faculty of agriculture

Prof.Dr. Khaled Abdel Rahman Yosif Elbanna

Contact Information
Phone Number:084 6356731                         
Fax Number: 084 6334964
E-mail Address: kab00@fayoum.edu.eg
Office: Agriculture Bulding Microbiology Department
Postal Address: Fayoum - Fayoum University - Faculty of Agriculture - microbiology Department - POBox: 63514
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc.: Agricaluture science - Al-Azhar University - 1988.
M.Sc . : Agricaluture Microbiology – 1996
Ph.D. : Microbiology and Biotechnology - Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology - Munster - Germany – 2004.
Academic Position
Demonstrator : from 1991 to 1996
Assistant Lecturer : from 1996 to 2005.
Lectuer : from 2005 - 2011.
Assistant Professor : from 2011 to 2016.
Professor : from 2016 uptill now.
Professional activities and Membership
VAAM German Society of Microbiology and biotechnology.
The Egyptian Society of Microbiology.
The Egyptian Society of Soil Science.
The Egyptian Society of Genetic Engineering.
Research Interests
Natural bioproducts from bacteria.
Industrial Extremophile Microbial Enzymes.
Biopolymer Production and Degradation.
HalophilesMicroorganisms and Algae.
Beneficial Plant- Microbe Interactions.
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.
Bacterial taxonomy.
Degradation of Environmental Pollutions.
Key qualification
Participate in several research projects under title was funded by Regional Councils for Agricultural Research and Extension (RCARE). Ministry of Agriculture and land Reclamation and carried out by the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum branch, Cairo University, under different title:
1-“Improving of sugar cane crop by inoculation with free and asymbiotic nitrogen fixers” during the period (1991- 1993).
2- “Biofertilizers as substitution for chemical fertilizers to improve sugar beet crop in new land” during the period (1997-1999).
3- Azolla as biofertilizer and as food for poultry during the period (1994-1995).
4-"Biopackage for Production a Quality Snap Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for more Exportation." The Collaborative Egypt Agriculture Industry Impact Research grants, between MUCIA Linkage (The Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities), Fayoum University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Microbiology during the period (September 2005 - January 2007).
5-Participate in German projects under Title:
Polythioester – a novel class of biopolymer during the period (1999-2004).
Post – experience course
Participating in intensive course about “Biogas Technology” designed to train agricultural staff members (15 studies) from Arabic countries was organized by Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum branch, Cairo University in collaboration with Arabic Organization of Agricultural Development during the period April 18- 22,1992.
Teaching experience
Teaching for under graduate and postgraduate, the following courses:
General Microbiology
Bacterial Taxonomy (Genotypic and phenotypic Taxonomy)
Microbial Enzymes
Water and wastewater Microbiology,
Food Microbiology
Applied Microbiology,
Microbiology (special),
Soil Microbiology,
Basic laboratory microbiology
Biofertilizers,
Algae,
Microtechniques
Microbial ecology
Microbial relationships
Research experience
Characterization and Identification of Bacterial isolates.
Fermentation and Biotechnology Techniques.
Handling and trouble shooting of GC.
Handling and trouble shooting of PCR and electrophoresis.
Handling and trouble shooting of DNA sequencer.
Biotechnological production and degradation of the Biopolymers.
Purification and Characterization of Bacterial enzymes.
Intrnational journal Publications
Elbadry, M., El-Bassel, A., and Elbanna, K. (1999) . Occurrence and dynamics of phototrophic purple nonsulphur bacteria compared with other asymbiotic nitrogen fixers in ricefields of Egypt. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15: 359-362.
Elbadry, M. and Elbanna, K. (1999). Response of four rice varieties to Rhodobacter capsulatus at seedling stage. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15: 363-367.
Elbadry, M., Gamal-Eldin H., and Elbanna, K. (1999) Effect of Rhodobacter capsulatus inoculation in combination with graded levels of nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield of rice in pots. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15: 393-395.
