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DARE Alabi Peter
Lecturer II
COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.
Microbiology
Brief Educational Profile
Ph.D. Microbiology - Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria (2025)
M.Sc. Microbiology - Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria (2022)
B.Sc. Microbiology - Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria (2020)
Academic Profiles
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Curriculum Vitae
Current/Recent Research
My research career focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in clinically important bacterial pathogens, particularly Burkholderia pseudomallei, Burkholderia cepacia complex, and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. My research involves the isolation and characterization of environmental and clinical bacterial isolates, the investigation of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, virulence factors, and biofilm formation, and the discovery and evaluation of microbial secondary metabolites as alternative antimicrobial agents. I also employ bioinformatics and computational approaches to identify potential therapeutic targets and assess the antimicrobial potential of natural compounds.
Currently, our laboratory is evaluating the wound-healing efficacy of a microbial pigment-formulated cream in Wistar rats and assessing its antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, with the aim of developing innovative therapeutic strategies to combat infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.
Selected Recent Publications
- 1. Wahab, A.A., Adeyemo, I.O., Dare, A.P. Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A. (2026). Detection of calcium carbonate precipitation genes and GC-MS characterization of secondary metabolites of Cytobacillus firmus for in silico antifungal activities. Biologia 81:212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-026-02295-1
- 2. Dare, A. P., Wahab, A. A., Sule, W. F., Adeyemi, F. M., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., Fatoye, E. I., ... & Hassan, F. T. (2026). Detection of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Burkholderia sp. isolated from agricultural soil. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 50(1), 73.
- 3. Daramola, O. B., Omole, R. K., Adesoji, T. O., Dare, A. P., Daramola, I. V., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., ... & Torimiro, N. (2026). Incidence of toxigenic Bacillus cereus in ready-to-eat fermented foods in Osogbo, Nigeria: a potential health risk. BMC Microbiology.
- 4. Dare, A. P., Olukanni, O. D., Ogunlaja, A., Ogunlaja, O. O., Olalekan, D. T., Bolujoko, N. B., ... & Unuabonnah, E. I. (2026). Biodegradation and detoxification of parabens, an emerging contaminant in water sources using Leucobacter aridicollis strain conR. Biotechnology for the Environment, 3(1), 12.
- 5. Wahab, A. A., Dare, A. P., Oyebanji, I. A., Shittu, R. B., & Adeyemo, I. O. (2026). Antagonistic and antibacterial activities of Talaromyces marneffei SA2a and its purpuride pigment against plant and human pathogens. Biotechnology for the Environment, 3(1), 9.
- 6. Adeyemi, F. M., Usamat, A. O., Dare, A. P., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., Oyedara, O. O., Wahab, A. A., ... & Adegoke, A. A. (2026). Concurrent resistance and virulence traits in extremely drug-resistant Burkholderia pseudomallei from bovine milk samples: potential for zoonotic transmission. Veterinary Research Communications, 50(2), 105.
- 7. Dare, A. P., Wahab, A. A., Singh, R. K., Oduselu, G. O., Adeloye, F. E., Olalekan, D. T., ... & Shittu, R. B. (2025). In-Silico Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Purpuride from Talaromyces sp. Strain SA2a: A Potential Inhibitor of Burkholderia Virulence and Drug Resistance Proteins. In Silico Research in Biomedicine, 100142.
- 8. Olukanni, A. T., Olalekan, D. T., Dare, P. A., Durugbo, E., Olukanni, O. D. (2025). Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and In Vivo Toxicity Studies of Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq Leaf Extract in Male Wistar Rats. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 9(11), 5863-5870. https://doi.org/10.26538//tjnpr/v9i11.79
- 9. Adeyemi, F. M., Akinlade, E. A., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., Ajigbewu, O. H., Dare, A. P., Wahab, A. A., ... & Usamat, A. O. (2025). Carbapenem-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: prevalence, antibiotic resistance profile and carbapenemase genes in clinical and hospital environmental strains. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1), 786.
