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Ahmed M. Shuikan1 \*, Wael N. Hozzein2,3, Mohammed M. Alzharani4 , Maram N. Sandouka5 , Sulaiman A. Al Yousef<sup>6</sup> , Sulaiman A. Alharbi1 and Eman Damra1

1 Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2 Bioproducts Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

3 Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt

4 Biology Department, College of Science, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

5 Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

6 Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College Applied Medical Science, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafar Al-batin, Saudi Arabia

\*Address all correspondence to: ahmedshuikan@gmail.com

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