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Bacterial Endophytes from Hibiscus sabdariffa Roots: A Source of Growth-Promoting Abilities Candidates. Open

Zaharah Ibrahim, Wagdi Saber Soliman, Osama Ahmed konswoa, Mohamed Abbas · 2025

Phyto-synthesize of selenium nanoparticles via Psidium guajava leaves and study the efficacy versus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and their biofilm Open

Zaharah Ibrahim, Halah H. Al-Haideri · 2025

Insights into the Microbiota of a Textile Wastewater Treatment System towards Sustainable Bioremediation of Industrial Wastes Open

Mustapha Isah, Zhang Taining, Nur Kamilah Abd Jalil, Zaharah Ibrahim, Mohd Firdaus Abdul‐Wahab · 2024

Investigating the intricate microbial communities within a textile wastewater treatment system is crucial for understanding their potential role in the process, and possibly for process optimization in the future. Dye-containing wastewater…

Fruit Wastes and Crop Residues as Nutrient Sources for Bacterial Nanocellulose Production: A Review Open

Yamunathevi Mathivanan, Shafinaz Shahir, Zaharah Ibrahim, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek · 2024

Nanocellulose has been developed and used as a bio-based advanced material in modern biotechnology. Lately, bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) emerged as a prominent biopolymer because of its multi-functional application in various industries, …

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) Degradation by Pseudomonas Species Open

Muhammad Amir Shafiq Mohd Suhaimi -, Shafinaz Shahir, Zaharah Ibrahim, Zarita Zakaria - · 2024

Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), an anionic surfactant widely used in cleaning and cosmetic products, poses significant environmental risks when untreated effluents are discharged into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In this study, a pot…

Effects affecting ammonia removal in synthetic wastewater by locally isolated Rhodobacter sp strain A1 Open

Masturah Shalehuddin, Shafinaz Shahir, Zaharah Ibrahim, Siti Halimah Hasmoni · 2023

This research focused on the effects affecting ammonia removal in synthetic wastewater by Rhodobacter sp. strain A1 using one factor at a time method (OFAT). Rhodobacter sp. strain A1 are able to remove ammonia from synthetic wastewater du…

Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Denitrifying Phototrophic Bacteria from Marine and Aquaculture Wastewater Open

Ahmad Idi, Mohammed Maikudi Usman, Zaharah Ibrahim · 2023

Denitrifying bacteria occur primarily in the soil and play an important role in the nitrogen cycle and wastewater treatment. This study investigated the possibility of isolating denitrifying phototrophic bacteria from marine and aquacultur…

Genomic Analysis to Elucidate the Lignocellulose Degrading Capability of a New Halophile Robertkochia solimangrovi Open

Ming Quan Lam, Nicola C. Oates, Daniel R. Leadbeater, Kian Mau Goh, Adibah Yahya , et al. · 2022

Robertkochia solimangrovi is a proposed marine bacterium isolated from mangrove soil. So far, the study of this bacterium is limited to taxonomy only. In this report, we performed a genomic analysis of R. solimangrovi that revealed its lig…

Isolation and characterization of dye-degrading bacteria from batik wastewater Open

Rakhmania, Zaharah Ibrahim, M Abba · 2022

Azo dye is typically dye used in batik industries that is toxic to aquatic organisms and humans. Chemical methods can effectively degrade the dye effluent however they produce more toxic compounds. Biological methods offer an alternative t…

Development of a Novel Aeration Measurement System to Evaluate Water Treatment Process in a River Open

M F H Rani, N S Kamarrudin, A B Shahriman, Z M Razlan, Wan Khairunizam , et al. · 2021

A novel aeration measurement system was developed to evaluate the water treatment process in a river to acquire a more comparable dissolved oxygen value even if various types of aerations are tested. The system comprises of DO sensor, wate…

Decolorization of Synthetic Azo Dyes under Anaerobic Condition in A Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor Open

Mohamad Adib Syahmi Latif, Fazilah Ariffin, Rudiyanto Rudiyanto, Shahrul bin Ismail, Noor Azrimi Umor , et al. · 2021

Biological treatment for textile wastewater always has a limitation in term of time of reaction and uncertainty along the process. This study focused on the decolorization of synthetic azo dyes in batch reactors with controlled thermotoler…

Spatial Variability Assessment on The High-resolution Chlorophyll-a Extraction from Landsat 8and Sentinel 2 Imageries in Johor Waters Open

