Publications
Abolhassan, M. S., Sepehr, S., Islami, M., Shabani, A., Soudi, M. R., & Moosavi-Nejad, S. Z. (2007). Purification and characterization of membrane-bound quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase from a native strain of Acetbacter. Journal of Biological Sciences, 7(2), 315-320. doi:10.3923/jbs.2007.315.320.
Ahmadian, G., Degrassi, G., Venturi, V., Zeigler, D. R., Soudi, M., & Zanguinejad, P. (2007). Bacillus pumilus SG2 isolated from saline conditions produces and secretes two chitinases. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 103(4), 1081-1089. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03340.x.
Ahmadian, G., Ramezani, F., Beig, S. S. M., Soudi, M., & Ghandili, S. (2013). Heterologous expression of bovine prochymosin in Pichia pastoris GS115. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 11(1), 59-63. doi:10.5812/ijb.9228.
Alimadadi, N., Soudi, M. R., & Talebpour, Z. (2018). Efficient production of tri-acetylated mono-acylated mannosylerythritol lipids by Sporisorium sp. aff. sorghi SAM20. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 124(2), 457-468. doi:10.1111/jam.13642.
Alimadadi, N., Soudi, M. R., Wang, S. A., Wang, Q. M., Talebpour, Z., & Bai, F. Y. (2016). Starmerella orientalis f.a., sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from flowers. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 66(3), 1476-1481. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000905
Amani, H., Mehrnia, M. R., Sarrafzadeh, M. H., Haghighi, M., & Soudi, M. R. (2010). Scale up and application of biosurfactant from bacillus subtilis in enhanced oil recovery. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 162(2), 510-523. doi:10.1007/s12010-009-8889-0
Amini, L., Soudi, M. R., Saboora, A., & Mobasheri, H. (2018). Effect of essential oil from Zataria multiflora on local strains of Xanthomonas campestris: An efficient antimicrobial agent for decontamination of seeds of Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Scientia Horticulturae, 236, 256-264. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2018.03.046
Asgarani, E., Ghashghaei, T., Soudi, M. R., & Alimadadi, N. (2015). Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) PCR based genetic diversity of Xanthomonas spp. and its relation to xanthan production. Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 7(1), 38-44.
Asgarani, E., Soudi, M. R., Borzooee, F., & Dabbagh, R. (2012). Radio-resistance in psychrotrophic Kocuria sp. ASB 107 isolated from Ab-e-Siah radioactive spring. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 113, 171-176. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.04.009
Ashraf, S., Soudi, M. R., Amoozegar, M. A., Nikou, M. M., & Spröer, C. (2018). Paenibacillus xanthanilyticus sp. nov., a xanthan-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 68(1), 76-80. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002453
Ashraf, S., Soudi, M. R., & Ghadam, P. (2017). Production of xanthanases by Paenibacillus spp.: Complete xanthan degradation and possible applications. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 15(2), 120-127. doi:10.15171/ijb.1477
Ashraf, S., Soudi, M. R., & Sadeghizadeh, M. (2008). Isolation of a novel mutated strain of Xanthomonas campestris for xanthan production using whey as the sole substrate. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11(3), 438-442. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2008.438.442
Dalfard, A. B., Khajeh, K., Soudi, M. R., Naderi-Manesh, H., Ranjbar, B., & Sajedi, R. H. (2006). Isolation and biochemical characterization of laccase and tyrosinase activities in a novel melanogenic soil bacterium. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 39(7), 1409-1416. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.03.029
Etezad, S. M., Khajeh, K., Soudi, M., Ghazvini, P. T. M., & Dabirmanesh, B. (2009). Evidence on the presence of two distinct enzymes responsible for the reduction of selenate and tellurite in Bacillus sp. STG-83. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 45(1), 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2009.04.004
Fooladi, T., Abdeshahian, P., Moazami, N., Soudi, M. R., Kadier, A., Yusoff, W. M. W., & Hamid, A. A. (2018). Enhanced Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus pumilus 2IR in Fed-Batch Fermentation Using 5-L Bioreactor. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction A: Science, 42(3), 1111-1123. doi:10.1007/s40995-018-0599-4
Fooladi, T., Soudi, M. R., Alimadadi, N., Savedoroudi, P., & Heravi, M. M. (2019). Bioactive exopolysaccharide from Neopestalotiopsis sp. strain SKE15: Production, characterization and optimization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 129, 127-139. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.203
Ghadam, P., Gharavi, S., Yarian, F., Soudi, M. R., Kazemi, B., & Bandehpour, M. (2009). Non-radioactive labeled probe preparation for hbs gene detection. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12(12), 914-918. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2009.914.918
Ghashghaei, T., Soudi, M. R., & Hoseinkhani, S. (2016). Optimization of xanthan gum production from grape juice concentrate using Plackett-Burman Design and Response Surface Methodology. Applied Food Biotechnology, 3(1), 15-23. doi:10.22037/afb.v3i1.9984
Ghashghaei, T., Soudi, M. R., Hoseinkhani, S., & Shiri, M. (2018). Effects of nonionic surfactants on xanthan gum production: A survey on cellular interactions. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 16(1), 60-66. doi:10.15171/ijb.1483
Irankhah, S., Abdi Ali, A., Mallavarapu, M., Soudi, M. R., Subashchandrabose, S., Gharavi, S., & Ayati, B. (2019). Ecological role of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus GSN3 in natural biofilm formation and its advantages in bioremediation. Biofouling, 35(4), 377-391. doi:10.1080/08927014.2019.1597061
Irankhah, S., Abdi Ali, A., Reza Soudi, M., Gharavi, S., & Ayati, B. (2018). Highly efficient phenol degradation in a batch moving bed biofilm reactor: benefiting from biofilm-enhancing bacteria. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 34(11). doi:10.1007/s11274-018-2543-3
Irankhah, S., Soudi, M. R., & Gharavi, S. (2016). Ex situ study of Enterococcus faecalis survival in the recreational waters of the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 8(2), 101-107.
Islami, M., Shabani, A., Saifi-Abolhassan, M., Sepehr, S., Soudi, M. R., & Mossavi-Nejad, S. Z. (2008). Purification and characterization of alcohol dehydrogenase from Gluconobacter suboxydans. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11(2), 208-213. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2008.208.213
Jafari, N., Kasra-Kermanshahi, R., & Reaz Soudi, M. (2013). Screening, identification and optimization of a yeast strain, Candida palmioleophila JKS4, capable of azo dye decolorization. Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 5(4), 434-440.
Jafari, N., Kasra-Kermanshahi, R., Soudi, M. R., Mahvi, A. H., & Gharavi, S. (2012). Degradation of a textile reactive azo dye by a combined biological-photocatalytic process: Candida tropicalis Jks2-Tio2/Uv. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 9(1).
Jafari, N., Kasra-Kermanshahi, R., Soudi, M. R., Mahvi, A. H., & Gharavi, S. (2012). Degradation of a textile reactive azo dye by a combined biological-photocatalytic process: Candida tropicalis Jks2-Tio2/Uv. Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 9(33). doi:10.1186/1735-2746-9-33
Jafari, N., Soudi, M. R., & Kasra-Kermanshahi, R. (2014). Biodecolorization of textile azo dyes by isolated yeast from activated sludge: Issatchenkia orientalis JKS6. Annals of Microbiology, 64(2), 475-482. doi:10.1007/s13213-013-0677-y
Jafari, N., Soudi, M. R., & Kasra-Kermanshahi, R. (2014). Biodegradation perspectives of azo dyes by yeasts. Microbiology (Russian Federation), 83(5), 484-497. doi:10.1134/S0026261714050130
Jamshidian, H., Shojaosadati, S. A., Mohammad Mousavi, S., Reza Soudi, M., & Vilaplana, F. (2017). Implications of recovery procedures on structural and rheological properties of schizophyllan produced from date syrup. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 105, 36-44. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.110
Jamshidian, H., Shojaosadati, S. A., Vilaplana, F., Mousavi, S. M., & Soudi, M. R. (2016). Characterization and optimization of schizophyllan production from date syrup. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 92, 484-493. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.07.059
