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Curriculum vitae

Dr. Abdulkadir Elzein Elshafie

Associate Professor

Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University

PO Box 36, Al Khod, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, PC123

Tel. # +(968) 24415439; Fax # +(968) 24415437

GSM# +(968) 99456932

Email address: [email protected]

C1 PERSONAL INFORMATION NATIONALITY : Sudanese 14/4/1944

MARITAL STATUS : Married, with 4 children

C2 QUALIFICATIONS

1980 Ph D Exeter University, United Kingdom

“A survey of seed-borne fungi of Sorghum bicolor from the

Sudan”.

1973 M Sc American University of Beirut, Lebanon

“The effect of carbon /nitrogen ratio in growth, Sporulation and

production of toxins by Fusarium equisit” .

1969 B Sc American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

C2.1 Other Professional Qualifications

1996 Certificate. Reverse Osmosis Technology (Certificate) Middle East

Desalination Research Center.

1984 Training in Biotechnology - Rhizobium technology, University of

Hawaii,USA.

1983 Training in biotechnology with special reference to Rhizobium

biotechnology a and production in Hyderabad, India, organized by FAO,

UNEP NifTAL (Nitrogen Fixation for Tropical Agriculture Legume) and

ICRISAT (Intl. Crop Research Inst. for Semiarid Tropics).(Certificate ).

1980 Certificate 1, Seed Technology and Seed Pathology offered by Danish

Government Institute of Seed Pathology for Dev. Countries. (September

1980-February 1981) by examination.

1977 Training in seed technology at the National Institute of Agriculture Botany

(NIAB), Cambridge, UK.

1977 Training in fungal taxonomy at the Imperial Mycological Institute, Kew,

London, UK.

C2.2 Employment History

2011-to date Professor, Department of Biology

2006–2011 Associate Professor, Department of Biology

2002-2006 Head, Department of Biology

1991-to date Associate Professor (promoted), Department of Biology, College

of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

1986-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of Science,

Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

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1986- Associated Professor (promoted), Department of Botany, College

of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

1980-1986 Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, College of Science,

University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

1973-1980 Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, College of Science,

University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

1970- 1973 Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, College of Science,

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

C3 MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES

1985-to date Member, Sudan Microbiological Society

1975-to date Member, Sudan Society of Conservation of Environment

1990-2000 Member, American Mycological Society

1977-2000 Member, British Mycological Society

C3.1 Ongoing International Collaboration with scientists at –

1. The University of Barcelona, Spain, Prof. Guarro on coprophious fungi in

Oman.

2. Department of Cryptogamic Botany, France, Dr. J.Mouchaca, on

Thermophlic fungi in Oman.

3. Centaalbureau voon Schimmelcultures Fungal Biodiversity Centre,The

Netherlands, Dr. A.Aptroot, on fungal taxonomy.

4. Instituto Nacional Investigaciones Forestales, Department of Helminthology,

Mexico, Dr. P.De Gives, on nematophagous fungi.

5. Botanischer Garten and Botanisces Museum, Berlin, Germany, Dr. J.M.

Sipman, on lichens.

6. Department of Earth resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan,

Dr.Yuichi Sugai , on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery.

7. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada,

Dr. Aleskander Grigoryan on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery.

C4 COURSES TAUGHT

C4.1 American University of Beirut

1st year students General Biology (Laboratory Practicals)

2nd year students Plant Anatomy (Laboratory Practicals)

3rd year students Mycology (Laboratory Practicals)

C4.2 Exeter University, U.K.

3rd year students Mycology (Laboratory Practicals)

C4.3 University of Khartoum, Sudan

1st year students General Botany

2nd year students Non-vascular Plants

3rd year students Seed Pathology

5th year students Mycology

C4.4 Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

1st year students BIOL1000 General Biology

BIOL2101 Consolidation Biology 1

BIOL2101 Introductory Biology 1


BIOL1091 Plant Biology for Agriculture (Created)

2nd year students BIOL2102 Consolidation Biology 2

BIOL2102 Introductory Biology 2

3rd year students BIOL 3441 Introductory Microbiology (Created)

4th/5th year students BIOL 4045 Economic Botany (Created)

BIOL 4401 Biological Techniques

BIOL 4400 Biology Teacher seminar

BIOL 5044 Mycology (Created)

BIOL 5120 Microbial Biotechnology (Created)

MSc students BIOL 6205 Developmental Biology

BIOL6204 Microbial Physiology (Created)

BIOL 6213 Laboratory Techniques (Created)

BIOL6208 Experimental Techniques (Coordinator)

BIOL 6207 Biology Seminar

BIOL7001 M Sc Thesis (Coordinator)

BIOL8001 Ph D Thesis (Coordinator)

C4.5 Supervisory & Examination Committees

C4.5.1 Supervision and Co-Supervision of B.Sc. Project Students

1. Effect of ginger and gum Arabic on the growth and afatoxin production of

Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus strains. ( Summya S.H. Al-

Riyami .2013 ,supervisor).

2. Production of pullulan from Auerobasidium pullulans and its applicationin

microbial enhanced Oil Recovery ( abeer S.S. Al-Saadi . 2013 supervisor).

3. Production of Schizophylan from Schizophyllum communre and its potential

in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery ( Walla Y. Al- Moghbali ,2013 , co-

supervisor).

4. Production of sophorolipids from Candida bombicloa ATCC 22214 and its

potential application in microbial enhanced oil recovery ( Duaà Yousif Al-

Maqbali 2012 ,supervisor)

5. The mycoflora of valuable Omani documents and archives and the control of

fungi ( Umaima Abdullah Al-Hinai ,2012 ,supervisor)

6. Cellulase production by fungi isolated from books and archives ( Moza

AlKharousi ,2012 .co-supervisor

7. Aflatoxin effect on liver of chick embryo.(Maead Al-Lawatia 2011,Co-

supervisor).

8. Aflatoxin effect on kidney of chick embryo.(Al-Shima Taqi 2011,Co-

supervisor)

9. Aflatoxin effect on liver of chick glands.(Fatema Al-Lawati 2011,Co-

supervisor)

7. Comparison between the quality of some local and imported composts

(Hasina Al-Rawahi, 2010, supervisor).

8. Comparison between the quality of Makhasab, Super, Shamrook and

Miskaar composts (Huda Al-Barashdi, 2010, supervisor).

9. Microbial Oil Enhance Recovery: Biosurfactant Optimization of Bacillus

isolates (Muna Al-Jabri ,2009 Co-supervisor )

10. Biosurfactants of Pseudomonas spp from oil-contaminated soil and water

(Amira Al-Zidjali 2009 Co-supervisor )


11. Correlation of morphological character of Aspergillus flavus and the effect

garlic, black paper, cinnamon and karkade on aflatoxin production.(Saud Al-

Hilali ,2009, Supervisor)

12. The bioactivity of the Navicella costaricensis metabolites on insect larvae,

brine shrimp, and nematodes Bader AL-Sumri ,2008 (Supervisor)

13. Bioactive metabolites produced by Navicella costaricensis (Farid Al- Dhuhli

2007, Supervisor)

14. Some aspects of leaf litter degradation in a mountain stream in the Sultanate

of Oman (Maha Al-Riyami, 2006, Co-supervisor).

15. Study of coliforms and variability of E. coli in distribution lines of TTSE

used for irrigation (Amani Al-Khaifi 2006, Co-supervisor).

16. Morphological changes on Pseudomonas aurigenosa in correlation to protein

analysis (Manal Al-Khanbashi, 2006, Co-supervisor).

17. A survey of thermophilic fungi in different habitat in the Sultanate of Oman

(Sara Al-Mahrouqi, 2006, Supervisor).

18. Aflatoxin and aflatoxigenic fungi in animal feed (Rahima Al-Anqudi, 2005,

Supervisor).

19. The effect of Aflatoxins B1 (AFB1) on the development of chick embryos

(Yusra Al-Balushi, 2004, Co-supervisor).

20. A survey of nematode trapping fungi in Oman with emphasis on trapping

efficiency (Ratiba Al-Mueini, 2002, Supervisor)

21. A survey of the mycoflora and aflatoxins in spices (Tahiya Al-Rashdi, 2000,

Supervisor).

22. A survey of the mycoflora and aflatoxins in some herbal plants used in Oman

and the effect of Gamma radiation (Fatma Mohammed Al-Siyabi, 1999,

Supervisor).

