IIUM Repository

AP Ts Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi

Associate Professor

Kulliyyah of Dentistry

International Islamic University Malaysia

Microbiology, Immunology, Oral carcinogenesis

Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi is a passionate microbiologist, immunologist, and inventor. His expertise includes polymicrobial interactions, biofilms, microbiomes, probiotics, and oral carcinogenesis. Since 2008, he has been working on Candida species which has been reported to involve oral carcinogenesis at the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Malaya, where he discovered the important role of phenotypic switching in the pathogenicity of Candida spp. In 2012, he continued his journey to find the relationship between polymicrobial infection to the development of oral cancer at Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Michael McCullough, Professor Stuart Dashper, Professor Nicola Cirillo and Professor Neil O'Brien-Simpson, which he hmore...

PhD (Microbiology and Immunology), The University of Melbourne, Australia MDSc (Microbiology), University of Malaya, Malaysia BSc (Microbiology) with honours, University of Malaya, Malaysia PGDip (Islamic Studies), International Islamic University Malaysia

Profile Picture

Latest Additions

  1. Zainal, Mukarramah and Mohd Sarmin, Nurul ‘Izzah and Ibrahim, Mohammad Johari and Cirillo, Nicola and Dashper, Stuart G. and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Effect of phenotype switched Candida auris mono-culture and co-culture biofilms on the morphology, viability, and adhesion of hTERT TIGKs and ORL-48 cell lines. Archives of Oral Biology, 182 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0003-9969 E-ISSN 1879-1506
  2. Teoh, Leanne and Biezen, Ruby and Taylor, Marietta and Kaunein, Nadia and Thompson, Wendy and Goh, Charlene and Chew, Jacob and Wimardhani, Yuniardini Septorini and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan Nurhazirah and Sooampon, Sireerat and Na Ayuthaya, enjar Issaranggun and McCullough, Michael (2026) Acceptability and usability of a digital medicines tool for dental practitioners in four Southeast Asian countries. International Dental Journal, 76 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0020-6539 E-ISSN 1875-595X
  3. Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan NurHazirah and Mokhtar, Munirah and Baharom, Madia Baizura and Bandara, H.M.H.N and S. Alrashdan, Mohammad and Cirillo, Nicola and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Mono-­ and co- ­culture biofilms of candida auris or candida albicans with staphylococcus aureus regulate cell viability and pro-­inflammatory cytokine expression differently in oral cancer cell lines. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 54 (9). pp. 909-915. ISSN 0904-2512 E-ISSN 1600-0714
  4. Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Garzoli, Stefania and Agosto, Nesteve John (2025) Deciphering the composition and bioactivity of Malaysian Syzygium essential oils: insights from multivariate chemometrics and molecular docking studies. Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, 14 (3). pp. 1-18. E-ISSN 2284-6808
  5. Bakri, Husna Hazirah and Syed Abdul Rahman, Syarifah Nur and Abd Halim, Adyani Azizah and Baharuddin, Nor Adinar and Said Gulam Khan, Hasnah Begum and Zainal Abidin, Zamirah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Munadziroh, Elly and Wan Harun, Wan Himratul Aznita (2025) In vitro study of probiotic Lactobacillus helveticus: antibacterial effects on Porphyromonas gingivalis. PLOS One, 20 (8). pp. 1-14. E-ISSN 1932-6203
  6. Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Md Ramin, Norazrina and Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Aazami, Mohd Shafiq and Kasim, Noraini and Mohd Mahsop, Hazimin Safiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unveiling the chemical composition and enzyme inhibitory activities of cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume (Hypericaceae) essential oil from Malaysia. Journal of Science and Mathematics Letters, 13 (1). pp. 116-123. ISSN 2462-2052
  7. Allhin, Audrey Ashleeynus and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah (2025) Deciphering the bioactive potential of four Malaysian Litsea species for antioxidant, antifungal, and antibiofilm activities. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 90 (2). pp. 151-157. ISSN 1331-7768 E-ISSN 1331-7776
  8. Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oil of the Malaysian endemic Syzygium variolosum (King) Chantar . & J.Parn. Natural Product Research, 39 (14). pp. 4179-4181. ISSN 1478-6419 E-ISSN 1478-6427
  9. Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan Nurhazirah and Zainal, Mukarramah and Mokhtar, Munirah and Bandara, H.M.H.N and Dashper, Stuart G. and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Aggregation and biofilm formation of mono- and co-culture Candida species and Staphylococcus aureus are affected by nutrients in growth media. Biofouling, 41 (6). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0892-7014
  10. Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Md Ramin, Norazrina and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unlocking the therapeutic potential: comparative enzyme inhibition by five Malaysian Piper species. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 90 (2). pp. 165-171. ISSN 1331-7768 E-ISSN 1331-7776
  11. Abd Hamid, Khadijah Husna and Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf and Ajit, Azilah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Mohd Azman, Nurul Aini (2025) Eugenol Pickering emulsion stabilized by chitosan self-assembled nanoparticles: fabrication, emulsion stability, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 100 (12). pp. 2616-2624. ISSN 0268-2575 E-ISSN 1097-4660
  12. Charim, Nur Syafiqah and Ruza, Nadiah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Hussain, Saiful Izzuan (2024) Binary and multi-classification models for breast cancer diagnosis using automated deep learning and mammography images with different augmentation cases. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería, 40 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0213-1315 E-ISSN 1886-158X
  13. Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Sungthong, Bunleu and Kapavarapu, Ravikumar (2025) Unraveling bioactive constituents isolated from knema hookeriana warb. As potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. OBM Neurobiology, 9 (2). pp. 1-21. E-ISSN 2573-4407
  14. Nawawi, Muhammad Hariadi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Azmi, Afiza and Azizudin, Maryam Al-Batul (2025) Evaluating the efficacy of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (2). pp. 216-226. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
  15. Salihu, Abu bakar Siddiq and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unlocking the therapeutic potential of the Genus Senecio (Asteraceae): essential oil composition and pharmacological insights. Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse, 102. pp. 43-57. ISSN 0035-6808
  16. Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan NurHazirah and Zainal, Mukarramah and Bandara, H.M.H.N and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Multidrug-resistant Candida auris and its role in carcinogenesis: a scoping review. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 32 (1). pp. 6-15. ISSN 1394-195X E-ISSN 2180-4303
  17. Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and L. Cespedes-Acuña, Carlos (2025) Unveiling the essential oil composition and bioactivities of Piper frustratum Boerl. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences, 80 (11). pp. 769-774. ISSN 0939-5075 E-ISSN 1865-7125
  18. Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2024) Chemical composition of the essential oil of Syzygium wrayi. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (6). pp. 1155-1157. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
  19. Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq (2025) Antibiofilm activity of chemical constituents from the roots of Lindera subumbelliflora kosterm (Lauraceae). Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 27 (1). pp. 20-28. E-ISSN 2550-1658
  20. Mohd Fuad, Aalina Sakiina and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Bakar, Muhammad Ekmal and Taib, Izatus Shima and Khuda, Fazle and Nasruddin, Nurrul Shaqinah (2024) Acute oral toxicity evaluation of synbiotic mixture containing Streptococcus salivarius K12 and Musa acuminata aqueous peel extract in Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 16 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0975-9476 E-ISSN 0976-2809

