QAU Faculty | Microbiology | Dr. Aamer Ali Shah

Research Interests Publications Conferences Research Projects

I am supervising my students in the following areas of applied and environmental microbiology:

1. Biodegradation of plastics:

Most of biodegradable plastics are polyesters; their degradation may be catalysed by esterolytic enzymes such as esterases, lipases or cutinases. Therefore, I am working on degradation of different aliphatic, aromatic and aliphatic-aromatic polyesters type biodegradable plastics. The most specific plastics which are specially focused in our research are:

1. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

2. Polyurethane (PU)

3. Poly(ethylene succinate) (PES)

4. Poly(caprolactone) (PCL)

5. Poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)

6. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)

7. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-co-(3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)

2. Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms from soil:

Phosphorus (P) is one of the major essential macronutrients for plants and is applied to soil in the form of phosphatic fertilizers. However, a large portion of soluble inorganic phosphate applied to the soil as chemical fertilizer is immobilized rapidly and becomes unavailable to plants. The ability of a few soil microorganisms to convert insoluble forms of phosphorus to an accessible form is an important trait in plant growth-promoting bacteria for increasing plant yields. The use of phosphate solubilizing bacteria as inoculants increases the P uptake by plants. I am working on isolation, screening and characterization of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms from soil.

3. Extremolytes from Radioresistant Microorganisms:

Microorganisms with the ability to survive high doses of radiation are known as radioresistant or radiation-resistant extremophiles. A novel application area for extremophiles is the use of “extremolytes,” from extremophilic microorganisms, to protect biological macromolecules and cells from damage by external stresses. One of my Ph.D students has recently started a project on screening of environmental samples like soil and water collected from desert and hilly areas, respectively, for the purpose of isolation of radio-resistant microorganisms.

4. Microbial Enzymes:

Purification and characterization of novel enzymes with desirable properties such as thermostability, alkaline stability, halophilicity and organic solvents tolerance are important to meet the industrial demands. One of my Ph.D students is working on production of xylanases from bacteria isolated from hot water springs. Besides this, I am working on other enzymes such as cellulases, esterases, asparginases from different microorganisms.

5. Bio-Hydrometallurgy (Bioleaching & Biosorption): Development of bioluminescent based bioreporters

Bio-hydrometallurgy, field of hydrometallurgical technology incorporating the use of microorganisms in the process of metals recovering from metal-bearing materials attracts a lot of interest of research teams. Bioleaching has the potential for ex-situ/on-site remediation of aquatic sediments that are contaminated with metals, which represent a key environmental issue of global concern. By eliminating or reducing (semi-)metal contamination of aquatic sediments, bioleaching may represent an environmentally friendly and low-cost strategy for management of contaminated dredged sediments. One of my Ph.D student is working metallo resistant microorganisms and their role in removal and sensing of heavy metal in industrial waste.

6. Bioremediation of Pollutants in Wastewater:

I am also supervision my students in projects on bioremediation of pollutants in wastewater such as lignin and chlorinated phenolic compounds from pulp and paper mills effluent and pharmaceutically active compounds from hospital derived wastewater.