23. A survey of the mycoflora and aflatoxins in some animal feeds (Fatma

Ahmed Al-Siyabi, 1997, Supervisor).

24. A survey of the mycoflora of tea with special reference to Aspergillus spp.

(Tagreed Al-Lawatia 1995, Supervisor).

25. A survey of aflatoxins and aflatoxigenic isolates of Aspergillus flavus in

ground nuts (Mariam A. Al-Uremi 1992, Supervisor).

C4.5.2 Supervision and Co-Supervision of M. Sc. Students

1. Rayah Rashid Al-Hattali “Experimental investigation of enhancing oil

Recovery in simulated fractured carbonate rocks by selective plugging of

microbial mass.2011.

2. Fatema Ali Al-Magrashi, M Sc student, “Bioagumentation of oil-polluted

soils in the Sultanate of Oman.” 2011 (co-supervisor).

3. Belquees Said Al-Hinai, “The enzyme enhanced heavy oil recovery using

Bacillus in Oman.” 2011 (co-supervisor).

4. Studies on Bacillus and biosurfactant(Amira Al-Zadjali, 2009. SQU (co-

supervisor).

5. Prevalence of Gram negative antibiotic resistant bacteria from the oviductal

fluid of green turtle –Chelonia mydas ( Mahira Al- Zidjali , 2009 (co-

supervisor).

6. Phytoalexin induction in the fruits of three date palms (Phoenix dactylifera)

(cultivars at different maturation dates .Munira Al-Hajri, June, 2009 (co-

supervisor).

7. Bacillus species from oil contaminated soil and their ability for enhancement

of oil recovery (Aida Al-Lawatia, June 2009, Sultan Qaboos University (co-

supervisor).


8. Screening for MEOR microbes and their products from Wafra wells Ratiba

Al-Muaani, September 2009 Sultan Qaboos University, in progress

(supervisor).

9. Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in chicken (Basma Al Maashani, 2008,

Sultan Qaboos University, submitted (co supervisor).

10. Studies on Pythium ( Abdulrahman Mohamed Al-Matrushi, 2008, Sultan

Qaboos University (co-supervisor).

11. Horizontal infection of Bovan brown eggs by Salmonella typhimurium

(Ibtisam Mustafa Juma, 2003, Sultan Qaboos University (co-supervisor).

12. Microbial quality of drinking water in household storage tanks (Jamila Al-

Hinai, 2002, Sultan Qaboos University (co-supervisor).

13. The biology of Diplodia theoborme associated with mango sudden decline

disease on Oman (Ali Obead Al-Adawi, 2002, Sultan Qaboos University (co-

supervisor).

14. Assessment of Arbuscular mycorrizal fungi inoculum potential to enhance

growth of Lycopersicon esculentum plants in Oman (Mohammed Al-

Yahiyaie, 2001, Sultan Qaboos University (co-supervisor).

15. The environmental impact in the reuse of treated sewage water for irrigation

in the Sultanate of Oman (Ahmed Elshiriani, 1991, The Arab Gulf

University, Al-Bahrain (co-supervisor).

16. Studies on Nodulation of some Acacia species by Rhizobium isolates, Issa

Algaali, 1986, University of Khartoum,Sudan (supervisor.

17. Studies on the nodulation of some Acacia species by Rhizobium isolates

(Adil Ali Elhussein, 1986, University of Khartoum, Sudan (supervisor).

18. A survey of seed-borne fungi in some weeds in the Sudan (Sohair

Abdalwahab, 1985, Botany Department, University of Khartoum, Sudan,

(supervisor).

C4.5.3 Supervision of Ph.D. students

1. Biji shibulal , Ph.D Student “ Identification and characterization of potential

spore-forming bacteria for enhanced oil recovery. Biology Department

,College of Science ,SQU ,2012.( Co-supervisor).

2. Abdullah al-Saigh Ph.D. Student “ The potential of spore forming bacteria

for microbial enhanced heavy oil recovery “ Department of Petroleum and

Chemical Engineering” College of Engineering , SQU 2013 , (co-supervisor)

3. Hanaa Salim Al-Sulaimani, Ph D student, “Microbial enhanced oil recovery

and its potential application in Omani oil field.” 2011.

4. Survey of seed-borne fungi of some leguminous crops of the Sudan (Saif Al-

Nagerabi, 1996, University of Khartoum, Ph. D. Supervisor).

C4.5.4 External Examiner and Assessor and Examination

Committees Member for M. Sc.

1. Examiner , January 2013 . M.Sc. of Manal Saif Al-Hinai “ Testing different

bioremediation approaches at different salinities and temperatures for the

clean up of crude oil polluted soil. Department of Biology ,College of

Science , SQU,Sultanate of Oman.

2. Examiner , January 2013 . M.Sc. of Nawal Khalfan Al-Sharji “ Diversity of

of Esherichia coli tetracycline antibiotic resistant determinants from

environmental samples in Oman. Department of Biology ,College of Science

, SQU. Sultanate of Oman.

3. Chariman, Thesis Examining Committee for Huda Hilal S. Al Kharusi “Time

series modeling of air passengers flow and its impact on national economy of

Oman. Dept. Math & Stat, College of Science, Jan. 2013.


4. External Examiner (September 2012) MSc of Zakia Abdullah Al Alawi

“Characterization of fungal pathogens associated with foliar and root

diseases of six plants at Oman Botanic Garden”, College of Agriculture and

Marine Science.

5. External assessor (May 2010). M Sc Thesis of Ibtihal Al-Raisi “Occurrence

and molecular characterization of Sphaerotheca panosa associated with

peach powdery mildew in Jebel, Al-Akdhar,” College of Agriculture.

6. External examiner (March 2011). M Sc Thesis of Shamsa Abdullah Al Hilali,

“Occurrence, molecular characterization and potential sources of citrus

tristeza virus (CTV) in Oman,” College of Agriculture.

7. Chairman, Thesis Defense Committee, Ms Azza Hamnoud Al-Harthi,

“Predator-Prey models with disease in prey,” College of Medicine. 2011.

8. Tolerance in salinity in Pythium aphanidermatum and enhancement of

Damping-off disease in seedling cucumber (Nasser Abdullah AlHabsi,

External Assessor).

9. Biological Treatment of Omani household Greywater sequencing Batch

Reactor (SBR) Technology (Aamaa Yasser Al Abri, 2006. External

Examiner).

10. Microbial and physical quality of poultry meat (Taghreed M. Jaffer, 2005,

Sultan Qaboos University, external examiner).

11. Chemical investigation of Commiphora wightii and Haplophylum

tuberculatum for antimicrobial and pesticidal compounds (Suad Al-

Burtomani 2004, Sultan Qaboos University, external assessor).

12. Impact of the new Shatii road on the coastal environment at Qurum Nature

Reserve (Muna Mohammed Al-Dalali, 2003, Sultan Qaboos University,

examination committee member).

13. Melissopalynological and biochemical studies of honey from Muscat and Al-

Batinah regions, Oman (Aaliah M. Ali Al-Sajwani, 2003 Sultan Qaboos

University, examination committee member).

14. Studies on the external assessment of steroidal glycoalkaloids in potato

varieties growing in Oman (Sana Salem Al-Sinani, 2003, Sultan Qaboos

University, examination committee member).

15. Vegetation assessment in relation to grazing in the Eastern Batinah (Leila

Said Al-Harthi, 2002; Sultan Qaboos University, examination committee

member).

16. Variability in natural host-pathogen relations: Characterization of Bipolaris

sorokiniana –Barley-wheat pathosystem in Oman (Abdullah M. Al-Saadi,

2002, Sultan Qaboos University, external assessor).

17. Monitoring witches broom disease of lime (WBDL) though in vitro and vivo

grafting in the Sultanate of Oman (Bakhit M. Tabouk, 2001, Sultan Qaboos

University, external assessor).

C5 DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

2006–to date Staff/student liaison Committee

2006-to date Water Research Centre Representative

2005–to date New biology Building coordinator.

2008–to date MSc. Biol. Coordinator.

