Senior Lecturer Head of Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology Email: thuocdv@hnue.edu.vn TRAINING PROCESS 2002 BSc. – HNUE, Vietnam 2005 MSc. – HNUE, Vietnam 2009 PhD. – Lund University, Sweden 2016 Assoc.Prof. – HNUE, Vietnam

RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Fermentation technology for production of microbial cells and bioactive compounds

2. Biodegradable polymer – Polyhydroxyalkanoate production and application

3. Compatible solutes – ectoines production and application

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Van-Thuoc D, Quillaguamán J, Mamo G, Mattiasson B (2008) Utilization of agricultural residues for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Halomonas boliviensis LC1. Journal of Applied Microbiology . 104:420-428.

2. Quillaguamán J, Van-Thuoc D, Guzmán H, Guzmán D, Martín J, Everest A, Hatti-Kaul R (2008) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Halomonas boliviensis in fed-batch culture. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 78:227-232.

3. Guzmán H, Van-Thuoc D, Martín J, Hatti-Kaul R, Quillaguamán J (2009) A process for the production of ectoine and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by Halomonas boliviensis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 84:1069-1077.

4. Van-Thuoc D, Guzmán H, Thi-Hang M, Hatti-Kaul R (2009) Ectoine production by Halomonas boliviensis: optimization using response surface methodology. Marine Biotechnology. 84:1069-1077.

5. Van-Thuoc D, Guzmán H, Quillaguamán J, Hatti-Kaul R (2010) High productivity of ectoines by Halomonas boliviensis using a combined two-step fed-batch culture and milking process. Journal of Biotechnology. 147:46-51.

6. Quillaguamán J, Guzmán H, Van-Thuoc D, Hatti-Kaul R (2010) Synthesis and production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by halophiles: current potential and future prospects. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 85, 1687-1696.

7. Van-Thuoc D, Thị-Binh N (2012) Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by a bacterium isolated from mangrove soil samples collected from Quang Ninh province. Journal of Vietnamese Environment. 3:76-79.

8. Van-Thuoc D, Huu-Phong T, Thi-Binh N, Thi-Tho N, Minh-Lam D, Quillaguamán J (2012) Polyester production by halophilic and halotolerant bacterial strains obtained from mangrove soil samples located in Northern Vietnam. MicrobiologyOpen.  1:395-406.

9. Van-Thuoc D, Hashim SO, Hatti-Kaul R, Mamo G (2013) Ectoine mediated protection of enzyme from the effect of pH and temperature stress: a study using Bacillus halodurans xylanase as a model. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97: 6271-6278

10. Van-Thuoc D, Quillaguamán J (2014) Improving culture conditions for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production by Bacillus sp. ND153, a bacterium isolated from a mangrove forest in Vietnam. Annals of Microbiology. 64:991-997.

11. Van-Thuoc D, Huu-Phong T, Minh-Khuong D, Hatti-Kaul R (2015) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production by a moderate halophile Yangia sp. ND199 using glycerol as a carbon source. Applied Biochemistry and Bitechnology. 75:3120-3132.

12.  Rivera-Terceros P, Tito-Claros E, Torrico S, Carballo S, Van-Thuoc D, Quillaguaman J (2015) Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by Halomonas boliviensis in an air-lift reactor. Journal of Biological Research 22(1).

13. Huu-Phong T, Van-Thuoc D, Sudesh K (2016) Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and its copolymer by Yangia sp. ND199 from different carbon sources. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 84:361-266.

14. Thuoc DV, Mai NTN, Ha LTV, Hung LD, Tra DH, Hung NK, Hung NP (2018) Evaluation of Antibacterial, Antioxidant and Antiobese Activities of the Fruit Juice of Crabapple Mangrove Sonneratia caseolaris (Linn.), International Journal of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources , 5(2), 25-29

15. Nguyen QV, Tran TH, Pham TN, Thuoc DV, Cao VD, Boo KH (2019) Inhibitory effects of Bidens pilosa plant extracts on the growth of the bloom-forming alga Microcystis aeruginosa. Water Air and Soil Pollution. 230:24

16. Thuoc DV, Hien TT, Sudesh K (2019) Identification and characterization of ectoine-producing bacteria isolated from Can Gio mangrove soil in Vietnam. Annals of Microbiology. 69:819-828

17. Thuoc DV, My DN, Loan TT, Sudesh K (2019). Utilization of waste fish oil and glycerol as carbon sources for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production by Salinivibrio sp. M318. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 141: 885-892.

18. Surendran A, Lakshmanan M, Chee JY, Sulaiman AM, Thuoc DV, Sudesh K (2020). Can polyhydroxyalkanoates be produced efficiently from waste plant and animal oils? Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8:169

19. Thuoc DV, Loan TT, Trung TA, Quyen VN, Tung QN, Tien PQ, Sudesh K (2020) Genome mining reveals the biosynthetic pathways of polyhydroxyalkanoate and ectoines of the halophilic strain Salinivibrio proteolyticus M318 isolated from fermented shrimp paste. Marine Biotechnology. 22:651-660.

20. Soto LR, Thabet H, Maghembe R, Gameiro D, Van-Thuoc D, Dishisha T, Hatti-Kaul R (2021) Metabolic potential of the moderate halophile Yangia sp. ND199 for co‐production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and exopolysaccharides. MicrobiologyOpen. 10(1):e1160.

21. Thuoc DV, Anh VTM (2021) Bioconversion of crude fish oil into Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate by Ralstonia sp. M91. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 57:219-225.

22. Thuoc DV, Loan TT, Tra NT (2021) Accumulation of ectoines by halophilic bacteria isolated from fermented shrimp paste: an adaptation mechanism to salinity, temperature, and pH stress. Current Microbiology. 78:2355-2366

23. Quach NT, Dam HT, Tran DM, Nguyen TH, Nguyen QV, Nhuyen KT, Nguyen QH, Phi CB, Le TH, Chu HH, Doan VT, Shyu DJH, Kang H, Li WJ, Phi QT (2021) Diversity of microbial community and its metabolic potential for nitrogen and sulfur cycling in sediments of Phu Quoc island, Gulf of Thailand. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 52(3):1385-1395

24. Quach NT, Nguyen QH, Vu THN, Le TTH, Ta TTT, Nguyen TD, Doan VT, Nguyen TV, Dang TT, Nguyen XC, Chu HH, Phi QT (2021) Plant-derived bioactive compounds produced by Streptomyces variabilis LCP18 associated with Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers as potential target to combat human pathogenic bacteria and human cancer cell lines. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 52(3):1215-1224.

25. Van Thuoc D, Chung NT, Hatti-Kaul R (2021) Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from rice straw hydrolysate obtained by alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis using Bacillus strains isolated from decomposing straw. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 8:98.

26. My NTH, Loan TT, Thuoc DV (2022) High amylase production by a novel strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens M37 isolated from can gio mangrove forest, Vietnam. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 12(4): 4675-4685.

27. Loan TT, Trang DTQ, Huy PQ, Ninh PX, Thuoc DV (2022) A fermentation process for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) using waste cooking oil or waste fish oil as inexpensive carbon substrate. Biotechnology Reports. 33: e00700.

28. Nguyen PH, Thuoc DV, Thu NTT, Mai HTT, Hoa NTK, Nhi NTT, Thao NP, Loan TT, My NTH (2022) Effects of dietary replacement of fish meal by raw and rermented soybean residues on growth performance, biological parameters and nutrient digestibility in red tilapia fish (Oreochromis sp.). Pakistan Journal of Zoology. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20211015111004.