dr. zaleha binti shafiei

pensyarah universiti

jabatan diagnostik kraniofasial & biosains

 zalehashafiei@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Pensyarah Universiti
    Zaleha Shafiei (2003 – ongoing), a senior lecturer and course coordinator of Microbiology of the Faculty of Dentistry, UKM, expertise in natural product, oral biofilm, probiotic and bacteriocin as well as gene expression and protein purification studies. She received her BSc (Hons) in Microbiology and master’s degree in biotechnology (UPM). She graduated her Ph.D. in Oral Biology (UM) in 2019. She published 5 articles in high impact as well as Web of Science and Scopus journals focusing on diverse field mainly in natural products and current interest on probiotic and bacteriocin. She earned two national grants for probiotic and FRGS in natural product project. She currently supervises 6 postgraduate projects and has become an internal and external examiner.

  • zahirrah begam mohamed rasheed, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, fairuz abdul rahman, erfa zainialdin, hazreen elliana radzali, norhafiza mokhtar, nurhayati abdullah, zaleha shafiei, fairuz abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, mariati abdul rahman.  (2025).  evaluating the erosive effects of freshly squeezed local fruit juices on human dental enamel and consumption patterns among malaysian adults.  - nutrients.  1 - 14. 

     

    ahmad iman ammer azman, rohasrina azian hasirin, hasnah begum said gulam khan, zaleha shafiei, ikmal hisham ismail.  (2025).  antimicrobial activity of malaysian heterotrigona itama propolis against enterococcus faecalis atcc 4082: a study in endodontic applications .  - malaysian journal of microbiology.  472 - 483. 

     

    malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said.  (2025).  anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth.  - sains malaysiana.  1239 - 1251. 

     

    yan mei ng, s nagarajan mp sockalingam, zaleha shafiei, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, alida mahyuddin, mariati arahman.  (2024).  biological activities of virgin coconut and virgin olive oil mixture against oral primary colonizers: an in vitro study.  - journal of contemporary dental practice.  260-266. 

     

    yit, k.h., zamirah, z.a., zaleha, s., mazlina, m.s., low t.y..  (2024).  antibacterial activities of the phenolic compounds isolated from halia bentong against porphyromonas gingivalis.  - international applied biology conference 2024. 

     

    zahirrah begam mohamed rasheed, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, fairuz abdul rahman, erfa zainialdin, hazreen elliana radzali, norhafiza mokhtar, nurhayati abdullah, zaleha shafiei, fairuz abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, mariati abdul rahman.  (2025).  evaluating the erosive effects of freshly squeezed local fruit juices on human dental enamel and consumption patterns among malaysian adults.  - nutrients.  1 - 14. 

     

    wong kiong hung, alida mahyuddin, s nagarajan mp sockalingam, zaleha shafiei, mariati abdul rahman, nurul inaas mahamad apandi, zuleen delina fasya abdul ghani, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria.  (2023).  cytotoxic evaluation of effective ecoproduce (eep) as a potential root canal irrigant: a preliminary in vitro study.  - applied sciences.  1-22. 

     

    ismail nabil albhaisi, marisa shanthini thomas santha kumar, anissha engapuram, zaleha shafiei, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, shahida mohd-said, colman mcgrath.  (2022).  effectiveness of psychological techniques in dental management for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic literature review.  - bmc oral health.  1-13. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, zubaidah haji abdul rahim, koshy philip, nalina thurairajah, hashim yaacob.  (2020).  potential effects of psidium sp., mangifera sp., mentha sp. and its mixture (pem) in reducing bacterial populations in biofilms, adherence and acid production of s. sanguinis and s. mutans.  - archives of oral biology.  1-15. 

     

    shafiei z., abdul rahim z.h., philip k., thurairajah n..  (2016).  antibacterial and anti-adherence effects of a plant extract mixture (pem) and its individual constituent extracts (psidium sp., mangifera sp., and mentha sp.) on single- and dual-species biofilms.  - peerj.  1-19. 

     

    malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said.  (2025).  anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth.  - sains malaysiana.  1239 - 1251. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, nur dini muhamad adli, fatin nur mazida salwa mazlan, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin.  (2024).  aktiviti antibakteria lactiplantibacillus sp. suk1-sumber susu manusia dan produk bakteriosin separa tulen terhadap porphyromonas gingivalis.  - sains malaysiana.  1363 - 1375. 

     

    azizah ahmad fauzi, zaleha shafiei, badiah baharin, nurulhuda mohd.  (2013).  isolation of lactobacillus from periodontally healthy subjects and its antimicrobial activity against periodontal pathogens.  - sains malaysiana.  42(1):19-24. 

