Research
1-Roda Al Thani and Bassam T. Yasseen (2021). Microbial Ecology of Qatar, the Arabian Gulf: Possible Roles of Microorganisms. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 697269
2-Al-Thani, R. F., and Yasseen, B. T. (2021). Perspectives of future water sources in Qatar by phytoremediation: biodiversity at ponds and modern approach. Int. J. Phytoremediation 4, 1–24. doi: 10.1080/15226514.2020.1859986
3-Raghdaa K. Fayad, Roda F. Al-Thani, Fatima A. Al-Naemi and Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh (2021). Diversity, Concentration and Dynamics of Culturable Fungal Bioaerosols at Doha, Qatar
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18, 182.
4-Nayla Salah Higazy, Aya Ehab Saleh, Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al Thani, Quirico Migheli and Samir Jaoua (2021) Investigation and application of Bacillus pumilus QBP344-3 in the control of Aspergillus carbonarius and ochratoxin A contamination. Food control, 119, 107464, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107464
5-Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al Thani, Mohammed Alsafran, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2021). Selection of Bacillus spp. with decontamination potential on multiple Fusarium mycotoxins. Food control, 127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108119
6-Aya Ehab Saleh, Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Randa Zeidan, Noora Al-Shamary, Thoraya Al-Yafei, Hajer Alnaimi, Nayla Salah Higazy, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua1 (2021). Biocontrol activity of Bacillus megaterium BM344-1 against toxigenic fungi. ACS omega, 6, 10984-10990, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c00816
7-Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al Thani, Fathy A. Atia, Mohammed Alsafran, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2021). Application of yeasts and yeast derivatives for the biological control of toxigenic fungi and their toxic metabolites. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 22. 101447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101447
8-Al-Thani, R. F., and Yasseen, B. T. (2020). Phytoremediation of Polluted soils and waters by native Qatari plants: future perspectives. Environ. Pollut. 259:113694. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113694
9-Reem Alasmar, Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Randa Zeidan, Roda Al-Thani, Noora Al-Shamary, Hajer Alnaimi, Quirico Migheli and Samir Jaoua (2020). Isolation of a novel Kluyveromyces marxianus strain QKM-4 and evidence of its volatilome production and binding potentialities in the biocontrol of toxigenic fungi and their mycotoxins. ACS omega, 5 (28), 17637−17645
10-Kavita Nair , Roda Al-Thani, Carole Ginibre, Fabrice Chandre, Mohammed Alsafran and Samir Jaoua (2020). Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from Qatari soil, synthesizing -endotoxins highly active against the disease vector insect Aedes aegypti Bora Bora Heliyon, 6 (10) 6 October 2020, e05003; https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2405-8440(20)31846-6
11- Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Virgilio Balmas, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2019).
Prevalence of Fusarium fungi and their toxins in marketed feed. Food control, 104, 224-230
12-Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Hajer Alnaimi, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2019).
Investigation and application of Bacillus licheniformis volatile compounds for the biological control of toxigenic Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. ACS omega, 4, 17186−17193
13-Randa Zeidan, Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Quirico Migheli and Samir Jaoua (2019).