Fatin Nabihah Syahira Ridzuan, Mohd Nadzri Md Reba, Monaliza Mohd Din, Mazlan Hashim, Po Teen Lim , et al. · 2020

High resolution Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) can indicate the trophic status of the water and provide useful information on optical features of water body in water quality monitoring. Remote sensing has great potential to offer the spatial and te…

Utilisation of raw palm oil mill effluent (POME) as a renewable substrate for fermentative H2 production: Optimisation using statistical approach Open

Mohd Fahmi Muhammad Mubarak, Muhamad Hanif Md Nor, Nor Azman Kasan, Mohd Firdaus Abdul‐Wahab, Azmi Aris , et al. · 2020

Fermentative H 2 production was studied using raw POME as the substrate with heat-shock pre-treated POME anaerobic sludge acted as the inoculum. The effect of crucial operating variables (initial pH of medium, incubation temperature, and …

Robertkochia solimangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil, and emended description of the genus Robertkochia Open

Ming Quan Lam, Maša Vodovnik, Maša Zorec, Sye Jinn Chen, Kian Mau Goh , et al. · 2020

To date, there is sparse information for the genus Robertkochia with Robertkochia marina CC-AMO-30D T as the only described member. We report here a new species isolated from mangrove soil collected at Malaysia Tanjung Piai National Park a…

Isolation and Identification of Psychrotrophic Photosynthetic Bacterium from Antarctic Seawater with Antibacterial Activity Open

Fatin Syahirah Othman, Mazlan Hashim, Abdul Hafidz Omar, Mohd Nadzri Md Reba, Mohd Farid Muhamad Said , et al. · 2020

The search for new antibiotics is on the rise because of the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Once the antibiotics fail to work, people are at risk of dying of common infections, and routine operations become difficult to perform, …

Identification and optimization of biosurfactant producing bacteria isolated from rag layer crude oil emulsion Open

Muhammad Saifullah Osman, Azuraien Japper-Jaafar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Shafinaz Shahir · 2019

Biosurfactants are surface active compounds that synthesized as secondary metabolite by wide range of bacteria and have characteristic in lowering surface and interfacial tension. This study aimed to isolate and identify biosurfactant prod…

The potential of bioflocculant-producing bacteria as inoculum for biofloc based systems Open

Arif Azizi Che Harun, Nurul Adyani Ghazali, Nurul Fakriah Che Hashim, Nor Aini Huda Mohammad, Mhd Ikhwanuddin , et al. · 2018

Interpretation:Biological flocculants has been widely used around the world to replace the usage of synthetic flocculants for wastewater treatment.A new green technology using biological flocculant known as biofloc system was developed whi…

Development and performance of BAC-ZS bacterial consortium as biofilm onto macrocomposites for raw textile wastewater treatment Open

Mohd Fahmi Muhammad Mubarak, Muhamad Hanif Md Nor, Muhamad Firdaus Sabaruddin, Hui Han Bay, Chi Kim Lim , et al. · 2018

One of the most abundant dyes that are used extensively in the textile manufacturing are azo dyes, which may endanger water bodies since incomplete breakdown of dyes may cause mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds to persist. In this study,…

Biological treatment of closed landfill leachate treatment by using Brevibacillus panacihumi strain ZB1 Open

X Y Er, Seow Ta Wee, Chungwan Lim, Zaharah Ibrahim, Siti Hajar Mat Sarip · 2018

Landfills are widely used for solid waste disposal due to cost effectiveness and ease of operation. Poor landfill management generally accompanied with production of toxic leachate. Leachate refers to heavily polluted liquid produced due t…

Natural attenuation, biostimulation and bioaugmentation of landfill leachate management Open

X Y Er, Seow Ta Wee, Chungwan Lim, Zaharah Ibrahim · 2018

Landfills used for solid waste management will lead to leachate production. Proper leachate management is highly essential to be paid attention to protect the environment and living organisms' health and safety. In this study, the remedial…

Landfill leachate management by using combined adsorption and biological treatment Open

X Y Er, Seow Ta Wee, Chungwan Lim, Zaharah Ibrahim, Ngai Weng Chan · 2018

Landfilling is most generally accepted disposal way for solid waste management due to low cost. However, landfilling will lead to production of turbid, odorous and dark brownish leachate wastewater. Leachate wastewater will carry different…