2002-2006 Head, Department of Biology

2002-2006 Chairman, M Sc. Environmental Science Steering Committee

2002-2006 Chairman, Medical Laboratories Students Board of Studies

2002-2006 Chairman, Dept. Tech. Appointments & Promotions Committee

2002-2006 Chairman, Departmental Appointments Committee


2002-2006 Chairman, Departmental Academic Promotion Committee

2002-2006 Member, Student Project Evaluation Committee

1996-2006 Member, M Sc Biology Committee

1988-2006 Member, Academic Appointment Committee

1988-1995 Member, Curriculum Committee

1988-1992 Botanic Garden Committee

1995-2002 Member, Project Evaluation Committee

1993-todate Coordinator, Education Biology Students

C5.1 College of Science Services and Activities

2012 –to- date Member of the University Academic Promotion Committee

2007-to-date Associate Editor, Sultan Qaboos University Journal of Science

2007-to-date Member, MSc.Edu. (Sci.) Coll. Sci. Committee

2005-2006 Coordinated the setting up of the Biology Strategic & Work Plan

2004–to date Coordinator, The New Biology Building

2002-2006 Member, College Board

1998-2002 First Year Student Coordinator

1998-2002 College of Science Student Society Coordinator

1990-1994 Coordinator, Technician Training

1999-to date Member, Science/Education degree program committee

1992-1994 Member, College Board

C5.2 Scholarly Activities

1. Committee Member for Academic Promotion of King Abulaziz University,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for promotion of Dr .Huda bint Mohammed

Sheikh to associate Professor 1/1/2013.

2. Committee Member for Academic Promotion of King Abulaziz University,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for promotion of Dr. Shagafta Tahir Mufti to

associate Professor 18/5/2012

3. Associate Editor, Sultan Qaboos University Journal of Science 2008-to date.

Member, Editorial board of The Open Environmental pollution &

Toxicology journal since 2008.

4. Reviewed paper for Malaysian Journal of Microbiology “degradation of

bonny light crude oil with fungi isolated from some automobile soils in

Akure, Ondo State”2011.

5. Reviewed paper for Jordan Journal for Biological Sciences “ Biodegradation

of crude oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico” 2012.

6. Reviewed paper for Marine Pollution Bulletin Elsevier June 2008,

Optimization of Nutrient Component for diesel Oil degradation by

Rhodococcus erythropolis.

7. As a team member established the Microbial Enhancement Oil Recovery

Research Laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University.2007.

8. Member, Editorial Board of World Journal of Agricultural Science Pakistan,

2006.

9. Member, Editorial Board of World Journal of Agricultural Science Pakistan,

2006.

10. Part of a team that revised The Environmental Protection and Regulation for

the Ministry of Regional Municipality, Environment and Water, June 1999.

11. Chairman, Session 4 Environmental Research at Sultan Qaboos University:

an overview of some contribution. Center for Environmental Studies and

Research (CESAR), 3-31 Jan 2005, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.


12. Reviewed a number of papers to Sultan Qaboos Journal for Scientific

Research and for SQU Agricultural Journal ,Malaysian Journal of Science,

and Jordan journal of Science.

13. Reviewed a book for the Society of Economic Botany, USA, “Soil fungi in

Qatar and other Arab countries” by A.H. Moubasher, 1993.

14. Established a Commercial Inoculant Production (Biotec. Plant at Soba,

Sudan) for the Ministry of Technology, Sudan Government, 1985.

15. Founder and Managing Editor, Sudan Journal of Science, 1983-1985.

16. Founder and Director, Soba Biotechnology Research Station, 1981-1988.

C5.3 Community Services

1. Coordinator of the M Sc and Ph D Biology program since 2010 to-date.

2. Member, Evaluating Committee for Best Teacher Award at the College of

Science, 2011.

3. Consultant for The National Records and Archives Authority –Directorate

General for Records Organization as well as training of their employees on

fungal identification and control of Archives and Records ,2012 ongoing.

4. Coordinating and revising the M Sc and Ph D program at the Biology

Department.2012

5. Advising the Education students majoring in Biology cohorts 2006, 2008 and

2010.

6. Training of Omani staff at (i) the College of Science, SOU 2007, 2008(ii)

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and 2002, 2004 (iii) the Royal Diwan

on aflatoxins determination and quantification 2003, 2004,

7. Gulf Mushroom factory Compost Composition and Formulation .Yield was

increased from 1.5 Kg/metersquare to 24 Kg/metre square.2004.

8. Aflatoxins analysis of animal feed, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,

2003, Sultanate of Oman.

9. Organized and conducted a workshop on Microbiology Techniques Biology

Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. 1996.

10. Setting up Biology Curriculum for Teacher’s Training Colleges in

collaboration with the Ministry of Education.1995.

11. Ministry of Commerce Setting aflatoxins standards 1995.

12. Seminar on nitrogen fixing bacteria in legumes, Horticultural Association,

Oman, October 27, 1992.

13. Training of Omani officials responsible for the research laboratory at the

Public Authority for Marketing Agricultural Produce in techniques and

procedures for microbiological analysis of water, food, milk and soil,1992.

14. Department of Planning and Building at SQU for identification and

eradication of fungi growing on University buildings and equipment 1992.

15. College Farm at SQU for identification of plant pathogens.

16. Student Clinic and Microbiology Department SQUH for identification of

fungi isolated from patients 1991.

17. Sudan Government on commercial production of Rhizobium in Rhizobium

Biotechnology.

18. Represented the University at the workshop on the preparation of a National

Conservation Strategy for the Sultanate of Oman, June 18, 1989.

C6 RESEARCH

C6.1 Oman Mycological Culture Collection (OMCC)


The Royal Geographical Society reported the first fungal records for Oman: Oman

Wahiba Sands Project 1985-1986, in which five fungi and eight lichens were reported. I

have been working on fungi of Oman since 1987 and since then I have established a

Fungal Collection for Oman, the species have been deposited at the Biology Department,

College of Science, SQU, Oman, and some were Deposited at The UK; The Netherlands;

and Spain. A total of 108 species belonging to 59 genera were identified. Except for five

species, all are new records (103 species) for Oman; many are new records for the Gulf

(85), and some others are new species. This is the first Fungal Culture Collection in the

Arab World and it will enrich World Database of Fungal Biodiversity. These fungi could

be an important source of new chemicals, antibiotics, enzymes, and biological control

(see Appendix).

C.6.2 Aflatoxins

For many years I have been inspecting and surveying aflatoxins in food and feed in

Oman. Aflatoxins are a group of highly poisonous fungal metabolites produced by

afaltoxigenic fungi when growing in food: such as nuts, groundnuts, cereals and their

products, milk and milk products and on animal feed ingredients: Aflatoxins have been

implicated in human diseases such as Hepatocellularcarcinoma. Due to their acute

toxicity and carcinogenicity WHO considered aflatoxin B1 as carcinogenic. Many

countries have carried out surveys and inspection programs for aflatoxins and

accordingly imposed limits of tolerance on permissible concentrations of aflatoxins in

food, feed and other products. I have carried out surveys of aflatoxins levels in selected

food and feed in Oman. In the process I have taught our students in mycology and

microbial biotechnology courses on methods of isolation and identification of

aflatoxigenic fungi and extraction and quantification of aflatoxins in different food and

feed. Similar training was offered to Omani officials at the research laboratories at the

Ministry of agriculture and fisheries, Ministry of Municipality, Environment and Water

and the Royal Diwan where state-of-the-art equipment was used for training.

As a consultant, I have been asked to review the Omani Standard No. 703/1997 and the

Gulf Standard No.841/1997 on the Limits of mycotxins (Aflatoxins) in food and feed. I

am glad that these Standards are being implemented by most of the Omani regulators that

I have trained.

C6.3 Nematode - trapping fungi

Nematode trapping fungi include a wide and diverse range of fungi which trap and

parasitize nematodes. They are commonly found in agricultural soils and have been

poorly studied in arid and desert habitats. Because they had not previously been

investigated in Oman, our study has given better understanding of the correlation

between the distribution, diversity and morphological variation within Oman and

differences with known temperate and tropical species.

With the increasing concern over environmental pollutants, some nematocides have been

banned and others are threatened to be banned. This resulted in an increase on search for

potential biological control agents of nematodes. We worked closely with the Department

of Nematology, Al-Rumais Agriculture Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and

Fisheries in testing the trapping efficiency of our isolates on different parasitic nematodes

obtained from infested soils in Al-Batinah region. We obtained good results.

