Prof Kulsum Kondiah

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Qualifications PhD – Microbiology (UFS) MSc – Microbiology (UFS) BSc Honours – Microbiology (UFS) BSc – Biological Sciences (UFS) Teaching Biochemistry 2 Applied Disease and Immune Response Research interest/keywords Nanobiotechnology, heavy metals, water pathogens, biosorbents, diagnostics, protein expression, green synthesis of metal nanoparticles, lateral flow assays. Recent Publications Journal Articles Maclean, F. O. J. P. Njamo, M. H. Serepa-Dlamini, K. Kondiah and Green, E. (2022). Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from professional SCUBA divers with otitis externa, swimming pools and the ocean at a diving operation in South Africa. Pathogens . 11: 91 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11010091 A. Adebo, A. B. Oyedeji, J. A. Adebiyi, C. E. Chinma, S. A. Oyeyinka, O. O. Olatunde, E. Green, P. B. Njobeh and K. Kondiah (2021). Kinetics of phenolic compounds modification during maize flour fermentation. Molecules 26: 10.3390/molecules26216702 E. Olifant, K. Kondiah and M. Mamo (2021). Application of candle soot CNPs-TiO 2 -PVP composite in the detection of volatile organic compounds with aldehyde, amine and ketone functional groups by resistance and impedance responses. Nano Express 2 : 020010. Keshav, V., Franklyn, P., Kondiah, K . (2019). Recombinant fusion protein PbrD cross-Linked to calcium alginate nanoparticles for Pb remediation. ACS Omega , 4, 16816−16825. Keshav, V., Dirr, H., Achilonu, I., Kondiah, K. (2019). Recombinant expression and purification of a functional bacterial metallo-chaperone PbrD-fusion construct as a potential biosorbent for Pb(II). Protein Expression and Purification , 158, 27-35. Ho, N.R., Kondiah, K ., De Maayer, P. (2018). Complete genome of Enterobacter xiangfangensis Pb204: A South African strain capable of synthesising gold nanoparticles. Microbiology Resource Announcements https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01406-18 . Research Interests Nanobiotechnology, heavy metals, water pathogens, biosorbents, diagnostics, protein expression, green synthesis of metal nanoparticles, lateral flow assays. Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s): Full Research Profile