Biohydrogen Production by Antarctic Psychrotolerant Klebsiella sp. ABZ11 Open

Abdullahi Mohammed, Mohd Firdaus Abdul‐Wahab, Mazlan Hashim, Abdul Hafidz Omar, Mohd Nadzri Md Reba , et al. · 2018

Lower temperature biohydrogen production has always been attractive, due to the lower energy requirements. However, the slow metabolic rate of psychrotolerant biohydrogen-producing bacteria is a common problem that affects their biohydroge…

Draft Genome Sequence of Arsenic-Resistant Microbacterium sp. Strain SZ1 Isolated from Arsenic-Bearing Gold Ores Open

Zaratulnur Mohd Bahari, Zaharah Ibrahim, Jafariah Jaafar, Shafinaz Shahir · 2017

Microbacterium sp. strain SZ1 isolated from gold ores of a Malaysia gold mine was found to be highly resistant to arsenic. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of SZ1, which may provide further insights into understanding its arsenic …

DECOLOURISATION OF REACTIVE BLACK 5 BY KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ISOLATED FROM ANTARCTICA SEAWATER Open

Ameerah Tharek, Hui Han Bay, Shaza Eva Mohamad, Zaharah Ibrahim · 2017

The discharge of highly coloured azo dyes effluent has caused serious environmental damages. In this study, bacteria isolated from Antarctica seawater were screened for their ability to decolourise azo dye Reactive Black 5 (RB5). The selec…

Isolation and characterisation of locally isolated Gluconacetobacter xylinus BCZM sp. with nanocellulose producing potentials Open

Mustapha Abba, Mohammed Abdullahi, Muhamad Hanif Md Nor, Chun Shiong Chong, Zaharah Ibrahim · 2017

Recently, attention has been given to nanocellulose produced by bacteria due to its unique properties and environmentally friendly nature when compared with plant cellulose. Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) producing isolate was successfully …

DEVELOPMENT OF BIOGRANULES IN A PILOT-SCALE SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTOR TREATING ACTUAL TEXTILE WASTEWATER Open

Ranjeni Krishnen, Azmi Aris, Khalida Muda, Normala Hashim, Zaharah Ibrahim , et al. · 2017

A pilot-scale sequential batch reactor (SBR) biogranular system for the treatment of actual textile wastewater was developed in this study. The reactor had a working volume of 70 L and was operated according to SBR’s sequence for 24-hr cyc…

Consortium of Bioflocculant-Producing Bacteria as Inoculum on Flocculation Process for Sustainable Production of Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Open

Arif Azizi Che Harun, Nor Aini Huda Mohammad, M. Ikhwanuddi, Noraznawati Ismail, Zaharah Ibrahim , et al. · 2017

Background and Objective: Biological flocculant or bioflocculant have been used in aquaculture industry as it can be applied easily and are environmentally friendly.Biofloc technology has been used in aquaculture using bioflocculant concep…

Isolation of Potential Bacteria as Inoculum for Biofloc Formation in Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei Culture Ponds Open

Nor Azman Kasan, Nurarina Ayuni Ghazali, M. Ikhwanuddi, Zaharah Ibrahim · 2017

In this study, bioflocculant-producing bacteria were successfully identified which are perfect candidates in forming biofloc to reduce water pollution towards a sustainable aquaculture industry. Presence of Halomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. i…

Use of Some Organic and Bio Fertilizers as a Partial Substitution of the Mineral Nitrogen Fertilization for Corn Open

Mohammed A. Abd-Elzaher, Zaharah Ibrahim, F. Khalil, Walid Mohamed · 2017

A field experiment was conducted at Shandweel Agricultural Research Stations, Sohag Governorate, during each of the two successive summer seasons 2014 and 2015 to study the effects of organic and bio fertilizers as a partial substitution o…

Keratinophilic and Thermophilic Fungi from Animal Manures and Floor Dust in the Vicinity of Ayatt, Giza, Egypt. Open

A. M. El-Gindy, Omima M. El-Mahdy, Zaharah Ibrahim, Hermansyah Aziz · 2016

samples of floor dust were randomly collected from the vicinity ofAyatt City during September– November 2013. Keratinophilic andthermophilic fungi were isolated. A total of 26 sp belonging to 15genera and 23 sp belonging to 17 genera of ke…

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