Department of Life and Consumer Sciences

Mrs A Matshotshi

College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department: Life and Consumer Sciences
Lecturer
Tel: 011 471 3314
E-mail: lithoa@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • BSc (Majoring in Botany and Zoology) (University of Venda)
  • BSc (Hons-Zoology) (University of Venda)
  • MSc in Zoology (cum laude) (University of Pretoria)
  • Registered for PhD (North-West University)

Currently teaching

  • Zoological Sciences

Fields of academic interests

Teaching interests

  • Animal biology, genetics and systematics

Research interests

  • Tick-borne diseases of veterinary, medical and environmental importance;  Molecular Biology (Epidemiology)

Paper presentations

  • Lithole. A, Brettschneider,H., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos A.D.S., 2016. Bartonella elizabethae and B. Tribocorum in Rattus-associated ectoparasites in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The 45th Annual Conference of the Parasitological Society of Southern Africa. 28 August 2016
  • Lithole. A, Brettschneider,H., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos A.D.S., 2013. Transmission dynamics and Mathematical modeling of Bartonella in Invasive Rattus from South Africa -Preliminary results, Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology ARM, Stellenbosch, 28 November 2013 [PowerPoint presentation]
  • Lithole. A, Brettschneider,H., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos A.D.S., 2013. Transmission dynamics and Mathematical modeling of Bartonella in Invasive Rattus from South Africa, Biomath Forum Department of Mathematics, University of Pretoria
  • Lithole. A, Brettschneider,H., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos A.D.S., 2012. Transmission dynamics and Mathematical modeling of Bartonella in Invasive Rattus from South Africa – Msc preliminary results, Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology ARM, Stellenbosch, 28 November 2012 [Poster presentation]
  • Lithole. A, Brettschneider,H., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos A.D.S., 2012. Transmission dynamics and Mathematical modeling of Bartonella in Invasive Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from South Africa –MSc preliminary results. 3rd Annual Research Symposium, NRF National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria Zoological Gardens. 30 November 2012.
  • Lithole. A, Samie, A. and Nangammbi T.C.2010. The feasibility of forensic science in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province in South Africa, and the implementation of a genetic test for paternity. Department of Zoology Annual Conference 2010 University of Venda.