Kahani, M., Kalantary, F., Soudi, M. R., Pakdel, L., & Aghaalizadeh, S. (2020). Optimization of cost effective culture medium for Sporosarcina pasteurii as biocementing agent using response surface methodology: Up cycling dairy waste and seawater. Journal of Cleaner Production, 253. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120022
Khazeni, S., Hatamian-Zarmi, A., Yazdian, F., Mokhtari-Hosseini, Z. B., Ebrahimi-Hosseinzadeh, B., Noorani, B., . . . Soudi, M. R. (2017). Production of nanocellulose in miniature-bioreactor: Optimization and characterization. Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 47(4), 371-378. doi:10.1080/10826068.2016.1252923
Malekzadeh, F., Mashkani, S. G., Ghafourian, H., & Soudi, M. R. (2007). Biosorption of tungstate by a Bacillus sp. isolated from Anzali lagoon. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 23(7), 905-910. doi:10.1007/s11274-006-9313-3
Nafian, F., Gharavi, S., & Soudi, M. R. (2016). Degenerate primers as biomarker for gene-targeted metagenomics of the catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase-encoding gene in microbial populations of petroleum-contaminated environments. Annals of Microbiology, 66(3), 1127-1136. doi:10.1007/s13213-016-1197-3
Naghavi, F. S., Hanachi, P., Soudi, M. R., Saboora, A., & Ghorbani, A. (2013). Evaluation of the relationship between the incubation time and carotenoid production in Rhodotorula slooffiae and R. Mucilaginosa isolated from leather tanning wastewater. Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 16(10), 1114-1118.
Nasr, S., Bien, S., Soudi, M. R., Alimadadi, N., Shahzadeh Fazeli, S. A., & Damm, U. (2018). Novel Collophorina and Coniochaeta species from Euphorbia polycaulis, an endemic plant in Iran. Mycological Progress, 17(6), 755-771. doi:10.1007/s11557-018-1382-9
Nasr, S., Nguyen, H. D. T., Soudi, M. R., Shahzadeh Fazeli, S. A., & Sipiczki, M. (2016). Wickerhamomyces orientalis f.A., sp. nov.: An ascomycetous yeast species belonging to the wickerhamomyces clade. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 66(7), 2534-2539. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001096
Nasr, S., Soudi, M. R., & Haghighi, M. (2007). Xanthan production by a native strain of X. campestris and evaluation of application in EOR. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10(17), 3010-3013. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2007.3010.3013
Nasr, S., Soudi, M. R., Nasrabadi, S. M. Z., Nikou, M. M., Salmanian, A. H., & Nguyen, H. D. T. (2014). Basidioascus persicus sp. nov., a yeast-like species of the order Geminibasidiales isolated from soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 64, 3046-3052. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.062380-0
Nasr, S., Soudi, M. R., Salmanian, A. H., & Ghadam, P. (2013). Partial optimization of endo-1, 4-B-xylanase production by Aureobasidium pullulansUsing agro-industrial residues. Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 16(12), 1245-1253.
Nasr, S., Soudi, M. R., Shahzadeh Fazeli, S. A., Nguyen, H. D. T., Lutz, M., & Piątek, M. (2014). Expanding evolutionary diversity in the Ustilaginomycotina: Fereydouniaceae fam. nov. and Fereydounia gen. nov., the first urocystidalean yeast lineage. Mycological Progress, 13(4), 1217-1226. doi:10.1007/s11557-014-1012-0
Nemati, A., Shadpour, S., Khalafbeygi, H., Ashraf, S., Barkhi, M., & Soudi, M. R. (2015). Efficiency of hydrothermal synthesis of nano/microsized copper and study on in Vitro antifungal activity. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 30(1), 63-69. doi:10.1080/10426914.2014.941873
Papizadeh, M., Soudi, M. R., Amini, L., Wijayawardene, N. N., & Hyde, K. D. (2017). Pyrenochaetopsis tabarestanensis (Cucurbitariaceae, pleosporales), a new species isolated from rice farms in north Iran. Phytotaxa, 297(1), 15-28. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.297.1.2
Rahmani-Badi, A., Sepehr, S., Mohammadi, P., Soudi, M. R., Babaie-Naiej, H., & Fallahi, H. (2014). A combination of cis-2-decenoic acid and antibiotics eradicates pre-established catheter-associated biofilms. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 63, 1509-1516. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.075374-0
Sabaeifard, P., Abdi-Ali, A., Gamazo, C., Irache, J. M., & Reza Soudi, M. (2017). Improved effect of amikacin-loaded poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles against planktonic and biofilm cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66(2), 137-148. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.000430
Sabaeifard, P., Abdi-Ali, A., Soudi, M. R., & Dinarvand, R. (2014). Optimization of tetrazolium salt assay for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm using microtiter plate method. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 105, 134-140. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2014.07.024
Sabaeifard, P., Abdi-Ali, A., Soudi, M. R., Gamazo, C., & Irache, J. M. (2016). Amikacin loaded PLGA nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 93, 392-398. doi:10.1016/j.ejps.2016.08.049
Sepehr, S., Rahmani-Badi, A., Babaie-Naiej, H., & Soudi, M. R. (2014). Unsaturated fatty acid, cis-2-decenoic acid, in combination with disinfectants or antibiotics removes pre-established biofilms formed by food-related bacteria. PLoS ONE, 9(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101677
Shaabani, A., Maleki, A., Soudi, M. R., & Mofakham, H. (2009). Xanthan sulfuric acid: A new and efficient bio-supported solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of α-amino nitriles by condensation of carbonyl compounds, amines, and trimethylsilylcyanide. Catalysis Communications, 10(6), 945-949. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2008.12.035
Shehni, S. A., Soudi, M. R., Hosseinkhani, S., & Behzadipour, N. (2011). Improvement of xanthan gum production in batch culture using stepwise acetic acid stress. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(83), 19425-19428. doi:10.5897/AJB11.1794
Shiri, Z., Kermanshahi, R. K., Soudi, M. R., & Farajzadeh, D. (2014). Isolation and characterization of an n-hexadecane degrading Acinetobacter baumannii KSS1060 from a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12(2), 455-464. doi:10.1007/s13762-014-0702-0
Soudi, M. R., Alimadadi, N., & Ghadam, P. (2011). Minimal phenotypic test for simple differentiation of Xanthomonas campestris from other yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from soil. Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 3(2), 84-91.
Soudi, M. R., Ebrahimi, M., & Panahi, S. S. (2008). Xanthan Gum Production using whey for Preculture Preparation. In Modern Multidisciplinary Applied Microbiology: Exploiting Microbes and Their Interactions (pp. 265-268): John Wiley and Sons.
Soudi, M. R., Ghazvini, P. T. M., Khajeh, K., & Gharavi, S. (2009). Bioprocessing of seleno-oxyanions and tellurite in a novel Bacillus sp. strain STG-83: A solution to removal of toxic oxyanions in presence of nitrate. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 165(1-3), 71-77. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.065
Soudi, M. R., Malekzadeh, F., & Norouzi, P. (2003). Screening yeast cells for absorption of selenium oxyanions. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 19(2), 181-184. doi:10.1023/A:1023290908937
Tavallaie, R., Talebpour, Z., Azad, J., & Soudi, M. R. (2011). Simultaneous determination of pyruvate and acetate levels in xanthan biopolymer by infrared spectroscopy: Effect of spectral pre-processing for solid-state analysis. Food Chemistry, 124(3), 1124-1130. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.07.016
Vahed, M., Motalebi, E., Rigi, G., Noghabi, K. A., Soudi, M. R., Sadeghi, M., & Ahmadian, G. (2013). Improving the chitinolytic activity of Bacillus pumilus SG2 by random mutagenesis. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 23(11), 1519-1528. doi:10.4014/jmb.1301.01048
Yazdani, M., Naderi-Manesh, H., Khajeh, K., Soudi, M. R., Asghari, S. M., & Sharifzadeh, M. (2009). Isolation and characterization of a novel λ-radiation-resistant bacterium from hot spring in Iran. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 49(1), 119-127. doi:10.1002/jobm.200800177
Research Projects
Introducing Biotechnological Solutions for Solving Problems of Ethanol Production Wastewater (1918)
Written / Translated Books
Foundations and tests of fermentation processes (AlZahra University Publishers, 1991)
Microbial Biotechnology Volume 1 (Tehran University Publishers, 2001)
Microbial Biotechnology Volume 2 (Tehran University Publishers, 2003)
Foundations and Tests of Fermentation Processes, First Edition (AlZahra University Publishers, 2018)