Ankara University | Turkey
Prof. Mustafa Akcelik is a distinguished scholar and researcher in the department of biology at Ankara university, turkey, renowned for his extensive contributions to molecular genetics, microbiology, and biotechnology. He earned his B.Sc. in biology from the faculty of science, Ankara university, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.d. in food science from the institute of natural and applied sciences at the same university, respectively. Over his prolific academic career, he has conducted pioneering research on salmonella pathogenicity, lactic acid bacteria, genetic regulation, plasmid biology, conjugation mechanisms, phage resistance, Host-Pathogen Interaction and bacteriocin production. His teaching expertise spans genetics, microbiology, genetic engineering, and advanced topics such as genetic organization, epigenetic mechanisms, and biofilms, contributing significantly to both undergraduate and graduate education. Prof. Akcelik’s scholarly influence is reflected through his impressive academic metrics, with 1,377 citations across 1,245 documents, 98 published works, and an h-index of 20, underscoring the global impact of his research. based at the science faculty of Ankara university, he continues to inspire scientific inquiry and innovation, bridging fundamental biological science with practical applications in biotechnology and microbial genetics.
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Featured Publications
Özbek, E., Karaca, A. N., Has, E. G., Avcı, F. N., Akçelik, N., & Akçelik, M. (2025, November). Deciphering the role of SsaE in biofilm regulation and T3SS-dependent virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Yildirim, K., & Akçelik, M. (2025, October 25). Conjugative plasmid-mediated VanA transfer and multidrug resistance genes in clinical Enterococcus faecium isolates. Journal of Balkan Science and Technology.
Latifi, H. E., Işıkdoğan, İ. Ö., Özdemir, K., Akçelik, N., Ozalp, N., & Akçelik, M. (2025, June 19). Delayed differential equations as a Salmonella biofilm model. Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series A1 Mathematics and Statistics.
Özdemir, C., Erdoğan, İ., Özdemir, K., Akçelik, N., & Akçelik, M. (2025, March). Comparative analysis of biofilm structures in Salmonella Typhimurium DMC4 strain and its dam and seqA gene mutants using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy methods. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.
Soydam, S., Has, E. G., Sürkaç, T. N., Akçelik, M., & Akçelik, N. (2025, March). Effects of bcsE, luxS and rfaG genes on the physiology and pathogenicity of Salmonella Typhimurium. Archives of Microbiology.