Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences
Faculty Muhammad Faraz Bhatti

Muhammad Faraz Bhatti

Professor
Summary

PhD Imperial College London, (UK) Charles Wallace Fellow (The university of Manchester)

Academic Background
PhD (Molecular Biology) Imperial College London October 01, 2007 - October 01, 2011
Honours and Awards
Best Comm service teacher Best Community Service Teacher Award 2014-15
Best Teacher Award Best Teacher Award 2015-16
Bursary for Int. Course Bursary was awarded to attend the prestigious International Course (Fungal Pathogen Genomics) at Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridge, UK (13-18) May. May 12, 2018
Best Comm service teacher Best Community Service Teacher Award 2016-17 November 03, 2016
Bet Poster Award Best poster award in conference on promoting safe and secure science organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia and National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA) Feb. 2018 February 08, 2018
Conference Travel Award Travel sponsorship was awarded to attend and present a poster at conference on promoting safe and secure science organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia and National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA) at Sunway University Malaysia 5-9 Feb. 2018 February 05, 2018
Charles Wallace Fellow Charles Wallace Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by British Council for year 2019-20 University of Manchester, UK September 16, 2019
Publications
Synergistic fungal consortia enhance maize growth and soil biological functions under microplastic stress June 19, 2026 BMC Plant Biology - Accepted
Ethylene signaling and metabolite reprogramming in salt tolerance of Triticum aestivum June 19, 2026 Scientific Reports - Article in Press
Integrated morpho-physiological, metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling uncovers ethylene-mediated metabolic regulation shaping drought resilience in wheat June 19, 2026 BMC Plant Biology - Article in Press
Rock–water interactions in the coal mining area of Dukki, Balochistan, determine the drinking and irrigation suitability of groundwater: an in-depth risk assessment April 12, 2026 Environmental Geochemistry and Health - Volume:48, Issue:7, Article Number 297
Postharvest preservation of apples and potatoes using a Dictyosphaerium algal oil emulsion–chitosan hydrogel coating: efficacy against Enterobacter mori. March 01, 2026 Materials Today Communications - Volume:52, Article Number 115051
Unveiling water quality patterns in the non-industrial mountainous region of northern Pakistan: A hydrological perspective February 01, 2026 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances - Volume 21, Article Number 100987
Harnessing beneficial microbes to counteract the negative impact of microplastics (raw and aged) on plant health and oxidative balance December 01, 2025 Plant Stress - Volume 18, Article Number 101087
Exposure of metals regulates the expression of divalent cation translocating heavy metal ATPases (HMAs) genes and induces morphological changes in Triticum aestivum September 30, 2025 Journal of Plant Interactions - Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Article Number:2563867
In silico identification and functional annotation of universal stress protein (USP) gene family in Chenopodium quinoa May 25, 2025 Scientific Reports - Volume 15, Article Number 18264
Management of Phytopathogenic Fungal Infections: Traditional and Recent Implications December 06, 2024 Plant Diseases and Their Management: A Sustainable Approach - 1st Edition, Chapter 9, Pages 261-291
Overexpression of StDREB30 Gene Enhances Salt Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Potato October 28, 2024 Potato Research - Pages 1-23
Characterization of two novel fusariviruses co-infecting a single isolate of phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea August 01, 2024 Virus Genes - Volume:60, Issue:4, Page:402-411
CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing in fungi: Current scenario and future implications in agriculture, health, and industry. July 18, 2024 Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants - 1st Edition, Chapter 3, Pages 35-62
The complete mitochondrial genome of Penicillium expansum: Insights into the fungal evolution and phylogeny June 05, 2024 Gene - Volume 910, Article Number 148315
Effect of hydraulic retention time on wastewater treatment and microalgal growth at low light intensity June 01, 2024 Algal Research - Volume:80, Article Number: 103545
Editorial: Mycoviruses of pathogenic fungi: the current research landscape April 12, 2024 Frontiers in Fungal Biology - Volume 5, Article Number 1404961
Mycorrhizosphere bacteria inhibit greenhouse gas emissions from microplastics contaminated soil by regulating soil enzyme activities and microbial community structure April 01, 2024 Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 356, Article Number 120673
Identification of the odorant binding proteins of Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), characterization and binding analysis of FoccOBP3 with molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulations and a confirmatory field trial February 28, 2024 Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics -
Mycovirus-induced hypovirulence in notorious fungi Sclerotinia: a comprehensive review September 01, 2023 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Volume: 54, Pages: 1459-1478,
