wiid +2 more
2019IUBMB Life - A Journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology26 citations Open access
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The Role of Glutamine Oxoglutarate Aminotransferase and Glutamate Dehydrogenase in Nitrogen Metabolism in Mycobacterium bovis BCG
Albertus Viljoen, C. J. Kirsten, B. Baker, P. van Helden +1 more
2013PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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The role of low molecular weight thiols in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
C. S. Emani, J. Gallant, I. Wiid, B. Baker
2019Tuberculosis25 citations
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RNAseq reveals hypervirulence-specific host responses to M. tuberculosis infection
G. Leisching, R. Pietersen, C. V. Van Heerden, P. van Helden +2 more
2016Virulence23 citations Open access
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2′-5′-Oligoadenylate synthetase-like protein inhibits intracellular M. tuberculosis replication and promotes proinflammatory cytokine secretion
G. Leisching, Aus T. Ali, V. Cole, B. Baker
2019bioRxiv20 citations Open access
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Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Screening of Flavanones and Chalcones from Galenia africana and Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis
L. A. Ticha, J. Klaasen, I. Green, S. Naidoo +2 more
2015Natural Product Communications20 citations Open access
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Tween 80 induces a carbon flux rerouting in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
R. Pietersen, I. du Preez, D. Loots, M. van Reenen +3 more
2019Journal of Microbiological Methods19 citations Open access
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Distinct host-immune response toward species related intracellular mycobacterial killing: A transcriptomic study
Abhilasha Madhvi, Hridesh Mishra, N. Chegou, G. Tromp +4 more
2020Virulence18 citations Open access
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Preliminary Evaluation of Artemisinin–Cholesterol Conjugates as Potential Drugs for the Treatment of Intractable Forms of Malaria and Tuberculosis
Mokhitli Morake, D. Coertzen, A. Ngwane, Johannes F. Wentzel +8 more
2018ChemMedChem16 citations Open access
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Design, synthesis, and In vitro antituberculosis activity of 2(5H)‐Furanone derivatives
Andile H. Ngwane, J. Panayides, Franck Chouteau, L. Macingwana +10 more
2016IUBMB Life - A Journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15 citations Open access
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Increased Interferon-Induced Protein With Tetracopeptides (IFITs) Reduces Mycobacterial Growth
Abhilasha Madhvi, Hridesh Mishra, N. Chegou, B. Baker
2022Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology14 citations Open access
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Proteomic analysis reveals that sulfamethoxazole induces oxidative stress in M. tuberculosis.
R. Sarkar, C. Mdladla, L. Macingwana, R. Pietersen +5 more
2018Tuberculosis13 citations
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Differential inhibition of adenylylated and deadenylylated forms of M. tuberculosis glutamine synthetase as a drug discovery platform
A. Theron, R. Roth, H. Hoppe, C. Parkinson +6 more
2017PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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African Genetic Representation in the Context of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Severity
D. C. Petersen, C. Steyl, D. Scholtz, B. Baker +3 more
2022Frontiers in Genetics10 citations Open access
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Reversed isoniazids: Design, synthesis and evaluation against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Malkeet Kumar, Kawaljit Singh, A. Ngwane, Fahreta Hamzabegovic +6 more
2017Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry9 citations
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Prospects for Using Genetic Modification to Engineer Drought Tolerance in Crops
Sagadevan Mundree, R. Iyer, B. Baker, N. Conrad +4 more
20069 citations
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The effect of Tyloxapol on the metabolome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Monique Opperman, R. Pietersen, D. Loots, M. van Reenen +3 more
2024Journal of Microbiological Methods5 citations
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Molecular links between tuberculosis and lung cancer: pathogenesis and therapeutic challenges
Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Suzzana Dickson Buabeng, Isabella Sanette Agyekum, N. Tshililo +2 more
2025Archives of Microbiology4 citations
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Therapeutic potential of IFIT2 in human diseases.
Ewura-Esi Manful, Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Abhilasha Madhvi, K. Bubb +2 more
2025Cytokine2 citations Open access
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IFIT2-induced transcriptomic changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected macrophages
Ewura-Esi Manful, R. Pietersen, B. Baker
2025Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology2 citations Open access
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Comparison of Cytokines Expression from Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Infected with Different Species of Mycobacteria
Abhilasha Madhvi, Hridesh Mishra, N. Chegou, Mbali N. Mkhonza +3 more
2022Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research2 citations
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Exploratory transcriptomic analysis of sex- and ethnicity-associated patterns in human macrophage responses to mycobacterial infection.
Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Ottovon B Dakurah, K. Bubb, B. Baker
2026Infection, Genetics and Evolution0 citations Open access
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The Pyridoxal-5′-Phosphate-Dependent Enzymes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A. Peracchi, B. Baker
2026ACS Infectious Diseases0 citations Open access
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Scanning electron microscopy of the egtE mutant-2
P. van Helden, Monique J. Williams, C. S. Emani, Malcolm J. Taylor +3 more
20180 citations
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Identification of putative targeting factors required for specific fusion amongst organelles of the endocytic pathway
B. Baker
20010 citations
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