1.	Azura Ahmad, Atsushi Tsutsui, Shun Iijima, Toshihiro Suzuki, Aamer Ali Shah, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Gene structure and comparative study of two different plastic-degrading esterases from Roseateles depolymerans strain TB-87. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2019
2.	Sadia M Satt, Amna M Abbasi, Salahuddin Khan, Qurrat ul Ain Rana, Terence L Marsh, Rafael Auras, Fariha Hasan, Malik Badshah, Muhammd Farman, Aamer Ali Shah. Statistical Optimization of Lipase Production from Sphingobacterium sp. Strain S2 and Evaluation of Enzymatic Depolymerization of Poly(lactic acid) at Mesophilic Temperature. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2019; 160: 1-13.
3.	Qurrat ul ain Rana, Mian Laiq ur Rehman, Muhammad Irfan, Safia Ahmed, fariha hasan, Aamer Ali Shah, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah. Lipolytic Bacterial Strains Mediated Transesterification of Non-Edible Plant Oils for Generation of High Quality Biodiesel. Journal of Biosciences and Bioengineering 2019 (available online)
4.	Wasim Sajjad, Sajjad Ahmad, Iffat Aziz, Syed Sikander Azam, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Antiproliferative, antioxidant and binding mechanism analysis of prodigiosin from newly isolated radio-resistant Streptomyces sp. strain WMA-LM31. Molecular Biology Reports 2018.(https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4324-3)
5.	Wasim Sajjad, Salman Khan, Manzoor Ahmad, Muhammad Rafiq, Malik Badshah, Wasim Sajjad, Sahib Zada, Samiullah Khan, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Effects of Ultra-violet radiation on cellular proteins and lipids of radioresistant bacteria isolated from desert soil. Folia Biologica 66 (1) 2018.
6.	Sadia Mehmood Satti, Aamer Ali Shah, Terence L. Marsh, Rafael Auras Biodegradation of Poly(lactic acid) in Soil Microcosms at Ambient Temperature: Evaluation of Natural Attenuation, Bio-augmentation and Bio-stimulation. Journal of Polymers and the Environment 2018; 26(9): 3848-3857. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-018-1264-x)
7.	Wasim Sajjad, Manzoor Ahmad, Sundas Qadir, Muhammad Rafiq, Fariha Hasan, Richard Tehan², Kerry L. McPhail, Aamer Ali Shah. Ectoine: a compatible solute in radio-halophilic Stenotrophomonas sp. WMA-LM19 strain to prevent ultraviolet-induced protein damage. Journal of Applied Microbiology 2018; 125(2): 457-467. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13903
8.	Muhammad Osman, Sadia Mehmood Satti, Aaisha Luqman, Fariha Hasan, Ziaullah Shah, Aamer Ali Shah.^.Degradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus sp. strain S45 isolated from soil. Journal of the Polymer and Environment 2018; 26: 301-310.
9.	Muhammad Irfan, Claudio F. Gonzalez, Saad Raza, Muhamamd Rafiq, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Aamer Ali Shah. Improvement in thermostability of xylanase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans C5 by site directed mutagenesis. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2018; 111: 38-47.
10.	Leena Maves Cycil, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic characterization of extremely halophilic bacteria isolated from Khewra mine, Pakistan. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2018; 16(2): 1243-1256.
11.	Bashir Ahmad, Aamer Ali Shah, Safia Ahmed, Abdul Hameed, Arif Mahmud, Fariha Hasan. Production of alkaline phosphatase from a facultative psychrophilic Pseudomonas sp. MRLBA1 isolated from Passu glacier, Pakistan. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2018; 16(1): 807-818.
12.	Imran Khan, Sahib Zada, Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Rafiq, Barkat Ali, Umair Jamil, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Isolation and characterization of culturable epilithic and endolithic bacteria from rocks Of ayubia (Murree), Lower Himalaya, Pakistan. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2018; 16(1): 563-577.
13.	Muzna Hashmi, Tahir Kamal Khan, Waqas Khan, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah, Aamer Ali Shah. Comparison between a Newly Isolated Yeast Strain and Lalvin EC-1118 for Enhanced Ethanol Yield from Sugarcane Molasses Employing Batch and Modified Fed-Batch Fermentation. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2018; 12:134-142.
14.	Saba Rafique, Khalid Naeem, Naila Siddique, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Aamer Ali Shah, Akbar Ali, Abdul Rahim, Farooq Rashid. Determination of genetic variability in Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (AIBV) isolated from Pakistan. Pak J Zool. 2018; 50: 695-701.
15.	Saba Rafique, Naila Siddique, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Aamer Ali Shah, Adeela Sharif, Khalid Naeem. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) Variants Circulating in Commercial Poultry in Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 2018; 38(4): 365-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2018.071
16.	Sadia Mehmood Satti, Aamer Ali Shah, Rafael Auras, Terence L. Marsh. Isolation and characterization of bacteria capable of degrading poly(lactic acid) at ambient temperature. Polymer Degradation Stability 2017; 144: 392-400.
