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Prof. Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini

Associate Professor and Head of Department
Name: Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini
Location: John Orr Building, Room 2209b Doornfontein Campus
Biotechnology and Food Technology Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 559 6271

Email: hopes@uj.ac.za

About Prof. Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini

Prof Serepa-Dlamini does research in bacterial genomics and biotechnology, with a particular emphasis on bacterial endophytes, while also exploring a wide array of omics and biotechnological applications coupled with product development for industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food.

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Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-181X

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=K2dLsVoAAAAJ&hl=en

List of 10 recent publications:

  1. Mahlangu, S.G., Zulu, N., Serepa-Dlamini, M.H., and Tai, S.L. (2024). Isolation, identification and biological characterization of bacterial endophytes isolated from Gunnera Perpensa L. FEMS Microbiology Letters, fnae056. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae056
  2. Nthunya, N.L.*, Mpala, T.J., Etale, A., Mahlangu, O.T., Serepa-Dlamini, M.H., Lopez-Maldonado, E.A., and Richards, H. (2024). Biofouling control of thermophilic bacteria in membrane distillation. Desalination and Water Treatment, 100627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100627
  3. Tlou, M.*, Ndou, B., Mabona, N., Khwathisi, A., Ateba, C., Madala, N., and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H. (2024) Next generation sequencing-aided screening, isolation, molecular identification, and antimicrobial potential for bacterial endophytes from the medicinal plant, Elephantorrhiza elephantina. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15:1383854. https://doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1383854
  4. Mankge, M.E., Maela, M.P., Abrahams, A.M., and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H.* 2024. Screening of Bacillus spp. bacterial endophytes for protease production, and application in feather degradation and bio-detergent additive. Heliyon 10(9). E30736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30736
  5. Maumela, P.*, Magida, S., and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H. (2024) Bioremediation of Pb contaminated water using a novel Bacillus sp. strain MHSD_36 isolated from Solanum nigrum. PLOS ONE 19(4): e0302460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302460
  6. Maumela, P., Khwathisi, A., Madala, N.E., and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H.* 2024. In silico biotechnological potential of Bacillus sp. strain MHSD_37 bacterial endophyte. BMC Genomics 25, 399. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10305-2
  7. Maumela, P* and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H. 2024. In Silico Analysis of Novel Bacterial Metabolites with Anticancer Activities. Metabolites, 14, 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14030163
  8. Maela, M.P and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H.* 2024. Genome Sequence and Characterisation of Peribacillus sp. Strain AS_2, a Bacterial Endophyte Isolated from Alectra sessiliflora. Microbiology Research, 15, 50-65. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15010004
  9. Makuwa, S.C, Motadi, L.R, Choene, M, Yang, L and Serepa-Dlamini, M.H.* 2023. Bacillus dicomae sp. nov., a new member of the Bacillus cereus group isolated from medicinal plant Dicoma anomala. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 73: 006112. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006112
  10. Tshisikhawe, M.L, Diale, M.O, Abrahams, A.M*, Serepa-Dlamini, M.H. 2023. Screening and Production of Industrially Relevant Enzymes by Bacillus paranthracis Strain MHDS3, a Potential Probiotic. Fermentation. 2023; 9(11):938. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9110938