Abia Akebe LUTHER KING

Abia Akebe LUTHER KING

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 27

Africa-South Africa

About Abia Akebe LUTHER KING

Abia Akebe LUTHER KING, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal, specializes in the field of Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Human viral pathogens in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum: Evidence, health risks, and lessons for future outbreaks in low-income settings

Genomic characterization of multi drug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from patients and patient environments in a teaching hospital in Ghana

Beach sand mycobiome: The silent threat of pathogenic fungi and toxic metal contamination for beachgoers

Untapped talents: insight into the ecological significance of methanotrophs and its prospects

Medium-chain alkane biodegradation and its link to some unifying attributes of alkB genes diversity

Genomics for public health and international surveillance of antimicrobial resistance

Innovations in Genomic AMR Surveillance

Antimicrobial resistance and one health: from culture to genomics

Abia Akebe LUTHER KING Information

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Citations(all)

2119

Citations(since 2020)

1837

Cited By

763

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

64

i10Index(since 2020)

61

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University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abia Akebe LUTHER KING Skills & Research Interests

Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology

Top articles of Abia Akebe LUTHER KING

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Human viral pathogens in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum: Evidence, health risks, and lessons for future outbreaks in low-income settings

Willis Gwenzi

Bashir Adelodun

Pankaj Kumar

Fidelis Odedishemi Ajibade

Luis FO Silva

...

2024/3/25

Genomic characterization of multi drug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from patients and patient environments in a teaching hospital in Ghana

Esther Eyram Asare Yeboah

Nicholas Agyepong

Joshua Mbanga

Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

Akebe Luther King Abia

...

2024/2/28

Beach sand mycobiome: The silent threat of pathogenic fungi and toxic metal contamination for beachgoers

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Ramganesh Selvarajan

Timothy Sibanda

Habib Ullah

Akebe Luther King Abia

2024/1/1

Untapped talents: insight into the ecological significance of methanotrophs and its prospects

Emmanuel Oliver Fenibo

Ramganesh Selvarajan

Huiqi Wang

Yue Wang

Akebe Luther King Abia

2023/8/12

Medium-chain alkane biodegradation and its link to some unifying attributes of alkB genes diversity

Emmanuel Oliver Fenibo

Ramganesh Selvarajan

Akebe Luther King Abia

Tonderayi Matambo

2023/6/15

Genomics for public health and international surveillance of antimicrobial resistance

Kate S Baker

Elita Jauneikaite

Katie L Hopkins

Stephanie W Lo

Leonor Sánchez-Busó

...

2023/12/1

Innovations in Genomic AMR Surveillance

Nicole E Wheeler

Vivien Price

Edward Cunningham-Oakes

Kara K Tsang

Jamie G Nunn

...

2023/9/27

Antimicrobial resistance and one health: from culture to genomics

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Akebe Luther King Abia

Asfatou Ndama Traore

Natasha Potgieter

2023

Antibiotic, heavy metal, and biocide concentrations in a wastewater treatment plant and its receiving water body exceed PNEC limits: Potential for antimicrobial resistance …

Antibiotics

Kelechi B Chukwu

Ovokeroye A Abafe

Daniel G Amoako

Sabiha Y Essack

Akebe LK Abia

2023/7/9

The use of nanomaterials for the elimination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from water and wastewater: an African overview

Mohamed Azab El-Liethy

Mohamed Mahmoud

Akebe Luther King Abia

Khalid Z Elwakeel

2023/2/28

Genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance to support infection prevention and control in health-care facilities

Elita Jauneikaite

Kate S Baker

Jamie G Nunn

Janet T Midega

Li Yang Hsu

...

2023/12/1

Unveiling the Potency and Harnessing the Antibacterial Activities of Plant Oils against Foodborne Pathogens

Microbiology Research

Vijaya Samoondeeswari Selvarajan

Ramganesh Selvarajan

Jeevan Pandiyan

Akebe Luther King Abia

2023/9/9

The African Wastewater Resistome: Identifying Knowledge Gaps to Inform Future Research Directions

Antibiotics

Abebe Luther King Abia

Themba Baloyi

Afsatou N. Traore

Natasha Potgieter

2023

Emerging Pandemics: Connections with Environment and Climate Change

Sadaf Nazneen

Akebe Luther King Abia

Sughosh Madhav

2023/7/4

Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial colonization in patients, carriage by healthcare workers and contamination of hospital environments in Ghana

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Esther Eyram Asare Yeboah

Nicholas Agyepong

Joshua Mbanga

Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

Akebe Luther King Abia

...

2023/12/1

Antimicrobial Research and One Health in Africa

Akebe Luther King Abia

Sabiha Yusuf Essack

2023/2/27

Impact of Environmental Sub-Inhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics, Heavy Metals, and Biocides on the Emergence of Tolerance and Effects on the Mutant Selection Window in E. coli

Microorganisms

Kelechi B Chukwu

Ovokeroye A Abafe

Daniel G Amoako

Arshad Ismail

Sabiha Y Essack

...

2023/9/9

Climate Change: Emerging Driver of Infectious Diseases

Emerging Pandemics: Connections with Environment and Climate Change

Ayukafangha Etando

Akebe Luther King Abia

2023/7/4

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Fomites in Rural Households in South Africa

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Mariana Negri

Bárbara Martins Lima

Renata dos Santos Batista Reis Woloszynek

Roberto Augusto Silva Molina

Carla Maria Ramos Germano

...

2024/1/5

Environmental concentrations of antibiotics, biocides, and heavy metals fail to induce phenotypic antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli

Science of the Total Environment

Kelechi B Chukwu

Ovokeroye A Abafe

Daniel G Amoako

Sabiha Y Essack

Akebe LK Abia

2023/11/15

See List of Professors in Abia Akebe LUTHER KING University(University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Co-Authors

H-index: 55
Koleka Mlisana

Koleka Mlisana

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 42
MNB Momba

MNB Momba

Tshwane University of Technology

H-index: 40
Sabiha Essack

Sabiha Essack

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 16
Arghavan Alisoltani (Alisoltanidehkordi)

Arghavan Alisoltani (Alisoltanidehkordi)

University of California, Riverside

H-index: 13
Joshua Mbanga

Joshua Mbanga

National University of Science and Technology

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