     

    zahirrah begam mohamed rasheed, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, fairuz abdul rahman, erfa zainialdin, hazreen elliana radzali, norhafiza mokhtar, nurhayati abdullah, zaleha shafiei, fairuz abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, mariati abdul rahman.  (2025).  evaluating the erosive effects of freshly squeezed local fruit juices on human dental enamel and consumption patterns among malaysian adults.  - nutrients.  1 - 14. 

     

    ahmad iman ammer azman, rohasrina azian hasirin, hasnah begum said gulam khan, zaleha shafiei, ikmal hisham ismail.  (2025).  antimicrobial activity of malaysian heterotrigona itama propolis against enterococcus faecalis atcc 4082: a study in endodontic applications .  - malaysian journal of microbiology.  472 - 483. 

     

    malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said.  (2025).  anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth.  - sains malaysiana.  1239 - 1251. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, nur dini muhamad adli, fatin nur mazida salwa mazlan, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin.  (2024).  aktiviti antibakteria lactiplantibacillus sp. suk1-sumber susu manusia dan produk bakteriosin separa tulen terhadap porphyromonas gingivalis.  - sains malaysiana.  1363 - 1375. 

     

    yan mei ng, s nagarajan mp sockalingam, zaleha shafiei, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, alida mahyuddin, mariati arahman.  (2024).  biological activities of virgin coconut and virgin olive oil mixture against oral primary colonizers: an in vitro study.  - journal of contemporary dental practice.  260-266. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, nur fasihah saat & nik nuraini nik azmin.  (2018).  burkholderia cepacia dan comamonas acidovorans sebagai penghasil bahan perencat seakan bakteriosin dalam merencat streptococcus mutans.  - 65-75. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, tanti irawati rosli, nur azhani che dzul-kifli & nur ashikin ibrahim.  (2018).  ubat gigi herba sebagai agen antibakteria streptococcus mutans bakteria penyebab karies gigi.  - 58-69. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, nur dini muhamad adli, fatin nur mazida salwa mazlan, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin.  (2024).  aktiviti antibakteria lactiplantibacillus sp. suk1-sumber susu manusia dan produk bakteriosin separa tulen terhadap porphyromonas gingivalis.  - sains malaysiana.  1363 - 1375. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, nur fasihah saat & nik nuraini nik azmin.  (2018).  burkholderia cepacia dan comamonas acidovorans sebagai penghasil bahan perencat seakan bakteriosin dalam merencat streptococcus mutans.  - 65-75. 

     

    zaleha shafiei, tanti irawati rosli, nur azhani che dzul-kifli & nur ashikin ibrahim.  (2018).  ubat gigi herba sebagai agen antibakteria streptococcus mutans bakteria penyebab karies gigi.  - 58-69. 

     

    tan liy si, dayang fredalina basri, zaleha shafiei.  (2011).  penentuan aktiviti antibakteria ekstrak gal quercus infectoria oliver ke atas bakteria mulut.  -

     

    yit, k.h., zamirah, z.a., zaleha, s., mazlina, m.s., low t.y..  (2024).  antibacterial activities of the phenolic compounds isolated from halia bentong against porphyromonas gingivalis.  - international applied biology conference 2024. 

     

    ng, y.m., sockalingam, s.n.m.p, mahyuddin, a. zakaria, a.s.i., shafiei, z. abdul rahman, m.  (2023).  antibacterial activities of virgin coconut and virgin olive oils mixture against oral primary colonisers.  - fdcu (faculty of dentistry chulalongkorn university) international symposium 2023.  1. 

     

    esvini panirchellvum, zamirah zainal-abidin, zaleha shafiei, mazlina mohd said.  (2023).  in-vitro inhibitory activities of halia bentong extract (zingiber officinale roscoe) against porphyromonas gingivalis.  - mysomoi forum 2023. natural products: potential in oral health care intervention.  13. 

     

    yit, h.y., zaleha, shafiei, noraziah, zin, mazlina, said.  (2023).  probiotics as an alternative agent in the prevention of periodontal disease.  - mysomoi forum 2023.  14. 

     

    ng, y.m., sockalingam, s.n.m.p , mahyuddin, a., zakaria, a.s.i., shafiei, z., abdul rahman, m..  (2023).  antibacterial activities of virgin coconut and virgin olive oil mixture against oral primary colonisers.  - research, innovation and entrepreneurship international symposium.  49.