| Expert Name | Mr. Ali Nejidat |
| Title | Researcher |
| Division | |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Sede Boqer |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 659 6832 |
| Email | alineji(at)bgumail.ac.bgu.il |
| Work Experience | Biotechnology:
a) Production and characterization of transgenic plants that are resistant to viral diseases (b) Metabolic engineering of nitrate assimilation pathway: Production and evaluation of transgenic plants overexpressing nitrate reductase;
Environmental Microbiology:
a) Isolation and characterization of microorganisms that are able to degrade alkylpyridines, halo-aromatics and explosives. (b) response and adaptation of microorganisms to environmental stresses (bacteria and yeast)
(c) Phylogeny of nitrifying bacteria. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D., Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, Ben Gurion University, 1988 |
| Number of Publications | 30 |
| Awards | |
| Other Activities | - American Society of Microbiology
- Israel Society for Microbiology
- Israel Society for Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology |
| Publications | 1. Nejidat, A., Clark, W.G., and Beachy, R.N., 1990: Engineered plant resistance against virus resistance. Physiol. Plant. 80: 662-668;
2. Nejidat, A., Zhang, G., Grinberg, M., and Heimer, Y., 1997: Increased protein content in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana overexpressing nitrate reductase activity. Plant Science 130: 41-49;
3. Anselmo, B., Ganga, Z., Bado, E., Heimer, Y., and Nejidat, A., 1998: Screening of sweet potato for tolerance in the Philippine highlands and genetic diversity among selected genotypes. Tropical agriculture 75: 189-196;
4. Ronen, Z., Abeliovich, A., and Nejidat, A., 1988: Biodegradation of alkylpyridines by bacterial isolated from polluted subsurface. Biodegradation 8: 357-361;
5. Rozen, Y., Nejidat, A., Gartemann, K.H., and Belkin, S., 1999: Specific detection of p-chlorobenzoic acid by Escherichia coli bearing a plasmid-born fcbA': lux fusion. Chemosphere 38: 633-641. |
| Discipline | Ecology/Ecosystems |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 12:11:00 |
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