Dr. Sizwe I Ndlovu

Senior Lecturer (Biotechnology) & WIL Coordinator
Name: Sizwe Ndlovu
Biotechnology and Food Technology Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 559 6253

Email: msizwe@uj.ac.za

About Dr. Sizwe I Ndlovu

Qualifications
PhD in Microbiology (Stellenbosch)

MSc in Biochemistry (UKZN)

BSc Hons in Biochemistry (UKZN)

BSc (UKZN)

Teaching
Applied Industrial Biotechnology

Biotechnology Practical Training

Microbiology 3

Research interest/keywords
Endophytic fungi, Secondary Metabolites, Fungal Functional Genomics, CRISPR-Cas9 system, Gene editing, antimicrobial agents, Candida auris, Antifungal resistance, Drug-target Interaction studies

Recent Publications
Lynise C. Pillay, Lucpah Nekati, Phuti J. Makhwitine, Sizwe I. Ndlovu. Epigenetic Activation of Silent Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Endophytic Fungi Using Small Molecular Modifiers. Front. Microbiol (2022) .13:815008.

Ibrahim O. Akinpelu, Hezekiel M Kumalo, Sizwe I. Mhlongo, Nduduzo N. Mhlongo. Identifying the Analogues of Berberine as Promising Antitubercular Drugs Targeting Mtb -FtsZ Polymerisation Through Ligand Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J. Mol. Recognit. (2021). In press.

Mhlongo SI, Ezeokoli OT, Roopnarain A, Ndaba B, Sekoai PT, Habimana O and Pohl CH. The Potential of Single-Cell Oils Derived From Filamentous Fungi as Alternative Feedstock Sources for Biodiesel Production. Front. Microbiol (2021) .12:637381.

Patrick T Sekoai, Michael O Daramola, Boitumelo Mogwase, Nicolaas Engelbrecht, Kelvin O Yoro, Stephanus Petrus du Preez, Sizwe Mhlongo, Obinna T Ezeokoli, Anish Ghimire, Augustine O Ayeni, Gloria N Hlongwane. Revising the dark fermentative H2 research and development scenario–An overview of the recent advances and emerging technological approaches. Biomass bioenergy (2020). 140:105673.

Patrick T. Sekoai, Sizwe I. Mhlongo*, Obinna T. Ezeokoli. Progress in the development of methods used for the abatement of microbial contaminants in ethanol fermentations: a review. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol. 18(2019). 795-821.