Journal of Microbiology Research

Journal of Microbiology Research aims to publish all the latest and outstanding research articles, reviews and letters in all areas of major importance to techniques of microbiology and applied research. It publishes high quality research and review papers on novel aspects of microbiology, including environmental, food, agricultural, medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, soil, water and biodeterioration.

Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Microbiology Research

Assistant Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Research Areas

Microbiology

Education

2005-2010Ph.DUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
2000-2002M.ScUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
1995-1997B.ScUniversity of Arizona, USA

Experience

2011-present Research Fellow, Halal Products Research Institute,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Research Fellow
2010-presentDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Head (Cell Biology Unit)
2010-presentDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Senior Lecturer
2003-2010Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Lecturer
2003-2005Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Head (Pathology Unit)
1999-2002Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Membership

2009-present Malaysian Society for Microbiology, Member
2011-present American Society for Microbiology, Full member
2011-present International Society for Infectious Diseases, Member

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Thong KL, Mohd Nasir MD, Goh YL, Ngeow YF & Parasakthi N. Rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis method for Streptococcus spp. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2001; 9: 143-145.
[2]  Desa MN, Thong, KL, Rohani, MY & Parasakthi, N. Penicillin susceptibility and molecular characteristics of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae at the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2003; 7: 190-197.
[3]  Desa MN & Parasakthi, N. Comparison of susceptibility test methods to detect penicillin susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2004; 26: 29-33.
[4]  Desa MN*, Thong, KL & Parasakthi N. A correlation between the genes responsible for penicillin-and erythromycin-resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and the MICs: A potential approach for molecular detection of susceptibility. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2005; 12: 55-57.
[5]  Desa MN*, Sekaran SD, Vadivelu J & Parasakhti N. Distribution of CBP genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in relation to vaccine types, penicillin susceptibilities and clinical sites. Epidemiology and Infection 2008; 136: 940-942.
[6]  Desa MN*, Parasakhti N, Vadivelu J & Sekaran SD. Differential adherence capacities of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae at different growth states to human respiratory epithelial cells (in vitro). Asian Journal of Cell Biology 2008; 3: 61-66.
[7]  Desa MN*, Parasakhti N, Vadivelu J & Sekaran SD. Expression analysis of adherence-associated genes in pneumococcal clinical isolates during adherence to human respiratory epithelial cells (in vitro) by real-time PCR. FEMS Microbiology Letter 2008; 288: 125-130.
[8]  MR Sulaiman, Zakaria ZA, Abdul Rahman A, Mohamad AS, Desa MN, Stanslas J, Moin S & Israf DA. Antinociceptive and antiedematogenic activities of andrographolide isolated from Andrographis paniculata in animal models. Biological Research for Nursing 2010; 11: 293-301.
[9]  Desa MN*, Parasakhti N, Sekaran SD & Vadivelu J. Pneumococcal replicative states in relation to its adherence capacity to A549-cell line: a preliminary in vitro analysis. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2011; 7(2): 107-110.
[10]  Zin NZM, Tasrip NA, Desa MNM*, Kqueen CY, Zakaria ZA, Hamat RA & Mariana NS. Characterization and antimicrobial activities of two streptomyces isolates from soil in the periphery of Universiti Putra Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 2011: in press.
[11]  Mohd Jofrry S, Yob NJ, Rofiee1 MS, Meor Mohd Affandi MMR, Othman F, Abdah MA, Desa MNM, Suhaili Z & Zakaria ZA. Melastoma malabathricum (L.) Smith Ethnomedicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Properties: A Review. Evidence-based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine 2011: in press.