M. A. Abdel-Maksoud¹, S. Imran², A. Alamri³, S. Almutairi⁴, H. Ebaid⁵, B. H. Kiani⁶, Q. Akram⁷, T. Hussain⁸, M. A. Naeem⁹*
¹ Botany and Microbiology department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia,
² Department of Biotechnology, Virtual University, Islamabad, Pakistan,
³ Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia,
⁴ Botany and Microbiology department, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia,
⁵ Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,
⁶ Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachuesetts, 01609, USA,
⁷ Department of Pathobiology (Microbiology), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Narowal Campus) Narowal 51600, Pakistan,
⁸ Department of Biotechnology, Virtual University, Islamabad, Pakistan,
⁹ Department of Basic Sciences (Pharmacology), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Narowal Campus) Narowal 51600, Pakistan,