17.	Muzna Hashmi, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Arthur Ragauskas. Enhanced production of bioethanol from autohydrolyzed and C4mimOAc treated sugarcane bagasse employing various yeast strains. Energies 2017; 10:1201-1207.
18.	Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Hayat, Alexandre M. Anesio, Syed Umair Ullah Jamil, Noor Hassan, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Recovery of metallo-tolerant and antibiotic resistant psychrophilic bacteria from Siachen glacier, Pakistan. PLOS One 2017 12(7): e0178180. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178180).
19.	Wasim Sajjad, Mazoor Ahmed, Salman Khan, Sunniya Ilyas, Fariha Hasan, Cem Celik, Kerry McPhail, Aamer Ali Shah. Radio-protective and antioxidative activities of astaxanthin from newly isolated radio-resistant bacterium Deinococcus sp. strain WMA-LM9. Annals of Microbiology. 2017; 67:443–455.
20.	Sehroon Khan, Sadia Nadir, Zia Ullah Shah, Aamer Ali Shah, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Jianchu Xu, Afsar Khan, Shahzad Munir, Fariha Hasan. Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis. Environ Pollut 2017; 225: 269-280
21.	Hassan, N., Rafiq, M., Hayat, M., Nadeem, S., Shah, A. A., Hasan, F.Potential of psychrotrophic fungi isolated from Siachen Glacier, Pakistan, to produce antimicrobial metabolites. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2017; 15:1157-1131.
22.	Abdul Saboor, Samiullah Khan, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Haji Khan & Malik Badshah. Enhancement of biomethane production from cattle manure with codigestion of dilute acid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass. International Journal of Green Energy 2017; 14:632-637
23.	Muhammad Irfan, Ammara Tayyab, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah, Aamer Ali Shah. Production and characterisation of cellulase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AK9 isolated from hot spring. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2017; 182:1390–1402. DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2405-8
24.	Syed Umair Ullah Jamil, Sahibzada, Imran Khan, Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Rafiq, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Biodegradation of polyethylene by bacterial strains isolated from Kashmir Cave, Buner, Pakistan. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 2017; 79: 73-80.
25.	Muzna Hashmi, Qining Sun, Jingming Tao, Tyrone Wells Jr, Aamer Ali Shah, Nicole Labbé, Arthur J. Ragauskas. Comparison of Autohydrolysis and Ionic liquid 1‑butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate Pretreatment to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse. Bioresource Technology 2017; 224: 714-720.
26.	Umber Tasneem, Maryam, Tahir Siddiqui, Rani Faryal, Aamer Ali Shah. Prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species in a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2017; 67: 986-991.
27.	Mutiullah Khattak, Sabir Nawaz, Neak Muhammad, Asif Jamal, Sohail Akhtar, Rubina Kamran, Naeem Akhtar, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from three tertiary care hospitals and role of esp gene in biofilm formation. Int. J. Biosci. 2017; 10:24-34.
28.	Ziaullah Shah, Mohsin Gulzar, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Degradation of polyester polyurethane by an indigenously developed consortium of Pseudomonas and Bacillus species isolated from soil. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2016 134: 349-356.
29.	Irfan Ullah, Aamer Ali Shah, Anila Basit, Mazhar Ali, Afsar khan, Ubaid Ullah, Muhammad Ihtesham, Sumaira Mehreen, Anita Mughal, Arshad Javaid. Rifampicin resistance mutations in the 81 bp RRDR of rpoB gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using Xpert MTB/RIF in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: a retrospective study. BMC Infectious Diseases (2016) 16:413.
30.	Ghulam Mujtaba, Adnan Khurshid, Salmaan Sharif, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Shahzad Shaukat, Mehar Angez, Muhammad Suleman Rana, Massab Umair, Aamer Ali Shah, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi. Distribution of Cytomegalovirus genotypes among neonates born to the infected mothers in Rawalpindi and Islamabad Districts of Pakistan. PLoS ONE 2016; 11(7): e0156049. doi:10.1371/journal.
31.	Muhammad IRFAN, Halil I GULER, Aysegul Ozer, Merve T Sapmaz, Ali Osman Belduz, Fariha Hasan, Aamer A Shah. C-Terminal Proline-Rich Sequence Broadens the Optimal Temperature and pH Ranges of Recombinant Xylanase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans C5. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.05.012
32.	Muhammad Irfan, Halil Ibrahim Guler, Ali Osman BELDUZ, Aamer Ali Shah, Sabriye Canakci. Cloning, Purification and Characterization of a Cellulase free Xylanase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans AK53. Appl Biochem Microbiol 2016; 52: 277-286.
33.	Shah MS, Eppinger M, Ahmed S, Shah AA, Hameed A, Hasan F. Flooding adds pathogenic Escherichia coli strains to the water sources in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2016; 34: 483-488.
34.	Muhammad Irfan, Halil Ibrahim Guler, Aamer Ali Shah, Fulya Ay Sal, Kadriye Inan, Ali Osman Belduz. Cloning, purification and characterization of halotolerant xylanase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans C5. J Microbiol Biotechnol Food Sci. 2016: 5 (6) 523-529.
