Dr. Hanan Issa Malkawi

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Biology from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

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Biography

Research Interests: - Environmental Biotechnology: Studying the diversity of microbial communities (Extremophiles) in harsh environments and their potential applications in biotechnology, . - Bioremediation - Water & Food Quality. - Medical Biotechnology. - Plant Biotechnology. - Nanotechnology. - Space Microbiology - Reform in Higher Education - Science Engagement, Science & Society

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Biological Sciences
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology

Selected Publications

  1. Hussein, E.I., A.S.F. Juhmani, J.H. Jacob, M.A. Telfah and M.A.A. Al-razaq et al., 2022. Effect of various local anthropogenic impacts on the diversity of coral mucus-associated bacterial communities. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., Vol. 10. 10.3390/jmse10070863.
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  2. Rawashdeh, R.Y., R. Sawafta and H.I. Malkawi, 2020. Dental materials incorporated with nanometals and their effect on the bacterial growth of Staphylococcus aureus. Int. J. Nanomed., 15: 4325-4331.
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  3. Rusan, M.J.M. and H.I. Malkawi, 2016. Dilution of olive mill wastewater (OMW) eliminates its phytotoxicity and enhances plant growth and soil fertility. Desalin. Water Treat., 57: 27945-27953.
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  4. Gertler, G., R. Bargiela, F. Mapelli, X. Han and J. Chen et al., 2015. Conversion of uric acid into ammonium in oil-degrading marine microbial communities: A possible role of halomonads. Microb. Ecol., 70: 724-740.
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  5. Fodelianakis, S., E. Antoniou, F. Mapelli, M. Magagnini and M. Nikolopoulou et al., 2015. Allochthonous bioaugmentation in ex situ treatment of crude oil-polluted sediments in the presence of an effective degrading indigenous microbiome. J. Hazard. Mater., 287: 78-86.
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  6. Bargiela, R., F. Mapelli, D. Rojo, B. Chouaia and J. Tornes et al., 2015. Bacterial population and biodegradation potential in chronically crude oil-contaminated marine sediments are strongly linked to temperature. Sci. Rep., Vol. 5. 10.1038/srep11651.
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  7. Daffonchio, D., M. Ferrer, F. Mapelli, A. Cherif and Á. Lafraya et al., 2013. Bioremediation of Southern mediterranean oil polluted sites comes of age. N. Biotechnol., 30: 743-748.
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