Desalegn Amenu

1) Personal Background
Name: Desalegn Amenu Delesa(B.Sc
Delesa(B.Sc in Biology,
Biology, M.Sc in Microbiology )
Gender: Male
Nationality: Ethiopian
Date of birth: July, 03/1989
03/1989
Place of birth: East Ethiopia, Nekemte
Marital status: Married
2) Contact address
Desalegn Amenu Delesa
Wollega University
College of Natural and Computational Science
Department of Natural Science
Biology Program
Tel: +251915924698 or +251942924798
Email.
wadadesalegn @gmail.com
desalegn.amenu941@gmail.com
3) Language
Afan Oromiffa- mother tongue
English Excellence in writing, reading specking and verbal skill
I can speak, write, read Amharic also
4) Educational Background
Limu S.S.S. and Preparatory school Grade 10th to grade 12th, 1991-2006/7
Mada Walabu University, Major, Biology and Minor, Chemistry; B.Ed, 2006/72008/9
Haramaya University, Microbiology; M.Sc; 2009-2011/12
Wollega University; Induction to higher Diploma Program for Educators, Certificate;
20013-201
Wollega University; Higher Diploma Program, Certificate; 20013-2014
5) Research area
M.Sc Thesis Microbiological
Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water Sources and Water Handling
Administrative
Council.
Practices among Rural Communities of Dire Dawa Admini
strative Council

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6) Publication
1. Desalegn Amenu, Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2013. Bacteriological quality and
occurrence of Cryptosporidium and giardia from sources to household water samples of
the rural communities of Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Eastern Ethiopia. I

International Journal of Bacteriology Research ISSN: June-august 2013 Vol. 42 (2), pp.
001-018.
2. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2012. Microbiological Quality of
Drinking water sources in rural communities of Dire Dawa Administrative Council. Star

journal, Oct- Dec 2012, 1(4): 33-37.

3. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2013.
2013 Assessment of Water
Handling Practices among Rural Communities of Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Dire
Dawa, Ethiopia. Star journal, april-june 2013, 2(2): 75-82.
4. Desalegn Amenu, Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2013. Microbiological Quality of
Drinking Water Sources and Water Handling Practices among Rural Communities of Dire
Dawa Administrative Council. International journal of Current Microbiology and Applied

Science, (2013; 1(2):pp.29-54.

5. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2013.
2013 Assessing the Bacteriological
Quality of Drinking Water from Sources to Household Water Samples in the Rural
Communities of Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Eastern Ethiopia. Sci. Technol. Arts

Res. J., July-Sep 2013, 2(3): 126-133

6. Amenu D.,
D Menkir S., Gobena T.,Bacteriological quality of drinking water sources in
rural communities of Dire Dawa administrative council Int. J. Res. Dev. Pharm. L. Sci.,
2013, 3(1), pp. 775-780
7. Desalegn Amenu, Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2014. Assessment of the
Contamination Level of Water and Determination of the Major Sources of Contaminants
among Rural Community of Dire Dawa Administrative Council. Int. J. Life Sc. Bt &

Pharm. Res.; Vol. 3, No. 4, January 2014; pp1-15.

8. Asegid Abebe and Desalegn Amenu, 2013. Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan among
Students Visiting Wollega University Students Clinic; international journal of

Microbiological and Epidemiological research (IJMER); 2(1), pp.1-6.

9. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Survey on the Prevalence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis among
the Patient Visiting Nekemte Hospital.. World Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences

Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 1 6.

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10. Urgessa Ensermu and Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Prevalence of Some Selected Soil
Transmitted Helminthes Infections among Patients (Children) In Nekemte Hospital
Oromia, Region, Western Ethiopia. Curr Res Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014, 2(2): 329-333
11. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Sissay Menkir and Tesfaye Gobena, 2013. Occurrence of
Cryptosporidium Oocyst and Giardia Cyst in Drinking Water Sources of the Rural
Communities of Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Eastern Ethiopia. International

Journal of Applied Research & Studies.

