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Prof. Ayodele Oluwaseun Ajayi

Professor | Deputy Dean, Faculty of Multidesciplinary Studies

Faculty of Life Sciences · Department of Microbiology

Specialization Medical and Public Health Microbiology

Office: Department Of Microbiology, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria

Phone: 08039729581

Email: ayodele.ajayi@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

I am a Professor of Medical Microbiology at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria, years of experience in teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, and administration. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Microbiology from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), Nigeria, before undertaking a prestigious TWAS-CNPq Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, where he advanced his expertise in molecular microbiology, bacterial genomics, and antimicrobial resistance. My research is centered on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), molecular epidemiology, public health microbiology, pharmaceutical microbiology, bacterial genomics, and the One Health approach to infectious disease surveillance. His work has contributed significantly to understanding the emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria in clinical, veterinary, food, and environmental settings, with particular emphasis on plasmid-mediated resistance, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing organisms, and antimicrobial stewardship. I have authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in reputable international peer-reviewed journals and has successfully supervised postgraduate students whose research addresses priority infectious disease and public health challenges in Nigeria. I havve served as Acting Head of Department, Deputy Dean, member of University Senate, and participant in several university committees on research, quality assurance, accreditation, and strategic development. I am a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and a member of some professional organizations, including the American Society for Microbiology and the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria. I also serve as a reviewer for leading international journals, including PLOS ONE, BMC Infectious Diseases, BMC Public Health, Frontiers in Medicine, BMC Microbiology, and Infection and Drug Resistance. Current research integrates molecular microbiology, genomics, artificial intelligence, and public health intelligence to strengthen infectious disease surveillance and combat antimicrobial resistance across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa

Research Interests

Infectious diseases, One Health, molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes, novel antimicrobials

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Aqueous Leaf Extracts of Lasianthera africana: Antibacterial activity, Acute Toxicity Testing, Effect on Gastrointestinal Microbiota and CD4+ T-lymphocyte Values of Wistar Rats Infected with Extensively Drug Resistant-Salmonella typhi
    Authors: Olajide J. Akinjogunla, Ayodele O. Ajayi, Mfonido I.Okon, Ngozichukwu G. Uzoewulu Edith E. Chukwu, David E. Nkem, Uduak H. Usoro, Ephraim S. Peter, Karen S. Paul
    Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research. 9(1). (2025)
  2. Role of plasmids in antibiotic resistance in clinical infections and implications for epidemiological surveillance: a review.
    Authors: Ayodele Oluwaseun Ajayi, Olajide Joseph Akinjogunla, Adebowale Toba Odeyemi & Akinyomade Oladipo Owolabi
    All Life. 17:1. (2024)
  3. Review of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes within the one health framework
    Authors: Ayodele Oluwaseun Ajayi, Adebowale Toba Odeyemi , Olajide Joseph Akinjogunla , Akinwole Babafenwa Adeyeye and Ibiwumi Ayo-ajayi
    Infection Ecology and Epidemiology. 14, 2312953 (2024)
  4. Mobilized Colistin Resistance (mcr) Genes, Resistotyping and Virulence Markers in Escherichia coli from Clinical and Water Samples.
    Authors: Akinjogunla, O.J. , Odeyemi, A.T. , Ajayi, A.O. , Ogboona, F.C. . and Eka, P. V.
    African Journal of Biomedical Research. 127: 175-181. (2024)
  5. Isolation of Antibiotic Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Students with Urinary Infections at a Tertiary Institution, Southwest Nigeria.
    Authors: Anidiobu C. O. , Ajayi, A. O., Fowora, M. A. and Adejoh, O. O.
    BIMA Journal of Science and Technology (2024)
  6. Aqueous Leaf Extracts of Lasianthera africana: Antibacterial activity, Acute Toxicity Testing, Effect on Gastrointestinal Microbiota and CD4+ T-lymphocyte Values of Wistar Rats Infected with Extensively Drug Resistant-Salmonella typhi
    Authors: Olajide J. Akinjogunla*, Ayodele O. Ajayi, Mfonido I.Okon, Edith E. Chukwu, David E. Nkem, Uduak H. Usoro, Ephraim S. Peter and Karen S. Paul
    Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (2024)
  7. nvestigation of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococci in Farm Animals and Vegetables: A case study of Selected Towns in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Ajayi A. O. and Subulade A. A.
    Researchers Journal of Science and Technology (2024)
  8. Food Waste from Parkia biglobosa Seed Processing as a Potential Biomass Resource for Valorization
    Authors: Oludipe E. O., Ajayi, A. O., Owolabi, A. O., Olojede, A. O., Afolabi, Y. T., Nwonuma, C. O., Adewumi, B. G., Dada, E. O., and Owa, S. O.
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. (2024)
  9. Stream and well water samples from two rural communities in Ekiti State, Nigeria: assessment of physicochemical parameters, bacteriological quality and public health significance
    Authors: Odeyemi, A. T. , Akinjogunla, O. J., Ajayi, A. O., Thomas, R. M., Adeoye, O. O.
    Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences. e64296. (2023)
  10. Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria among Patients with Urinary Tract Infection at a Facility in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria
    Authors: Ajayi, A. O.
    Dutse Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 9(3a). (2023)
  11. Detection and Antibiogram of Bacterial Contaminants in Some Commonly Consumed Indigenous Street Vended Foods in Kasua Central Market in Kaduna North, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Akinyele H. A., Ajayi A. O., Aliu K. T. and Akinboboye, C. O
    Dutse Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 10. (2023)
  12. Antibiotic Resistance among Bacteria isolated from Pigs in Selected Farms in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Ajayi A. O., Samuel-Osamoka F. C., Adejoh O. P, Popoola O. A.
    Dutse Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 9. (2023)

Professional Qualification

Awards

Grants

Total Grant: NAIRA 2,000,000.00

Scholarship

Prizes

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Paper Presentation - International

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Postgraduate M.Phil Supervision

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Course Teaching