Main interests are:
Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants (current research- Isolation and identification of anti-Helicobacter pylori compounds)
Fate and removal of indicator bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, and antibiotic resistant genes in wastewater systems.
Academic background:
2002 – 2003: Postdoctoral research position, microbiology, the Department Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Tel-Aviv University.
1996 – 2002: Ph.D. microbiology, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Tel-Aviv University.
Publications:
Jadoun, J., Saad, O., and Azaizeh, H. 2019. Fate of bacterial indicators and Salmonella within biofilm developed on ultrafiltration membranes treating secondary effluents of domestic wastewater. Scientific Reports 8(1). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36406-z.
1.Abou-Kandil, A., Shiblia, A., Azaizeh, H., Wolff, D., Wick, A., Jadoun, J. 2021. Fate and removal of bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands: Effect of mixed vegetation and substrate type. Science of The Total Environment 759, 144193. IF=7.96, Q1: 25/274.