UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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Academic Staff
WAHAB Abideen A.
Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.
Microbiology
Brief Educational Profile
Ph.D. Microbiology University of Malaysia (2015)
M.Sc. Microbiology University of Ilorin (2011)
B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology Usmanu Dan-fodiyo University, Sokoto (2000)
Academic Profiles
ORCID
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jgzBT8UAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate
Curriculum Vitae
Current/Recent Research
(i) Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface Antigenemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal clinic in Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
(ii) Bioremediation of heavy metals from e-waste contaminated sites using indigenous fungal isolate.
(iii) The use of endophytic fungi for bioremediation of sites polluted with petroleum products.
(iv) Application of Microbial Secondary Metabolites.
Selected Recent Publications
- 1. Abideen A. Wahab., Alabi Peter Dare., Iyanuoluwa, Ayobami Oyebanji., Rukayya Bushola Shittu and Ibrahim Omobolaji Adeyemo (2026). Antagonistic and antibacterial activities of Talaromyces marneffei SA2a and its purpuride pigment against plant and human pathogens. Biotechnology for the
- Environment, 3:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44314-026 00043- Published by Springer Nature. (Offshore)
- 2. Omotayo O. Oyedara , Sunday O. Olaniyan., Abideen A. Wahab , Waidi F. Sule., Sandra O. Onakhinor , Babafemi S. Ajisebiola , Folasade M. Adeyemi, Temidayo O. Elufisan , Sunday B. Akinde and Monsuru A. Adeleke (2026). Culturable microbiota of reared mosquito fauna in Osogbo, Nigeria and their potential biological roles: a molecular insight. BMC Research Notes, 19:258 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-026-07832-4. Published by Springer Nature. (Offshore)
- 3. Alabi Peter Dare., Abideen Akinkunmi Wahab., Nana Aishat Yusuf-Omoloye., Waidi Folorunso Sule., Folasade Muibat Adeyemi., Esther Iyanuoluwa Fatoye., Tajudeen David Garuba and Favour Tawa Hassan (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;73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-026-01463-2. Published by Springer. (Offshore).
- 4. Abideen Akinkunmi Wahab., Alabi Peter Dare, Nana Aishat Yusuf-Omoloye and Ibrahim Omobolaji Adeyemo (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. Published (Offshore) by Springer.
- 5. Folasade Muibat Adeyemi., Esther Abiodun Akinlade., Nana Aishat Yusuf-Omoloye., Habeebat Ajigbewu., Alabi Peter Dare., Abideen Akinkunmi Wahab., Omotayo Opemipo Oyedara., Habeeb Salman Isiaka and Alimat Olamide Usamat (2025). Carbapenem-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii:
- prevalence, antibiotic resistance profile and carbapenemase genes in clinical and hospital environmental strains. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25:786 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11169-x. Published by Springer. (Offshore)
- 6. ⃰ Wahab, A.A., Dare, A.P., Shittu, R.S., Anate, M.O and 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, 1(7): 70-81. DIO: 10.36108/ujees/5202.70.0170. Published by Faculty of Engineering, Uniosun. (Onshore)
- 7. ⃰ Wahab, A.A., Idayat Abiodun Ibrahim-Fattah., Peter Alabi Dare., Folasade Muibat Adeyemi., Omotayo Opemipo Oyedara and Nana Aisha Yusuf-Omoloye (2024). Tuber Pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina strain 3A isolated from rotten cassava tuber from farmlands in Osogbo, Osun State,
- Nigeria, its virulence genes and ADMET properties. Molecular Biology reports, 51(1):882. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-09745-6 Published by Springer. (Offshore)
- 8. ⃰ Wahab, A.A., Jimoh, M.A., Olatunji, O.A., Adegbite-Badmus, M.K., Adeyemi, F.M., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A.,Ogunlana, O.E and Adekunle, O.C (2024). Antimicrobial Potency and Phytochemical contents of three common Nigeria Medicinal Plant’s leaf extracts. Uniosun Journal of Engineering and
- Environmental Sciences, 6(01):26-36. DIO: 10.36108/ujees/4202.60.0130 (Onshore)
- 9. ⃰ Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Adeyemi, F.M., Sule, W.F., Azeez, L.A., Oyedara, O.O., Wahab, A.A., Ajigbewu, O.H and Agbaje, Lateef (2024). Green synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of Azanza garckeana seed extract silver nanoparticles against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Next Nanotechnology; 6, 100035. https://doi.org/10.1016/jnxnano.2023.100035. (Published by Elsevier). (Offshore)
- 10. ⃰ Adeyemi F.M., Oyedara O.O., Wahab A.A., and Akinde S.B. (2023). ESβL and MβL production in Gram-Negative bacteria isolated from HIV seropositive individuals. Avicenna Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 10(1): 18. doi: 10.34172/ajcmi.2023.3394. (Published by Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran). (Offshore)
- 11. ⃰ Wahab, A.A., Akinleye, G.O., Dare, A.P., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Adeyemi, F.M (2023). Assessment of crude extracts of Pleurotus pulmonarius for larvicidal efficacy against female anopheles mosquito larvae. Nigerian Journal of Ecology; 19(2): 96-110. ISSN: 1116-753X (Print); E-ISSN: 2955-084X
- (Online). Published by Ecological Society of Nigeria. (Onshore)
- 12. ⃰ Wahab, A.A., Oyebanji, I.A., Yusuf-Omoloye, N.A., Ajigbewu, H.O., Adeyemi, F.M and Dare, A.P (2023). Water Purification and Antimicrobial efficacy of Moringa oleifera dried and macerated seed. Nigerian Journal of Ecology; 19(2): 69-81. ISSN: 1116-753X (Print); E-ISSN: 2955-084X (Online). Published by Ecological Society of Nigeria. (Onshore)
- 13. ⃰ Nana-Aishat Yusuf-Omoloye, Adeyemi, F.M. Sule, W.F, Olaoniye, H.A, 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; 21:181-190.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01813 (Elsevier). (Offshore)
- 14. 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, 4(01):164-171. DIO: 10.36108/ujees/2202.40.0171. Published by Faculty of
- Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Osun State University. (Onshore)
- 15. Adeyemi, F.M, Wahab, A.A, Oyelami, C.A, Oyedara, O.O, Titilawo, M.A, Adebunmi, A.A and Awoniyi, I.O (2022). 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;
- //doi.org/10.1007/s42108-022-00180-6. Published by Springer. (Offshore)
- 16. Olaitan, Janet O, Ozabor, T.M, Wahab, A.A and Odunola, Oluwajide (2021). Survey and Fourier Transform Infrared Microscopy (FTIR) analysis of yeast isolated from dairy products in Osogbo metropolis. Food and Environmental
- Safety, Journal of food https://dio.org/10.4316/fens.2021.037.
- Engineering; 10(4): 343-351. Published by Stefan cel Mare
- University, Suceava, Romania. (Offshore)
- 17. Rufai, M.A, Wahab, A.A, Fasasi, K.A, Adeshina, Q.O and Awotidebe, M.T (2021). Biocidal Efficacy of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora against the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) towards pest control. Pakistian Journal of
- Nematology, 39(1): 41-45. http://dx.dio.org/10.17582/journal.pjn/20. (Offshore)
Research Interests
Applied Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology