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Biology and Biochemistry
South Africa
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
25487
World Ranking
4496
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Anthony I. Okoh is affiliated with the University of Fort Hare in South Africa and has a significant body of work primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their research encompasses various subfields, notably Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and studies on Vibrio bacteria. Other main research interests include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, toxic organic pollutants impact, Listeria monocytogenes in food safety, and the effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Anthony I. Okoh's recent publications demonstrate a focus on antibiotic resistance, environmental contamination, and food safety. Notable papers include:

  • The incidence of antibiotic resistance within and beyond the agricultural ecosystem: A concern for public health (2020, MicrobiologyOpen)
  • Analytical Evaluation of Carbamate and Organophosphate Pesticides in Human and Environmental Matrices: A Review (2022, Molecules)
  • Occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in biological and environmental matrices in Africa: A two-decade review (2020, Heliyon)
  • Listeria monocytogenes Virulence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Persistence: A Review (2020, Pathogens)
  • Plant-Based Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Salvia officinalis: Characterization and its Antiplasmodial Activity (2020, Journal of Cluster Science)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Omobola O. Okoh, Mike O. Ojemaye, Uchechukwu U. Nwodo, Abiodun Olagoke Adeniji, and Nolonwabo Nontongana.

Key publication venues for their research include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • Microorganisms
  • Molecules
  • Heliyon

Best Publications

  • Assessment techniques of antimicrobial properties of natural compounds of plant origin: current methods and future trends

    N S Ncube;A J Afolayan;A I Okoh

  • Antibiotic Use in Agriculture and Its Consequential Resistance in Environmental Sources: Potential Public Health Implications

    Christy Manyi-Loh;Sampson Mamphweli;Edson Meyer;Anthony Okoh

  • Bacterial exopolysaccharides: Functionality and prospects

    Uchechukwu U. Nwodo;Ezekiel Green;Anthony I. Okoh

  • Preliminary phytochemical screening and In vitro antioxidant activities of the aqueous extract of Helichrysum longifolium DC

    Olayinka A Aiyegoro;Anthony I Okoh

  • Emerging Aeromonas Species Infections and Their Significance in Public Health

    Isoken H. Igbinosa;Ehimario U. Igumbor;Farhad Aghdasi;Mvuyo Tom

  • BIODEGRADATION ALTERNATIVE IN THE CLEANUP OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON POLLUTANTS

    Anthony I Okoh

  • Inadequately Treated Wastewater as a Source of Human Enteric Viruses in the Environment

    Anthony I. Okoh;Thulani Sibanda;Siyabulela S. Gusha

  • Impact of discharge wastewater effluents on the physico-chemical qualities of a receiving watershed in a typical rural community

    E. O. Igbinosa;A. I. Okoh

  • Lignin peroxidase functionalities and prospective applications.

    Ayodeji O. Falade;Uchechukwu U. Nwodo;Benson C. Iweriebor;Ezekiel Green

  • The challenges of overcoming antibiotic resistance: Plant extracts as potential sources of antimicrobial and resistance modifying agents

    T Sibanda;AI Okoh

  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as an emerging ubiquitous pathogen: Looking beyond contemporary antibiotic therapy

    Anthony A. Adegoke;Thor A. Stenström;Anthony I. Okoh

  • Human campylobacteriosis: A public health concern of global importance.

    Aboi Igwaran;Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh

  • An Overview of the Control of Bacterial Pathogens in Cattle Manure

    Christy E. Manyi-Loh;Sampson N. Mamphweli;Edson L. Meyer;Golden Makaka

  • The proposed mechanism of bactericidal action of eugenol, &#8733-terpineol and g-terpinene against Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus pyogenes, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli

    S. O. Oyedemi;A. I. Okoh;L. V. Mabinya;G. Pirochenva

  • Use of bioactive plant products in combination with standard antibiotics: Implications in antimicrobial chemotherapy

    O. A. Aiyegoro;A. I. Okoh

  • Microbial Anaerobic Digestion (Bio-Digesters) as an Approach to the Decontamination of Animal Wastes in Pollution Control and the Generation of Renewable Energy

    Christy E. Manyi-Loh;Sampson N. Mamphweli;Edson L. Meyer;Anthony I. Okoh

  • Assessing the nutritional status of beef cattle: current practices and future prospects

    T Ndlovu;M Chimonyo;AI Okoh;V Muchenje

  • Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microbial pathogens in receiving watersheds

    Anthony I. Okoh;Emmanuel E. Odjadjare;Etinosa O. Igbinosa;Augustina N. Osode

  • Incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) among children and adolescents in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    O A Aiyegoro;O O Igbinosa;I N Ogunmwonyi;E E Odjadjare

  • Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of some Vibrio strains isolated from wastewater final effluents in a rural community of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

    Anthony I Okoh;Etinosa O Igbinosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Jide Afolayan
Anthony Jide Afolayan University of Fort Hare
Lise Korsten
Lise Korsten University of Pretoria
Voster Muchenje
Voster Muchenje University of Fort Hare
Michael Chimonyo
Michael Chimonyo University of Venda
Kennedy Dzama
Kennedy Dzama Stellenbosch University
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola North-West University
Christine L. Moe
Christine L. Moe Emory University
Chibuike C. Udenigwe
Chibuike C. Udenigwe University of Ottawa
Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff
Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff University of Pretoria
Alex Aiken
Alex Aiken Stanford University

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