Elbanna, K., Lütke-Eversloh, T., Trappen, S., Mergaert, J., Swings, J., and Steinbüchel, A. (2003). Schlegelella thermodepolymerans gen. Nov., sp., a novel thermophilic bacterium that degrades poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-mercaptopropionate). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53:1165-1168.
Elbanna, K , Lütke-Eversloh, T.;.; Cnockaert, M., Mergaert, J.; Manaia, C. and Steinbüchel, A. (2004) Reclassification of Caenibacterium thermophilum as Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54: 1933-1935.
Elbanna, K., Lütke-Eversloh, T., Jendrossek, D., Luftmann, H., and Steinbüchel, A. (2004). Studies on the biodegradability of polythioesters by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) degrading bacteria and PHA depolymerases. Archives of Microbiology 182: 212-225.
Kim D. Y.,Lütke-Eversloh, T.; Elbanna, K.; Thakor, N. and Steinbüchel, A .(2005) Poly (3- mercaptopropionate): A Non-biodegradable Biopolymer? Biomacromolecules, 6(2), 897-901.
Elbanna, k., Attalla, K., Elbadry, M., Abdeltawab, A., and Gamal-eldin, H (2008) Assessment of antibacterial activity of some unifloral Egyptian honeys. Annals of Agric. Sc., Moshtohor, 46(2), 84-92.
Abdelbaky, R., M., Abdallah, A., H., and Elbanna, K, (2008) Use of chamomile and orange peels as feed and antimicrobial additives on broiler chicken meat and burger quality. Egyptian Journal of Applied Sciences, 23:258-271
Elbanna, K. , Elbadry, M. and Gamal-Eldin, H. (2009) Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of rhizobia that nodulate snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Egyptian soils Systematic and Applied Microbiology (32) 522–530
Elbanna, K., Gamal-Eldin, H. and Abuzed, E. (2010) Characterization of Egyptian fluorescent rhizosphere pseudomonad isolates with high nematicidal activity against the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita Journal of Biofertilizers &Biopestcides Volume 1, Issue 1 , 1000102
Elbanna K, Atalla K(2010). Microbiological transformations of two ammoniacal fertilizers under saline and/ or Organic matter fortification. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 4(8): 3280-3286.
Gamal-Eldin, H. and Elbanna, K., (2010) Field evidence for the potential of Rhodobacter capsulatus as biofertilizer for flooded rice. Current Microbiology (2011) 62:391–395
Elbanna K, Gamal Hassan, Manal Khider and Raafat Mandour. (2010). Biodegradation of some textile azo dyes by newly lactic acid bacterial isolates and detection of plasmid/s-associated for degradation. Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation . Volume 1 • Issue 3 • 1000112
T. A. Hanafy, Elbanna K, S. El-Sayed and A. Hassen. (2010). Dielectric relaxation analysis of Biopolymer Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Journal of Applied Polymer Science , Vol. 121, 3306–3313 (2011)
Elbanna k, R.M. El-Shahawy, K.M. Atalla (2012) A new Simple Method for the Enumeration of Nitrifying Bacteria in different Environments. Plant, Soil and Environment, 58, 2012 (1): 49–53
Yasser Diab, Ahmed Abdelbaky, Khaled Atalla and Khaled Elbanna (2012). AntiMicrobial activity of leaves of Lagerstroemia indica and purification of antimicrobial bioactive compounds. Journal of Discoveries & Therapeutics. 2012; 6(4):212-217.