Biochar alleviated the toxic effects of PVC microplastic in a soil-plant system by upregulating soil enzyme activities and microbial abundance September 01, 2023 Environmental Pollution - Volume 332, Article Number 121810
Self-healing of recycled aggregate fungi concrete using Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma longibrachiatum August 15, 2023 Construction and Building Materials - Volume 392, Article Number 131910
The good, the bad and the cryptic: The multifaceted roles of mycoviruses and their potential applications for a sustainable agriculture August 01, 2023 Virology - Volume 585, Pages 259-269
Genome-wide identification and comparative in-silico characterization of β-galactosidase (GH-35) in ascomycetes and its role in germ tube development of Aspergillus fumigatus via RNA-seq analysis June 22, 2023 Plos One - Volume 18, Issue 6, Article Number e0286428
The presence of mycoviral infection attenuates the growth and pathogenicity of the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea collected from strawberry felds in Pakistan May 12, 2023 European Journal of Plant Pathology - Pages 1-11
Functional annotation and comparative analysis of four Botrytis cinerea mitogenomes reported from Punjab, Pakistan April 01, 2023 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume 30, Issue 4, Article Number 103605
Phytohormones, plant growth and development March 17, 2023 Phytohormones and Stress Responsive Secondary Metabolites - Chapter 14, Page:175-186
An Overview of Mycoviral Curing Strategies Used in Evaluating Fungal Host Fitness January 25, 2023 Molecular Biotechnology - Pages 1-18
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hadakaviridae 2023 January 05, 2023 Journal of General Virology - Volume 104, Issue 1, Article Number 001820
High Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains in Bovine Fecal Samples from Healthy Cows Serves as Rich Reservoir for AMR Transmission December 20, 2022 Antibiotics-Basel - Volume 12(1), Article Number 37
Genome mining, antimicrobial and plant growth-promoting potentials of halotolerant Bacillus paralicheniformis ES-1 isolated from salt mine October 27, 2022 Molecular Genetics and Genomics - Pages 1-15
Identification of novel totiviruses from the ascomycetous fungus Geotrichum candidum October 22, 2022 Archives of Virology - Pages 1-6
Mycovirus Hunting Revealed the Presence of Diverse Viruses in a Single Isolate of the Phytopathogenic Fungus Diplodia seriata From Pakistan June 29, 2022 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - Volume 12, Article Number 913619
Whole-genome sequence of a putative pathogenic Bacillus sp. strain SD-4 isolated from cattle feed June 01, 2022 Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Volume 29, Pages 293-295
Self-healing fungi concrete using potential strains Rhizopus oryzae and Trichoderma longibrachiatum June 01, 2022 Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 50, Article Number 104155
Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) and Odorant Receptors (ORs) of Anopheles stephensi: Identification and comparative insights March 22, 2022 Plos One - Volume 17(3), Article Number e0265896
A novel victorivirus from the phytopathogenic fungus Neofusicoccum parvum March 01, 2022 Archives of Virology - Volume 167, Pages 923-929
Genome-Wide Identification of Stress-Associated Proteins (SAPs) Encoding A20/AN1 Zinc Finger in Almond (Prunus dulcis) and Their Differential Expression during Fruit Development December 31, 2021 Plants-Basel - Volume 11(1), Article Number 117
Assessment of mycoviral diversity in Pakistani fungal isolates revealed infection by 11 novel viruses of a single strain of Fusarium mangiferae isolate SP1 December 01, 2021 Journal of General Virology - Volume 102(12), Article Number 001690
Computational Assessment of Botrytis cinerea Lipase for Biofuel Production October 30, 2021 Catalysts - Volume 11(11), Article Number 1319
Comprehensive Analyses of NAC Transcription Factor Family in Almond (Prunus dulcis) and Their Differential Gene Expression during Fruit Development October 16, 2021 Plants - Volume 10(10), Article Number 2200
Indoor and outdoor microbiological air quality in naturally and mechanically ventilated university libraries August 01, 2021 Atmospheric Pollution Research - Volume 12, Issue 8, Article Number 101136
A second capsidless hadakavirus strain with 10 positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomic segments from Fusarium nygamai July 27, 2021 Archives of Virology - Pages 1-12
Scouting the receptor-binding domain of SARS coronavirus 2: a comprehensive immunoinformatics inquisition February 22, 2021 Future Virology - Volume 16(2), Pages 117-132
Molecular Characterization of Medically Important Fungi: Current Research and Future Prospects February 04, 2021 Book on Recent Trends in Mycological Research - Chapter 15, Pages 335-369
Growth responses and rubisco activity influenced by antibiotics and organic amendments used for stress alleviation in Lactuca sativa February 01, 2021 Chemosphere - Volume 264, Article Number 128433
Hadaka Virus 1: a Capsidless Eleven-Segmented Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Virus from a Phytopathogenic Fungus, Fusarium oxysporum May 26, 2020 mBio - Volume 11, Issue 3, Article Number e00450-20
Plant uptake and leaching potential upon application of amendments in soils spiked with heavy metals (Cd and Pb) November 01, 2019 Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 249, Article Number UNSP 109408