- 10. Dare, A. P., Wahab, A. A., Oyebanji, I. A., Adeyemi, F. M., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., Shittu, R. B (2025). Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Forming Activities of Red Pigment of Talaromyces sp. Strain SA2a on Multidrug-Resistant Burkholderia sp. UNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences. 7 (1) 281-306. DOI: 10.36108/ujees/5202.70.0142
- 11. Wahab, A. A., Dare, A. P., Shittu, R. S., Anate, M. O., Akande, R. O. (2025). Optimization of Pigment Production by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Strain A2J2 Isolated from Soil for Promising Application in Textile and Food Industries. UNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences. 7 (1) 69-81. DOI: 10.36108/ujees/5202.70.0170
- 12. Dare, B. J., Blessing, K. O., Dare, A. P., Cinderela, E., Olawale, O., & Samson, A. O. (2025). Testicular Histological Changes and Ki-67 Expression in Lead (II) Oxide Toxicity among Neonatal Wistar Rats and Modulatory Role of Retinol. Archives of Razi Institute, 80(2), 461-471.
- 13. Wahab, A. A., Ibrahim-Fattah, I. A., Dare, P. A., Oyedara, O. O., Yusuf-Omoloye, N. A., & Adeyemi, F. M. (2024). Tuber pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina strain 3 a isolated from rotten cassava tuber from farm lands in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, its virulence genes and ADMET properties. Molecular Biology Reports, 51(1), 1-14.
- 14. Wahab, A.A., Akinleye, G.O., Dare, A.P., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Adeyemi, F.M. (2023). Assessment of Crude Extract of Pleurotus pulmonarius for Larvicidal Efficacy Against Female Anopheles Mosquito Larvae. Nigerian Journal of Ecology 19(2): 96-110
- 15. Olumide D. Olukanni, Temitope Abiola, Jonathan B. Dada, Peter A. Dare, Femi Ayoade and Adedayo T. Olukanni (2023). Resourcefulness of propylprodigiosin isolated from Brevundimonas olei strain RUN-D1. AMB Expr 13, 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-023-01579-y
- 16. Egbedina, A.O., Ugwuja, C.G., Dare, P.A., Sulaiman, H.D., Olu-Owolabi, B.I., & Adebowale, K.O. (2023). CTAB-activated Carbon from Peanut Husks for the Removal of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria from Water. Environ. Process. 10, 20 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-023-00636-9
- 17. Olukanni, O.D., Famuyiwa, T., Oyenuga, S., Ojo, T., Dare, P.A., Awotula, A.O., & Osuntoki, A.A. (2022). Enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene by Comamoras testosteroni strain T in the presence of limiting concentration of triton x-100. Environ. Process. 9, 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-022-00608-5
- 18. Alfred, M. O., Olorunnisola, C. G., Oyetunde, T. T., Dare, P., Vilela, R. R., de Camargo, A., and Unuabonah, E. I. (2022). Sunlight-driven photocatalytic mineralization of antibiotic chemical and selected enteric bacteria in water via zinc tungstate-imprinted kaolinite. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 15(3), 705-723.
- 19. Wahab, A. A., Adeyemi, F. M., Dare, A. P., Ozabor, P. T., Badmus, M. K., Ogunlana, O. E., and Akinde, S. B. (2022). Assessment of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation by Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes). UNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 4 No. 1. March. 2022
- 20. Greater Oyejobi Sunday, Olabode Olaniyan, Nana-Aishat Yusuf, Deborah Adepeju Ojewande, Mobolaji Johnson Awopetu, Goodness Opeyemi Oyeniran, Fazal Mehmood Khan, Peter Alabi Dare, & Maryam Kikelomo Adegbite-Badmus. (2022). Acinetobacter baumannii: More Ways to Die. Microbiological Research, 127069.
Research Interests
Microbial Secondary Metabolite; Mechanism of Antibiotic Resistance; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology