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Prof. Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini

Professor and Head of Department
Name: Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini
Location: John Orr Building, Room 2209b Doornfontein Campus
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Tel: +27 (0) 11 559 6271

Email: hopes@uj.ac.za

About Prof. Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini

Research Interests

Prof. Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini is a Professor of Bacterial Genomics and Biotechnology, and also the Head of Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology. Her research focuses on studying the colonization and diversity of bacterial endophytes in indigenous South African medicinal plants, exploring their genomics and biotechnological applications for product development in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and the food industry.

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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