Mr. Chijioke Emmanuel Ezeobiora

Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge

1. Ezeobiora C.E, Igbokwe N.H, Adegbolagun F.J, Okpalanwa C.F, Mota’a S.C, Mendie U.E (2023). Endophytic Fungal Biodiversity and Antimicrobial Bioprospecting of Penicillium citrinum KIB4 from Khaya ivorensis Bark. Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy 57(2):747-756.
2. Ezeobiora CE, Igbokwe NH, Amin DH, Okpalanwa CF, Mota’a SC, Mendie UE (2023). Antibacterial Potential of Endophytic Fungi from Xylopia aethiopica and Metabolites Profiling of Penicillium sp. XAFac2 and Aspergillus sp. XAFac4 by GC-MS. Trop J Nat Prod Res. 7(7):3538-3545. http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i7.37.
3. Ezeobiora C.E, Igbokwe N.H, Okpalanwa C.F, Stephen C.M, Mendie U.E, Amin D.H (2023). Diversity, molecular phylogenetics, and antibiotic biosynthetic potential of endophytic Actinobacteria isolated from medicinal plants in Nigeria. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 54(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-023-01196-8.
4. Ezeobiora C.E, Igbokwe N.H, Amin D.H, Okpalanwa C.F, Stephen C.M, Mendie U.E (2023). Phylogenetic insights and antimicrobial biosynthetic potential of Serratia sp. XAFb12 and Pseudomonas sp. XAFb13 from Xylopia aethiopica. Braz J Microbiol 54(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-023-01213-w.
5. Ezeobiora, C. E., Igbokwe, N. H., Amin, D. H., Stephen, C. M., Okpalanwa, C. F., & Mendie, U. E. (2025). Molecular phylogenetics and antimicrobial potentials of selected endophytic fungi associated with Curcuma longa: Phylogénétique moléculaire et potentiels antimicrobiens d’une sélection de champignons endophytes associés à Curcuma longa. West African Journal of Pharmacy, 36(1), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.60787/wajp.vol36no1.381.

Collaborations / Networks

• Dr. Amin Hatem Dina; Department of Microbiology, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
• Dr. Imen Nouioui, curator for Actinomycetes at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures) in Germany.
• Dr. Nontuthuko Excellent Maningi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.