Fasiha Qurashi

Dr. Fasiha Qurashi

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 July 2022 in Water
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URUzma Ramzan
Uzma Ramzan
Waqar MajeedWaqar Majeed
Waqar Majeed
Abdul Ahad HussainAbdul Ahad Hussain
Abdul Ahad Hussain
FQFasiha Qurashi
Fasiha Qurashi
Safi Ur Rehman QamarSafi Ur Rehman Qamar
Safi Ur Rehman Qamar
LYLee Tze Yan
Lee Tze Yan
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are commonly used in numerous consumer products, including textiles, cosmetics, and health care items. The widespread usage of AgNPs results in their unavoidable discharge into the ecosystem, which pollutes the aquatic, groundwater, sediments, and marine environments. These nanoparticles (NPs) activate the production of free radicals reactive species in aquatic organisms that interrupt the functions of DNA, cause mitochondrial dysfunction, and increase lipid peroxidation, which terminates the development and reproduction both in vivo and in vitro. The life present in the aquatic ecosystem is becoming threatened due to the release and exploitation of AgNPs. Managing the aquatic ecosystem from the AgNP effects in the near future is highly recommended. In this review, we discussed the background of AgNPs, their discharge, and uptake by aquatic organisms, the mechanism of toxicity, different pathways of cytotoxicity, and bioaccumulation, particularly in aquatic organisms. We have also discussed the antimicrobial activities of AgNPs along with acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic groups of organisms.

16 May 2023 in Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
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MSMuhammad N. Sattar
Muhammad N. Sattar
FQFasiha Qurashi
Fasiha Qurashi
ZIZafar Iqbal
Zafar Iqbal
Hossam S. El-BeltagiHossam S. El-Beltagi
Hossam S. El-Beltagi
MKMuhammad Khurshid
Muhammad Khurshid

3 June 2023 in Genes
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TBTehmina Bahar
Tehmina Bahar
FQFasiha Qurashi
Fasiha Qurashi
MHMuhammad Saleem Haider
Muhammad Saleem Haider
DRDr Murad Ali Rahat
Dr Murad Ali Rahat
FAFazal Akbar
Fazal Akbar
HEHosam O. Elansary
Hosam O. Elansary
The Begomovirus genus of the family Geminiviridae comprises the largest group of geminiviruses. Begomoviruses are transmitted by the whitefly complex (Bemisia tabaci) and infect dicotyledonous plants in tropical and subtropical regions. The list of begomoviruses is continuously increasing as a result of improvements in the methods for identification, especially from weed plants, which are considered a source of new viruses and reservoirs of economically important viruses but are often neglected during diversity studies. Lathyrus aphaca L. weed plants (yellow-flowered pea) with varicose veins and discoloration of the leaves were found. Amplified genomic DNA through rolling circular amplification was subjected to PCR analysis for the detection of the viral genome and associated DNA-satellites (alphasatellites and betasatellites). A full-length sequence (2.8 kb) of a monopartite begomovirus clone was determined; however, we could not find any associated DNA satellites. The amplified full-length clone of Rose leaf curl virus (RoLCuV) reserved all the characteristics and features of an Old World (OW) monopartite begomovirus. Furthermore, it is the first time it has been reported from a new weed host, yellow-flowered pea. Rolling circle amplification and polymerase chain reaction analysis of associated DNA satellites, alphasatellite, and betasatellite, were frequently accomplished but unable to amplify from the begomovirus-infected samples, indicating the presence of only monopartite Old World begomovirus. It is observed that RoLCuV has the capability to infect different hosts individually without the assistance of any DNA satellite component. Recombination in viruses is also a source of begomovirus infection in different hosts.