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Dr I Matle

Senior Lecturer | College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Agriculture and Animal Health

Campus: Florida Science Campus
Building: Calabash Building

  • PhD: Agriculture (UNISA)
  • MTech: Environmental Health (CUT)
  • BTech: Veterinary Technology (TUT)

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  • Animal Disease I and II (AND2601 and AND2602)
  • Laboratory diagnostic practical (LDI2601)

  • Veterinary Diagnostic
  • Veterinary Bacteriology 

  1. Malesa, R., Pierneef, R., Magwedere, K., Mafuna, T. and Matle, I., 2024. Genomic characterisation of generic Escherichia coli from food-producing animals and products of animal origin in South Africa. Frontiers in Bacteriology3, p.1432292.
  2. Seakamela, E., Matle, I., Ndudane, N., Lepheana, R. and Mbizeni, S., 2024. Retrospective analysis of laboratory diagnostic data to assess the prevalence and seasonal variation of Ehrlichia ruminantium in commercial farms of Lephalale Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife24, p.100959.
  3. Mathole, M., Carroll, L., Khabo-Mmekoa, C., Mabogoane, N. and Matle, I., 2024. Annotated genome sequences of Salmonella Haifa, Salmonella Bangkok, and Salmonella Reading, isolated from chicken meat in South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements13(11), pp.e00284-24.
  4. Seakamela, E.M., Henton, M.M., Jonker, A., Kayoka-Kabongo, P.N. and Matle, I., 2024. Temporal and Serotypic Dynamics of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in South African Porcine Populations: A Retrospective Study from 1985 to 2023. Pathogens13(7), p.599.
  5. Matle, I., Atanda, A.C., Pierneef, R., Magwedere, K. and Mafuna, T., 2023. Resistome, mobilome, virulome analysis and phylogenomics of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from raw muscle foods of beef origin in Gauteng, South Africa. Genomics, 115(6), p.110742.
  6. Carroll, Laura M., Rian Pierneef, Thendo Mafuna, Kudakwashe Magwedere, and Itumeleng Matle. "Genus-wide genomic characterization of Macrococcus: insights into evolution, population structure, and functional potential." Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023).
  7. Matle, I., Atanda, A.C., Pierneef, R., Magwedere, K. and Mafuna, T., 2023. Resistome, mobilome, virulome analysis and phylogenomics of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from raw muscle foods of beef origin in Gauteng, South Africa. Genomics, 115(6), p.110742.
  8. Carroll, Laura M., Rian Pierneef, Thendo Mafuna, Kudakwashe Magwedere, and Itumeleng Matle. "Genus-wide genomic characterization of Macrococcus: insights into evolution, population structure, and functional potential." Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023).
  9. Mafuna, T., Matle, I., Magwedere, K., Pierneef, R.E. and Reva, O.N., 2022. Comparative Genomics of Listeria Species Recovered from Meat and Food Processing Facilities. Microbiology Spectrum, pp.e01189-22.

  1. Carroll, L., Henriksson, J., Larralde, M., Chung, T., Wei, X., Pierneef, R., Matle, I. and Kovac, J., 2023. BTyperDB: A Curated Public Database of Bacillus cereus Group Genomes and Metadata. IAFP 2023.
  2. Itumeleng Matle, 2023. Occurrence, antimicrobial resistance, and genetic diversity of Klebsiella pneumoniae from broiler chicken carcasses in Gauteng Province, South Africa. 20th Annual SASVEPM Congress 23-25 August 2023, Avani Resort, Gaborone, Botswana
  3. Carroll, L.M., Pierneef, R., Mathole, A., Atanda, A. and Matle, I., 2022. Genomic Surveillance of Bacillus cereus group Strains Isolated from Meat and Poultry Products in South Africa. IAFP 2022.
  4. Itumeleng Matle, Thendo Mafuna, Evelyn Madoroba, Khanyisile R. Mbatha, Kudakwashe Magwedere and Rian Pierneef. 18th Annual SASVEPM Congress, 25-27 August 2021 in Bela-Bela, Limpopo Province, South Africa
  5. Itumeleng Matle. 2021. Microbial communities of meat and meat products: An investigation of the microbiological meat safety at selected enterprises in South Africa. Bio Africa digital convention 2021
  6. Matle I, Mbatha KR and Madoroba E. 2018. Molecular characterization and antimicrobial profile of Listeria monocytogenes isolated in meat and meat product in South Africa between 2014 and 2016. 2018 Global food science student competition conference, Wuxi, China
  7. Matle, I. Mbatha, KR and Madoroba, E. 2018, July. Whole Genome Sequence Analysis and Antimicrobial-resistance Profiles of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Meat Products in South Africa. In IAFP 2018 Annual Meeting. IAFP. Salt Lake City, USA.
  8. Matle, I, Mbatha KR and Madoroba E. 2017, June. Presence and distribution of Listeria monocytogenes in South Africa meat and meat. In IAFP 2017 Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  1. Chairperson of South Africa Association of Veterinary Technology
  2. Treasurer of Southern African Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.
  3. Awarded Danida Fellowship 2025