Taher, H. S., M. Fayez, N. A. Youghly, M. Elbous, M. I. El-Banna, and N. A. Hegazi, Kinetics and Efficiency of Copper and Zinc Biosorption by Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella grimontii in Association with Arthrocnemum macrostachyum from Lake Manzala, , 2025. AbstractWebsite

Heavy metal pollution poses serious environmental and health risks worldwide, with aquatic ecosystems like Lake Manzala being particularly vulnerable. Bioremediation using bacterial biosorbents offers a sustainable solution for heavy metal removal.

Hegazi, N. A., S. Patz, F. Fricke, A. S. El-Zayat, M. N. Ahmed, M. A. Hamza, N. A. Moner, R. M. Abdel-Fatah, E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, et al., Culturomics of the plant microbiota: the emerging in situ similis cultivation strategies to meet the complexity of nutritional requirements of microbiota associated with plants of multiple species, growth stages and compartments, , 2026. AbstractWebsite

The holobiont" refers to the plant and its associated microbiota that are pivotal to the plant's health, fitness, and survival. By in vitro culturing and functionally characterizing members of the plant microbiota, their specific roles in influencing plant responses to environmental changes can be determined and manipulated to foster sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management.

Hamza, M. A., M. Abbas, H. H. Youssef, E. H. Nour, M. S. Abdelwahab, G. V. T. Tchakounté, A. A. Othman, G. H. Youssef, N. A. Moner, R. M. Abdel‑Fatah, et al., "Desert aridity recruits xerophyte microbiota of diverse structure and function", Discover plants, vol. 2, issue 186, pp. 1-21, 2025.
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Abdel-Fatah, R. M., N. A. Moner, E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, M. T. Abbas, M. S. Abdelwahab, M. A. Hamza, H. H. Youssef, A. S. Shehata, O. M. Shahat, et al., In situ similis culturomic strategies based on vegetable (veggie)-discs extend diversity of in vitro-cultivated microbiota of vegetables, , 2025. Abstractin_situ_similis_culturomic_strategies_based_on_vegetable.pdfWebsite

Realizing that in vitro cultivation of plant microbiota is crucial to access core resources of the microbial members of the holobiont; culturing strategies are currently advanced based on plant-based culture media. Followed was the introduction of “in situ similis” cultivation strategy depending on the use of plant intact organs, e.g. leaves/ roots that finger print plant nutritional composition and expose compartment-affiliated microbiota.

Moner, N. A., T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, W. M. Amer, M. A. Hamza, H. H. Youssef, R. M. Abdel-Fatah, M. S. Abdelwahab, O. M. Shahat, G. H. Youssef, M. El-Tahan, et al., "In vitro domestication of halophyte microbiota for future SynCom application", plant and soil, 2025. Abstractmoner_et_al-2025-plant_and_soil.pdfWebsite

Microbiome-mediated strategies for future stressed-agriculture entail exploration of repertoires of halophyte microbiota. Culturomics strategies are advanced to improve culturability and extend diversity of microbiota of Salicornia europaea L.

ElSawey, H., E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, R. A. Nemr, H. H. Youssef, M. A. Hamza, and M. Abbas, "Cross Cultivation on Homologous/Heterologous Plant-Based Culture Media Empowers Host-Specific and Real Time In Vitro Signature of Plant Microbiota", Diversity, vol. 15, pp. 1-20, 2023. diversity-15-00046.pdf
Abdelfadil, M. R., M. H. Taha, M. El-Hadidi, M. A. Hamza, H. H. Youssef, M. Khalil, A. R. Henawy, R. A. Nemr, H. ElSawey, G. V. Tchuisseu Tchakounte, et al., "Clay chips and beads capture in situ barley root microbiota and facilitate in vitro long-term preservation of microbial strains", FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 98, no. 7: Oxford University Press, pp. fiac064, 2022. Abstract
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ElSawey, H., E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, R. A. Nemr, H. H. Youssef, M. A. Hamza, and M. Abbas, "Cross Cultivation on Homologous/Heterologous Plant-Based Culture Media Empowers Host-Specific and Real Time In Vitro Signature of Plant Microbiota", Diversity, vol. 15, pp. 1-20, 2023.
ElSawey, H., E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, R. A. Nemr, H. H. Youssef, M. A. Hamza, and M. Abbas, "Cross Cultivation on Homologous/Heterologous Plant-Based Culture Media Empowers Host-Specific and Real Time In Vitro Signature of Plant Microbiota", Diversity, vol. 15, pp. 1-20, 2023. cross_cultivation_on_homologous-heterologous_plant-based___17_dec._2022.pdf
ElSawey, H., E. H. Nour, T. A. R. E. K. R. ELSAYED, R. A. Nemr, H. H. Youssef, M. A. Hamza, and M. Abbas, "Cross Cultivation on Homologous/Heterologous Plant-Based Culture Media Empowers Host-Specific and Real Time In Vitro Signature of Plant Microbiota", Diversity, vol. 15, pp. 1-20, 2023.