Interests

• Antimicrobial resistance

• Infectious Diseases,

• Pharmaceutical Microbiology

• Medical Microbiology

• Virology

• Veterinary Microbiology

• Food Microbiology

• Environmental Microbiology

• Industrial Microbiology
  

Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses

Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher

Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses comes to the Theraphage Lab as a visiting postdoctoral fellow from the Paulista School of Medicine at the Federal University of Sao Paulo where he is supervised by Dr. Ana Gales. His work primarily focuses on antimicrobial resistance surveillance and investigating the mechanisms which microorganisms employ to inactivate potent antimicrobials, including how they evade the immune system to cause diseases in both humans and animals. He is also focusing on the development of alternative therapeutic approaches for tackling the increasing trends of antimicrobial resistance in human and veterinary medicine. While at the Slavcev lab, he will investigate the production and characterization of novel bacteriophage-based nanomedicines, pharmaceuticals, and gene delivery systems. Specifically, he is exploring the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophage endolysin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains.

Education

• B.Sc. Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (2008)

• M.Sc. Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (2014)

• Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria (2019)

• CAPES Young Talent International Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Division of Infectious Diseases, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (2021-2024)

  • Universitas Airlangga Global Engagement International Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2022-2023)

• The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Division of Infectious Diseases, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (Present)

  • Visiting International Scholar, University of Waterloo, School of Pharmacy (Present)

Contact

• ibmoses@uwaterloo.ca

PUBLICATIONS:

• Agustin A.L.D., Khairullah A.R., Effendi M.H., Tyasningsih W., Moses I.B., Budiastuti B., Plumeriastuti H., Yanestria S.M., Riwu K.H.P., Dameanti F.N.A.E.P., Wasito W., Ahmad R.Z., Widodo A., Afnani D.A. (2025). Ecological and public health dimensions of ESBL producing Escherichia coli in bats: A One Health perspective. Veterinary World, 18(5): 1199–1213.

• Abuzahra M., Wijayanti D., Effendi M.H., Mustofa I., Munyaneza J.P., Moses I.B. (2025). Improved Litter Size in Thin-Tailed Indonesian Sheep Through Analysis of TGIF1 Gene Polymorphisms. Veterinary Medicine International, 2025: 7778088.

• Abuzahra M., Al-Shuhaib M.B.S., Wijayanti D., Effendi M.H., Mustofa I, Moses I.B. (2025). A novel p.127Val>Ile SNP in the MTNR1A gene and its relation to litter size in Thin-tailed Indonesian ewes. Animal Bioscience, 38(2): 209-222.

• Moses I.B., Ribeiro A.C.S., Valiatti T.B., Santos F.F., Cayô R., Gales A.C. (2024). First detection of international high-risk blaKPC-2-harbouring Escherichia coli pandemic lineage ST648 in pet food packages. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Article ID: 9995914.

• Khairullah A.R., Kurniawan S.C., Sudjarwo S.A., Effendi M.H., Widodo A., Moses I.B., Hasib A., Zahra R.L.A., Gelolodo M.A., Kurniawati D.A., Riwu K.H.P., Silaen O.S.M., Afnani D.A., and Ramandinianto S.C. (2024). Kinship analysis of mecA gene of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk and risk factors from the farmers in Blitar, Indonesia. Veterinary World, 17(1): 216–225.

• Moses I.B., Santos I.N.M., Ribeiro A.C.S., Santos F.F., Cayô R., Gales A.C. (2024). Coresistance to methicillin and clindamycin among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates recovered from pet food in Brazil. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 418: 110726.

• A.C.S. Ribeiro, F.F. Santos, T.B. Valiatti, M.H. Lenzi, I.N.M. Santos, R.F.B. Neves, I.B. Moses, J.P. Meneses; R.G.G.D. Sessa, M.J. Salles, A.C. Gales (2024). Comparative in vitro activity of delafloxacin and other antimicrobials against isolates from patients with acute bacterial skin, skin-structure infection, and osteomyelitis. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 28(6): 103867.

• Moses I.B., Santos F.F., Gales A.C. (2023). Human Colonization and Infection by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: An Emerging and Underestimated Zoonotic Pathogen. Microorganisms, 11(3): 581.

• F.A. Ibiam, E. Egwu, *I.B. Moses, C.S. Iroha, A. Amali, G. Obasikene, M. Agbonifo, I.R. Iroha (2023). Antibiogram and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamaseproducing pathogens implicated in chronic suppurative otitis media. Pan African Medical Journal, 46: 108.

• Egwu E., Ibiam F.A., Moses I.B.*, Iroha C.S., Orji I., Okafor-Alu F.N., Eze C.O., Iroha I.R. (2023). Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characteristics of beta-lactam- and fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli from human clinical samples in Nigeria. Scientific African, 21: e01863.

• Ibiam F.A., Obasikene C.N., Ariom T.O., Monday A., Egwu E., Iroha C.S., Moses I.B.*, Iroha I.R. (2023). Detection of FOX-AmpC-β-lactamase gene and antibiogram of AmpC-betalactamase-producing pathogens isolated from chronic suppurative otitis media patients in Nigeria. Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 15(6): 779-787.

• I.B. Moses, C.O. Esimone, I.R. Iroha, J.E. Rubin, M.K. Sniatynsky, Á.C.S. Ribeiro, F.F. Santos, R. Cayo, A.C. Gales (2022). Antibiotypes and high frequency of toxin genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from nares of dogs and dog guardians in Nigeria. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 89: 101870.

