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AMELIA K. KIVAISI

Professor Emerita (Applied Microbiology), College Of Natural And Applied Sciences
Education:

PhD

Teaching:

Taught the following courses (since 1990):

  • MC 207:Medical Microbiology and Immunology
  • MC 321:  Microbial Genetics and Virology
  • IEM 610:Environmental Microbiology (Postgraduate)
  • BN 204: Advanced Food Microbiology and Processing
  • MC 301: Entrepreneurship with Microorganisms
  • BN 232: Food Biotechnology
  • MC 311:Virology and Microbial Genetics
  • BN 702: Bioprospecting (Postgraduate)
  • EV 615: Treatment and recycling of waste materials
  • BL 390: Research Projects

Research:

Research interests:

Valorization of organic waste to produce food, feed, organic fertilizer and bioenergy

Projects:

Title: Nitrogen bio-fortified and pelletized commercial-grade organic fertilizer made from urban biowaste to improve soil productivity and livelihoods of small holder farmers.

Project Code :No. BA/C1/2017-05 (2018-June 2021).

Project Leader

Publications:

Publications (last 10 years):

  1. Ferdinand Patric, G. Mtui, A.M. Mshandete and A. Kivaisi (2010). Optimized production of lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase and laccase in submerged cultures of Trametes trogii using various growth media compositions. Tanzania J. of Science. Vol 36:1-15.
  2. Tibuhwa, DD; Kivaisi, A.K and Magingo, FSS. (2010). Utility of the macro-micromorphological characteristics used in classifying the species of Termitomyces. Tanzania J. of Science 36: 31-46.
  3. Ferdinandi, P., G.Mtui, A. Mshandete and A.Kivaisi ( 2011). Optimization of laccase and manganese peroxidase production in submerged culture of Pleurotus sajorcaju. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(50), pp. 10166-10177.
  4. Kassuwi SAA, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2012). Anaerobic co-digestion of biological pre-treated Nile perch fish solid waste with vegetable fraction of market solid waste. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science. 7(12):1016-1031.
  5.  Raymond, P., Mshandete, A.M. and Kivaisi, A.K. (2012). Comparative study on cultivation and yield performance of Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff) Gray on sisal waste supplemented with cow dung manure. International Journal of Research in Pure and Applied Microbiology. 2(3): 25-31.
  6. Kassuwi SAA, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2012). Combined thermo-microbial pre-treatments methods for enhanced biogas production from Nile perch fish solid waste in Tanzania. International Journal of Biochemistry & Biotech Sciences.1(2): 17-32.
  7. Anthony Manoni Mshandete,  Oscar Kibazohi and Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi (2013). Tanzania Sisal Industry: Auditing and Characterization of Sisal Post-Harvest Wastes as a Bio-Resource for Bio-Refining. Int. J. Pure Appl. Sci. Technol., 14(2): 84-94.
  8. Muthangya M., Hashim S. O., Amana J. M., Mshandete A. M. and Kivaisi A. K. (2013). Auditing and characterisation of sisal processing waste: A bioresource for value addition. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science. 8(7):518-524.
  9. Kassuwi S. A. A., Mshandete A. M. and Kivaisi A. K. (2013). Nile perch fish scales: a novel biofilm carrier in the anaerobic digestion of biological pre-treated nile perch fish solid waste. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 8(2):117-127.
  10. Prosper Raymond, Anthony M. Mshandete, Amelia K. Kivaisi (2013). Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus HK-37) On Solid Sisal Waste Fractions Supplemented With Cow Dung Manure. Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 4(1):1-14.
  11. Raymond, P., Mshandete, A.M. and Kivaisi, A.K. (2013). Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus HK-37) on solid sisal waste fractions supplemented with cow dung manure. J. Biol. Life Sci., 4(1):273-286. doi:10.5296/jbls.v4il.2975.
  12. Mutemi. Muthangya, S.O. Hashim, J.M. Amana, A.M. Mshandete and A.K. Kivaisi (2013). Optimization of Pleurotus Mushroom Cultivation on Saline Sisal Solid Waste. World Applied Sciences Journal 23 (9): 1146-1150.