C6.4 Coprophilous Fungi


Coprophilous fungi are associated with herbivore dung. They play an important role in

ecosystems and are responsible for recycling the nutrients in animal feces. This group is

an important source of antibiotics, enzymes, and biological control agents. No work has

been conducted on their taxonomy and ecology in Oman before. I have initiated a

database for this group that included 45 species belonging to 25 genera distributed across

different sites in Oman from a range of animal dung types. All the recorded species were

new record for Oman and twenty-one are new records for the Arabian Peninsula. Three

species new to science were discovered (Thecotheus harasisus, Coprotus dhofarensis and

Chaetomidium khodense).

C7 DISCOVERIES Discovered eight novel fungal species that are new to science, three of them were from

the Sultanate of Oman, namely:

1. Setospheria khartoumensis Etymol. after Khartoum capital of Sudan.

2. Exerohilum Khartoumensis Etmol. After Khartoum capital of Sudan.

3. Drechselera gedarifensis Etmol. after Gedarif, a town in Sudan.

4. Derechslera curvispora Etmol.Latinized for curved spores. .

5. Thecotheus harasisus Etymology; Latinized from Harsusi, a member of a

Bedouin tribe in Oman where Arabian oryx was reintroduced.The fungus was

isolated from Oryx dung, from Yaloni, Jidat Al-Harasis, Al-Dakhilia

province, Sultanate of Oman.

6. Coprotus dhofarensis Etymology: after Dhofar province in Oman.

7. Chaetomidum khodense Etymolology: after Al-Khod, a town in Oman

where Sultan Qaboos University is located.

8. Navicella costaricaensis Etymology: after Costa Rica. Isolated from

rainforest soil and plant debris in Costa Rica.

C7.1 Research Interest

1. Surveys and taxonomic studies on the seed-borne, terrestrial, nematophagous

and coprophilous fungi this will enrich the fungal world biodiversity.

2. Mycotoxins in food and feed with special reference to aflatoxins. This is

important in preventing liver cancer due to mycotoxins.

3. Biofertilizer and Rhizobium biotechnology. This is important in increasing

crop production of legumes.

4. Thermophilc fungi, survey and taxonomy. This is important in industrial

enzyme production.

5. Microbial Enhancement Oil Recovery. This is important for increasing oil

production.

C7.2 Research Grants

1. Co-investigator for CR/SCI/BIOL/11/01 ‘Oil Field Reservoir Souring Study”

PDO funded (US$ 1,046,513) .Principal investigator Dr.Saif Al-Bahry ,co-

investigators Dr.Ali Al-Bemani and Dr. Yahya Al-Wahibi 2011.

2. HM Project SR/SCI/BIOL/O8/O1 Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery as

Principal Investigator, 2008 -2012.

3. SQU-CR/SCI/BIOL/07/02 Excellence in Enhanced Oil Recovery Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery ,College of science/Dept. of biology & College of

Engineering /Dept. Of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, as consultant,

2007- 2009.

4. IG/ SCI/BIOL/06/02.2006. Project title: Thermophilic Fungi in different

Habitats in the Sultanate of Oman. In collaboration with Dr. J. Moucchaca of

Lab. Cryptogamie, Museum Natural Historie Naturalle, France Principal

Investigator), 2006.


5. HM Project SR/ENG/CAED/04/01 Environmental Assessment of Muscat

Area: Water dumping sites and health risks to population living in their

vicinity. Civil Engineering Department as Principal Investigator and

Department of Biology as Co-investigator, 2004.

6. HM Project SR/SCI/CHEM/01/01 Chemistry Department as Principal

Investigator, Biology Department as co-investigator. Project title:

Bioactivity-Driven chemical investigation of Omani biodiversity for

medicinally and agronomically valuable compounds: The development of

Omani national product (co-investigator), 2003.

7. Middle East Desalination Centre April 1998. Project Title: Identification of

critical flux and crossflow conditions for control of bacterial and organic

fouling of seawater reverse osmosis membranes. Biology Department,

College of Science and College of Agriculture, SQU, as a Subcontractor in

collaboration with Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA; UNESCO Centre

for Membranes Science and Technology, Uiversity of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia; Osmonics Inc., Rockland, MA, USA, Ministry of

Electricity and Water. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (as a Research Partner and

Principle Investigator for SQU).

8. B1/96/05 1996.College of Science. Project title: Biodegradation of crude

Oil and n-Alkanes by Fungi isolated from Oman.

C7.3 Research Publications

Field of Research : Mycology/Microbiology

C7.3.1 Books

Dissogi, L.A. & Elshafie, A.E. (1975). Botany Bibliography of the Sudan up to

1975. National Council for Research, Khartoum, Sudan.

C7.3.2 Journals

1. Y.M. Al Wahaibi, S.N. Al Bahry, A.E. Elshafie, A.S. Al Bemani, S.J. Joshi.

Screening of Minimal Salt Media for Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus

spp. 2014 (online).

2. S. N. Al-Bahry, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, A. E. Elshafie, A. S. Al-Bemani, S. J.

Joshi. Isolation of Biosurfactant Producing Spore-Froming Bacteria from

Oman: Potential Applications in Bioremediation. 2014 (online).

3. Y.M. Al Wahaibi, S.J. Joshi, S.N. Al Bahry, A.E. Elshafie, A.S. Al Bemani,

B. Shibulal. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis B30 and its

application in enhancing oil recovery. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

114, 324-333. 2014.

4. B. Shibulal, S.N. Al Bahry, Y.M. Al Wahaibi, A.E. Elshafie, A.S. Al

Bemani. Microbial Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by the Aid of Inhabitant

Spore-Forming Bacteria: An Insight Review. The Scientific World Journal.

2014 (online).

5. R. Al Hattali, H. Al Sulaimani, Y.M. Al Wahaibi, S.N. Al Bahry, A.E.

Elshafie. Fractured carbonate reservoirs sweep efficiency improvement using

microbial biomass. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2013

112:178-184.

6. S. N. Al-Bahry, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, A. E. Elshafie, A. S. Al-Bemani, S. J.

Joshi. Biosurfactant production by < i> Bacillussubtilis </i> B20 using date

molasses and its possible application in enhanced oil recovery. International

Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2013 81, 141-146.

7. S.A.F. El-Nagerabi, A.E. Elshafie, M.R. Elamin. In Vitro Activity of

Balanites aegyptiaca and Tamarindus indica Fruit Extracts on Growth and


Aflatoxigenicity of Aspergilus flavus and A. parasiticus.Journal of Food

Research 2 (4). 2013.

8. S. N. Al-Bahry, A. E. Elshafie, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, A. S. Al-Bemani, S. J.

Joshi, R. A. Al-Maaini, W. J. Al-Alawi, Y. Sugai, M. Al- Mandhari.

Microbial Consortia in Oman Oil Fields: A Possible Use in Enhanced Oil

Recovery. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2013 1; 23(1): 106~117.

9. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-

Lawati, A. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer

producing spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of

Oman. (In press: APCBEE Proceedia, 2013).

10. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-

Maini, R., Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil

wells using culture dependant and independent techniques. (In press:

APCBEE Proceedia, 2013)

11. R. Al-Hattali, H. Al-sulaimani, Y. Al-wahaibi, S. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A.

Al-Bemani, and S. Joshi. Improving Sweep Efficiency in Fractured

Carbonate Reservoirs By Microbial Biomass (Manuscript submitted to

SPEJ).

12. S.A.F. Nagerabi . S.N.Al-Bahry, A.Elshafie , S. Al-Hilali 2012. Effect of

Hibiscus sabdariffa extract and Nigella sativa oil on the growth an aflatoxin

B1 production of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus strains. Food

Control 25: 59 - 63

13. S.N. Al-Bahry , , Y. Al-Wahaibi , A.Elshafie, A. Al-Bemani , , S. Joshi

,nH.S. Al-Makhmari , H.S. Al-Sulaimani 2012. Biosurfactant production by

Bacillus subtilis B20 using date palm molasses and its possible application in

enhanced oil recovery.International Biodeterioration & biogegradation (in

press)

14. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Zadjali, M.A. , Mahmoud, I.Y., Elshafie, A.E. (2012).

Ampicillin resistant determinants in bacteria in relation to environmental

pollution in the nesting green turtles, Chelonia mydas. Chemosphere (In

press).

15. Sana, Z.B., A. Elshafie, Elmubarak, S.A.F., El-Nagerabi, I. 2011. Aflatoxin

B1 contamination of traditionally processed peanut butter for human

consumption. Mycophatologia 171(6): 435-439.