In-vitro Application of a Qatari Burkholderia cepacia strain (QBC03) in the Biocontrol of MycotoxigenicFungi and in the Reduction of Ochratoxin A biosynthesis by Aspergillus carbonarius. Toxins 2019, 11, 700; doi:10.3390/toxins11120700
14-Iman Saleh and Roda Al-Thani (2019). Fungal food spoilage of supermarkets’ displayed fruits. Veterinary World, EISSN: 2231-0916, 12, 27
15-Roda Fahad Al-Thani, Bassam Taha Yasseen (2018). Solutes in native plants in the Arabian Gulf region and the role of microorganisms: future research. Journal of Plant Ecology, 11, 5, 671–684,
16- Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2018). Detection of toxigenic mycobiota and mycotoxins in cereal feed market”. Food control, 84, 389-394
17- Kavita Nair, Ahmad Iskandarani, Roda Al-Thani, Ramzi Mohammad and Samir Jaoua (2018). Replacement of five Consecutive Amino Acids in the Cyt1A Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis Enhances its Cytotoxic Activity against Lung Epithelial Cancer Cells
Toxins, 10(3), 125; doi:10.3390/toxins10030125 (registering DOI)
18 -Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al Thani, Fathy A. Atia, Saeed Al Meer, Quirico Migheli and Samir Jaoua (2018). Co-occurrence of mycotoxins in commercial formula milk and cereal-based baby Food on the Qatar Market. Food Additivess & contaminants: PartB, 11 (3), 191-197
19-Kavita Nair, Roda Al-Thani, Dhabia Al-Thani, Fatima Al-Yafei, Talaat Ahmed, and Samir Jaoua (2018). Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains from Qatar as shown by crystal morphology, d-endotoxins and cry gene content. Front. Microbiol. 9, | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00708
20- Zahoor Ul Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Fathy A. Atia, Saeed Al Meer, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2018)
Evidence of low levels of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products marketed in Qatar
Food control, 92, 25-29
21-Roda Fahad Al-Thani and Bassam Taha Yasseen, 2018. Solutes in native plants in the Arabian Gulf region and the role of microorganisms: future research. Journal of Plant Ecology. 11, (5), 671–684. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtx066
22-Roda Fahad Al-Thani and Bassam Taha Yasseen, 2018. Solutes in native plants in the Arabian Gulf region and the role of microorganisms: future research. Journal of Plant Ecology. 11, (5), 671–684. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtx066
23-Roda Fahad Al-Thani, Bassam Taha Yasseen, 2018. Biological Soil Crusts and Extremophiles Adjacent to Native Plants at Sabkhas and Rawdahs, Qatar: The Possible Roles. Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology, 4(2): 55-70. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20180402.13
24- Randa Zeidan, Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Roda Al-Thani, Virgilio Balmas and Samir Jaoua
(2018)
Application of Low-Fermenting Yeast Lachancea thermotolerans for the Control of Toxigenic Fungi Aspergillus parasiticus, Penicillium verrucosum and Fusarium graminearum and Their Mycotoxins
Toxins 2018, 10(6), 242; doi: 10.3390/toxins10060242
25-Al-Thani, R. F., and Yasseen, B. T. (2017). Halo-Thermophilic bacteria and heterocyst cyanobacteria found adjacent to halophytes at Sabkhas–Qatar: preliminary study and possible roles. Afric. J. Micro. Res. 11, 1346–1354. doi: 10.5897/ajmr2017.8648
26- Walid Hammami, Roda Al Thani, Stefano Fiori, Saeed Al-Meer, Fathy Atia Mohamed Atia, Duha Rabah, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2017)
Patulin and patulin producing Penicillium spp. occurrence in apples and apple-based products including baby food. J Infect Dev Ctries 11(4), 343-349
27-Asmaa Missoum and Roda Al-Thani (2017). Production of antimicrobial agents by Bacillus spp. isolated from Al-Khor coast soils, Qatar. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 11(41), 1510-1519, 7
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2017.8705
28-Al-Thani RF (2015) Cyanomatrix and Cyanofilm. J Res Development 3:123. doi: 10.4172/jrd.1000123
29-John DM, Al-Thani RF (2014). Benthic marine algae of the Arabian Gulf: a critical review and analysis of distribution and diversity patterns. Nova Hedwigia, 98 (3-4) : 341 – 392. doi: 10.1127/0029-5035/2014/0156
30-Roda Al-Thani, Mohammad A.A. Al-Najjar, Abdul Munem Al-Raei, Tim Ferdelman, Nguyen M. Thang, Ismail Al Shaikh, Mehsin Al-Ansi and Dirk de Beer. (2014). Community structure and activity of a highly dynamic and nutrient limited hypersaline microbial mat in Um Alhool Sabkha, Qatar. PLOS ONE. 9(3): e92405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092405.
31-Roda F. Al-Thani (2014). Hypolithic Cyanobacteria Colonization of Quartz at South Desert. On Line Journal of Biological Sciences, 14(1): 57-63. DOI: 10.3844/ojbsci.2014.57.63
32-Al-Thani, R.F., N.K. Patan and M.A. Al-Maadeed, (2014). Graphene oxide as antimicrobial against two gram-positive and two gram-negative bacteria in addition to one fungus. Online J. Biol. Sci., 14: 230-239. DOI : 10.3844/ojbsci.2014.230.239
33-Roda F. Al-Thani and Fatema Al-Ali. (2012). Incidences and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Staphylococcus species isolated from animals in different Qatari farms
African Journal of Microbiology Research, Vol. 6(48): 7454-7458. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR12.1270 .ISSN 1996-0808, Academic Journals.
