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Thamer Yousif Mutter (Lecturer)

PhD in Microbial Molecular Genetics
Lecturer
Biological - Science
mthamir78@uoanbar.edu.iq


Biography

Thamer Y. Mutter is a lecturer with eighteen years of experience with teaching and lab work at the College of Science, University of Anbar. Thamer specializes in Molecular Microbial Genetics and is responsible for teaching General Microbiology for undergraduate and Gene Biology for Graduate classes. We are currently working on a project that examines the molecular and physiological characterization of pathogenic bacteria.

 

Publication

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Development of multifunctional immobilized bacterial agents for multi-pesticides degradation and environment remediation

2025

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Nanocapsule formation of ciprofloxacin-loaded zirconia nanoparticles coated with chitosan for antibacterial, antibiofilm, anti-inflammatory, and catalytic applications

2025

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Abundance of Capsule-Associated Genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae and its Relationship with Biofilm Formation

2025

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Spectrophotometric determination of zinc using N-(2-(2-amino-5-nitrophenyl) diazenyl) ethyl) naphthalen-1-amine

2025

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Health risks and environmental assessments of heavy metals in road dust of Ramadi, Iraq.

2024

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Antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles and cold plasma in the treatment of hospital wastewater

2024

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Insecticidal activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles from Pelargonium citronellum against citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri

2024

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Potential mechanism of gallic acid?coated iron oxide nanoparticles against associated genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule, antibacterial and antibiofilm

2024

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Date palm pollen: a novel medium for bacterial culture and biosynthesis of antibacterial chromium oxide nanoparticles

2024

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Truffle mediated preparation of bacterial culture medium and mycosynthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles loaded with polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate aerogel beads for antibacterial activity

2024

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Preparation and characterization of polyethylene glycol/sodium alginate aerogel beads loaded with biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles: potential therapeutic option for treating multidrug-resistant bacteria and cytotoxic activity

2024

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Antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles and cold plasma in the treatment of hospital wastewater

2024

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Biotransformation of dioxins by assembling RW1 upper pathway gene cassettes in Escherichia coli

2023

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Relationship between antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from Ramadi, Iraq: phenotype and genotype identification

2023

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Genotypic identification of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Anbar, Iraq.

2023

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Molecular and phenotypic detection of siderophore production by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

2023

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Combined bioremediation of bensulfuron-methyl contaminated soils with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and Hansschlegelia zhihuaiae S113

2022

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Coexistence of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance profile of Uropathogenic E. coli (Upec)

2022

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Phenotypic And Molecular Screening of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase ESBLS in MDR-E. Coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infection Cases

2022

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Separate upper pathway ring cleavage dioxygenases are required for growth of Sphingomonas wittichii strain RW1 on dibenzofuran and dibenzo-p-dioxin

2021

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Differential roles of three different upper pathway meta ring cleavage product hydrolases in the degradation of dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran by Sphingomonas wittichii strain RW1

2021

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Lectures


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 General Microbiology II General Microbiology II-1 Second
2 General Microbiology II General Microbiology II-2 Third
3 General Microbiology II Antibiotic Targets and Antibiotic Resistance Second
4 General Microbiology II DNA Structure and the Information Flow Second
5 General Microbiology II Epidemiology Second
6 General Microbiology II Viruses and Their Replication Second
7 General Microbiology II Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea Second
8 General Microbiology II Microbial Symbioses with Others Second
9 General Microbiology II Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis Second
10 General Microbiology II Eukaryotic Pathogens Second
11 English language Auxiliary verbs Third
12 English language Present tenses Third
13 English language Past tenses Third
14 English language Future Forms Third
15 English language Modal Verbs Third

Academic certificates

Degrees: 

B.Sc. Biology (University of Anbar, 2000)
M.Sc. Biology (University of Anbar, 2004)
Ph.D. Microbiology–Molecular Genetics (Rutgers University, USA, 2019)

 

 

 

Supervision

Three students- Master degree

Other

 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA - PhD in Microbiology-Molecular Genetics, Oct 2019 

University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq - MSc in Microbiology, May 2004 

University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq - BSc in Biology, June 2001 

 

Position

Faculty member since 2005 at College of Science, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq 

Teaching General Microbiology, Gene Biology, Microbial Genetics, and Molecular Genetics.

Head of Quality Assurance Branch, College of Science, University of Anbar (2021-2022)

Head Assist. of Biology Department, College of Science, University of Anbar (2021-till now)

 

HONORS/AWARDS/RECOGNITION 

(Most Recent First) 

 

H. Boyd and Jeanette I. Woodruff Microbiology Fellowship 2018. Rutgers University 

Douglas Eveleigh Fellowship 2017, Rutgers University 

Travel Award, Graduate School, Rutgers University for attending 2017 SRP meeting in Philadelphia  

Travel award, Graduate School, Rutgers University for attending 2016 ASM meeting in Boston  

ASM Travel award, 2016 ASM meeting in Boston   

HCED scholarship 2012-2019. Ministry of Higher Education, Iraq 

 

Conference and Meeting 

(Most Recent First) 

NEMPET Meeting, June 2019. (Genetic Manipulation of the Second Enzymatic Step in the Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran Pathways. Thamer Y. Mutter and Gerben J. Zylstra) USA

SRP Conference, December 2017. (Growth of Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 on Dibenzo-p-dioxin Requires a Chromosomally Encoded Hydrolase. Thamer Y. Mutter and Gerben J. Zylstra) USA

ASM Conference, June 2016. (Growth of Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 on Dibenzo-p-dioxin Requires Plasmid and Chromosomally Encoded Genes. Thamer Y. Mutter, Hung-Kuang Chang, and Gerben J. Zylstra) USA