Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability
Dr T Lukhele
| College of Science, Engineering and Technology | |
|---|---|
| School of Science | |
| Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability | |
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | |
| E-mail: | lukhet@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- PhD (UNISA)
- MSc (UJ)
- BSc (UNESWA)
Fields of academic interests
Biodiversity analysis of microbial communities inhabiting extreme environments using meta omic techniques and evaluating the environmental bioremediation potential of extremophilic and extremotolerant microorganisms.
Field of Specialisation
- Environmental analytical chemistry
- Environmental biotechnology
Journal articles
- Lukhele T, Ogola H, Selvarajan R, Oruko R, Nyoni H, Mamba B, Msagati T (2021) Metagenomic insights into taxonomic diversity and metabolic potential of bacterial communities associated with tannery waste contaminated soils. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol 19, 2406-2424(2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03298-y.
- Lukhele T, Nyoni H, Mamba B, Msagati T (2020) Unraveling bacterial diversity in oil refinery effluents. Archives of Microbiology, 203, 1231-1240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02062-z
- Lukhele T, Selvarajan R, Nyoni H, Mamba B, Msagati T (2019) Diversity and functional profile of bacterial communities at Lancaster acid mine drainage dam, South Africa as revealed by 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing analysis. Extremophiles 23,719–734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-019-01130-7.
- Lukhele T, Selvarajan R, Nyoni H, Mamba B, Msagati T (2019) Acid Mine Drainage as habitats for distinct microbiomes: Current Knowledge in the era of molecular and omic technologies. Curr Microbiology 77, 657-674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-019-01771-z.
- Lukhele T, Olivier D, Fotsing M, Tata C, Ikhile M, Krause R, Van Vuuren S, Tantoh Nditeh D (2021) Ethnobotanical survey, phytoconstituents and antibacterial investigation of Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez. bark, fruit, and leaf extracts. In: Ramasami P (ed) Chemical Sciences in the Focus - Volume 1 Pharmaceutical Applications. De Gruyter, Berlin, Boston, pp 97-122. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110710823-006
Projects
Immobilization of extremophilic bacteria on magnetic nanocomposite adsorbents for environmental bioremediation