Full Name: Dr. Mulugeta Fentahun
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Institutional email: mulugetafanatahun@dmu.edu.et
Google scholar/ORCID address/Scopus/WoS:
Scopus: ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0881-4375
WoS: MVT-7469-2025
Specialization: Applied Microbiology in PhD
Courses taught: Applied Microbiology, Mycology, General Biology, Virology, General Biology, Remedial Biology etc.
Achievements and awards: Assistant Professor
Research interest: Dr. Mulugeta Fentahun his research interest in include in applied microbiology, microbial biotechnology, industrial microbiology, and fermentation technology.
List of Publications:
- Amsalu, N., Bezie, Y., Fentahun, M., Alemayehu, A., & Amsalu, G. (2018). Use and conservation of medicinal plants by indigenous people of GozaminWereda, East Gojjam Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: An ethnobotanical approach. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19:2973513. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2973513.
- Fentahun, M., &Kahsay, B. (2023). Enhancing biogas production from co-digestion of organic wastes mixed with cattle manure using rumen fluid and Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolate MUTJ0F. F1000Research, 14, 199. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.161561.1
- Fentahun, M., &Andualem, B. (2023). Optimization of bioethanol production using stress-tolerant yeast strains isolated from household alcoholic beverages (Tella, Tej, and Areke) and molasses (as substrate). F1000Research, 13, 286. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.146910.2
- Fentahun, M., &Andualem, B. (2023). Characterization of wild indigenous yeasts that can withstand different stresses from traditional fermented beverages in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Food Science and Applied Biotechnology, 6(2), 45- 55. https://doi.org/10.30721/fsab2024.v7.i2.405
- Fentahun, M., Yilkal, B., Amsalu, N., Alemayehu, A., & Amsalu, G. (2017). Antibacterial evaluation and phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants against some pathogenic enteric bacteria in Gozamin District, Ethiopia. Journal of Pharmacovigilance, 5(2), 244. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-6887.1000244
- Akhtar MS., Fentahun, M., Muleta D., &Lemessa F (2013). Isolation and characterization of nitrogen deficit Rhizobium isolates and their effect on growth of haricot bean. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(46), 5942–5952. https://10.5897/AJAR2012.6690