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OYEDARA OMOTAYO. O.

OYEDARA Omotayo. O.

Lecturer I

COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Brief Educational Profile

PhD. Biotechnology - Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, IPN, México (2017)
M.Sc. Microbiology - Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State (2012)
B.Tech. (Hons) Microbiology - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State (2005)

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6815-6162

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Current/Recent Research

Genomics and metagenomics: Public health and surveillance of virulence and antibiotic-resistant genes among pathogens
Drug discovery: Natural Products as Antimicrobial and Antivenom Agents
Bacterial Predation: Biocontrol of Pathogens and Disease Vectors

Selected Recent Publications

  • 1. Oyedara, O.O., Giwa, R.B., Abuh, O.O., Ajigbewu, O.H., Adeyemi, F.M., Atere, T.G., Ajisebiola, B.S., Elufisan, T.O., Sule, F.W., Akinde, S.B. and Rodríguez-Pérez, M.A., 2026. Physiological and microbiota profiling of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) challenged with Bdellovibrio sp.: implications for safe pathogen control in fish production. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, pp.1-22.
  • 2. Elufisan, T.O., Rodriguez-Luna, I.C., Sanchez-Varela, A., Bustos, V.P., Lozano, L., Dantan-Gonzalez, E., Oyedara, O.O., Correa-Basurto, J., Estrada-Perez, A.R., Cortes-Espinosa, D.V. and Villalobos-Lopez, M.A., 2026. Stenotrophomonas oleivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil in Tabasco, Mexico. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17, p.1793198.
  • 3. Oyedara, O.O., Olaniyan, S.O., Onakhinor, S.O., Adeyemi, F.M., Wahab, A.A., Sule, W.F., Ajisebiola, B.S., Elufisan, T.O., Akinde, S.B. and Adeleke, M.A., 2026. Culturable microbiota of reared mosquito fauna in Osogbo, Nigeria and their potential biological roles: a molecular insight. BMC Research Notes.
  • 4. Adeyemi, F.M., Usamat, A.O., Dare, A.P., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Oyedara, O.O., Wahab, A.A., Adeyemi, Z.A., Akinlade, E.A., Jimoh, O.M., Ajigbewu, O.H. and Adegoke, A.A., 2026. Concurrent resistance and virulence traits in extremely drug-resistant Burkholderia p seudomallei from bovine milk samples: potential for zoonotic transmission. Veterinary research communications, 50(2), p.105.
  • 5. Oluyide, O.O., Ametefe, G.D., Itakorode, B.O., Muritala, I., Ayo-Awe, T.V., Oyedara, O.O. and Oluyide, O.P., 2026. Exploring the Biomedical and Biotechnological Potential of Ionic Liquids, Nanofluids, and Nanoparticles. In Ionic Liquids, Nanofluids and Nanotechnology: Innovations, Applications and Sustainability (pp. 251-265). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • 6. Ajisebiola, B.S., Afolabi, O.O., Toromade, A.A., Itang, S.I., Oyedara, O.O., Adeyi, A.O. and Eble, J.A., 2026. Naja nigricollis venom elicits repro-toxicity in organs of female rats: Clinical implications of snakebite envenoming on reproductive health. Toxicon, p.109001.
  • 7. Akinde, S.B., Oyedara, O.O., Olumakinde, T.S., Olaniyan, O.P., Adeyemi, F.M., Bolarinwa, R.A., Adeagbo, O.Y., Oluokun, T.E., Sule, W.F., Ojo, O.O. and Iwalokun, B.A., 2025. Genomic surveillance and phylo-evolutionary analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Osun state, Nigeria during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Medical Genomics, 19(1), p.15.
  • 8. Oyedara, O.O., Ajisebiola, B.S., Abioye, O.E., Fadare, O.A., Olatunji, O.A., Adeyemi, F.M., Enahoro, M.N., Popoola, S.F., Oluyide, O.O. and Adeyemi, Z.A., 2025. Evaluation of the pharmacological potential of Ganoderma lucidum against haemorrhagic and anticoagulant activities of Echis ocellatus venom. BMC biotechnology, 25(1), p.105.
  • 9. Oluyide, O.O., Oyedara, O.O., Elufisan, O. and Ayo-awe, T.V., 2025. Treatment and Sustainable Electricity Generation. Waste to Wealth: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development.
  • 10. Adeyemi, F.M., Akinlade, E.A., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Ajigbewu, O.H., Dare, A.P., Wahab, A.A., Oyedara, O.O., Isiaka, H.S. and 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), p.786.
  • 11. Oyedara, O.O., Ruíz-Amaro, C.J., Heredia, N. and García, S., 2025. Bacterial communities, pathogens, resistomes, and mobilomes associated with a wastewater treatment plant in Mexico: a metagenomics approach. International Journal of Environmental Research, 19(2), p.47.
  • 12. Ametefe, G.D., Oluyide, O.O., Itakorode, B.O., Muritala, I., Oyedara, O. and Ametefe, D.S., 2025. Engineering Microbial Strains and Enzymes for Enhanced Productivity. In Value Addition and Utilization of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Through Novel Technological Interventions (pp. 191-220). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • 13. Ajigbewu, O.H., Adeyemi, F.M., Wahab, A.A., Oyedara, O.O., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A. and Ajigbewu, F.A., 2025. Occurrence of extremely drug-resistant Klebsiella and multidrug-resistant Enterobacter species in chronic wound patients. Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 6(1), pp.342-354.
