Summary
The group aims at unraveling various aspects of probiotics and prebiotics and evaluating their potential to develop functional foods, food and feed additives. Currently we are working to control Ische
Academic Background
PhD
(Food Microbiology) Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine
September 01, 2009 - December 11, 2013
Honours and Awards
PhD scholarship
MS leading to PhD scholarship for studies in France by HEC
Publications
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Local Isolate and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of a Modified KR-12 Analog Targeting AbaQ and BfmR
March 29, 2026
International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Volume:27, Issue:7, Article Number 3107
Characterization and genome analysis of jumbo Escherichia phage UE-S1 and the antibacterial potential of its lysozyme against uropathogenic E. coli
January 15, 2026
BMC Microbiology - Volume 26, Article Number 27
Host associated probiotics Lactobacillus reuteri and Enterococcus faecium Mitigate multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica in broiler chicks
October 01, 2025
Microbial Pathogenesis - Volume:207, Article Number 107859
Nano-active carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels infused with sodium deoxycholate functionalized permeosomes to combat biofilm producing resistant pathogens associated with chronic wounds
September 01, 2025
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Volume:321, Part 3, Article Number 146383
Nature-inspired designing of KLR- and KLS-rich antimicrobial peptides: unleashing the antibiofilm potential of RbP12 against MDR S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
May 01, 2025
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Volume:80, Issue:5, Page:1331-1341
Whole-genome sequencing of three ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella Reading (ST93) strains, an emerging Salmonella serovar in the poultry sector of Pakistan
August 20, 2024
Microbiology Resource Announcement - Volume 13, No. 9, Pages 1-4
Understanding the Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Development and Prevention of Cancer
August 13, 2024
Book on Nutrition and Dietary Interventions in Cancer - 1st Edition, Chapter 3, Pages 57-93
Comprehensive insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae: unravelling clinical impact, epidemiological trends and antibiotic-resistance challenges
June 04, 2024
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Volume 79, Issue 7, Pages 1484-1492
Exploring the resistome, virulome, and mobilome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates: deciphering the molecular basis of carbapenem resistance
April 25, 2024
BMC Genomics - Vol:25, Article number: 408, Pages: 22
Potential of milk fat globule membrane's phospholipids and anhydrous milk fat based nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced bioaccessibility of vitamin D3
December 01, 2023
International Dairy Journal - Volume 147, Article Number 105766
Functionalized chitosan based nanotherapeutics to combat emerging antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogen
December 01, 2023
Materials Today Communications - Volume 37, Article Number 107050
Milk phospholipids and buttermilk based composite nanosystems for enhanced stability and bioaccessibility of β-carotene
August 01, 2023
International Dairy Journal - Volume 143, Article Number 105668
Nutrigenetics and nutrition aspects in COVID-19
January 20, 2023
Book on Omics Approaches and Technologies in COVID-19 - Chapter 11, Pages 177-190
Comparative Pan-Genomic Analysis Revealed an Improved Multi-Locus Sequence Typing Scheme for Staphylococcus aureus
November 19, 2022
Genes - Volume 13(11), Article Number 2160
Biotechnology applications in precision food
August 19, 2022
Book on Biotechnology in Healthcare, Volume 2: Applications and Initiatives - Chapter 12, Pages 197-222
Draft genome sequences of 25 Salmonella enterica serovar Agona strains isolated from poultry and associated food products harbouring multiple antibiotic resistance genes
June 01, 2022
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 29, Pages 131-135
In silico designed Staphylococcus aureus B-cell multi-epitope vaccine did not elicit antibodies against target antigens suggesting multi-domain approach
May 01, 2022
Journal of Immunological Methods - Volume 504, Article Number 113264
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus FM9 and Limosilactobacillus fermentum Y57 Are as Effective as Statins at Improving Blood Lipid Profile in High Cholesterol, High-Fat Diet Model in Male Wistar Rats
April 15, 2022
Nutrients - Volume 14, Issue 8, Article Number 1654
Comparative Genomic Analysis of a Panton–Valentine Leukocidin-Positive ST22 Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Pakistan
April 08, 2022
Antibiotics - Volume 11(4), Article Number 496
Lactobacillus reuteri and Enterococcus faecium from Poultry Gut Reduce Mucin Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica
December 01, 2021
Animals - Volume 11(12), Article Number 3435
Genomic Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST113 Strains Isolated from Tertiary Care Hospitals in Pakistan
September 17, 2021
Antibiotics-Basel - Volume 10(9), Article Number 1121
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling of Biofilm Forming Non Typhoidal Salmonella enterica Isolates from Poultry and Its Associated Food Products from Pakistan
June 28, 2021
Antibiotics - Volume 10(7), Article Number 785
Potential of polymer stabilized nano-liposomes to enhance antimicrobial activity of nisin Z against foodborne pathogens
October 01, 2018
LWT Food Science and Technology - Volume 96, Pages 98-110
High-Throughput Identification of Candidate Strains for Biopreservation by Using Bioluminescent Listeria monocytogenes
August 17, 2018
Frontiers in Microbiology - NULL
Genes associated to lactose metabolism illustrate the high diversity of Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
September 01, 2016
Food Microbiology - Volume 58, Pages 79-86
Repeat-based Sequence Typing of Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
June 01, 2016
International Journal of Food Microbiology - Volume 226, Pages 1-4
Antihypertensive nano-ceuticales based on chitosan biopolymer: Physico-chemical evaluation and release kinetics
May 20, 2016
Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 142, Pages 268-274
Cefazolin loaded chitosan nanoparticles to cure multi drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens
January 20, 2016
Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 136, Pages 682-691
High genetic diversity among strains of the unindustrialized lactic acid bacterium Carnobacterium maltaromaticum in dairy products as revealed by multilocus sequence typing
July 01, 2014
Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Volume 80, Number 13, Pages 3920-3929
Adaptation of the lactic acid bacterium Carnobacterium maltaromaticum LMA 28 to the mammalian gastrointestinal tract: From survival in mice to interaction with human cells
January 01, 2014
International Dairy Journal - Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 93-99
Complete Chromosome Sequence of Carnobacterium maltaromaticum LMA 28
January 31, 2013
Genome announcements - Volume 1(1), Article Number e00115-12
Conferences
Trainee shift incharge
Nur Pur Foods, Bhalwal
October 15, 2006 - September 15, 2007