12. Amenu D (2014). Prevalence of Malaria among Patients Visiting Nekemte Hospital. J
Med Microb Diagn 3: 137. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0703.1000137.
13. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Antimicrobial activity of fruit wine against food borne
pathogens. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 1(7):42
(7):42
(7):42

43.
14. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Factors Affecting Female Students Academic Achievement at
Wollega University; International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences
1(7): (2014): 5864.
15. Desalegn Amenu, 2013.
2013 Antimicrobial activity of Lactic acid bacteria isolated from
Ergo, Ethiopian traditional fermented milk. Curr Res Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013, 1(6):
278-284.
16. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
and Immune Status in Newly Diagnosed Adult Tuberculosis Patients.. Palgo journal of
medicine and medical science1, (2), 2014:19 23.
17. Desalegn

Amenu,
Amenu

2013.

The

Antibacterial

Activity

of

Honey.

Intr.J.

Curr.Res.Aca.Rew.2013, 1(2), 102-116.

18. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Retail
Organic Chicken International Journal of Bioinformatics and Biological Science: v.1 n.3

p.271-282 Dec, 2013.

19. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Helicobacter pylori

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2014) 3(2): 1-11.

20.Desalegn Amenu, 2014.
201 Drinking Water Quality and Determinants of Household Potable
Water Consumption, Global Journal of Microbiology and Molecular Sciences Vol. 1, No.

1, January 2014, PP: 01- 06.

21. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality of Well Water
Sources, Global Journal of Microbiology and Molecular Sciences Vol. 1, No. 1, January

2014, PP: 01- 24.

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22. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Drinking Water Quality,, World Journal of Arts, Commerce and

Sciences Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2013, PP: 01 08.

23. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu 2014. Effect of Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Nutritional Status on
Academic Performance Of School Children,, World Journal of Arts, Commerce and

Sciences Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2013, PP: 01 07.

24. Desalegn Amenu, 2013. Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria from Drinking
Water, World Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Vol. 1, No. 1, December
2013, PP: 01 09.
25. Desalegn Amenu, 2013. Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Source of Microbial Pathogens
in Receiving Watersheds; World Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Vol. 1,
No. 1, December 2013, PP: 01 13.
26. Desalegn Amenu, 2013.
2013 Assessment of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Infections,
Malnutrition and Anemia among Primary School Children; World Journal of Scientific

Research and Reviews Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2013, PP: 01-06.

27. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Assessing the Microbiological quality of milk. World Journal of
Agronomy, Food Science & Technology Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 01-10.
28. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Isolation of Bacteriophages Specific to Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Bio-Genetics Journal. Vol. 2, No. 1
(2014): 32-36

29. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Antimicrobial Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their
Synergistic Effect on Some Selected Pathogens. American Journal of Ethnomedicine,
2014, Vol. 1, No. 1, 018-029.
30. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Health impact of intestinal helminth infections among
podoconiosis patients; International Research Journal of Bacteriology 2014,
http://www.hoajonline.com/journals/pdf/32-1-1.pdf.

31. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Characterization of Salmonella Isolates from Beef Cattle, Broiler
Chickens and Human Sources; World Journal of Agronomy, Food Science & Technology
Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 1- 13
32. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Assessment of Disinfectant and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in
Hospital Wastewater, World Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Vol. 1, No. 1,

January 2014, PP: 1 7.

33. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Microbiological Quality of Bottled Water, International
Perspective. World Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences; Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014,
PP: 1 11.

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34. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Antimicrobial Resistance for Enteric Pathogens Isolated from
Acute Gastroenteritis Patients World Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Vol. 1, No.

1, January 2014, PP: 1 14.

35. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu, 2014. Characterization of waste water and Evaluation of the
effectiveness of the waste Water treatment system; world journal of life science research:
v1 (1). P.1-11.
36. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Isolation of Poly Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria. Landmark
Research journal of medicine and medical science; 1(1).p.001-003.
37. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Factors influencing the enumerate numbers of viable
microorganisms in foods. Landmark Research journal of medicine and medical scence;
1(1).p.001-002.
38. Desalegn Amenu, 2014.
2014. Isolation of Bacterial Pathogens from Patients with Postoperative
Surgical Site Infections and Possible Sources of Infections. Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Plant
Biol. 2014, 1(1): 51-55.
39. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Isolation and Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from
Cheese. European journal of pharmaceutical and medical research, 2014; 1(1):49-57.
1(1):
40.Desalegn Amenu, 2014. An Assessment on sanitary survey condition on food
establishment; World Journal of Life Sciences Research Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 1
3
41. Desalegn Amenu, 2013. Water and health in Ethiopia. World Journal of Scientific
Research and Reviews Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2013, PP: 01-02.
42. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Antimicrobial Effects of Adsorbed Food Grade Powders against
Food Pathogens; World Journal of Life Sciences Research Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP:
1 2.
43. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Bacteriocin-Producing Starter and Non-Starter Lactic Acid
Bacteria in Food Industry; World Journal of Agronomy, Food Science & Technology Vol.
1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 1- 4.
44. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Contaminated Drinking Water, Source of Contamination and its
Associated Risk. World Journal of Agronomy, Food Science & Technology Vol. 1, No. 1,

January 2014, PP: 01-02.

45. Desalegn Amenu, 2014. Isolation of Bacteriophage from the Environment and
Characterization of Isolates for Potential Control of Food has borne Pathogens. World

Journal of Agronomy, Food Science & Technology Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2014, PP: 0103.

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46. Desalegn Amenu, 2013.
2013 Use of Bacteriophage to Control Enter hemorrhagic Escherichia
coli on Green Bell Peppers and Baby Spinach Leaves. World Journal of Scientific Research

and Reviews Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2013, PP: 01 03.

47. Desalegn Amenu,
Amenu, 2014.
2014. Identification and probiotics property of Lactobacillus.
International journal of current chemistry and pharmaceutical science, December, 2014,
1(10):68-73.
7) Recognition and Recommendation Letter
1. Article Publication Certificate; Pubicon International Publications
2. Article Publication Certificate ;World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
3. Article Publication Certificate ;World Journal Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical
Sciences
4. Article Publication Certificate, American Journal of Ethnomedicine
5. Article Publication Certificate, International Journal of Applied Research & Studies
6. Article Publication Certificate, International academic science , Engendering and
technology
7. Article Publication Certificate, International Journal Of Engineering And Advanced
Technology
8. Additional experience
1) Seminar presentation on Microbiological and physicphysic-chemical quality of
drinking water sources in Dire Dawa Administrative Council.
2) Action research on Minimizing the factors that affect female academic
performance at Wollega
Wollega university the case of biology first year of 2013
entry.
3) Editorial Board Member of International Journal Of Current Innovation
Research
4) Editorial Board Member International Research Journal Of Public And
Environmental Health
9. Teaching Experience
Wollega University Lecturer in Microbiology starting from

2011/12 at College of

Natural and Computational Science.

10. Hoppies
Reading journal and any scientific research
11. References
Sissay Menkir (, PHD, Associate Professor, Parasitological, Haramaya University).

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sissaymenkir@yahoo.com or sissaymenkir@gmail.com
Tesafaye Gobena (Associate professor, Haramaya University health science).
tesfayegobena@yahoo.com
12. PhD interest area
Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology
Medical Microbiology
Agricultural Microbiology
Molecular microbiology
Food microbiology
Industrial microbiology
Environmental microbiology
13. Research interested area
Antimicrobial activity of natural products ( Medicinal plants, phytochemicals and
antimicrobial activity of Honey and its products, antimicrobial activity of medicinal
products(lemon and other fruit and vegetables and isolation of chemical that act
against food borne disease).
Traditional and fermented products, isolation of pathogenic and normal flora form
industrial and traditional fermented foods (fermented milk, cheese, ergo, awetu,
shameta, awaze, data, Kochkocha).
Isolation , characterization , identification of Lactic acid bacteria to study their
antimicrobial activity against food and water borne disease, isolation of bacteriocin
and bacteriocin products, probiotics bacterial,
Isolation of lactic acid bacteria and other microbes that have food and

industrial

application advantages.

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