UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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Academic Staff
DARAMOLA Oluwafemi Bamidele
Lecturer II
COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.
Microbiology
Brief Educational Profile
PhD Microbiology - Obafemi Awolowo University (2023)
Academic Profiles
Current/Recent Research
Food safety surveillance;
Bacterial iron metabolism; and
antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)
Selected Recent Publications
- Daramola, O. B., Omole, R. K., Adesoji, T. O., Dare, A. P., Daramola, I. V., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., Emmanuel, A. C., Owoeye, O. P., Adekola, A. E., & Torimiro, N. (2026). Incidence of toxigenic Bacillus cereus in ready-to-eat fermented foods in Osogbo, Nigeria: A potential health risk. BMC Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-026-05416-7
- Daramola, O. B., George, R. C., Olajide, A. A., Adeyemi, F. M., & Torimiro, N. (2026). Comparative screening of porphyrins and chitosan-porphyrin composites as potential antibacterial photodynamic inactivation photosensitizers against multidrug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens. Biomedical Materials Science, 1(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44495-026-00007-0
- Daramola, O. B., Daramola, I. V., Taiwo, T. D., Akinde, B. P., Ibitoye, R. G., & Otuyelu, F. O. (2026). Bacterial iron solubilization and reduction: Impacts on bacterial community dynamics and the bioreduction of toxic metals in the soil. Biotechnology for the Environment, 3(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44314-026-00049-6
- Olaitan, J. O., Dieseru, M. A., Oluwajide, O. O., Titilawo, M. A., Akinde, S. B., & Daramola, O. B. (2025). Surveillance and potential health risks of antibiotic-resistant shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from beef sold in Osogbo, Nigeria. Discover Bacteria, 2(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44351-025-00012-y
- Daramola, O. B., Torimiro, N., Omole, R. K., Okugbesan, T. O., Olubamise, O. J., Akinsola, I. T., & Akinfolarin, O. O. (2025). Potential health and safety risk of enterotoxin-producing Bacillus species isolated from fermentation effluents discharged into the environment. Discover Toxicology, 2(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44339-025-00020-2
- Daramola, O. B., Torimiro, N., & George, R. C. (2025). Colorimetric-based detection of enteric bacterial pathogens using chromogens-functionalized iron oxide-gold nanocomposites biosynthesized by Bacillus subtilis. Discover Biotechnology, 2(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44340-025-00008-z
- Daramola, O. B., George, R. C., Torimiro, N., & Olajide, A. A. (2024). Insights on the synthesis of iron-oxide nanoparticles and the detection of iron-reducing genes from soil microbes. Colloids and Surfaces C: Environmental Aspects, 2, 100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsuc.2023.100025
Research Interests
Food Safety; Nano-biosensors; Nano-antibiotics;