  • 14. Ajigbewu, O.H., Oyedara, O.O., Wahab, A.A., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Ajigbewu, F.A. and Adeyemi, F.M., 2025. Bacterial predatory potentials of indigenous Bdellovibrio species in southwest Nigeria: Targeting multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter species isolated from chronic wound infections. African Journal of Clinical & Experimental Microbiology, 26(1), p.61.
  • 15. Wahab, A.A., Ibrahim-Fattah, I.A., Dare, P.A., Oyedara, O.O., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A. and 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), p.882.
  • 16. Adeyemi, F.M., Oyedara, O.O., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Ajigbewu, O.H., Ndaji, O.L., Adegbite-Badmus, M.K., Olumakinde, T.S. and Oluokun, T.E., 2024. Guardians of resistance and virulence: detection of mec, femA, Van, pvl, hlg and spa genes in methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and food samples in Southwestern Nigeria. BMC microbiology, 24(1), p.498.
  • 17. Ajisebiola, B.S., Mustapha, A.R.K., Oyedara, O.O., Oladele, J.O. and Adeyi, A.O., 2024. Kaempferol alleviates neurodegenerative disorders induced by Naja nigricollis venom via mechanisms of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, dopaminergic and neuronal functions. Phytomedicine Plus, 4(3), p.100584.
  • 18. Sule, W.F., Ajayi, H.I., Obayomi, A.D., Adeagbo, O.Y., Oyedara, O.O., Olayiwola, O. and Akinde, S.B., 2024. Household-based survey of diphtheria vaccination in Osogbo vis-à-vis 2023 diphtheria outbreak in Osun State, Nigeria: a snapshot assessment. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 33(3), pp.167-175.
  • 19. Adeyi, A.O., Ajisebiola, B.S., Sanni, A.A., Oladele, J.O., Mustapha, A.R.K., Oyedara, O.O. and Fagbenro, O.S., 2024. Kaempferol mitigates reproductive dysfunctions induced by Naja nigricollis venom through antioxidant system and anti-inflammatory response in male rats. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.3933.
  • 20. Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Adeyemi, F.M., Sule, W.F., Azeez, L., Oyedara, O.O., Wahab, A.A., Ajigbewu, O.H. and Lateef, A., 2024. Green-synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of Azanza garckeana seed extract silver nanoparticles against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Next Nanotechnology, 6, p.100035.
  • 21. Oyewole, K.A., Oyedara, O.O., Awojide, S.H., Olawade, M.O., Abioye, O.E., Adeyemi, F.M., Juárez-Saldivar, A., Adetunji, C.O. and Elufisan, T.O., 2023. Antibacterial and in silico evaluation of β-lactamase inhibitory potential of Pinus sylvestris L.(Scots pine) essential oil. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 93(4), pp.967-977.
  • 22. Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Adeyemi, F.M., Sule, W.F., Yusuf, W., Ajigbewu, O.H., Adegbite-Badmus, M.K., Oyafajo, L.A., Oyedara, O.O., Wahab, A.A. and Akinde, S.B., 2023. Culture-dependent and molecular characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from clinical, food, and water samples across Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. Scientific African, 21, p.e01813.
  • 23. Adeyemi, F.M., Wahab, A.A., Oyelami, C.A., Oyedara, O.O., Titilawo, M.A., Adebunmi, A.A. and Awoniyi, I.O., 2023. Hydrology survey and water quality assessment of water sources in three selected towns in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 7(2), pp.271-284.
  • 24. Oyedara, O.O., Rufai, A.B., Okunlola, G.O. and Adeyemi, F.M., 2022. Nutritional and endophytic composition of edible tubers of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.). Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(4), pp.603-609.
  • 25. Akinde, S.B., Adeyemi, F.M., Oyedara, O.O., Ajani, T.F., Sule, W.F., Olaitan, J.O., Iwalokun, B.A. and Ojo, O.O., 2022. 16S rRNA metagenomics data on the bacterial communities in integrated poultry-fish farm ponds. Data in Brief, 42, p.108269.
  • 26. Adeyemi, F.M., Ojo, O.O., Badejo, A.A., Oyedara, O.O., Olaitan, J.O., Adetunji, C.O., Hefft, D.I., Ogunjobi, A.A. and Akinde, S.B., 2022. Integrated poultry-fish farming system encourages multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria dissemination in pond environment and fishes. Aquaculture, 548, p.737558.
  • 27. Oyedara, O.O., Fadare, O.A., Franco-Frías, E., Heredia, N. and García, S., 2023. Computational assessment of phytochemicals of medicinal plants from Mexico as potential inhibitors of Salmonella enterica efflux pump AcrB protein. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(5), pp.1776-1789.
  • 28. Oyedara, O.O., Adeyemi, F.M., Adetunji, C.O. and Elufisan, T.O., 2022. Repositioning antiviral drugs as a rapid and cost-effective approach to discover treatment against SARS-CoV-2 infection. In Medical biotechnology, biopharmaceutics, forensic science and bioinformatics (pp. 155-166). CRC Press.
  • 29. Oyedara, O.O., Agbedahunsi, J.M., Adeyemi, F.M., Juárez-Saldivar, A., Fadare, O.A., Adetunji, C.O. and Rivera, G., 2021. Computational screening of phytochemicals from three medicinal plants as inhibitors of transmembrane protease serine 2 implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Phytomedicine plus, 1(4), p.100135.
  • 30. Sáenz-Santos, C.M., Opemipo Oyedara, O., García-Tejeda, Y.V., Romero-Bastida, C.A., García-Oropesa, E.M., Villalobo, E. and Rodríguez-Pérez, M.A., 2021. Active biopolymeric films inoculated with Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a predatory bacterium. Coatings, 11(5), p.605.

Research Interests

Antimicrobial resistance
Genomics and metagenomics
Drug discovery
Bacterial predation