Francis Adu
The researcher's work spans multiple domains within life sciences, focusing on understanding natural products, antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, their effectiveness through various mechanisms, plant-based antimicrobial studies, and broader health implications such as aquaculture and epidemiology.
Faculty Biography
Prof. Francis Adu is a lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutics (Microbiology), Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi. He graduated with Bachelor of Pharmacy (Second Class Upper division) from KNUST, Ghana in October 1987. Mr. Adu had his M Phil, Pharmaceutics (Microbiology) at KNUST in 1999.He taught HND and Certificate students from Kumasi Polytechnic from 1994 to 1999.He is currently a part time lecturer in the University of Ghana Pharmacy School.His research interests include: Modulation of bacterial resistance to antibiotics using natural products; Search for Antibiotics from antibiotic producing microorganisms; Efficacy of antimicrobial formulations; Microbiological quality of Food and Medicinal products; and The use of herbal medicines in the management of chronic infections (including Buruli ulcer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B)
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
Parasites and Host Interactions
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Wound Healing and Treatments
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Selected Insect Species Orders (Hymenoptera, Orthoptera and Hemiptera) in Afuremo, Oye-Egbo and Faalex Areas of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Open AccessPreliminary Screening for the Anthelmintic Activity of Millettia zechiana Harms and Its Modifying Effect on Albendazole
Open Access<i>Aspilia africana</i> (Pers.) C.D. Adams and <i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz Exhibit Antibacterial Activity against Resistant <i>Salmonella typhi</i> Strains
Open AccessIn Vitro Cercaricidal Activity, Acute Toxicity, and GC/MS Analysis of Some Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants
Open AccessAntitrypanosomal and Anthelminthic Properties of Ethanol Extracts of Carica papaya Linn. and Ceiba pentandra (L) Gaertn.
Open AccessEvaluation of Dermal Toxicity and Wound Healing Activity of Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex DC
Open AccessAntimicrobial, antioxidant and wound healing activities of methanol leaf extract of Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.
Open AccessAntimicrobial properties of Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex DC
Open AccessAnti-trypanosomal and anthelminthic properties of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Tetrapleura tetraptera Taub
Combating Biofilm and Quorum Sensing: A New Strategy to Fight Infections
Open AccessEthnomedicinal survey and mutagenic studies of plants used in Accra metropolis, Ghana
Isolation of antibiotic Producing Microorganisms from some water bodies within Eastern and Greater Accra Regions of Ghana
Antimicrobial Agents: Antibacterial Agents, Anti-biofilm Agents, Antibacterial Natural Compounds, and Antibacterial Chemicals
Open AccessPrevalence and antibiotic resistance of coagulase-negative <em>Staphylococci</em> isolated from poultry farms in three regions of Ghana
Open AccessAntibiotic Use And Practices In Selected Fish Farms In The Ashanti Region Of Ghana
Open AccessInternational Journal of Antibiotics
Antimicrobial, Antibiotic Resistance Modulation and Cytotoxicity Studies of Different Extracts of Pupalia lappacea
Open AccessPrevalence of Multidrug Resistance among<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serovar Typhimurium Isolated from Pig Faeces in Ashanti Region, Ghana
Open AccessAntibiotic producing microorganisms from River Wiwi, Lake Bosomtwe and the Gulf of Guinea at Doakor Sea Beach, Ghana
Open AccessAntibiotic Resistance Patterns of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolates from Hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessAntimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Pterygotamacrocarpa and Colagigantea (Sterculiaceae)
Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of<i>Pterygota macrocarpa</i>and<i>Cola gigantea</i>(Sterculiaceae)
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Open AccessEnhancement of antibacterial activity of amoxicillin by some Ghanaian medicinal plant extracts
Department of Pharmaceutics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology