Biofouling Oman

11/10/2021

A new article about the reduction of mussel settlement by bacteria has been published by the BIofouling journal.

(2021). Reduction of mussel metamorphosis by inactivation of the bacterial thioesterase gene via alteration of the fatty acid composition. Biofouling. Ahead of Print.

09/08/2021

A joint study with my Brazilian colleagues about metagenomics of hypersaline microbial mats has been accepted for publication.

The hypersaline lagoon system of Araruama (HLSA) is one of the largest in the world and one of the most important sources of evaporative salt in Brazil. The biogeochemical characteristics of this lagoon system led it to be considered a Precambrian relic. The HLSA also harbors extensive microbial mat...

06/08/2021

Our new study showed that a marine-derived compound malformin can help with chemoresistant ovarian cancer

High-grade epithelial ovarian cancer is a fatal disease in women frequently associated with drug resistance and poor outcomes. We previously demonstrated that a marine-derived compound MalforminA1 (MA1) was cytotoxic for the breast cancer cell line MCF-7. In this study, we aimed to examine the effec...

06/08/2021

An excellent review about biofouling detection methods has been published by Biofouling journal

(2021). Biofouling detection methods that are widely applicable and useful across disciplines: a mini-review. Biofouling. Ahead of Print.

19/01/2021

An excellent review about marine natural antifouling products has been published by the Biofouling journal

05/10/2020

A new collaborative work was published today by Materials journal. Congratulations to the multinational team!

The development of durable photocatalytic supports resistant in harsh environment has become challenging in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) focusing on water and wastewater remediation. In this study, stainless steel (SS), SS/Ti (N,O) and SS/Cr-N/Cr (N,O) anticorrosion layers on SS meshes were d...

25/09/2020

Our new collaborative work has been published by Frontiers. Congratulation to all!

Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a chemical communication that allows bacteria to coordinate their population and gene regulation in response to threshold concentrations of QS signals. Here, we study the effect of QS inhibitor 2(5H)-furanone (FUR) on the formation of Pseudoalteromonas marina ECSMB14...

24/08/2020

Check our latest invention - chitosan - ZnO nanorod antifouling coating

The current study describes the fabrication of chitosan‑zinc oxide nanorods composite (CHT/ZnO) on fiberglass panels (support substrate). ZnO nanorods…

13/08/2020

We congratulate I am proud Mohammed Al-Belushi who was able to transform his BSc project into a high impact publication!

The current study describes the fabrication of chitosan‑zinc oxide nanorods composite (CHT/ZnO) on fiberglass panels (support substrate). ZnO nanorods…

28/07/2020

The talk of our collaborator Dr. Greta Abey about coral diseases.

In this first episode Dr. Greta Abey talks us through what are coral reefs, what is coral disease, what it looks like and what kind of diseases are found in ...

07/07/2020

UV radiation impacts microbial communities associated with seaweeds. Read more about it in our new publication.

(2020). Impact of UV radiation on the red seaweed Gelidium lingulatum and its associated bacteria. European Journal of Phycology. Ahead of Print.

17/05/2020

Who could imagine that sea turtles also have biofilms? Check our latest collaborative study to know more.

(2020). Diatoms on sea turtles and floating debris in the Persian Gulf (Western Asia). Phycologia. Ahead of Print.