Group – Pathogenic and Industrial Microbe Functionality
INTRODUCTION
The Pathogenic and Industrial Microbe Functionality Groupcarries out research focusing on two areas: characterisation of biological molecules, particularly genes and proteins that have applications in biomedicine and biotechnology, and development of microbial cell factories for heterologous recombinant protein production. The group comprises of academicians specialising in bacteriology, virology, mycology and molecular biology. The microbes of interest to the group include pathogens such as Aeromonas sp., Glomerella cingulata, Ganoderma boninense, Nipah virus and hepatitis B virus, and those with industrial potentials such as Glyciozyma antarctica, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma virens, Rhodococcus sp., Escherichia coli and Bacillus lehensis. We apply genomics and systems biology techniques, complemented with specific molecular biology tools, to identify and characterize potential antimicrobial targets or proteins with industrial applications as well to develop and further improve production hosts.
RESEARCH FOCUS
- Understanding of gene functions and protein structures with potential antimicrobial targets and applications in industry
- Increase potential of microbes in industrial applications through manipulation of genome and metabolic pathways
TEAM MEMBERS
Leader
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Munir Abd. Murad
Members
- Prof. Dr. Gires Usop
- Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mukram Mohamed Mackeen
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazlina Ibrahim
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asmat Ahmad
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farah Diba Abu Bakar
- Dr. Rozida Mohd Khalid
- En. Izwan Bharudin
GROUP LEADER: ASSOC. PROF. DR. ABDUL MUNIR ABD. MURAD
School of Biosciences and Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor
Tel: 603-89214461
Email: munir@ukm.edu.my