Yasser Eid Ibrahim Kohail
CURRICULUM VITAE
Updated: 11/01/2016
1- PERSONAL DATA
Name: Yasser Eid Ibrahim Kohail
Birth Date: April, 26, 1970.
Material statue: Married
Nationality: Egyptian
Contacts: E-mail: yasereid@ksu.edu.sa Mobile: 00966500940802
2- PRESENT APPOINTMENT: Associate Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
3- Languages: Mother tongue: Arabic Working language: English
4- EDUCATION
1- 1997-2002 Ph.D. in Plant Pathology Minia Univ., Plant Pathology Department, College of Agriculture. (Studies on the pathological relationship between potato and brown rot bacteria Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum).
2- 1994-1997 M.Sc. in Plant Pathology Minia Univ., Plant Pathology Department, College of Agriculture. (Studies on wheat root rot disease in Minia Governorate).
3-1988-1992 B.Sc. in Plant Pathology Assuit Univ., Plant Pathology Department, College of Agriculture.
5- Jointing and Activities outside the country
Conferences
1-Sweden (June, 2014) Biological control of Plant Diseases: “From the field to the laboratory and back again”.
2- Turkey (May, 2013) Integrated control in citrus fruit crops.
2- France (July, 2012) Xanthomonas Genomic.
3- Italy (July, 2010) 3rd International symposium on tomato diseases.
4- USA (2009) Xanthomonas Genomics Conference, Colorado State, USA.
| Training Experience: | ||||
| Place | Field of Study | Date | ||
| Morocco, IAV Hassan II, Agadir | Real Time PCR Workshop on Detection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria | 2008 | ||
| Denmark, Danish Agriculture Research Centre | Diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria by selective media, PCR, fatty acid analysis | 2003 | ||
| Pakistan | Wheat inspection against rust diseases | 2003 | ||
| United Kingdom, Central Science Laboratory, York | Detection and identification of the plant pathogenic bacteria by selective media, Lateral flow test kits, PCR, BOX PCR, TaqMan real time PCR and Multiplex PCR | 2002 | ||
| Netherland, plant protection Service, Wageningen. | Detection and identification of the plant pathogenic bacteria by PCR, agarose electrophoresis, REP-PCR, fatty acid analysis, Immunoflurescene test (IF) and Fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) | 2002 | ||
| Canada, Plant Quarantine Department, Ministry of Agriculture | Potato inspection against bacterial diseases | 2000 | ||
| Canada, Centre of Animal and Plant Health, Charlottetown | Diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria by Immunoflurescene test (IF), and PCR | 2000 | ||
| 6- Professional experience record | ||||
| Period | 1993 – 1997 | |||
| Location | Plant Pathology Institute, Wheat diseases Department. | |||
| Company | Agriculture Research Centre, Giza, Egypt. | |||
| Position | Researcher assistant | |||
| Period | 1997 – 2004 | |||
| Location | Potato Brown Rot Project, Egyptian Plant Quarantine | |||
| Company | Agriculture Research Centre, Giza, Egypt. | |||
| Position | Researcher – Bacteriologist, diagnostic specialist | |||
| Period | April, 2004 – Present | |||
| Location | Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences | |||
| Company | King Saud University, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Position | Assistant Professor | |||
7- Skills
- All scientific operations concerning bacteriology and microscopy (incl. Immuno- fluorescence, fatty acid analysis, protein profiling, DNA-hybridization, conventional and real-time PCR, fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and REP PCR.
- Managing routine- and diagnostic laboratories.
- Research in epidemiology and control of bacterial plant diseases.
- Regulatory aspects of bacterial (quarantine) diseases.
- Teaching Phytobacteriology and microscopy.
8- Synergistic activities
Service as a reviewer for:
Plant Disease
Journal of Phytopathology
African Journal of Microbiology Research
Journal of Plant Protection Research
Journal of crop improvement
9- Teaching Courses
Under Graduate Level:
PLPT 211 Agricultural Microbiology.
PLPT 221 Principles of Plant Pathology.
PLPT 321 Plant Diseases Caused by Bacteria.
PLPT 405 Field Training.
Graduate Level:
PLPT 524 Phytopathogenic Bacteria.
PLPT 504 Phytopathology -1 (Fungi & Bacteria).
