About
Professional SummaryProf. Jacob H. Jacob is currently working as full Professor at Biol. dept. at Al al-Bayt University, Jordan. He has completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology from MPI/University of Bremen, Germany. He was appointed as head of deartment in 2015 and 2019. He is member of American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the German Society for Microbiology (VAAM).
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Bremen, Germany Microbiology | Completed: 2006
Publications (28)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Detection of Virulence Factors and Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Clinical Strains of Enterococcus faecalis
2025
Effect of Various Local Anthropogenic Impacts on the Diversity of Coral Mucus-Associated Bacterial Communities
2022
Moderate thermophilic chemoorganoheterotrophic bacterium in surface layer of anthropogenic grounds of industrial estate area of Al-Mafraq, Jordan
2021
Microbiological analysis, antimicrobial activity, and heavy-metals content of Jordanian Ma'in hot-springs water.
Jacob H. Jacob
2016
Bioremoval capacity of phenol by green micro-algal and fungal species isolated from dry environment.
Jacob H. Jacob
2016
Estimation and identification of airborne bacteria and fungi in the outdoor atmosphere of Al-Mafraq Area – Jordan.
Jacob H. Jacob
2016
Nematocidal effect of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
Jacob H. Jacob
2016
Isolation and molecular identification of new benzene degrading Lysinibacillus strains from gasoline contaminated soil.
Jacob H. Jacob
2016
Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antibacterial activity of essential oils from Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile and C. trinervia Fresen. (Cleomaceae).
Jacob H. Jacob
2015
Toluene biodegradation by novel bacteria isolated from polluted soil surrounding car body repair and spray painting workshops.
Jacob H. Jacob
2015
Screening and characterization of aerobic xylene-degrading bacteria from gasoline contaminated soil sites around gas stations in northern jordan.
Jacob H. Jacob
2015
Phenol content, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts derived from four Jordanian medicinal plants.
Jacob H. Jacob
2014
Contamination of the handles and bases of shopping carts by pathogenic and multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Jacob H. Jacob
2014
Chemical profile and antibacterial activity of crude fractions and essential oils of Capparis ovata Desf. and Capparis spinosa L. (Capparaceae).
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
Complete genome, catabolic sub‐proteomes and key‐metabolites of Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, a marine, aromatic compound‐degrading, sulfate‐reducing bacterium.
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
Dissemination of heavy metals and tolerant bacteria along Zarqa River (Jordan).
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
Antibacterial activity of some selected 1,2,4-triazole derivatives against standard, environmental, and medical bacterial strains.
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
A new Shewanella putrefaciens strain isolated from the Dead Sea of Jordan.
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of antibacterial activity of six novel 1,2,4-triazole derivatives against standard and medical bacteria.
Jacob H. Jacob
2013
Evaluation of food preservatives, low toxicity chemicals, liquid fractions of plant extracts and their combinations as alternative options for controlling citrus post-harvest green and blue moulds in vitro.
Jacob H. Jacob
2012
Biochemical and molecular taxonomy of a mild halophilic strain of Citrobacter isolated from hypersaline environment.
Jacob H. Jacob
2012
Classification of Halophilic Heterotrophic Bacteria Thriving in the Jordanian Dead Sea Littoral Zone.
Jacob H. Jacob
2012
Isolation and molecular identification of new thermophilic bacterial strains of Geobacillus pallidus and Anoxybacillus flavithermus.
Jacob H. Jacob
2011
Removal of meththylene blue and malachite green from aqueous solutions by Chlorella and Chlamydomonas species isolated from a thermal spring environment.
Jacob H. Jacob
2011
Identification and controlling Pythium sp. infecting tomato seedlings cultivated in Jordan Valley using garlic extract.
Jacob H. Jacob
2011
Isolation of two fungal strains capable of phenol biodegradation.
Jacob H. Jacob
2010
Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene and 2-methylnaphthalene by strains of marine sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Jacob H. Jacob
2009
In vitro cytogenetic testing of an organoselenium compound and its sulfur analogue in cultured rat bone marrow cells.
Jacob H. Jacob
2004