  13. Emmanuel Elijah Salyeem1, Anthony Manoni Mshandete and Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi (2013). Biovalorization of Banana waste: Auditing and improvement of bio-methane production by fungal pre-treatment.  Accepted for publication in Journal of Chemical, Biological and physical sciences  4 (1); 818-833.
  14. Stella Gilbert Temu, Anthony Manoni Mshandete and Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi (2014). Tanzania Palm Oil Industry: Auditing and Characterization of Oil Palm Wastes Potential Bioresource for Valorization Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences  4(1) 804-811.
  15. Ferdinandi Patrick,  Godliving Yesusaa Sungusia Mtui,  Anthony Manoni Mshandete,
  16.  Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi. 2014. Ligninolytic enzymes activities of pleurotus sapidus p969 during vegetative growth and fruit development on sugarcane residues-based substrates.  The International Journal of Biotechnology, 2014, 3(4): 58-71.
  17. Mutemi Muthangya, A M Mshandete, J M Amana, S O Hashim,  and A K Kivaisi (2014). Nutritional and antioxidant analysis of PleurotusHK 37 grown on Agave Sisalana saline solid waste. International Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2014; 4(2): 5-12.
  18. Hussein JM, Tibuhwa DD, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2014). Molecular phylogeny of Saprophytic Wild Edible Mushroom (SWEM) Species Based on ITS and nLSU rDNA. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 4 (2): 250–260.  
  19. Hussein JM, Tibuhwa DD, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2015). Antioxidant properties of seven wild edible mushrooms from Tanzania. African Journal of Food Science, 9(9): 471-479. DOI: 10.5897/AJFS2015.1328.
  20. Juma I, Tibuhwa D.D., Mshandete, A.M and Kivaisi A.K.(2015). Domestication of Seven Tanzanian Indigenous Saprophytic Edible Mushrooms. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(12): 1-8.
  21. Prosper Raymond*, Anthony Manoni Mshandete, Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi (2015). Enzyme Profiles of Pleurotus HK-37 during Mycelia Vegetative Growth and Fruiting on Solid Sisal Waste Fractions Supplemented with Cow Manure. Advances in Biochemistry 2015; 3(5): 57-65.
  22. Raymond, P., Mshandete, A. M. and Kivaisi, A. K. (2015). Production of oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes by Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff.) Gray from sisal wastes supplemented with cow dung manure. Biotech. Research. Intern., 2015: 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/650543
  23. Temu, S.G., A. Moshi, I.A. Nges, A.M. Mshandete, A.K. Kivaisi and B. Mattiasson (2016). Mixed palm oil waste utilization through integrated mushroom cultivation and biogas production. British Biotechnol J., 11(4):1-12.
  24. Hussein JM, Tibuhwa DD, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2016). Successful domestication of Lentinus sajor-caju from indigenous forest in Tanzania. Journal of Applied Biosciences, 108:10500-10506.
  25. Stella Gilbert Temu, Anselm P. Moshi, Ivo Achu Nges,Anthony Manoni Mshandete, Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi and Bo Mattiasson (2016). Mixed Palm Oil Waste Utilization through Integrated Mushroom and Biogas Production. British Biotechnology Journal. 11(4):1-12. DOI: 10.9734/BBJ/2016/23385
  26. Ibrahim Juma, Anthony Manoni Mshandete, Donatha Damiani Tibuhwa and Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi (2016). Identification of Tanzanian saprophytic edible mushrooms by amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS)/large subunit (LSU) regions of ribosomal RNA operon. Tanzania Journal of Science Vo. 42 (1): 109-121.
  27. Hussein JM, Tibuhwa DD, Mshandete AM, Kivaisi AK (2016). Successful domestication of Lentinus sajor-caju from indigenous forest in Tanzania. Journal of Applied Biosciences, 108: 10507-10518
  28. Amelia K. Kivaisi and Anthony M. Mshandete (2017). Exploring technological strategies for valorization of solid sisal waste: a research review. Tanzania Journal of Science, 43(1): 47-62
  29. A.K. Kivaisi (2017). Towards a Bio-economy: Exploring Opportunities for Utilization of Organic Waste and Weeds for Production of Valuable Products. Lecture Series 52, Page 1-180; ISBN 978-9976-60-595-2. Publisher Dar es Salaam University Press.