34- Walid Hammami, Stefano Fiori, Roda Al Thani, Najet Ali Kali, Virgilio Balmas, Quirico Migheli, Samir Jaoua (2014). Fungal and aflatoxin contamination of marketed spices
Food control 37, 177–181
35-Bassam T. Yasseen and Roda F. Al-Thani. 2013. Ecophysiology of Wild Plants and Conservation Perspectives in the State of Qatar. In: Agricultural Chemistry. Edited by Margarita Stoytcheva and Roumen Zlatev. ISBN 978-953-51-1026-2, 210 pages, Publisher: InTech.
36-Al-Thani R and Potts M. 2012. Cyanobacteria, Oil – and Cyanofuel?. In: Ecology of Cyanobacteria II. Edited by: B. Whitton. Springer Netherlands, pp 427-440. ISBN 978-94-007-3854-6.
37-Al-Thani R., Elleuch, L., El-Amadi, Rebai I., Bejar S. and Mellouli L. 2012.Isolation, Selection and Identification from Qatari soils of new Streptomyces strains producing Antimicrobial Activities. Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 12.
38-Roda F. Al-Thani and Hadia A. Al-Meri 2011. Study of Some Lichens of Qatar. Atlas Journal of Biology, 1 (3): 41-46.
39- Imen Saadaoui, Roda Al-Thani, Fatma Al-Saadi, Lobna Abdelkafi Mesrati, Najeh, Belghith Ben Hassin, Patrick Schultz, Souad Rouis and Samir Jaoua (2010)
Characterization of Tunisian Bacillus thuringiensis Strains with Abundance of kurstaki Subspecies Harbouring Insecticidal Activities against the Lepidopteran Insect Ephestia kuehniella. Curr Microbiol. 61, 541-548
40- Roda F Al-Thani. 2010. Survey of Macrofungi (including Truffles) in Qatar.
KBM Journal of Biology, 1 (2): 26-29.
41- Al-Thani R. F., Abd-El-Halem D. A and Al-Shammri M. 2009. Isolation and characterization of polyaromatic hydrocarbons-degrading bacteria from different Qatar soils. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 3(11): 761-766.
42-Abd-El-Haleem D.A., Al-Thani R.F., Al-Mokemy T., Al-Marii S. and Hassan F. 2008.
Isolation and characterization of extracellular bioflocculants produced by bacteria isolated from Qatari ecosystems. Polish Journal of Microbiology, 57(3):231-239.
43-Al-Thani R. 2007.Screening for novel antimicrobial agents produced by thirty-four Qatari strains of Streptomyces against multi-antibiotic resistant pathogens. Al-Manarah journal for research and studies. 13(6) 55-61.
44-Yasseen, B. T.; Al-Thani, R. F. 2007. Halophytes and associated properties of natural soils in the Doha area, Qatar. , Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 10(3): 320-326 Taylor and Francis Ltd.
45-Al-Thani R., Abd Elhaleem, D. and Al Shammri M. 2007. Isolation, Biochemical and Molecular
Characterization of 2-chlorophenol Degrading Bacillus Isolates. African journal for Biotechnology, 6(23): 2675-2681.
46-Al-Thani R. 2007 Ecology and Biodiversity profile of the genus Streptomyces in the soil of the state of Qatar. Qatar University Science Journal.27:57-68.
47-Al-Thani R. 2004. Antimicrobial resistance trends among urinary tract infection isolates in Doha, Qatar. Al- Azhar Post Graduate Journal of Medicine 1:35-41
48-Al-Thani R., Amin R., Al-Marri A. and Al-Naimi I.2004.Antibacterial activity of some synthesized thiosemicarbazide derivatives. Egyptian J. of Biomedical Sci. 15: 114-123.
49-Al-Thani R. 2003.The coliform bacteria in the wastewater ponds of Doha City, Qatar. Qatar University Science Journal, 23: 99-107.
50-Al-Thani R., Elshafie S. and El-Sheikh N.2003. Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients at a major hospital In Doha, Qatar. Molec. Diagnosis and Vaccines, 1: 103-110.
51-Al-Thani R., Al-Khal A., Al-Suwaidi Z., Elshafie S. and El-Sheikh N. 2003. Drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Qatar: Comparison between the conventional and DNA-based methods. Molec. Diagnosis and Vaccines, 1: 111-118.