Prof. Dr. Sergey Dobretsov

Profile

Academic position	Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fields	Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology,Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
Keywords	Marine ecology, Nanotechnology, Biofouling, Chemical ecology, Microbial biofilm
Honours and awards	2018: Best researcher award, Sultan Qaboos University 2017: Best publication award at SQU Medical journal 2012: The award from the Vice Chancellor for Award for the participation in the Committee for preparation for Korean Expo on Oman’s Marine Environment 2011: Best researcher award, Sultan Qaboos University 2007: George E. Burch Fellowship in Theoretical Medicine and Affiliated Sciences, Smithsonian Institute, USA

Current contact address

Country	Oman
City	Muscat
Institution	Sultan Qaboos University
Institute	College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Martin Wahl	GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel
Start of initial sponsorship	01/04/2006

Programme(s)

2005	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2017	Jupp BP, Fowler SW, Dobretsov S*, van der Wiele H, Al-Ghafri A. Assessment of heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the Sultanate of Oman with emphasis on harbours, marinas, terminals and ports. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin , 2017, 260-273
2017	Sathe P, Laxman K, Myint MTZ, Dobretsov S, Richter J, Dutta J. Bioinspired nanocoatings for biofouling prevention by photocatalytic redox reactions. In: Scientific Reports , 2017, 3624
2017	Al Naamani L, Dobretsov S, Dutta J, Burgess G.: Chitosan-ZnO nanocomposite coatings for the prevention of marine fouling. In: Chemosphere, 2017, 408-417
2017	Schwartz N, Dobretsov S*, Rohde S, Schupp PJ.: Comparison of antifouling properties of native and invasive Sargassum species. In: European Journal of Phycology , 2017, 116-131
2017	Bora T, Sathe P, Laxman K, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. Defect engineered visible light active ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic treatment of water. In: Catalysis today, 2017, 11-18
2017	Muthukrishnan T., Govender A, Dobretsov S, Abed RMM.: Evaluating the reliability of counting bacteria using epifluorescence microscopy. In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2017, 4
2017	Carvalho AP, Batista D., Dobretsov S., Coutinho R.: Extracts of seaweeds as potential inhibitors of quorum sensing and bacterial growth. In: Journal Applied Phycology, 2017, 789-797
2017	Schwartz N, Rohde S, Dobretsov S, Hiromori S, Schupp PJ The role of chemical antifouling defence in the invasion success of Sargassum muticum: A comparison of native and invasive brown algae. In: PloS one , 2017, e0189761
2009	Sergey Dobretsov: Expected effect of climate change on fouling communities and its impact on antifouling research. In: Hellio C., Yebra D.M., Advances in antifouling coatings and technologies. CRC Press, 2009. 222-240
2009	Dobretsov S., Romani A.M., Spratt D.A., Ready D., Pratten J. Introduction to microbial fouling. In: Dürr S., Thomason J.C., Biofouling. Wiley-Blackwell 2009. 121-122
2009	Sergey Dobretsov: Marine Biofilms. In: Dürr S., Thomason J.C., Biofouling. Wiley-Blackwell 2009. 123-136
2008	Ortlepp S., Pedpradap S, Dobretsov S., Proksch P.: Antifouling Activity of Sponge Derived Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Synthetic Analogues. In: Biofouling, 2008, 201-208
2008	Sergey Dobretsov: Inhibition and induction of marine biofouling by biofilms. In: R. Venkatesan, P.S. Murthy, K. Cooksey, H.-C. Flemming, Marine and Industrial Biofouling. Springer, 2008. 293-314
2008	Sergey Dobretsov, Martin Wahl: Larval recruitment of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis: the effect of flow and algae. In: Journal Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2008, 137-144
2007	Sergey Dobretsov, Hans-Uwe Dahms, Huang YiLi, Martin Wahl, Pei-Yuan Qian: The effect of quorum sensing blockers on the formation of marine microbial communities and larval attachment. In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology , 2007, 177-188