Dr. Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi

Academic Rank

Associate Professor

Department

Faculty

Email

eennadi@plasu.edu.ng

Phone Number

08068124819

Office Address

Plateau State University, Bokkkos

Biography

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at Plateau State University, Nigeria. His research interests include bacteriophage biology, antimicrobial resistance, microbial genomics, medical mycology, and translational microbiology. A major focus of his work is the isolation, characterization, and application of bacteriophages, particularly in relation to antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens and the development of alternative approaches to infectious disease control.

His broader research also examines medically important fungi and other microbial pathogens of public health significance. He is interested in research that links fundamental microbiology with practical applications in therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, and disease surveillance, while also contributing to the development of stronger research capacity and collaborative networks in bacteriophage and microbial sciences in Africa.

Academic Qualifications

PhD Medical Microbiology 2017, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka MSc Medical Microbiology 2008, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State BSc Applied Microbiology and Brewery, Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka

Area of Specialisation

Medical Microbiology & Bacteriophage Biology

Research Interests

Bacteriophage Biology and Phage Therapy; Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR); Microbial Genomics; Medical Microbiology; Medical Mycology; Microbial Pathogenesis; Infectious Disease Control; Alternative Antimicrobial Therapies; Vaccines and Diagnostics; Disease Surveillance; Translational Microbiology; Microbial Biotechnology; Bacteriophage Isolation and Characterisation; Public Health Microbiology; and Microbiology Research Capacity Development.

Selected Publications

Climate change and the emergence of fungal pathogens

NE Nnadi, DA Carter

PLoS pathogens 17 (4), e1009503

500 2021
An evaluation of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Jos, a north-central Nigerian city

KI Onyedibe, MG Goyit, NE Nnadi

Global Advanced Research Journal of Microbiology.

81 2012
Isolation and molecular characterization of Candida africana from Jos, Nigeria

NE Nnadi, GM Ayanbimpe, F Scordino, MO Okolo, IB Enweani, G Criseo, …

Medical mycology 50 (7), 765-767

58 2012
Molecular docking analysis of selected phytochemicals on two SARS-CoV-2 targets

A Ubani, F Agwom, OR Morenikeji, NY Shehu, EA Umera, U Umar, …

F1000Research 9 (1157), 1157

57* 2020
Landscape epidemiology: An emerging perspective in the mapping and modelling of disease and disease risk factors

NN Emmanuel, N Loha, MO Okolo, OK Ikenna

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 1 (3), 247-250

39 2011
Genotyping and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida albicans strains from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis in Jos, Nigeria

NN Emmanuel, O Romeo, AG Mebi, OO Mark, F Scordino, EI Bessy, …

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 2 (1), 48-50

28 2012
Bacteriophages as Bio-control agent against Food-Borne Pathogen E. coli O157: H7

AC Ngene, JC Aguiyi, U Uzal, JO Egbere, IA Onyimba, AE Umera, …

IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences 15 (2), 23-36

27 2020
Molecular characterization of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans VNII isolates in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

NE Nnadi, IB Enweani, M Cogliati, GM Ayanbimpe, MO Okolo, E Kim, …

Journal de mycologie medicale 26 (4), 306-311

27 2016
High prevalence of multidrug resistant enterobacteriaceae isolated from wastewater and soil in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria

AC Ngene, CG Ohaegbu, IE Awom, JO Egbere, IA Onyimba, …

African Journal of Bacteriology Research 13 (2), 22-29

20 2021
Antimicrobial Resistance and Phylogenetic Relatedness of Salmonella Serovars in Indigenous Poultry and Their Drinking Water Sources in North Central Nigeria

NM Sati, RM Card, L Barco, M Muhammad, PD Luka, T Chisnall, …

Microorganisms 12 (8), 1529

16 2024
First report of neonatal sepsis due to Moesziomyces bullatus in a preterm low‐birth‐weight infant

OM Okolo, AD Van Diepeningen, B Toma, NE Nnadi, MG Ayanbimpe, …

JMM Case Reports 2 (2), e000011

12 2015
Multilocus microsatellite analysis of European and African Candida glabrata isolates

V Chillemi, C Lo Passo, AD Van Diepeningen, S Rharmitt, D Delfino, …

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 35 (6), 885-892

11 2016
Molecular-Type Specific Multiplex PCR produces a distinct VNII PCR pattern among Cryptococcus neoformans species complex

M Cogliati, MR Andrianarivelo, M Ellabib, EN Nnadi, M Cornet

Medical Mycology 57 (3), 384-386

8 2019
Whole-genome sequencing of an uncommon Cryptococcus neoformans MLST43 genotype isolated in Nigeria

NE Nnadi, D Giosa, GM Ayanbimpe, E D’Alessandro, RA Cigliano, …

Mycopathologia 184 (5), 555-557

7 2019
First report of the EU_33_A2 clonal lineage of Phytophthora infestans causing late blight disease of potato in Nigeria

CDEL Nnadi NE, Datiri AM, Pam DB, Ngene AC, Okonkwo FO, Sullivan L

NEW DISEASE REPORTS 40 (20), 20

7 2019
Novel Escherichia coli-Infecting Bacteriophages Isolated from Uganda That Target Human Clinical Isolates

JY Nale, B Chan, NE Nnadi, JKJ Cheng, S Matts, N Nezam-Abadi, …

Phage 4 (3), 141-149

6 2023
Complete genome sequence of pseudomonas phage Zikora

GC Ezemokwe, FM Agwom, I Okoliegbe, FO Okonkwo, AC Ngene, …

Microbiology Resource Announcements 10 (30), 10.1128/mra. 00489-21

6 2021
Will climate change affect parasite-host relationship?