• Ághata Cardoso da Silva Ribeiro, Fernanda Fernandes Santos, Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Luciene Andrade da Rocha Minarini, Ana Cristina Gales (2022). Sequencing of fosA: A rapid and inexpensive method for discriminating K. pneumoniae CC258 from other clones. Microbial Drug Resistance, 28(11): 1037-1042.

• I. R. Iroha, I. D. Mohammed, I. B. Moses*, N. J. Ngwu, H. O. Uzoeto, A. S. Oladimeji, U. P. Ikemesit, L. A. Onuora, N. J. Ewa, I. E. Christiana (2022). Molecular characterization of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from gingivitis and periodontitis patients and the antimicrobial activity of mouth wash agents. Scientific African, 15: e01106.

• Ugbo E.N., Anyamene C.O., Moses I.B.* , Iroha I.R., Babalola O.O., Ukpai E.G., Chukwunwejim C.R., Egbule C.U., Emioye A.A., Okata-Nwali O.D., Igwe O. F., Ugadu I.O. (2020). Prevalence of blaTEM, blaSHV, and blaCTX-M genes among extended spectrum betalactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae of clinical origin. Gene Reports, 21: 100909.

• Ariom T. O., Iroha I. R., *Moses I. B., Iroha C. S., Ude U. I., Kalu A. C. (2019). Detection and phenotypic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and community samples in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. African Health Sciences, 19 (2): 2026-2035.

BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS:

• Iroha, I. R., Orji, J. O., Onwa, N. C., Nwuzo, A. C., Okonkwo, E. C., Ibiam, E. O., Nwachi, A. C., Afuikwa, F. N., Agah, V. M., Ejikeugwu, E. P. C., Agumah, N. B., Moses, I.B., Ugbo, E., Ukpai, E.G., Nwakaeze, E. A., Oke, B., Ogbu, L and Nwunna, E (2019). Microbiology Practical Handbook. 1st Edition. Charlietex image Africa (CiAfrica Press).

• Olu Odeyemi and Ikechukwu Moses (2012). Treatment of well and stream water for drinking using Moringa oleifera seeds, alum, sand filter bed and solar radiation. Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. pp. 1-64.

Presentations:

• Oral Session Conference Chair on Emerging Pathogens in Humans, Animals, and Vectors presented at the 35th European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global) Congress, 2025, April 11-15. Vienna, Austria

• Award Lecture Speaker at the 35th European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global) Congress. Deciphering the pathogenic traits and epidemiological identities of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: An emerging and underestimated zoonotic pathogen. 2025, April 11-15. Vienna, Austria

• Deciphering the pathogenic potentials and epidemiological identities of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius colonizing companion dogs in Sao Paulo. Presented at: The 35th ESCMID Global Conference. 2025, April 11-15. Vienna, Austria

• Emerging Zoonoses: First detection of international high-risk blaKPC-2-harbouring E. coli ST648 and inducible clindamycin MR-CoNS in pet food. Presented at: The 8th World One Health Congress. 2024, September 20-23. Cape Town, South Africa

• First report on pet food contamination by MR-CoNS presenting the MLSB phenotype in South America. Presented at: The 34th ESCMID Global Conference. 2024, April 27-30. Barcelona, Spain

• Potential use of phages against extremely drug-resistant (XDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPN) sequencing type (ST) 16 to decontamination of hard surfaces. Presented at: The 34th ESCMID Global Conference. 2024, April 27-30. Barcelona, Spain

• Detection of blaKPC-2-producing E. coli in pet food packages. Presented at: The 33rd ESCMID Global Conference. 2023, April 15-18. Copenhagen, Denmark

• PWEc1: a carltongylesvirus with activity against pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Presented at: The 33rd ESCMID Global Conference. 2023, April 15-18. Copenhagen, Denmark

• Genetic fingerprinting of Klebsiella pneumoniae with chromosomal fosA sequence: a rapid and inexpensive typing method. Presented at: The 32nd ESCMID Global Conference. 2022, April 23-26. Lisbon, Portugal

• Guest Lecture on “Prevalence of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) from Livestock Animals in Nigeria” held at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. 2022, September 27. Surabaya, Indonesia

• Antibiotic resistance patterns and molecular characterization of AmpC and ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria from poultry and abattoir milieus. Presented at: The 70th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM). 2021, June 14-17. (Virtual)

• First study on the occurrence, antibiogram, and frequency of resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius colonizing dogs and dog owners in Nigeria. Presented at: The 70th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM). 2021, June 14-17. (Virtual)

• First Report on the Molecular and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Studies of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Colonizing Shelter Dogs and Dog Owners in Abakaliki, Eastern Nigeria. Presented at: the 6th World One Health Congress. 2020, October 30 - November 3. Edinburgh, Scotland

• Assessment of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST) and Viral Load among Individuals Co-infected with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses Attending Federal Teaching Hospital (FETHA). Presented at: The 25th Annual Conference of Foundation African Development through International Biotechnology (FADIB). 2019, November 4. Abuja, Nigeria

Awards:

• 2025 Emerging Young Investigator Award - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

• 2024/2025 Promising Early Career Research Scientists - ESCMID Global Individual Research Grant

• 2024 Global One Health Community Grant for Early Career Research Scientists