Biography

Prof. Assad Ahmed Al-Thukair

Life Sciences Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum, Saudi Arabia

Associat Professor


Email: thukair@kfupm.edu.sa


Qualifications

1991 Ph.D., Environmental Ecology, Boston University, Boston, U.S.A.

1985 M. Sc., Environmental Ecology, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, U.S.A.

1979 B. S., Biology, Basra University, Basra, Iraq


Publications (Selected)

Books, Book Chapters, Dissertation

  1. Al-Thukair, A.A. Algal Mats and their role in oil biodegradation. In: Assessment & Remediation of Oil Contaminated Soils. ed. Kostecki, Pand Behbehani, M. Arab School on Science and Technology. New Age International Ltd. 1999.
  2. Höpner, T., Yousef, M., Berthe-Corti, L, Felzman, H., Struck, H., and Al-Thukair, A. Cyanobacterial mats on Oil Polluted sediments-Start of a Promising Self Remediation Process? In: A marine Wildlife Sanctuary for the Arabian Gulf. Environmental Research and Conservation Following the 1991 Gulf War Oil Spill. ed. Krupp, F. et al National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Publication. Riyadh and Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt, 1996.
  3. Al-Thukair, A.A. “Euendolithic Microorganisms Found to Bore Calcareous Sediment of the Arabian Gulf”. Second International Conference Engineering For Calcareous Sediments. Bahrain, February 21-24, 1999.Vol. 1 (1999), pp.291-299.