MO Okolo, NE Nnadi, KI Onyedibe, OI Ita

Jos Journal of Medicine 6 (2), 27-31

6 2012
Identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Characterization, and Host Range Analysis of Bacteriophages Infecting Some Selected Pathogenic Bacteria from Jos …

AC Ngene, JO Egbere, IA Onyimba, U Umar, GC Ezemokwe, N Gimba, …

Phage, phage. 2022.0026

5 2023
The Africa Phage forum: A new collaborative network for bacteriophage Research in Africa

N Michodigni, R Nakayinga, A Makumi, J Kimani, I Mutai, C Dapuliga, …

Preprints

5 2022
Prospects of mitigating late blight disease of potato in Nigeria through deployment of Triple R (3R) stacked gene transgenic varieties

CO Amadi, M Ghislain, SS Kahya, V Dabels, NE Nnadi, G Amadi

Nigeria Agricultural Journal 52 (2), 108-114

5 2021
Infection of Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) as a Model for the Pathogenesis of Cryptococcus gattii

EN Nnadi, IB Enweani, GM Ayanbimpe

Medical mycology journal 59 (2), E25-E30

5 2018
Lack of Candida bracariensis and Candida nivariensis in vaginal Candida glabrata isolates in Jos, Plateau State

NN Emmanuel, O Romeo, AG Mebi, F Scordino, EI Bessie, G Criseo

Afr J Microbiol Res 7, 4480-4482

3 2013
Quercetin from Parinari curatellifolia planch. ex benth differentially regulates Drosophila insulin-like peptides II and V in hyperglycaemic flies

S Omale, JC Aguiyi, GW Gould, AJK Madaki, TE Alemika, TO Johnson, …

Pharmacological Research-Natural Products 7, 100231

2 2025
Performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

AA Omonkhua, A Faneye, KS Akinwande, O Evaezi, NY Shehu, …

PLOS Global Public Health 4 (7), e0003371

2 2024
Prevalence And Characterization Of Salmonella Typhi Isolated From Internally Displaced Persons In Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

NDDNEN Olufunke Olufunmilola Olorundare , Grace Mebi Ayanbimpe

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISEASES 5 (5), 68-80

2 2022
Prevalence of Escherichia coli and antibiogram of bacterial isolates from avian disease cases investigated in Jos, Nigeria: a retrospective study.

OO Oladele, NO Ameji, OS Agweche, AA Bitrus, AR Jambalang, …

Journal of Research in Veterinary Sciences 3 (4), 123-123

1 2024
Characterization of lytic phages isolated from effluent water and soil against E. coli O157: H7

J Egbere

1 2022
Draft Genome Sequence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

OO Olubusola, AN Onogu, JA Ray, O Olorundare, GC Ezemokwe, …

Microbiology Resource Announcements 10 (48), e00576-21

1 2021
Species Diversity of Candida from Hospital Environment in Plateau State, Nigeria.

NE Nnadi, AN Miri, K Nanpon, J Bege, K Iskender

Science publishing group

1 2020
WGS2NCBI-Toolkit for preparing genomes for submission to NCBI

R Vos, N Emmanuel, J Aguiyi

Journal of Open Source Software 4 (36), 1364

1 2019
Elucidating the alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity of Parinari curatellifolia: An in vitro and in silico study

TO Johnson, S Omale, JC Aguiyi, AJK Madaki, TE Alemika, PD Luka, …

Heliyon 12 (14), e45298

2026
Phage-Based Vaccine Platforms for Typhoid Fever: A Transformative Approach to Global Health and Antimicrobial Resistance

TD Tipah, NE Nnadi, RA Slavcev

Preprints

2026
Exploring lytic Salmonella phages as potential alternatives to antibiotics: Isolation, characterization, and stability assessment of Jerseyvirus Ijeoma and Apdecimavirus Ayanbimpe.

OO Olorundare, NE Nnadi, L Nimzing, GM Ayanbimpe

African Journal of Clinical & Experimental Microbiology 27 (2), 134

2026
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies and risk factors among pregnant women in Pankshin Central, Plateau State, Nigeria

YY Maklu, NE Nnadi, PC Igeh, GF Musa, RS Katnap, GY Tokdima

SSR Journal of Medical Sciences (SSRJMS) 2 (2), 52-58

2025
Enhancing Global Biosecurity with Phage Research

NE Nnadi

2024
Silymarin Inhibits In Vitro SARS-CoV-2 Infection In Vero E6 Cells

NE Nnadi, PD Luka, S Omale, NY Shehu, JC Aguiyi

bioRxiv, 2023.04. 07.535766

2023
Genome-wide translocation events drive the evolution of Candida africana

NE Nnadi, D Giosa, Y Izam, A Ubani, A Ngene, GM Ayanbimpe, …

bioRxiv, 2022.04. 23.489250

2022
Fluconazole susceptibility and molecular characterization of African vaginal Candida albicans isolates based on sequence analysis of ianosterol 14-alpha-demethylase (ERG11) gene

N Nnadi, GM Ayanbimpe, O Romeo, F Scordino, G Criseo, IB Enweani

ISHAM Congress, 2015, 77-77

2015
Cryptococcosis in Nigeria: the neglect of a giant

E Nnadi, M Cogliati, IB Enweani

MYCOSES 57, 33-33

2014
Isolation and molecular characterization of Candida africanafrom Jos, Nigeria

EN Nnadi, MG Ayanbimpe, F Scordino, MO Okolo, IB Enweani, G Criseo, …

MYCOSES 55, 242-242

2012

 

Professional Memberships

American society for Microbiology, Nigeria society for Microbiology