16. H. Al-Sulaimani, Y. Al-Wahaibi, S. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A. Al-Bemani, S.

Joshi and S. Zargari, 2011. “Optimization and partial characterization of

biosurfactant produced by Bacillus species and their potential for ex-situ

enhanced oil recovery.” SPE Journal, Doi:10.2118 129228-PA 1-11.

17. Al-Sulaimani, S. Joshi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, S. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A. Al-

Bemani. 2011. :Microbial biotechnology for enhancing oil recovery; current

development and future prospect.” Jounal of Biotechnology, Bioinformatics

and Bioengineering, 1: 147-158.

18. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al Bemani,

A., Joshi, S., Zaragi, S. (2011). Optimization and partial characterization of

biosurfactants produced by Bacillus species and their potential for ex-situ

enhanced oil recovery. Society of Petroleum Engineering Journal (SPEJ), 16,

672-682.

19. S.N. Al-Bahry,I.Mahmoud , M. Al-Zadjali, A.Elshafie .A.Al-Harthy ,W.Al-

Alawi 2011.Antibiotic resistant bacteria as bio-indicator of polluted effluent

in the green turtles,Chelonia mydas in Oman. Marine Environmental

Research: 71, 139-144.

20. S.A.F. Nagerabi, A.Elshafie, S.N.Al-Bahry ,H. S. Al-Rawahi , H. Al-

Burashdi 2011. Physio-chemical and microbial quality of locally composted


and imported green waste compost in Oman. American Journal of Plant

Sciences ,2 : 660- 668.

21. H. Al-Sulaimani, S. Joshi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, S. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A. Al-

Bemani , A.Ayatollahi .2011. Residual oil recovery via injection of

biosurfactant and mixtures of both under reservoir condition: Induced

wettability and interfacial tension effects. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and

Engineering Reservoir (accepted).

22. S.N. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, R. Victor, I.Y. Mahmoud and J.A. Al-Hinai

2011. Opportunistic pathogens relative to physiochemical factors in

water storage tanks. Journal of Water and Health, 09.2: 382-393.

23. Al-Riyami , M., Victor, R.,Seena,S., Elshafie,A. E., and Barlocher,F. (2009)

Leaf decomposition in a mountain stream in the Sultanate of Oman.

International Review of Hydrobiology 94(1):16-28.

24. Al-Bahry, S. N. , Mahmoud, I.Y.; Al-Khaifi. , A.; Elshafie.,A.E.; , and Al-

Harthy ,A. ( 2009) Viability of multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria in

distribution lines of treated sewage effluent used fro irrigation. Water science

and Technology (accepted)

25. Al-Bahry, S. N.; Mahmoud.,I.Y.; Al-Belushi , K.I.A ; Elshafie, A.E.; Al-

Harthy, A.and Bakheit,C.K ( 2009). Coastal Sewage discharge and its impact

on fish with reference to antibiotic resistant bacteria and enteric pathogens as

bioindicators of pollution. Chemosphere journal ( accepted).

26. Al-Bahry, S. N. , I.Y. Mahmoud., A. E. Elshafie, A. Al-Harthy, S. Al-Ghafri,

I Al-Amri and A. Y. Alkindi.(2008) . Bcaterial flora and antibiotic resistance

from eggs of green turtles Chelonia mydas: an indication of polluted

effluents. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(5):720-725.

27. Elshafie, A.E., AlKindi, A.Y., Al-Busaidi, S., Bakheit, C. & Al-Bahry, S.N.

(2007). Biodegradation of crude oil and n-alkanes by fungi isolated in

Oman.Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:1692-1696.

28. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., Alkindi, A.Y., Ba-Omar, T. & Mahmoud, I.

(2007). Mycoflora and Aflatoxins in soil, eggshell and failed gs of Chelonia

mydas at Ras Al-Jinz, Oman. Chelonian Conservation and Biology

6(2):267-270

29. Al-Rawahi, S.H., Alkindi,A.Y.,Elshafie.A.E.,Mahmoud,I.,Al-Bahry,S.N.,Al-

Siyabi,S.S., Mansour,M.H., & Al-Kiyumi,A.A. (2007) Accumulation of

metals in the egg yolk and liver of hatchling of green turtles Chelonia mydas

at Ras Al- Hadd, sultanate of Oman. Journal of Biological Sciences 7(6):925-

930.

30. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Mueini R., Al-Bahry S.N., AlKindi A., Mahmoud,I. and

Al-Rawahi,S. (2006). Diversity and trapping efficiency of nematophagous

fungi from Oman. Phytopathologia Mediterreanea 45 (2):266-270.

31. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Busaidi, S., Al-Hinai, J. &Al-Shidi, I.

(2007). Antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. From human and non-human

sources in the Sultanate of Oman . The East Mediterranean Health Journal

13(1): 49-55..

32. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Mashani, B., Elshafie, A.E., Pathare, E. & Al-Harthy, A.

(2006). Plasmid profile of antibiotic resistant E.coli isolated from chicken

intestines. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77, N0. 3-4:152-159.

33. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Barawani, F. & Al-Bahry, S.N. (2006). First report of

Ganodrma colossus on Phoenix dactylifera in Oman. Phytopathologia

Mediterreanea 45:158-160.

34. Mahmoud, I.Y., Alkindi,A.Y., Ba-Omar, T. Al-Siyabi,S., Al-Bahry, S.N.,

Elshafie, A.E. & Bakheit, C. (2005). Emergence pattern of the green Turtle,


Chelonia mydas, hatchlings under laboratory conditions. Zoology in the

Middle East 35:19-27.

35. Elshafie, A.E. & Ali, O.M.M. (2005). First report of Ficus benghalensis

dieback by Scytalidium dimidatum in Sudan. Phytopathol. Mediterr. 44: 80-

81.

36. Elshafie, A.E. (2005). Coprophilous mycobiota of Oman (summary)

Mycotaxon 93: 355-357. Full text in Mycotaxon Online Database pp.1-

8.www.mycotaxon.com/resources/website html.

37. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Mueine, R., Al-Bahry, S.N. & AlKindi, A.Y. (2005).

Nematophagous and non-nematophagous fungi belonging to the genera

Arthrobotrys and Dactylella from soils in Oman. Kuwait J. Sci. Eng 32(2):

57-72.

38. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Deadman, M., Al-Saadi, A. & Al-Raeesi, A.

(2005). First report on Ganoderma colossus on Ficus altissima and Denolix

regia in Oman. (Summary of two papers) Plant Pathol. 54: 245. The British

Society for Plant Pathology www.bspp.org.uk/ndr.

39. Elshafie, A.E. Aptroot, A., Al-Bahry, S.N. & AlKindi, A.Y. (2005). A new

species of Navicella from Costa Rica. Sydowia 57(1): 19-22.

40. Ba-Omar, T.A., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., Mahmoud, I.Y., AlKindi,

A.Y. & Al-Amri, I. (2004). Localization of fungal hyphae in the eggshells of

the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas from Ras Al-Hadd Reserve, Oman.

Microscopy & Microanalysis 10 (Suppl. 2): 1536-1537.

41. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Ba-Omar, T. (2003). Nematophagous

fungi isolated from soil in Oman. Sydowia 55: 18-32.

42. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Siyabi, F., Saleh, F., Ba-Omar, T., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Al-

Kindi, S. (2003). The mycobiota of herbal drug plants in Oman and possible

decontamination by gamma radiation. Phytopathol. Mediter. 42: 149-154.

43. Al-Lawati, I.J., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E. & Ba-Omar, T. (2003). The

use of SEM in studying infected chicken eggs by Salmonella typhimurium.

Microscopy & Microanalysis 9 (Suppl. 2): 1490-1491.

44. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Rashdi, T.A., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Bakheit, C.S. (2002).

Fungi and aflatoxins associated with spices in the Sultanate of Oman.

Mycopathologia 155: 155-160.

45. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (2001). Seed-borne mycoflora of some

leguminous crops of Sudan. Sudan Notes & Records 5:169-180.

46. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F., Elshafie, A.E. & Abdalla, A.H. (2001). Incidence of

fungi and aflatoxins in Sudanese faba bean seeds. Univ. Khartoum J. Agri.

Sci. 9(1): 82-95.

