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Dr. Herieth Rhodes Mero

Name
Herieth Rhodes Mero

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Biological Sciences

Biography

Biography

 

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herieth.mero@muce.ac.tz

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Publications

  1. Mgeni, S. T., Mero, H. R., Gervas, J. B., Mtashobya, L. A., & Emmanuel, J. K. (2024). Bioethanol production from dilute fruit wastes using sorghum as additional fermentable sugar. Biofuels. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2024.2371211

  2. Mero, HR. (2024). Outbreak of grapevine leaf roll disease in East Africa: A case study of Tanzania. International Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 11 (5), pp.001-012.

  3. Mero HR, Lyantagaye SL, Bongcam-Rudloff E. (2022). Cassava Brown Streak Viruses express second 6-kilodalton (6K2) protein with varied polarity and three dimensional (3D) structures: Basis for trait discrepancy between the virus species. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 98:105219. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105219. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35066168.

  4. Mero HR, Lyantagaye SL, Bongcam-Rudloff E. (2021). Why has permanent control of cassava brown streak disease in Sub-Saharan Africa remained a dream since the 1930s? Infection Genetics and Evolution. 94:105001. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105001. Epub 2021 Jul 14. PMID: 34271188.

  5. Bachanek-Bankowska K, Mero HR, Wadsworth J, Mioulet V, Sallu R, Belsham GJ, Kasanga, CJ, Knowles NJ, King DP. (2016). Development and evaluation of tailored specific real-time RT-PCR assays for detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes circulating in East Africa. Journal of Virological Methods. 237:114-120. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.08.002. Epub 2016 Aug 27. PMID: 27575682.

  6. Mero HR, (2015). Application of real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detection and typing of foot-and-mouth disease virus in Tanzania. Masters Dissertation. Sokoine university of Agriculture (SUA).