H. Khalifa

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Combating colistin- and cefotaxime-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in dairy-based products: Occurrence, characterization, and ε-poly-L-lysine growth inactivation.

Continuous monitoring of foodborne pathogens, especially multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, is crucial for the food industry, healthcare, and regulatory agencies. This study assessed the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence genes (stx1, stx2, and eaeA) in Escherichia coli strains isolated from milk and...

First report of carbapenemase-producing bacteria from poultry farms in the United Arab Emirates: an emerging One Health threat

Carbapenemase-producing bacteria represent a critical global public health threat, yet their presence and molecular characteristics in food animal production systems remain poorly understood. This study provides the first comprehensive report of carbapenemase-producing bacteria isolated from poultry farms in the Un...

Bridging the gap between experimental evidence and clinical applications of antipseudomonal phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the World Health Organization's (WHO) priority pathogens requiring urgent intervention because of its remarkable ability to develop antimicrobial resistance. The rapid emergence and global dissemination of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa have made the treatment of these infections inc...

Aucubin as a multifunctional iridoid glycoside: Molecular pharmacology and therapeutic mechanisms supporting its potential as a drug discovery scaffold.

This review positions aucubin as a biologically informative iridoid glycoside with substantial scaffold-level relevance for future natural-product-inspired therapeutic development, rather than as a near-term clinical drug candidate.

Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity activities of natural products: therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral disturbance, largely associated with amyloid-β accumulation, tau protein pathology, synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Previous research emphasizes the critical...

Kinetic study of glyphosate biodegradation by actinobacterial consortium RH1: implications for bioremediation

The RH1 actinobacterial consortium efficiently degraded glyphosate, fitting best to the Haldane–Andrews kinetic model, highlighting RH1’s potential for bioremediation of glyphosate-contaminated soils.