Prof. Shamim Ahmad

Aligarh Muslim University, India

Email: shamimaligarh@yahoo.co.in

Qualifications

1982 Ph.D., Kanpur University, Microbiological/Clinical Problem

1978 M.Sc., Pantnagar University, Microbiology

1975 B.Sc., Meerut University, Zoology, Botany and Chemistry

Publications (selected)

1. Yadava, JNS, Ahmad, I.; Shamim Ahmad and Bhardwaj, KR (1992). Genetic stability of R-plasmid among pathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli of man and animal origin. Ind. V. Med. J. 16(4), 260-267.
2. Shamim Ahmad; Ashraf, H. and Khan, A. (1992). Honey in the treatment of bacterial corneal ulcers: An animal model. All Ind. Ophthamlmol. Soc. Golden Jub. Conf. Proceeds. p. 85-88.
3. Ahmad, I.; Shamim Ahmad and Yadava, JNS.(1993). Elimination of R-factors among Escherichia coli strains with special reference to Norfloxacin. Ind. V. Med. J. 17(4), 115-122.
4. Ahmad, I.; Yadava, J.NS; Bhardwaj, KR; Rajani, HB and Shamim Ahmad. (1994). Escherichia coli strains from man and animals: antigenic behaviour, adhering properties and zoonotic importance. Lab. Anim.India. 3(1-2) 37-56.
5. Ahmad I.; Yadava, JNS and Shamim Ahmad (1994). High level transferable resistance among Escherichia coli. Ind. J. Anim. Sci. 64(5), 439-445.
6. Yadava, JNS and Shamim Ahmad (1996). Escherichia coli. an indicator of environmental pollution: Infectious resistance against heavy metals/metalloid in E. coli and frequency of their transfer.Ind. Vet. Med. J. 20(i), 1-15.
7. Mehmood, Z.; Shamim Ahmad and Mohd., F. (1997) Antifungal activity of some essential oils and their major constituents. Ind. J. Nat. Prod. 13(2), 10-18.
8. Sharma, S. and Shamim Ahmad (1998). Qualitative and Quantitative Changes in the bacterial flora of the fish [(Channa punctatis) (Sauli)] before and after freezing J. Eco.- Physiol. 1(3-4), 89-98.
9. Mehmood, Z.; Mohd. F.; Ahmad, I. and Shamim Ahmad. (1999). Indian Medicinal Plants: A potential source for anticandidal drugs.Pharmaceutical Biology. –Canada. (Formerly International Journal of Pharmacognosy),. 37(1), 1-6.
10. Mehmood, Z.; Mohd. F.; Ahmad, I. and Shamim Ahmad (2000)."Studies on antifungal/anticandidal activity of herbal formulation Triphala. Ind. J. Natural Products ( IJNP),16(1),12-15.
11. Ashraf ,H.; Shamim Ahmad; Ashraf ,M. and Khan,A. (2003).Enhancing effect of honey in the healing of bacterial corneal ulcer: An experimental study. Ind.J.Bio Research,50(1),262-267.
12. Shamim Ahmad; Siddiqui,A.A. and Tahseen,M.(2005).Commensals Vs.Pathogens in skin lesions :A Clinico_Microbiological Study. Jr.Saudi Soc.Derm.& Derm Surg.10,1,9-14.
13. Arjmand, F. , Mohani, B. and Shamim Ahmad.(2005). Synthesis, antibacterial, antifungal activity and interaction of CT-DNA with a new benzamide derived Cu (II) complex. Europian J.Med.Chem.40,1103-1110.
14. Dar,JA:Thokar,MA:Khan JA:Ali,A:Khan,MA;Izwan,M:Bhat,KA:Dar,MJ:Ahmad,N and Shamim Ahmad.(2006).Molecular Epidemiology of Clinical and Carrier strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aurues(MRSA) in a hospital setting in India. Annals of Clinical Microbiology & Antimicrobials (ACMA)-5(22),1-15.
15. Aqil ,F.; Ahmad,I., Khan, M. S. A. and Shamim Ahmad (2006). Multi–drug resistance and B–lactamase production among clinical isolates of staphylococci. J.Trop.Microbiol.Biotechnol. 2, 18-23.
16. Ahmad,I., Zahin,M. , Aqil,F., Khan,MSA and Shamim Ahmad (2008).Novel Approaches to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria in “New Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection” (eds .I Ahmad and F Aqil),Wiley Blackwell, Wiley_VCH Verlag GmbH &Co.KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, ISBN:978-3-527-32206-0, pp.47-70.(Germany).
17. Khan,M.A.,Shamim Ahmad and Banu,N.(2010).Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Keratitis Patients:A Microbiological Analysis. Br J Ophthalmol 94 (8) ,994-998.( First Publisned online on 14th May,2010- doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.161893).
18. Alam,M.Z., Shamim Ahmad, and Masood Ahmad.(2010).Mutagenicity and genotoxicity of tannery effluents used for irrigation at Kanpur, India ,[Ecotoxicol. Environmental . Safety. 73(5) (2010) 1620–1628.
19. Shamim Ahmad, Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Fohad Mabood Hussain and Iqbal Ahmad.(2010). “Fungi Associated with Eye Infections with special reference to Corneal Keratitis and their possible Reservoirs:”. Combating Fungal Infections (eds .I Ahmad et al,2010 ), Publisher: Springer –Verlag,Berlin-Heidelberg,2010, DOI 10.1007/978-12173-9-4),p.71-97.
20. Rehman,S., Latif,A., Shamim Ahmad and Khan,AU.(2010). Antibacterial activity of Fumaria officinales Linn. extracts against MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus),Unani Medicus: An International Jr.1(1),57-61.
21. Mohammad Zubair Alam, Shamim Ahmad and Abdul Malik (2011).Prevalence of heavy metal resistance in bacteria isolated from tannery effluents and affected soil. Environ .Monit. Asses. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment),178, 281-291.Published online on 8th Sep.,2010.. (DOI 10.1007/s10661-010-1689-8).
22. Latif,A., Rehman,S., , Shamim Ahmad and Khan,AU.(2011). In-vitro Antibacterial Screening of the extracts of Swertia chirayita Linn. against MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus), IJCRR (International Journal of Current Research And Review),3(6),98-104.
23. Mohammad Zubair Alam, Shamim Ahmad (2011).Toxic chromate reduction by resistant and sensitive bacteria isolated from tannery effluent contaminated soil. Ann. Microbiol. (Annals of Microbiology ), (Springer Berlin / Heidelberg), Volume 56 / 2006 - Volume 62(1) / 2011, 113-121.DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0235-4
24. Rehman,S., Latif,A., , Shamim Ahmad and Khan,AU.(2012). In-vitro Antibacterial Screening of Swertia chirayita Linn. Against some gram negative pathogenic strains. International Jr.PharmaceuticalResearch and Development (IJPRD) ,Vol.4,Issue No.4,188-194.