PLPT 512 Phytopathological Techniques.
10 -Professional Societies
1-Member in the Society of Egyptian Phytopathological.
2- Member in the Society of Applied Microbiology.
3- Member in American Phytopathological Society
11- Other skills (e.g. computer literacy, etc.).
12- Publications:
In ISI Journals (2007)
Amgad A. Saleh & Anwar H. Sharafaddin &Mahmoud H. El_Komy & Yasser E. Ibrahim & Younis K. Hamad & Younis Y. Molan. 2016. Fusarium species associated with date palm in Saudi Arabia. Eur J Plant Pathol. DOI 10.1007/s10658-016-1095-3.
Mahmoud H. El_Komy,Amgad A. Saleh, Yasser E. Ibrahim,Younis K,Hamad,Younes Y. Molan.2016. Trichoderma asperellum strains confer tomato protection and induce its defense-related genes against the Fusarium wilt pathogen. Tropical Plant Pathology. DOI: 10.1007/s40858-016-0098.
Mohammed A. Al-Saleh, Amgad A. Saleh & Yasser E. Ibrahim. 2016. Integration of Pseudomonas fluorescens and salicylic acid improves citrus canker disease management caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp citri -A*. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 48:863–872.
Mohammed A. Al-Saleh, Arya Widyawan, Amgad A. Saleh and Yasser E. Ibrahim. 2014. Distribution and pathotype identification of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri recovered from south-western region of Saudi Arabia. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 8:7, 673-679.
Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr, Yasser E. Ibrahim and Naglaa M. Balabel. 2012. Induction of Disease Defensive Enzymes in Response to Treatment with acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) and Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf2 and Inoculation with Ralstonia solanacearumrace 3, biovar 2 (phylotype II). Journal of Phytopathology, 160: 382-389.
Yasser E. Ibrahim. 2012. Activities of antioxidants enzymes in Salicylic acid treated tomato against Xanthomonas vesicatoria. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 6:27, 5678-5682.
Ibrahim, Y. and Al-Saleh, M.2012. First Report of Bacterial Spot Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria on Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L) in Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease, 96, 2012.
M.A. Al-Saleh , Y.E. Ibrahim , K.A.M. Abo-Elyousr , J.S. Alibrahim 2011. Population dynamics of Xanthomonas campestris pv.vitians on different plant species and management of bacterial leaf spot of lettuce under greenhouse conditions. Crop Protection, 30 (2011) 883- 887.
Molan, Y.Y., Ibrahim, Y.E. and Al-Masrahi, A. A. (2010). Identification of Saudi Arabia of Pseudomonas corrugata, the tomato pith necrosis pathogen, and assessment of cultivar resistance and seed treatment. Journal of Plant Pathology (2010), 92 (1), 215-220.
Al-Saleh,M.A and Ibrahim, Y.E. (2010). Population dynamics of Xanthomonas citri subsp citri on symptomless citrus fruits under Saudi Arabia conditions and effect of post-harvest treatments on survival of the bacteria. Journal of Plant pathology: 92 (3),603-607.
Ibrahim, Y. and Molan, Y. (2010). Occurrence of bacterial leaf spot disease on lettuce caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Plant Pathology, 59 (2), p.402, 2010.
Al-Saleh, M. and Ibrahim, Y. 2009. First Report of Bacterial Leaf Spot of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians in Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease.93:107.
Y. Molan and Y. Ibrahim,(2007).First Report of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Pith Necrosis Caused by Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. corrugata in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease. 91:110.
In regional Journals
Yasser E. Ibrahim, Amgad A. Saleh; Mahmoud H. El Komy and Mohammed A. Al-Saleh. 2015. Detection of viable Xanthomonas citri pv. citri, the causal agent of citrus canker in commercial fruits by isolation and PCR-based methods. Journal of phytopathology and pest management 3:55-66.
Ibrahim, Y. E and AL- Saleh, M. A. 2011. Occurrence of tomato bacterial leaf spot in Saudi Arabia and effect of salicylic acid treatments on disease incidence. Acta Horticulture Journal. Proceeding of 3rd International symposium on tomato diseases.
Ibrahim, Y. E and AL- Saleh, M. A. 2010. Isolation and characterization of Erwinia herbicola associated with internal discoloration of tomato fruits (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) in Saudi Arabia. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 2010, 22(6), 475-482.