Manal Khider, Khaled Elbanna, Awad Mahmoud and Ayman A. Owayss (2013). Egyptian honeybee pollen as antimicrobial, antioxidant agents and dietary food supplements. Accepted for publication in Food Science and Biotechnology
Khaled Elbanna, Sameh Elnaggar, and Abdelradi Bakeer"Characterization of Bacillus altitudinis as new causative agent of bacterial soft rot" Journal of Phytopathology. Vol:162 (2014) 712–722
Khaled Elbanna, Khaled Attalla, Medhat Elbadry, Awad Abdeltawab, Hosny Gamal-Eldin, Mohamed Fawzy.(2014). Impact of floral sources and processing on the antimicrobial activities of different unifloral honeys. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 4(3): 194-200
Elbanna K, Ibrahim M, Anne?Marie Revol?Junelles.(2015). Purification and characterization of halo?alkali?thermophilic protease from Halobacterium sp. strain HP25 isolated from raw salt, Lake Qarun, Fayoum, Egypt. Extremophiles (2015) 19:763-774
Khaled Elbanna, Wedad Metry, Hosam Elgarhy. Exopolysaccharide from Lactobacillus pentosus Strain H2 and Its Impact on Rheological Properties and the Sensory Evaluation of Low Fat Yoghurt and UF-Soft Cheese. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences. Vol. 4, No. 5, 2015, pp. 555-564. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20150405.17
Khaled Elbanna, Sameh Elnaggar, and Abdelradi Bakeer Natural antimicrobial products as a pre and post-harvest to control bacterial soft rot disease for apple and pear fruits during storage. Under publish in International Journal of Plant Pathology
Sameer Rushdi Organji1, Hussein Hasan Abulreesh, Khaled Elbanna, Gamal Ebrahim Haridy Osman, Manal Khider. Occurrence and characterization of toxigenic Bacillus cereus in food and infant feces. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 5(7): 510-514.
Manal Khider, Khaled Elbanna, Osama Seoudi and Alaaeldien El-Fakharany, (2015). Lactic Acid Fermented Permeates and Mushroom Powder (Pleurotus ostreatus Hk 35) for Improvement of the Nutritional Value and Quality of Pan Bread. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.
Hussein Abulreesh, Sameer Organji, Khaled Elbanna ,Gamal Osman, Meshal Almalki, Ahmed Abdel-Mallek (2015). First report of environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans and other fungi from pigeondroppings in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and in vitro susceptibility testing. Asian Pac J Trop Dis. 5(8): 622-626
Conference Publications
Elbanna, K.; Lütke-Eversloh, T. and Steinbüchel, A. ( 2002) Isolation and characterization of PHA degrading bacteria. International Sympsium on Biological Polyesters (ISBP 2002), 22. -26. September, Münster, Germany.
Elbanna, K., Lütke-Eversloh, T., Krehenbrink, M., and Steinbüchel, A. (2002) Purification and characterization on of a novel thermostable poly (3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB depolymerase. International Sympsium on Biological Polyesters (ISBP 2002), 22. -26. September, Münster, Germany.
Elbanna, K., Lütke-Eversloh, T., and Steinbüchel, A. (2003) Studies on decomposition of polythioesters by polyalkanoate (PHA) degrading bacteria. VAAM Jahrestagung 23. - 26. March 2003. Berlin, Germany
Steinbüchel, A., Lütke-Eversloh, T., and Elbanna, K. (2003) Biological systems for synthesis of polythioesters and biodegradation of these novel biopolymers. Invited lecture presented at the “Euoropolymer Congress EPF03 in Stockholm, 23.-27.June2003, Schweden
Elbanna, K., and Gamal-Eldin, H. (2010) Field evidence for the potential of Rhodobacter capsulatus as biofertilize for flooded rice "2nd International Conference on Biological and environmental sciences" (2nd ICBES 2010) ,Mansoura and Luxor, Egypt, 15th -20th March, 2010.
Manal Khider1, Khaled Elbanna2’3*, Awad Abdeltwab 4 and Ayman Ewiss 5 Egyptian Bee pollens as antioxidants, antimicrobial and dietary food supplement FIFTH SAUDI SCIENCE CONFERENCE ? A New Vision of the Role of Basic Sciences in Development ? April 16-18, 2012 (25-27 Jumada II, 1433 H College of Applied Sciences. Umm Al-Qura University, Holy Makah, KSA
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