35.	Ghulam Mujtaba, Salmaan Sharif, Shahzad Shaukat, Adnan Khurshid, Mehar Angez, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Fariha Hasan, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi, Aamer Ali Shah. Seroprevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in pregnant women and outcomes of pregnancies with active infection in Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2016; 66: 1009-1014.
36.	Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Hayat, Noor Hassan, Muhammad Ibrar, Abdul Haleem, Maliha Rehman, Faisal Ahmad, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Characterization of antibacterial compounds produced by psychrotrophic Alcaligenes faecalis HTP6 isolated from Passu glacier, Pakistan. Int J Biosci 2016; 8: 122-135.
37.	Noor Hassan, Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Hayat, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Psychrophilic and Psychrotrophic Fungi: A Comprehensive Review. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 2016. DOI 10.1007/s11157-016-9395-9.
38.	M Khurshid, A Rashid, N Aslam, SS Najam, T Siddique, M Islam, M Zain, AR Khan, AA Shah, FR Awan. A Study of Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. West Indian Medical Journal 2016 (DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2015.236). http://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/wimj/article/2812
39.	Muzna Hashmi, Aftab I Shafi, Aamer A Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed. Comparative study of stress tolerance among three industrial strains of Saccharomyces for enhanced production of bioethanol using high gravity molasses. Int. J. Biosci 2016; 8: 106-114.
40.	Mati Ullah, Fariha Hasan,Najmudin, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi, Muhammad Suliman Rana, Mehboob Nawaz, Shams ur Rehman, Aamer Ali Shah. Seroprevalence of HCV Infection in Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 2016; 66:1009-1014.
41.	Irfan Ullah, Arshad Javaid, Zarfishan Tahir, Obaid Ullah, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Najma Ayub. Pattern of Drug resistance and risk factors associated with development of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pakistan. PLOS One 2016 11(1): e0147529. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147529
42.	Wasim Sajjad, Tariq Bhatti, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Kha, Malik Badshah, Abbas Ali Naseem, Aamer Ali Shah. Characterization of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from acid mine drainage and black shale samples Pakistan Journal of Botany 2016: 48(3) 1253-1262.
43.	Sahib Zada, Abbas Ali Naseem, Seong Jo Lee, Mohammad Rafiq, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Geochemical and mineralogical analysis of Kashmir cave (smast), Buner, Pakistan, and isolation of bacteria having antibacterial activity. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 2016; 78:94-109.
44.	Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Rafiq, Sahib Zada, Neelam Zeb, Imran Khan,Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Phylogenetic analysis of newly isolated protease producing salt tolerant psychrophilic bacteria from Tirich Mir glacier, Pakistan. Int. J. Bios. 2015; 7: 159-169.
45.	Obaid Ullah, Mutiullah Khattak,Fariha Hasan, Nazrullah Raja, Shagufta Hussain, Naeem Akhtar, Aamer Ali Shah. Vancomycin resistant enterococcal infections in tertiary care hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 2015; 47: 1503-1510.
46.	Akhtar Nadhman, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Production and characterization of poly(3-hyroxybutyrate) depolymerases from Aspergillus sp. isolated from soil that could degrade poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Int J Biosciences 2015; 7: 25-28.
47.	Nida Kanwal, Aamer Ali Shah, Sadia Qayyum, Fariha Hasan. Optimization of pH and temperature for degradation of tyre rubber by Bacillus sp. strain S10 isolated from sewage sludge. Int. Biodeterior Biodegrad. 2015; 103: 154-160.
48.	Wasim Sajjad, Tariq Bhatti, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Characterization of heterotrophic and mixotrophic acidophilic bacteria isolated from black shale and acid mine drainage, Khala Chatta, Haripur Pakistan. Int. J. Biosciences 2015; 6(8), 62-70.
49.	Ayesha Aslam, Naeem Akhtar, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Prevalence and in vitro antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida species in a tertiary care hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 2015; 47(2), 335-342
50.	Mir Sadiq Shah, Mark Eppinger, Safia Ahmed, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Multi drug resistant diarrheogenic E. coli pathotypes are associated with ready to eat salad and vegetables in Pakistan. Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry 2015; 58(2): 267-273.
51.	Aamer Ali Shah, Ahmed Nawaz, Lubna Kanwal, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah. Degradation of poly(e-caprolactone) by a thermophilic bacterium Ralstonia sp. strain MRL-TL from hot water spring. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2015; 98: 35-42.
52.	Ahmed Nawaz, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Degradation of poly(e-caprolactone) by a newly isolated Brevundimonas sp. strain MRL-AN1 from soil. FEMS Microbiology Letter 2014; 363: 1-7.
53.	Irfan Ullah, Aamer Ali Shah, Zarfishan Tahir, Obaidullah, Fariha Hasan, Najma Ayub. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Clinical Specimens by Conventional and Molecular Technique in Punjab, Pakistan. Global Veterinaria 2014, 13 (6): 1002-1009.²
54.	Aamer Ali Shah, Satoshi Kato, Noboru Shintani, Numbi Ramudu Kamini, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Microbial degradation of aliphatic and aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98: 3437-3447.
55.	Aamer Ali Shah, Tomoaki Eguchi, Daisuke Mayumi, Satoshi Kato, Noboru Shintani, Numbi Ramudu Kamini, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Degradation of aliphatic and aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters by depolymerases from Roseateles depolymerans strain TB-87 and analysis of degradation products by LC-MS. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2013; 98: 2722-2799.
56.	Shahzeera Begum, Fariha Hasan, Shagufta Hussain, Aamer Ali Shah. Prevalence of multi drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the clinical samples from Tertiary Care Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2013; 29: 1253-1258
57.	Siddiq Akbar, Fariha Hasan, Akhtar Nadhman, Samiullah Khan, Aamer Ali Shah. Purification and characterization of poly (3-hydroxy butyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) degrading enzyme from Streptomyces sp. AF-111. Journal of Polymers and the Environment 2013; 21: 1109-1116.
58.	Aamer Ali Shah_,Fariha Hasan, Ziaullah Shah, Nida Kanwal, Samia Zeb. A review on biodegradation of natural and synthetic rubbers. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2013; 83: 145-157.
59.	Ziaullah Shah, Fariha Hasan, Lee Krumholz, Deniz Fulya Aktas, Mutiullah Khattak, Aamer Ali Shah. Degradation of polyester polyurethane by newly isolated soil bacterium, Bacillus subtilis MZA-75. Biodegradation 2013; 24: 865-877.
60.	Ziaullah Shah, Fariha Hasan, Lee Krumholz, Deniz Atkas, Aamer Ali Shah. Degradation of polyester polyurethane by newly isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain MZA-85 and analysis of degradation products by GC-MS. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2013, 77: 114-122.
61.	Aamer Ali Shah, Tomoaki Eguchi, Daisuke Mayumi, Satoshi Kato, Noboru Shintani, Numbi Ramudu Kamini, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Purification and properties of novel aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters degrading enzymes from newly isolated Roseateles depolymerans strain TB-87. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2013, 98: 609-618.
62.	A. A. Shah, F. Hasan, Z. Shah_,Mutiullah, A. Hameed. Degradation of polyisoprene rubber by newly isolated Bacillus sp. AF-666 from soil. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 2012; 48(1); 37-42.
63.	A. Nadhman, F. Hasan, Z. Shah, A. Hameed, and A. A. Shah. Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) depolymerase from Aspergillus sp. NA-25. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 2012; 48(5): 482-487.
64.	Afzal I., Shah A. A., Makhdum Z., Hameed A., Hasan F. Isolation and characterization of cellulase producing Bacillus cereus MRLB1 from soil. Minerva Biotecnologica, 2012; 24(3): 101-109.
65.	Khalid Mehmood, Saleeta Shoukat, Zobia Hameed, Masroor Hussain, Safia Ahmed, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Evaluation of various strategies for isolation and culturing of Helicobacter pylori. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 2011; 43(3), 427-435.
66.	Adil Farooq Lodhi, Fariha Hasan, Ziaullah Shah, Abdul Hameed, Shah Faisal, Aamer Ali Shah. Optimization of culture conditions for the production of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase from newly isolated Aspergillus fumigatus from soil. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2011; 43(2): 1361-1372.
67.	Masroor Hussain, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah,Abdul Hameed, Myunghwan Jung, Nabin Rayamajhi and Han Sang Yoo. Prevalence of class A and AmpC beta-lactamases in clinical Escherichia coli isolates from Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011; 64, 249-252.
68.	Hafiz Ullah, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed. Biodegradation of Trinitrotoluene by Immobilized Bacillus sp. YRE1. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2010; 42(5): 3357-3367.
69.	Atieyeh Taherian Fard, Fariha Hasan, Mojgan Bandehpour, Nariman Mosaffa, Fatemeh Mashhadi Abbas, Abdul Hameed, Aamer Ali Shah, Bahram Kazemi. Cloning and Expression of C-terminal of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin and its biological activity. AJMR 2010; 4(14): 1469-1474.
70.	Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah, Sundas Javed, Abdul Hameed. Enzymes used in detergents: Lipases. Afri. J. Biotechnol., 2010; 9(31), 4836-4844.
71.	Bashir Ahmad, Imran Javed, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed Fariha Hasan. Growth characteristics of psychrotrophic bacteria isolated from -20°C freezer. Afri. J. Biotechnol., 2010; 9(5): 718-724.
72.	Mehwish Riaz, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Characterization of lipase produced by Bacillus sp. FH5 in immobilized and free state. Annal of Microbiology 2010; 60(1): 169-175.
73.	Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed. Degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by a newly isolated Actinomadura sp. AF-555 from soil. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2010; 64: 281-285.
74.	Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed. Methods for detection and characterization of lipases: A comprehensive review. Biotechnology Advances 2009; 27: 782-798.
75.	Hamayun M, SA Khan, AL Khan, AA Shah, G Rehman, EY Sohn, SK Kim, GJ Joo and IJ Lee. Phoma herbarum as a New Gibberellin-Producing and Plant Growth-Promoting Fungus. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2009; 19(10): 1244-1249.
76.	Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed, Javed Iqbal Akhter. Isolation of Fusarium sp. AF-4 with the ability to adhere the surface of polyethylene. Afri. J. Microbiol. Res., 2009; 10(3): 658-663.
77.	Ziaullah Shah, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Effect of pretreatments on enhanced degradation of polyisoprene rubber by new isolated Bacillus sp. S10. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 2009; 31(4): 638-646.
78.	Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed. Production of antibacterial compounds by free and immobilized Bacillus pumilus SAF1. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2009; 41(3): 1499-1510.
79.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Hameed, A., Ahmed, S. Biological degradation of plastics: a comprehensive review. Biotechnology Advances 2008; 26: 246-265.
80.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Hameed, A., Ahmed, S. A novel poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading Streptoverticillium kashmirense AF1 isolated from sewage sludge and purification of PHB-depolymerase. Acta Biologica Hungarica, 2008; 59(4): 489-499.
81.	Yasin M., Shah, A. A., Hameed, A., Ahmed, S., Hasan, F. Use of Microorganisms for the Treatment of Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Containing Effluents. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 2008; 30(3): 442-448.
82.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Hameed, A. Ahmed, S. Degradation of Polyurethane by novel bacterial consortium isolated from soil. Annals of Microbiology 2008; 58(3): 381-386.
83.	Shaheen, M., Shah, A. A., Hameed, A., Hasan, F. Influence of culture conditions on production and activity of protease from Bacillus subtilis BS1. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2008; 40(3): 2161-2169.
84.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Hameed, A. Ahmed, S. Isolation and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) degrading actinomycetes and purification of PHBV depolymerase from newly isolated Streptoverticillium kashmirense AF1. Annals of Microbiology 2007; 57(4): 583-588.
85.	Murad, S., Hasan, F., Shah, A. A., Hameed, A., Ahmed, S. Isolation of phthalic acid degrading Pseudomonas sp. P1 from soil. Pak. J. Bot. 2007; 39(5): 1833-1841.
86.	Awais M., Shah A. A., Hameed A., Hasan F. Isolation, identification and optimization of bacitracin producing Bacillus sp. Pak. J. Bot. 2007; 39(4): 1303-1312.
87.	Hasan, F., Shah, A. A., Hameed, A. Ahmed, S. Synergistic effect of photo and chemical treatment on the rate of biodegradation of low density polyethylene by Fusarium sp. AF4. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2007; 105(3): 1466-1470.
88.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Hameed, A. Ahmed, S. Isolation and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) degrading bacteria and purification of PHBV depolymerase from newly isolated Bacillus sp. AF3. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2007; 60: 109-115.
89.	Hasan F., Shah A. A., Hameed A. Purification and characterization of a mesophilic lipase from Bacillus subtilis FH5 stable at high temperature and pH. Acta Biologica Hungarica 2007; 58: 115-132.
90.	Hasan F., Shah A. A., Hameed A. Influence of culture conditions on lipase production by Bacillus sp. FH5. Annal. Microbiol., 2006; 56(3): 247-252.
91.	Hasan F., Shah A. A., Hameed A. Industrial applications of microbial lipases. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2006; 39: 235-251.
92.	Shah. A. A., F. Hasan, S. Ahmed and A. Hameed. Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamases Epidemiology, characterization and detection. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 2004; 30: 25-32.
93.	Shah, A. A., F. Hasan, S. Ahmed and A. Hameed. Characteristics, epidemiology and clinical importance of emerging strains of Gram-negative bacilli producing extended- spectrum beta-lactamases. Res. Microbiol. 2004; 155: 409-421.
94.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Ahmed, S., Hameed, A. Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in nosocomial and out-door patients. Pak. J. Med. Sci. 2003; 19(3): 187-191.
95.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Ahmed, S., Hameed, A. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae: Related to age and gender. New Microbiologica, 2002; 25: 363-366.
96.	Shah, A. A., Hasan, F., Ahmed, S., Hameed, A. Studies on the incidence of enterobacteriacae in nosocomial and outpatient departments. Pak. J. Med. Res., 2002; 41(1): 4-8.

1. Wasim Sajjad, Manzoor Ahmed, Salman Khan, Sunniya Ilyas, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah. Relationship between carotenoid pigments and resistance to ultra-violet radiation in newly isolated Deinococcus sp. strain WMA-LM9. Extremophiles 2016: 11^th International Congress on Extremophiles held on September 12-16, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.

2. Aamer Ali Shah, Ahmed Nawaz, Fariha Hasan. Purification and characterization of a depolymerase enzyme from Brevundimonas sp. that degrade aliphatic polyesters. VI International Conference on Environment, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2015) October 28-30, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

3. Ayesha Aslam, Kanwal Rafique, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ikram, Irfan Ali Mirza, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, Aamer Ali Shah. Antifungal susceptibility and biofilm characterization of Candida species isolated from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. IUMS 2014 Congresses, July 27-August 01, 2014, Montreal, Canada.

4. Aamer Ali Shah, Tomoaki Eguchi, Fumie Ichihashi, Daisuke Mayumi, Satoshi Kato, Noboru Shintani, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Degradation of aliphatic and aliphatic aromatic co-polyesters by depolymerases from Roseateles depolymerans TB-87. FEMS Congress 2013: 5^th Congress of European Microbiologists, July 21-25, 2013, Leipzig, Germany.

5. Aamer Ali Shah, Tomoaki Eguchi, Fumie Ichihashi, Daisuke Mayumi, Satoshi Kato, Noboru Shintani, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe. Purification and properties of novel aliphatic-aromatic copolyester degrading enzymes from newly isolated Roseateles depolymerans strain TB-87. 1^st Biotechnology Congress, February 12-14, 2012, Dubai, UAE.

6. Aamer Ali Shah, Akhter Nadhman, Fariha Hasan, Z. Shah, A. Hameed. Isolation of poly(3-hyroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) depolymerase producing Aspergillus fumigatus from soil. 9^th International Mycological Congress, August 1-6, 2010, Ediburgh, UK.

7. Aamer Ali Shah, Sumaira Shah, Abdul Hameed, Fariha Hasan. Factors affecting biodegradation of poly (3-hydroxybutyarte) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (reference 0062) BioSysBio Conference 2009. Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics. 23 - 25 March, 2009, University of Cambridge, UK.

8. Fariha Hasan, Abid Makhdoom, Aamer Ali Shah and Abdul Hameed. Biodegradation of 2, 4- dinitrotoluene by bacteria isolated from TNT containing effluent (reference 0063) Bio Sys Bio Conference 2009. Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics. 23 - 25 March, 2009, University of Cambridge, UK.

9. Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed, Safia Ahmed. “Scanning Electron Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy Analysis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) degradation after soil burial”. II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007), Nov. 28 - Dec. 01, 2007, Seville, Spain.

10. Fariha Hasan, Ziaullah Shah, Aamer Ali Shah, Safia Ahmed, Abdul Hameed. “Isolation of Polyisoprene rubber degrading Bacillus sp. S10 from sewage sludge”. II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007), Nov. 28 - Dec. 01, 2007, Seville, Spain.

11. Abdul Hameed, Hafiz Ullah, Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan. Biodegradation of Trinitrotoluene by Immobilized Bacillus sp. YRE1. II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007), Nov. 28 - Dec. 01, 2007, Seville, Spain.

12. Safia Ahmed, Mariam Asif, Fariha Hasan, Naima Atiq, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed. Fungal Degradation of Polystyrene. II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007), Nov. 28 - Dec. 01, 2007, Seville, Spain.

13. Fariha Hasan, Sheeba Murad, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed, Safia Ahmed. Microbial degradation of plasticizers. Fifth International Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society for Microbiology, held on Jan 10-15, 2005 in Karachi, Pakistan.

14. Sheeba Murad, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah, Safia Ahmed. Isolation of Phthalic acid degrading bacteria. Second National Conference on “Biotechnology and Emerging Sciences”, organized by BUITMS, held on March 15-17, 2005, in Quetta, Pakistan.

15. Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed, Safia Ahmed. A study on the isolation of fungi with the ability to adhere to polyethylene films. 4^th International Symposium on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, organized by Center for Molecular Genetics, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Project Title	Principal / Co-Principal Investigator	Amount (Mn)	Sponsoring Agency	Duration
Production of xylanases from thermophilic microorganisms and their industrial applications	PI	2.596585	HEC	2015-2018
Production and characterization of xylanases from newly isolated bacterial strains	PI	1.00	URF	2012-13
Biodegradation of synthetic polyesters	Co-PI	2.7	HEC	3-Years (2008-2011)
Prevalence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in the clinical isolates of hospitalized patients	PI	1.00	URF	1 year (2009)
Biodegradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Indigenous Microorganisms	PI	1.00	URF	1 year (2008)

HEC: Higher Education Commission URF: University Research Fund