Formulation of active packaging system using Artemisia scoparia for enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits July 03, 2019 Materials Science and Engineering C - Volume 100, Pages 82-93
The Route to 'Chemobrain' - Computational probing of neuronal LTP pathway July 03, 2019 Nature Scientific Reports - Volume 9, Article Number 9630
Molecular and biological characterization of a novel botybirnavirus identified from a Pakistani isolate of Alternaria alternata April 02, 2019 Virus Research - Volume 263, Pages 119-128
Quaternized trimethyl functionalized chitosan based antifungal membranes for drinking water treatment March 01, 2019 Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 207, Pages 17-25
Hallmark Attributes of Plant Transcription Factors and Potentials of WRKY, MYB and NAC in Abiotic Stresses January 21, 2019 Book on Approaches for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants - Chapter 25, Pages 441-458
Characterization of Recombinant Poliovirus 2A Protease; A Potential Anti-Viral Drug Target November 22, 2018 Characterization of Recombinant Poliovirus 2A Protease; A Potential Anti-Viral Drug Target - 2018110550
Homology Modeling of CTR1 Protein Kinase Domain in Solanaceae Species for Identification of Salient Features in terms of Structure and Function, and Interaction Analysis with Lipids October 01, 2018 Current Proteomics - -
Structural insights and characterization of human Npas4 protein June 14, 2018 PeerJ - NULL
Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons May 01, 2018 Building and Environment - NULL
Structure-Function Mutational Analysis and Prediction of the Potential Impact of High Risk Non-Synonymous Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism on Poliovirus 2A Protease Stability Using Comprehensive Informatics Approaches April 26, 2018 Genes - Volume 9(5), Article Number 228
The mycovirus database an e-bank for mycoviral genomes January 02, 2018 International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology - Special Issue ICRMR-2018, Vol 12, Issue 6, Page 007-011
comprehensive computational mutation structurefunction approach for determining potential drug target sites in poliovirus 2A protease December 01, 2017 Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - NULL
A Comprehensive Computational Mutation-Structure-Function Approach for G350 Sites among Poliovirus 2A Protease December 01, 2017 Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Vol.16 (12), Pages 2831-2841
Genome-wide analysis of wheat calcium ATPases and potential role of selected ACAs and ECAs in calcium stress October 27, 2017 BMC Plant Biology - Volume 17, Article Number 174
Analysis of Salinity Tolerance Potential In Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat August 01, 2017 Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 49, Issue 4, Pages 1269-1278
In silico analysis reveals widespread presence of three gene families, MAPK, MAPKK and MAPKKK, of the MAPK cascade from crop plants of Solanaceae in comparison to the distantly-related syntenic species from Rubiaceae, coffee. June 06, 2017 PeerJ - Volume: 5
New Biofunctional Loading of Natural Antimicrobial Agent in Biodegradable Polymeric Films for Biomedical Applications November 14, 2016 International Journal of Biomaterials - Volume 2016, Article ID 6964938, 9 page
Protein Structure Modelling, Ligand Docking and Active Site Analysis of Mutated Poliovirus 2a Protease Gene Isolated From the Blood of Pakistani Polio Infected Patients October 22, 2016 International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology - Vol-4, Iss-3, Spl. Issue-2
IN SILICO ANALYSIS REVEALS MULTIPLE GENES OF MAPK, MAPKK AND MAPKKK GENE FAMILIES OF THE MAPK CASCADE IN NICOTIANA TABACUM October 01, 2016 International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology - Vol-4, Iss-3, Spl. Issue-2
Phytoextraction: The use of plants to remove heavy metals from soils January 01, 2016 Book on Plant-Metal Interaction: Emerging Remediation Techniques - Chapter 15, Pages Pages 385-409
Genetic variation of high-risk HPV-16 from a cervical cancer biopsy collected in Pakistan January 01, 2016 Future Virology - Volume 11, No. 1, Pages 31-38
The human papillomavirus type 16 L1 protein directly interacts with E2 and enhances E2-dependent replication and transcription activation August 01, 2015 Journal of General Virology - Volume 96(8), Pages 2274-2285
A novel dsRNA element isolated from the Aspergillus foetidus mycovirus complex December 01, 2013 Archives of Virology - Volume158, Page 2625-2628.
Incidence of dsRNA Mycoviruses in a Collection of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates October 01, 2012 Mycopathologia - Volume 174 (4), Pages 323-326
The effects of dsRNA mycoviruses on growth and murine virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus November 01, 2011 Fungal Genetics and Biology - Volume 48, Issue 11, Pages 1071-1075
Complete nucleotide sequences of two dsRNAs associated with a new partitivirus infecting Aspergillus fumigatus September 01, 2011 Archives of virology - Volume 156, Pages 1677-1680
Conferences
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NPAS4-ARNT DIMERIZATION THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION May 28, 2019 - May 28, 2019 Ammad Fahim, Zaira Rehman, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Nasar Virk, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Proceeding of the International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology