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  1. A biomimetic biofilm-inspired hydrogel for enhanced ultraviolet- shielding and anti-scouring ability of microbial pesticides

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, October 2026, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  2. Elucidating the Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities From Three Commercial Soybean Farms in South Africa

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, May 2026, Wiley

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  3. Identification of a biomarker for Bacillus thuringiensis strains with high toxicity against Spodoptera frugiperda based on insecticidal gene linkage analysis

    Article • Pest Management Science, June 2024, Wiley

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  4. Correction: Bopape et al. The Genome of a Pigeonpea Compatible Rhizobial Strain ‘10ap3’ Appears to Lack Common Nodulation Genes. Genes 2023, 14, 1084

    Article • Genes, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  5. Genome sequence of an indole-3-acetic acid and siderophores producing Pseudomonas monsensis SARCC-3054 with the potential as a microbial inoculant for enhanced crop production

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, September 2023, ASM Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  6. Characterization of rhizobia for beneficial traits that promote nodulation in legumes under abiotically stressed conditions

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  7. Symbiotic interaction of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) landraces with rhizobia spp. from other legume hosts reveals promiscuous nodulation

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, September 2023, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  8. The Genome of a Pigeonpea Compatible Rhizobial Strain ‘10ap3’ Appears to Lack Common Nodulation Genes

    Article • Genes, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  9. Symbiotic Performance and Characterization of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) Rhizobia Occurring in South African Soils

    Article • Agriculture, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  10. Nodulation Compatibility and Symbiotic Performance of Rhizobia spp. With Different Landraces of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Collections

    Article • January 2022, Research Square

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  11. Elucidating key plant growth–promoting (PGPR) traits in Burkholderia sp. Nafp2/4‐1b (=SARCC‐3049) using gnotobiotic assays and whole‐genome‐sequence analysis

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, September 2021, Wiley

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  12. Efficacy of Peat and Liquid Inoculant Formulations of Bradyrhizobium japonicum Strain WB74 on Growth, Yield and Nitrogen Concentration of Soybean (Glycine max L.)

    Article • Nitrogen, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  13. Draft Genome Sequences of Pantoea agglomerans Strains BD1274 and BD1212, Isolated from Onion Seeds, Reveal Major Differences in Pathogenicity and Functional Genes

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, November 2020, ASM Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  14. Microbial and functional diversity of Cyclopia intermedia rhizosphere microbiome revealed by analysis of shotgun metagenomics sequence data

    Article • Data in Brief, October 2020, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  15. Emergence of β-rhizobia as new root nodulating bacteria in legumes and current status of the legume–rhizobium host specificity dogma

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  16. Rhizobacteria-induced systemic tolerance against drought stress in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

    Article • Microbiological Research, February 2020, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  17. Draft Genome Sequence of Mesorhizobium sp. Strain SARCC-RB16n, an Effective Nodulating and Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiont of Rooibos [Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.)] in South Africa

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, January 2020, ASM Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  18. Draft Genome Sequence of Rhizobium tropici SARCC-755, a Free-Living Rhizobium That Nodulated and Promoted Growth in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, January 2020, ASM Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  19. Plant growth promoters

    Article • Cogent Biology, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Ahmed Idris Hassen, thierry REGNIER

  20. Both Alpha- and Beta-Rhizobia Occupy the Root Nodules of Vachellia karroo in South Africa

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2019, Frontiers

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  21. Paraburkholderia strydomiana sp. nov. and Paraburkholderia steynii sp. nov.: rhizobial symbionts of the fynbos legume Hypocalyptus sophoroides

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  22. The Draft Genome Sequence of Burkholderia sp. Strain Nafp2/4-1b Confirms Its Ability To Produce the Plant Growth-Promoting Traits Pyoverdine Siderophores, 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase, and the Phytohormone Auxin

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, December 2018, ASM Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  23. Assessing root nodule microsymbionts in healthy and declined rooibos (Aspalathus linearis burm f.) at a plantation in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Plant Interactions, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  24. Microbial Inoculants as Agents of Growth Promotion and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  25. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture

    Article • December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  26. Nodulation efficacy of Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant strain WB74 on soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is affected by several limiting factors

    Article • African Journal of Microbiology Research, May 2014, Academic Journals

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  27. Nodulation Study and Characterization of Rhizobial<i> </i>Microsymbionts of Forage and Pasture Legumes in South Africa

    Article • World Journal of Agricultural Research, April 2014, Science and Education Publishing Co., Ltd.

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  28. Nodulation of rooibos by both alpha and beta rhizobia

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  29. Root colonization and growth enhancement in wheat and tomato by rhizobacteria isolated from the rhizoplane of grasses

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  30. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria as Biocontrol Agents Against Soil-Borne Plant Diseases

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  31. Efficacy of rhizobacteria for growth promotion in sorghum under greenhouse conditions and selected modes of action studies

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, November 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  32. Suppression of Pythium ultimum root rot of sorghum by rhizobacterial isolates from Ethiopia and South Africa

    Article • Biological Control, April 2008, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  33. Screening rhizobacteria for biological control of Fusarium root and crown rot of sorghum in Ethiopia

    Article • Biological Control, January 2007, Elsevier

    Ahmed Idris Hassen

  34. Some microbiological and biochemical studies on the fermentation of 'awaze' and 'datta', traditional Ethiopian condiments

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Ahmed Idris Hassen