MSc Candidate

Vhulenda is currently an Masters student in Microbiology, with a background in Biochemistry and Microbiology. Her research focuses on assessing the impact of wastewater inputs on South African freshwater microbiomes, particularly looking at nitrogen and phosphorus cycling microbes.

Her study applies 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to analyse changes in microbial community composition along the freshwater systems, influenced by effluents from multiple WWTPs.