47. Elshafie, A.E. & Ba-Omar, T. (2001). First report of Albizia lebbck dieback

caused by Scyalidium dimidiatum in Oman. Mycopathologia 154: 37-40.

48. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (2001). Determination of seed-borne

fungi and aflatoxins in Sudanese Guar seeds. Trop. Sci. 41: 31-35.

49. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F., Elshafie, A.E. & Abdalla, A.H. (2000). Studies on

mycoflora and aflatoxins of soybean seeds from the Sudan. Sudan J. Sci.

Res. 7(1): 55-74.

50. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F., Elshafie, A.E. & Abdalla A.H. (2000). Composition of

mycoflora and aflatoxins in pea seeds from the Sudan. Kuwait J. Sci. Engg.

27(10): 109-121.

51. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (2000). Composition of mycoflora and

aflatoxins in lupine seeds from the Sudan. Phytopathol. Mediterr. 39:257-

262.

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52. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (2000). Taxonomic studied on the

seed-borne mycoflora of the Sudan IV: Curvularia and Drechslera. Taiz

Univer. Res. J. 3:1-22.

53. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (2000). Incidence of seed-borne and

aflatoxins in Sudanese lentil seeds. Mycopathologia 149:151-156.

54. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Lawatia, T. & Al-Bahry, S.N. (1999). Fungi associated

with black tea and tea quality in the Sultanate of Oman. Mycopathologia 145:

89-93.

55. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (1999). Taxonomic studies on seed-

borne mycoflora of the Sudan II: Alternaria and Cladosporium. Taiz Univ.

Res. J. 2:1-

56. Elshafie, A.E. & Sipman, H.J.M. (1999). Mediterranean lichens of the mist

oasis of Erkwit, Sudan, Tropical Bryology 16: 103-108.

57. Esechie, H., Rodriguez, V. & Elshafie, A.E. (1998). Biomass production,

nodulation and acetylene reduction activity of alfalfa grown under stress

condition. J. Plant Nutrition 21(3): 489-503.

58. Elshafie, A.E. & A-Shally, N.S. (1998). Mycoflora and mycotoxigenic

moulds of pistachio nuts for human consumption in the Sultanate of Oman.

Sci. Technol. 3:1-6.

59. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F. & Elshafie, A.E. (1998). Taxonomic studies of seed-

borne mycoflora of the Sudan. I: Aspergillus and their teleomorphs. Taiz

Univ. Res. J. 1: 96-133.

60. El-Nagerabi, S.A.F., Elshafie, A.E. & Abdalla A.H. (1998). Incidence of

fungi and aflatoxins in Sudanese cowpea seeds. Univ. Khartoum J. Agri. Sci.

6(2): 61-73.

61. Elshafie, A.E., Victor,R. and Al-Mugbali, N. (1997). Nodulation of

Medicago sativa L. by different Rhizobium strains in the Sultanate of Oman.

Science and Technology 2:1-4.

62. Cano, J., J. Guarro & Elshafie, A.E. (1993). A new chaetomidium from

Oman. Mycotaxon 1994. Gene, J., Elshafie, A. E. & J. Guarro (1993). Two

new Coprophilous pezizales from the Sultanate of Oman. Mycotaxon XLVI:

275-284.

63. Elshafie, A.E. & Elhussein, A.A. (1991). An evaluation of Rhizobium

survival in two carriers new to Sudan. Expl. Agric. 27: 319-321.

64. Elshafie, A.E., K.M. Abdelbasit & M.H. Abdalla (1991). Aflatoxin

production and morphological characters of Aspergillus flavus isolates from

Sudan. Indian Journal Microbiol. Ecol. 2: 79-85.

65. Elshafie, A.E. (1986). Taxonomic studies on the seed-borne fungi of the

Sudan. 2. Curvularia. Sudan Journal of Science 2: 51-69.

66. Elshafie, A.E. (1985). Taxonomic studies on the seed-borne fungi of the

Sudan. 1. Drechslera. Sudan Journal of Science, 1: 62-84.

67. Elshafie, A.E. (1982). Drechslera curvispora: a new species from seeds of

Triticum aestivum. Trans. British Mycol. Soc. 78(3): 545-547.

68. Elshafie, A.E. (1982). Ascospore liberation in Cochliobolus miyakei. Trans.

British Mycol. Soc. 78(2): 366-367.

69. Elshafie, A.E. & Webster, J. (1981). Setosphaeria khartoumensis Sp. nov.,

and its Exserohilum conidial state, Trans. British Mycol. Soc. 77(2): 28-32.

70. Elshafie, A.E. & Webster, J. (1981). A Survey of Seed-Borne Fungi in

Sorghum bicolor from the Sudan. Trans. British Mycol. Soc. 77(1): 756-760.

71. Elshafie, A.E. (1980). Drechslera gedarefensis a new species from Sorghum

grain. Trans. British Mycol. Soc .74: 437-438.

72. Elshafie, A.E. & Webster, J. (1980). Ascospore liberation in Cochliobolus

cymbopogonis. Trans. British Mycol. Soc. 75(1): 141-146.


73. Elshafie, A.E. & Webster, J. (1979). Curvularia species as parasites of

Rhizopus and other fungi. Trans. British Mycol. Soc. 72(1): 352-353.

74. Elshafie, A.E. & Webster, J. (1979). Trichometasphaeria turcica as a root

pathogen of Sorghum bicolor var. Feterita Plant Disease Reporter 63: 424-

426.

75. Habish, A.A. & Elshafie, A.E. (1974). Aflatoxin content of oilseed cakes

and poultry feed mixtures. Sudan J. Vet. Sci. & Anim. Husb. 5: 61-69.

C7.3.5 Conferences

76. A. Elshafie, S. Al Bahry, H. Al Hadrami, A. Al Bemani, S. Joshi, Y. Al

Wahaibi. Residual oil recovery via injection of biosurfactant and chemical

surfactant following hot water injection in Middle East heavy oil field. 2013

SPE Heavy Oil Conference-Canada.

77. Elshafie,A. Chairperson: SM3 : Biotechnology & Diversity of Extremophilic

Fungi. International Symposium of Biotechnology and Conservation of

Species from Arid Regions, February 10-13. 2013, Sultan Qaboos University

, Muscat .Sultanate of Oman. O Poster presentation.

78. Al-Hinai , B., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A.,

Joshi, S. Potential of thermophilic spore forming Bacteria in heavy oil

recovery Enhancement .International Symposium of Biotechnology and

Conservation of Species from Arid Regions, February 10-13. 2013, Sultan

Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Oral presentation.

79. Al-Maaini ,R., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani,

A., Joshi, S., Al- Alawi ,W. Microbial consortia in Oman : A possible use in

enhanced oil recovery . International Symposium of Biotechnology and

Conservation of Species from Arid Regions , February 10-13. 2013, Sultan

Qaboos University, Muscat .Sultanate of Oman. Oral presentation.

80. Al-Hattali, R., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi ., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.,

Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S. Fractured carbonate reservoir sweep efficiency

improvement using microbial biomass. International Symposium of

Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid Regions, February 10-

13. 2013, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Oral

presentation.

81. Joshi, S., ., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y.,

Al-Bemani, A. Biosurfactant mediated microbial enhanced oil recovery and

its potential for application in some Omani oil fields . International

Symposium of Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid

Regions, February 10-13. 2013, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate

of Oman. Oral presentation.

82. Al Zadjali ,A.A. Al-Bahry ,S. Sivakumar , N., Elshafie ,A. Thermnophilic

cellulolytic Bacillus spp. From compost. International Symposium of

Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid Regions, February 10-

13. 2013, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. O Poster

presentation.

83. Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Hadrami , H., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.,Al-Bemani,

A., A., Joshi. Residual oil recovery via injection of biosurfactant and

chemical surfactant following hot water injection in Omani heavy oil field .

International Symposium of Biotechnology and Conservation of Species

from Arid Regions , February 10-13. 2013 , Sultan Qaboos University ,

Muscat .Sultanate of Oman. O Poster presentation.

84. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-

Lawati, A. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer


producing spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of

Oman. ICESD 2013: January 19-20, Dubai, UAE.

85. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-

Maini, R., Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil

wells using culture dependant and independent techniques. ICESD 2013:

January 19-20, Dubai, UAE.

86. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani,

A., Joshi, S., Zaragi, S. Experimental investigation of biosurfactants

produced Bacillus species and their potential for MEOR in Omani oil field.

Society of Petroleum Engineering International, 2011.

87. Al-Suleimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bimani,

A., Joshi, S. Biosurfactants for Enhancing Oil Recovery-Investigation of

Wettability Alteration and Mixing with Synthetic Surfactants. 2011. The 2nd

International Congress of Oil Field Chemicals (OFC-2011). Chinese

Petroleum Society. Dalian, China.

88. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.,

AlSulaimani, H. Experimental Investigation of Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery Effectiveness in Omani Oil Field. International Symposium on

Applied and Molecular Biology in Oil System-3, C.U. ISMOS-3. 2011:

Calgari, Canada.

89. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Sulaimani,

H., Joshi, S. Effects of Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant on surface properties,

wettability alteration and surfactant adsorption on sandstone rocks in

International Symposium on Applied and Molecular Biology in Oil System-

3, C.U. ISMOS-3. 2011: Calgari, Canada.

90. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani,

H., AlMuaini, R., Al-Alawi, W., Joshi, S., Al-Bahry, A., Al-Makhmari, H.

Experimental investigation of MEOR potential in Omani oil fields. MEOR

Technologies and Applications, Oman Society of Petroleum Engineering.

2011.

91. Al-Suleimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bimani,

A., Joshi, S., Studies of wettability, alteration and adsorption on surfaces and

sandstone rocks by biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis. The 1st

International Symposium on Colloids and Materials: New Scientific

Horizons, C.a. Materials. 2011: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

92. S.N. Al-Bahry, A. Al-Bemani, A. Elshafie, H. Al-Alawi and S. Joshi.

Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis isolates for MEOR application in

Oman. 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP), July

25-27, 2010, Dalian, China.

93. A. Elshafie, Y., Y. Al-Wahaibi, A. Al-Bemani, S.N. Al-Bahry, Y. Sugai, H.

Al-Sulaimani, R. Al-Maani, W. Al-Alawi and S. Joshi. Microbial consortia

isolated from Oman oil fields. 1st Annual Congress of Petroleum

Microbiology (WCP), July 25-27, 2010, Dalian, China.

94. Y Al-Wahaibi, A Al-Bemani, S N Al-Bahry, A Elshafie, H. Al-Sulaimani, R

Al-Maani, W Al-Alawi and S Joshi. Potential of Bacilli species for MEOR in

Oman using Core Flooding experiments. 1st Annual World Congress of

Petroleum Microbiology (WCP) 2010, July 25th-27th 2010, Dalian, China.

95. H. Al-Sullaimani, Y. Al-Wahaibi, S.N. Al-Bahry, A. A. Elshafie, A. Al-

Bemani, S. Joshi and S. Zargari. “Experimental investigation of

biosurfactants produced by Bacillus spp. and their potential for MEOR in

Omani oil fields” presented in the SEP Oil and Gas West Asia

Conference, April 11-13, 2010, Muscat, Oman.


96. H. Al-Sulaimani. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus spp. and it's potential

for microbial enhanced oil recovery in Oman. Oil and Gas Exploration and

Production, Dec. 2010, King Fuhad University, Saudi Arabia.

97. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., Mahmoud, I.Y. and Al-Hinai, T. 2010.

Ultrastructural features relative to the development of retina during different

stages of embryogenesis in green turtles Chelonia maydas at Ras Al-Hadd.

30th

Sea International Symposium for Sea Turtles. Goa, India.

98. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulaimani,

H., Al-Muaini, R., Al-Alawai, W. and Joshi, S. 2010. Bacillus licheniformis

and B. subtilis isolates for MEOR application in Oman. 1st Annual World

Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP). Dalian, China.

99. Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Sugai, Y., Al-

Sulaimani, H., Al-Maani, R., Al-Alawi, W. and Joshi, S. 2010. Microbial

consoria isolated from Oman oil fields. 1st Annual World Congress of

Petroleum Microbiology (WCP). Dalian, China.

100. Report 1: SQU (HM) Strategic Report. 2010. Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery. College of Science, Department of Biology and College of

Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering. Project

Principal Investigator: AE Elshafie, Project co-Investigators: S.N. Al-Bahry

and Y. Al-Wahaibi.

101. Report II: SQU (HM) Strategic Report. 2011. Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery. College of Science, Department of Biology and College of

Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering. Project

Principal Investigator: AE Elshafie, Project co-Investigators: S.N. Al-Bahry

and Y. Al-Wahaibi.

102. Al-Bahry SN, Al-Zadjali MA, Mahmoud IY, Elshafie AE, Al-Harthy A, Al-

Alawi W, Alkindi, AY and Rawahi SH. 2009. Bacteria flora from the

oviductal fluid in the green turtles, Chelonia mydas with refrence to

antibiotic resistance. 29th

Sea International Symposium for Sea Turtles.

Brisbane, Australia.

103. Elshafie AE, Al-Bahry SN, Mahmoud IY, Al-Harthy A, Al-Ghafri S, and

Alkindi AK. 2009. Bacterial contamination and colonization with reference

to antibiotic resistance in the egg component of the green turtle, Chelonia

Mydas, in Oman.

96. Mahmoud, I.Y. M. Al-Zadjali, S.N. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A.Y. AlKindi, W.

Al-Alawi, A. Al-Harthy, and T. Khan. 2009. Multiple antibiotic resistant

Gram negative bacteria from the oviductal fluid of the green turtles (chelonia

mydas) during egg laying. 29th


Brisbane, Australia. URL.

97. Al-Rawahy, SH., Mahmood IY, Elshafie AE, Al Bahry SN, and AlKindi,

AY 2009. A Case Study: Heavy Metals at Ras Al Hadd Green Turtle Reserve

Area, Sultanate of Oman. 29th


Brisbane, Australia.

98. Elshafie, A.E. Zidjali, M.A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Mahmoud, I.Y., Al-Harthi, A.,

Al-Alawi,W. & AlKindi. A.Y. (2008). A procedure for isolation of the

microflora of the oviductal fluid during oviposition of the green turtle,

Chelonia mydas . 25th

Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and

Conservation, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 19-26 Jan 2008.

99. Alkindi. A.Y., Mahmoud, I.Y, Al-Kiyumi, A.A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie,

A.E., & Al-Siyabi, S.S. (2008). The status of the nesting of the green turtle

Chelonia mydas during nesting periods in 2006 and 2007 with reference to

cyclone Guno in Ras Al-Hadd, Oman. 25th

Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle


Biology and Conservation, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 19-26 Jan

2008.

100. Mahmoud,I., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Amri, I., Melghit, K., Alkindi. A.Y.

Elshafie, A.E., & Al-Kiyumi, A.A. (2008). Ultrastructural features of the

eggshell from freshly laid eggs in the Loggerhead , Caretta caretta from

Masira Island, Oman. 25th

Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology.

and Conservation, Loreto , Baja California Sur, Mexico, 19-26 Jan 2008.

101. Al-Bahry, S.N., Mahmoud, I.Y, Melghit, K., Al-Mammary. S., AlKindi. A.Y.

& Elshafie, A.E. (2008). Examination of the eggshell composition from eggs

immediately after oviposition using X-Ray diffraction technique in

loggerhead Caretta caretta from Masira Island, Oman. 25th

Annual

Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Loreto, Baja California

Sur, Mexico, 19-26 Jan 2008.

102. Mahmoud,I,Y., M. Al-Zadjali, S. N. Al-Bahry, A. Elshafie, A. Y. Al-Kindi

W. Al-Alawi and A-Al-Harthy. 2007. Multiple antibiotic reistant Gram

negative bacteria from the oviductal fluid of the green turtles. 27th

International Symposium for Sea Turtles. Myrtel Beach, South Carolina.

USA.

103. Al-Rawahy, S. H., AlKindi, A.Y., Elshafie, A. E., Mahmoud, I.Y., Al-Bahry,

S. N. and Al-Siyabi, S. 2007. Heavy metals in liver of hatchling and adult

female green turtles, Chelonia mydas, from Ras Al-Hadd Reserve Oman. The

27th

Annual Symposium of Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Myrtle

Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A.Link.

104. Alkindi, A.Y., Ibrahim, M., Al-Rawahi, S., Al-Siyabi, S.S., Al-Bahry, S.N.,

Elshafie, A.E. (2006). Behaviour of green turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchlings

during emergence at Ras Al-Hadd-Oman. 26th.Annual Symposium on Sea

Turtle Biology and Conservation, Crete, Greece.

105. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., Alkindi, A., Mahmoud, I., Al-Rawahi, S.H.

(2006). Fungal diversity of Oman: Coprophilous fungi. The First

International Conference on the State of the Gulf Ecosystem: Future and

Threat. Al-Ain, UAE, March 5-7, 2006.

106. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., Alkindi, A., Mahmoud, I., Al-Rawahi, S.H.

(2006). Fungal diversity of Oman: Nematophagous fungi. The First

International Conference on the State of the Gulf Ecosystem: Future and

Threat. Al-Ain, UAE, March 5-7, 2006.

107. Al-Rawahi, S., Alkindi, A., Mahmoud, I. Elshafie, A.E.& Al-Bahry. S.N.

(2006). Heavy metals accumulation in liver of hatchlings and egg yolk of

green turtle Chelonia mydas. 26th

Annual Symposium on Sea turtle Biology

and Conservation, Crete, Greece April 3-8, 2006.

108. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Lawati, I., Elshafie, A.E. & Ba-Omar, T. (2006).

Penetration of Salmonella typhimurium into domestic chicken eggs.

Australian Society of Microbiology 2006, Gold Coast, July 2-6, 2006.

109. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Khambashi, M., Elshafie, A.E, Pathare, N., Al-Harthy, A.

& Al-Amri, I. (2006). Morphological changes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in

correlation to protein expression. Australian Society of Microbiology 2006,

Gold Coast, July 2-6, 2006.

110. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Khaifi, A., Pathare, N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Harthy, A,

Khan, T. & Al-Saadi, S. (2006). Coliform and microbial viability in

distribution lines of tertiary treated sewage effluent used for irrigation.

Australian Society of Microbiology 2006, Gold Coast, July 2-6, 2006.

111. Al-Rawahi, S.H., AlKindi, A.Y., Elshafie, A.E., Ibrahim, M., Al-Bahry, S.N.,

& Khan, T. (2006). Heavy metal accumulation in liver of hatchlings and egg


yolk of green turtle Chelonia mydas. 26th

Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle

Biology and Conservation, Crete, Greece.

112. AlKindi, A.Y., Mahmoud, I.M. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Amri, I.S. & Elshafie,

A.E. (2005). Comparative analysis of elements from eggshells taken

immediately after oviposition and after hatching using x-ray microanalysis

and image mapping. 26th International Symposium for Sea Turtles.

Savannah-Georgia, USA.

113. Al-Hosni, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Pathare, N., Al-Harthy, A.

(2005). A concern of Staphylococcus aureus in food biotechnology industry.

National Training Program in Biotechnology. College of Agriculture and

Marine Sciences. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

114. Al-Mashani, B., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Pathare, N., Al-Harthy, A.

(2005). Multiple antibiotic resistance E.coli plasmids isolated from chicken.

National Training Program in Biotechnology. College of Agriculture and

Marine Sciences. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

115. Al-Bahry, S.N. & Elshafie, A.E. (2005). Biosafety and environmental impact

of antibiotic abuse. International Conference on Biosafety, Muscat, Oman.

116. Elshafie, A.E., S.N. Al-Bahry, S.Al-Ghafri, I.Mahmoud, A.Al-Harthy,

A.AlKindi (2005). Multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria in eggs of

Cheloniamydas, in Oman. 5th

International Symposium on Antimicrobial

Agents and Resistance (ISAAR) Seoul, South Korea, April 27-29,

2005.

117. Al-Bahry. S.N., Al-Mashani, B., Elshafie, A.E., Pathare, N., Al-Harthy, A.

(2005). E. coli antibiotic resistance plasmids in chicken. 5th

International

Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR) Seoul, South

Korea, April 27-29, 2005.

118. Al-Bahry, S.N. & Elshafie, A.E. (2005). The role of Sultan Qaboos

University in Capacity Building for Biotechnology. International Conference

on Biosafety, Muscat, Oman.

119. Alkindi, A.Y., Mahmoud, I., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E. (2004). Level of

plasma parameter in relation to nesting activities in the green turtle (Chelonia

mydas) at Ras Al Hadd, Oman. Prospects for marine living Resource

development in Oman. Priorities for Marine Science. A US-Oman Workshop

on Marine Science and the Future of Oman. February 7-11, 2004, College of

Agriculture & Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

120. Al-Bahry, S.N., Mahmoud, I.Y., Al-Harthy, A., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Ghafri, S.,

AlKindi, A.Y. & Al-Amri, I. (2004). Bacterial contamination in freshly laid

egg green turtle Chelonia mydas at Ras Al-Hadd Reserve, Oman. 24th

International Symposium for Sea Turtles. San Jose, Costa Rica.

121. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N., AlKindi, A.Y., Ba-Omar, T. & Mahmoud,

I.Y. (2004). Fungi and aflatoxins in soil, eggshells and failed eggs of

Chelonia mydas. 24th International Symposium for Sea Turtles. San Jose,

Costa Rica.

122. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Harthy, A., Mahmoud, I.Y., AlKindi,

A.Y. & Al-Ghafri, S. (2003). The microbiota of nesting sites and eggs of

Chelonia mydas in Oman. 24th International Symposium for Sea Turtles.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

123. Al-Lawati, I.J., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E. & Ba-Omar, T. (2003).

Horizontal infection of Salmonella typhimurium to Bovan brown eggs.

International Conference on Food Safety MEMWR, Sultanate of Oman.

124. Al-Lawati, I.J., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E. & Ba-Omar, T. (2003). The

use of SEM in studying infected chicken eggs by Salmonella typhimurium.

Microscopy and Microanalysis conference, San Antonio, Tx, USA.


125. Satti, O., Rawas, G., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Elshafie, A.E. (2003). Combined

geostatistic and GIS techniques for investigation of the underground water

quality around Muscat. A Conference on Soil and Groundwater

Contamination & Clean-Up in Arid Countries. Sultan Qaboos University,

Sultanate of Oman.

126. Purnama, A., Al-Barwani, H., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Elshafie, A.E. (2003).

Contamination of Groundwater from sewage treated water used for irrigation

of public greeneries in Oman. A Conference on Soil and Groundwater

Contamination & Clean-Up in Arid Countries. Sultan Qaboos

University, Sultanate of Oman.

127. Sati, O., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E. & Al-Harthy, N. (2002).

Investigation of the underground water quality around Muscat, a

geostatistical approach Geoenvironmental. Lisbon, Spain.

128. Al-Yahyaèi, M., Cookson, P., Elshafie, A.E. & Deadman, M. (2002).

Assessment of Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum potential to enhance growth

and nutrient uptake of Lycopersicon esculentum in nutient deficient soils.

COST 838 Meeting Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Research in Europe, The

Dawning of a New Millennium, Pisa, Italy.

129. Al-Yahyaèi, M., Al-Khayat, A., Elshafie, A.E., Abdelmagid, E., Cookson,

P. & Deadman, M. (2002). A multidisciplinary approach to explore

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity and habitat relationships in

Southeast Arabian Peninsula (Oman). COST 838 Meeting, Arbuscular

mycorhiza Research in Europe, The Dawning of a New Millennium, Pisa,

Italy.

130. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Bahry, S.N. & Al-Siyabi, F. (2001). Fungi and aflatoxins

in pistachio nuts, animal and poultry feed in the Sultanate of Oman. Asian

International Mycologia Congress in Iran. Botanical Journal of Iran. A

Publication of Plants, Pests & Disease of Plants. 2:95.

131. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Sabahi, A., Al-Harthy, S., Al-Khambashi,

N. (2000). Effects of sewage treated water used for irrigation of public

greeneries on underground water. The first Oman-Japan Joint Symposium on

Water Resources and Greening in Desert. Muscat, Oman

132. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Busaidy, S., Al-Hinai, & Al-Shidi (2000).

Resistance to antibiotics of Salmonella isolated from food handlers, chicken

and sewage. The 1st International Conference for Tropical Diseases Muscat,

Oman.

133. Elshafie, A.E. (1980). Seed-Borne Fungi of Sorghum bicolor from the

Sudan. A paper offered in a meeting of the Federation of British Plant

Pathologists, British Museum (Natural History, February 19, 1980).

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