Journals

  1. Al-Thukair, A. , Jemal, Y. , Nzila, A. . Influence of Climatic Factors on the Abundance and Profusion of Mosquitoes in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. In: Puerta-Guardo, H. , Manrique-Saide, P. , editors. Mosquito Research - Recent Advances in Pathogen Interactions, Immunity, and Vector Control Strategies [Working Title] [Internet]. London: IntechOpen; 2022 [cited 2022 Oct 02]. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/82058 doi: 10.5772/intechopen.104615.
  2. Assad AhmedAl-Thukair, Karim Malik and Alexis Nzila, Biodegradation of selected hydrocarbons by novel bacterial strains isolated from contaminated Arabian Gulf sediment, Scientifc Reports | (2020) 10:21846 , | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78733-0.
  3. Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Assad Al-Thukair, Abdur Razzak Shaikh, Wasif Farooq & Irshad Ahmad Isolation of indigenous microalgae: nitrogen/phosphorous removal and biofuel production. Biofuels, (2020), 11, 269-276.
  4. Al-Thukair, A.; Borges, T.; Dock, A.; Fernandes, F.; Hanayama, S.; Linders, J.; Rhie, K.; Rouleau, C.; Smith, D.; Werschkun, B.; Ziegler, G. GESAMP (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UN Environment/UNDP/ISA Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection), 2019. Methodology for the evaluation of ballast water management systems using Active Substances. Rep. Stud. GESAMP No. 101, 110 p.
  5. Fitri Budiyanto S.T.,Alexis Nzila, Byung Kwon Jung, Min-Chul Kim, Jerald Conrad Ibal, Musa M. Musa, Assad Thukair, Sang-Jun Kim, and Jae-Ho Shin. Complete genome sequence of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegrading bacterium Idiomarina piscisalsi strain 10PY1A isolated from seaside sand. Korean Journal of Microbiology, (2018) Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 289-29.
  6. Alexis Nzila, Byung Kwon Jung, Min-Chul Kim, Jerald Conrad Ibal, Fitri Budiyanto, Musa M.Musa,, Assad Thukair, Sang-Jun Kim, and Jae-Ho Shin. Complete genome sequence of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegrading bacterium Idiomarina piscisalsi strain 10PY1A isolated from seaside sand. Korean J. Microbiol 2018;54(3):289-292.
  7. Alexis Nzila; Assad Al-Thukair; Saravanan Sankara; and Shaik Abdur Razzak. Characterization of aerobic oil and grease-degrading bacteria in wastewater. Environmental Technology, (2017) Volume 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2016.1207712.
  8. Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Assad Al-Thukair, Abdur Razzak Shaikh, Wasif Farooq & Irshad Ahmad Isolation of indigenous microalgae: nitrogen/phosphorous removal and biofuel production, Biofuels , (2017):, DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2017.1358947.
  9. Alexis Nzila, Byung Kwon Jung, Min-Chul Kim, Jerald Conrad Ibal, Fitri Budiyanto, Musa M.Musa,, Assad Thukair, Sang-Jun Kim, and Jae-Ho Shin. Complete genome sequence of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegrading bacterium Idiomarina piscisalsi strain 10PY1A isolated from seaside sand. Korean Journal of Microbiology, in Press.
  10. Alexis Nzila; Assad Al-Thukair; Saravanan Sankara; and Shaik Abdur Razzak. Characterization of aerobic oil and grease-degrading bacteria in wastewater. Environmental Technology, (2017) Volume 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2016.1207712.
  11. Tajudeen A. Oyehan and Assad A. Al-Thukair. 2017. Isolation and characterization of PAH-degrading bacteria from the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Marine Pollution bulletin, 115, 39-46.
  12. Fitri Budiyanto, Assad Al-Thukair, Marwan Al-Momani, Musa M. Musa and Alexis Nzila. 2017. Characterization of Halophilic bacteria capable of efficiently biodegrading the high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pyrene. Environmental Engineering Science., https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2017.0244.
  13. Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Assad Al-Thukair, Abdur Razzak Shaikh, Wasif Farooq & Irshad Ahmad Isolation of indigenous microalgae: nitrogen/phosphorous removal and biofuel production, Biofuels , (2017):, DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2017.1358947.
  14. Yasin Jemal, Assad A. Al-Thukair. 2017. Combining GIS application and climatic factors for mosquito control in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.04.001.
  15. Alexis Nzila1, Assad Thukair, Saravanan Sankara, Basheer Chanbasha, Musa M. Musa. 2016. Isolation and characterization of naphthalene biodegrading methylobacterium radiotolerans bacterium from the eastern coastline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archives of Environmental Protection Vol. 42 no. 3 pp. 25–32.
  16. Al-Thukair A,; Karim Malik 2016. Pyrene metabolism by the novel bacterial strains Burkholderia fungorum (T3A13001) and Caulobacter sp (T2A12002) isolated from an oil-polluted site in the Arabian Gulf. Journal of biodegradation and biodeteriation, (2016), 110, 32-37.
  17. Al-Thukair A. A and Al-Khadem, Y. A. 2013. Investigation of Various Contaminants in King Fahad Industrial Port, Saudi Arabia. Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15-17( 2013). No.101,pp. 101-108.
  18. Alexis Nzila1, John Okombo, Eric Ohuma, and Assad Al-Thukair, Update on the in vivo tolerance and in vitro reduced susceptibility to the antimalarial lumefantrine, J Antimicrob Chemother, 67, (2012); P. 2309–2315.
  19. Al-Thukair A . 2011. Calculating of boring rate of endolithic cyanobacteria Huella immanis under laboratory conditions. Journal of biodegradation and biodeteriation, (2011), 65,664-667.
  20. L. Mohammed; Al-Thukair A. “Environmental Assessment in the Oil and Gas Industry”. Water Air Soil Pollut: Focus (2009), 9, 99-105.
  21. Abed RM, Zein B, Al-Thukair A, de Beer D. 2007, Phylogenetic diversity and activity of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from a hypersaline oil polluted microbial mat.Syst Appl Microbiol. 2007 Jun 15;30(4):319-330.
  22. Al-Thukair, A. A,. Raeid M.Abed, and Mohamed, L. "Microbial Community of Cyanobacteria mats in the Intertidal zone of Oil-polluted Coast in Saudi Arabia". J.Marine pollution Bull. Vol. 54 (2007), pp.173-179.
  23. Al-Thukair A. “Land reclamation activities along the East Coast of Saudi Arabia”, International conference on Rapid Urbanization of Land Use Conflicts in Coastal Cities, 30 October -01 November 2007, Aqaba-Jordan, P. 242-248.
  24. Raeid M.Abed, Al-Thukair, A. A,. and Dirk de Beer. "Bacterial diversity of cyanobacterial mat degrading petroleum compounds at elevated salinity and temperatures ".FEMS Microbiol Ecol, Vol. 57 (2006), pp. 290-301.
  25. Ashraf. M.W., Al-Thukair, A. A, and Al-Malack, M.H. " Selective transport of silver ions through crown ether supported liquid membraines". Oriental Journal of Chemistry. Vol. 20 (2004), pp.1-6.
  26. Al-Rehaily. A., Mohammad S. A, Ilias. M, Al-Thukair, A, Perzanowski. H " Furoquinoline alkaloids from Teclea nobilis". Phytochemistry. Vol. 64 (2003), pp. 1405-1411.
  27. Al-Thukair, A.A. “Effect of Oil Pollution on Euendolithic Cyanobacteria of the Arabian Gulf". Envi.Microbiology. Vol.4 (2002), pp. 125-29.


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