Pswarayi, Felicitas
Zulu, Nontobeko X.
Dlamini, Bhekisisa C.
Gänzle, Michael G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Association of University Women
Mitacs, Canada (Globalink program)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant)
Canada Research Chairs (20230069)
Article History
Received: 11 November 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.