High prevalence of antibiotic-resistant and metal-tolerant cultivable bacteria in remote glacier environment

W Sajjad, B Ali, H Niu, N Ilahi, M Rafiq, A Bahadur… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) have mainly originated from anthropic-
influenced environments, with limited information from pristine environments. Remote cold …

Alcaligenes faecalis: A bacterium for sustainable management of environment

RR Ray, S Pattnaik - Environmental Quality Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For successful management of pollution problems, the use of bacteria is now a popular and
widespread technique. Alcaligenes faecalis, an inhabitant of the natural environment, is …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro antibacterial activities and molecular characterization of bacterial species isolated from farmlands against selected pathogens

IB Onajobi, EO Idowu, JO Adeyemi, OJ Samson… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to screen bacterial isolates from Olabisi Onabanjo University Farmland for
antibacterial activity against pathogenic microorganisms. Agar well diffusion method was …

Geochemistry and bacterial recovery from Hindu Kush Range glacier and their potential for metal resistance and antibiotic production

M Rafiq, M Hayat, S Zada, W Sajjad… - Geomicrobiology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we isolated and characterized bacteria and analyzed the geochemistry of
unexplored non-polar Tirich Mir glacier, Chitral, Pakistan. The glacier is located in the Hindu …

Geochemistry and insights into the distribution of biotechnological important fungi from the third pole of the world, Karakoram Mountains Range

M Rafiq, N Hassan, M Hayat, M Ibrar… - Geomicrobiology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalaya (HKKH) range is called the third pole of
the world due to heavy ice storage. Passu Glacier is one of the HKKH range glaciers in …

Culture‐dependent diversity of bacteria from Laohugou glacier, Qilian Mts., China and their resistance against metals

B Ali, W Sajjad, PS Ghimire… - Journal of basic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the current study, psychrophilic, endolithic, and epilithic bacterial strains were isolated
and characterized from the nonpolar Laohugou glacier (LHG) no. 12, the largest valley …

Prevalence and abundance of antibiotic-resistant genes in culturable bacteria inhabiting a non-polar passu glacier, karakorum mountains range, Pakistan

S Nawaz, M Rafiq, IL Pepper, WQ Betancourt… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Natural pristine environments including cold habitats are thought to be the potent reservoirs
of antibiotic-resistant genes and have been recurrently reported in polar glaciers' native …

A metagenomic nanopore sequence analysis combined with conventional screening and spectroscopic methods for deciphering the antimicrobial metabolites …

MA Eltokhy, BT Saad, WN Eltayeb, MR El-Ansary… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The continuous development of multidrug resistance pathogens with limited therapeutic
options has become a great problem globally that impose sever health hazards …

Glaciochemistry and pigment producing ability of bacteria from the roof of the world, the glaciers of Karakoram, Pakistan

N Hassan, M Rafiq, A Haleem, N Iqbal… - Geomicrobiology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Karakoram Mountain Range (KMR) is one of the largest mountain ranges in the
world, with∼ 37% of its area glaciated. Glaciers harbor various microbes, including bacteria …

[PDF][PDF] In vitro Antibacterial Activities and Molecular Analysis of Bacillus species from Garden Soil against selected Pathogens

IB Onajobi, EE Okon, OJ Samson, SA Aina… - … Scientific Research and …, 2023 - asric.africa
Antibacterial are agents that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. This study
addresses the isolation and molecular identification of antibacterial producing Bacillus …