A.A. Galal., Y.E.I. Kehail., Y.H. El_Daoudi., Z.A.,Shaihata. and M.F.Ouf (2007). Survey of potato brown rot bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum under Egyptian conditions. 1st Inter. Conf. Desert cultivation, Problems and Solutions. Minia University, 27-29, March,2007. pp.75-84.
Trabulsi, I.Y., Ibrahim, Y.E. and Al-Masrahi, A. A.(2007). Some studies on bacterial leaf streak and black chaff of wheat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Assiut J. of Agric. Sci., 38 (4) (233-245).
Abstracts in conferences (Oral Presentations or Posters).
Ibrahim, Y.E; Widyawan, A and Molan,Y,Y. 2014. Using of Pseudomonas spp for biological control of citrus bacterial canker disease. Biological control of Plant Diseases: “From the field to the laboratory and back again”, 15-18 June 2014, SLU - Uppsala, Sweden (Oral Presentation).
Y.E. Ibrahim and M.A. Al-Saleh. 2013. Characterization of Pantoea agglomerans causing internal discoloration of tomato fruits in Saudi Arabia. 4th International Symposium of Tomato Diseases, 2013, Florida, USA. (Poster).
Y.E. Ibrahim and M.A. Al-Saleh. 2013. Characterization of citrus Xanthomonas citri subsp citri strains from Saudi Arabia using genomic DNA fingerprinting and pathogenicity tests. Integrated control in citrus fruit crops conference, 7-9 May, 2013, Turkey.(Oral Presentation).
-Ibrahim, Y. E and AL- Saleh, M. A. 2012. Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of citrus bacterial canker strains in Saudi Arabia by host range, rep-PCR fingerprinting and 16S rDNA analysis. Xanthomonas Genomic Conference, Angers, France, 9-12 July (Poster).
-Ibrahim, Y. E and AL- Saleh, M. A. 2010. Occurrence of tomato bacterial leaf spot in Saudi Arabia and effect of salicylic acid treatments on disease incidence. 3rd International symposium on tomato diseases, Ischia, Italy, 3-7 July,2010. (Oral Presentation).
-Ibrahim, Y.E. and Al- Saleh, M. A. (2009). Occurrence of citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri on commercial fruits of navel orange and mandarin in Saudi Arabia. Xanthomonas Genomics Conference, Colorado State, USA. (Oral Presentation).
-Ibrahim, Y., Ellithy, M. and Al- Masrahi, A. (2007) Associated bacteria and fungi of postharvest diseases on local peach, potato and tomato fresh fruits. The International Conference on the Arabian Oryx in the Arabian Peninsula, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April, 2007. (Oral Presentation).
-Al-Yahya, F., El-Hussieni,S., Ibrahim,A. and Ibrahim,Y. (2007). First report of isolation and identification of biocontrol fungus Trichoderma kongii by the Biolog system in Saudi Arabia. The International Conference on the Arabian Oryx in the Arabian Peninsula, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April, 2007. (Oral Presentation).
13- Funded Research Projects:
1- Detection and molecular characterization of citrus canker bacteria in Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia. Supported by: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Co-PI
2-Associated bacteria and fungi of Postharvest diseases on local peach, potato and tomato fresh fruits. Supported by: Agricultural Research Center. Principle Investigator.
3-Identification of seed borne pith necrosis bacteria and response of some commercial cultivars of tomato to these bacteria. Supported by: Agricultural Research Center. Co-PI
4-Survey of pathogenic fungi on date palm trees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Supported by: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Co-PI
5- Survival of Xanthomonas citri subsp citri the causal agent of citrus canker disease on citrus in Jazan region. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Co-PI.
14- Administrative and academic workshops within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
- Attended more than ten administrative and academic workshops regarding teaching quality performance, protected agriculture, pest management and others.
15-Scholarships and Awards:
- Certificate of thanks and appreciation from the Saudi Society for life Science for the effective contribution during scientific symposia in Riyadh.
- Certificate of appreciation from the Plant Protection Department for distinguish scientific publications in ISI journals.
- Certificate of appreciation from the Plant Protection Department for the distinctive in the department evaluation and academic accreditation committee.