Most Viewed Items

Item titleViews
1Co-aggregation: Interaction of Candida albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus mutans1404
2The effect of probiotics on the development of oral cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis1393
3Probiotic inhibits oral carcinogenesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis1381
4LC-MS data set on the Malayan deer (Cervus timorensis) antler velvet and its antibiofilm activity against Candida species LC-MS data set on the Malayan deer (Cervus timorensis) antler velvet and its antibiofilm properties against Candida species1370
5The pathogenicity of actinomyces naeslundii is associated with polymicrobial interactions: a systematic review1367
6Development of CRISPR-Cas9-mediated site-directed mutagenesis of ECE1 gene (candidalysin) in Candida albicans1355
7Intragenic and intergenic coaggregation of Candida albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus mutans1346
8The effect of synbiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 and Musa acuminata on Candida albicans biofilm formation1343
9The role of Candida albicans candidalysin ECE1 gene in oral carcinogenesis1342
10MySOMOI: An interdisciplinary platform that promotes wholesome oral health1337
11Isolation of Candida species in children and their biofilm-forming ability on nano-composite surfaces1317
12Poly-microbia biofilms are Candida albicans strain and morphology dependent1302
13Antifungal activities of Ziziphus mauritiana against Candida albicans: in vitro study1298
14Polymicrobial biofilm formation by Candida albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii, and Streptococcus mutans is Candida albicans strain and medium dependent1296
15Saintis tempatan perlu perjelas wabak coronavirus1287
16Atasi risiko murung selepas bencana, wabak1271
17Characterisation of osteomyelitis microbiome using specific growth media1262
18Genome comparison of Actinomyces naeslundii with known probiotics1262
19The effect of dental caries in children on the colonisation of Candida species1261
20Development of CRISPR-cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex platform for disruption of candidalysin in Candida albicans1250
21Incorporation of the microencapsulated antimicrobial agent phytoncide into denture base resin1240
22Pensyarah muda menaruh harapan1219
23The effect of Candida albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus mutans biofilm effluent on the expression of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 from normal and oral cancer cell lines1212
24Monospecies and polymicrobial biofilms differentially regulate the phenotype of genotype-specific oral cancer cells1202
25Phenotypic switching: the virulence factor of candida krusei1196
26Oral microbiome, nutrition and their role in oral carcinogenesis1194
27Gaining more insight into the determinants of candida species pathogenicity in the oral cavity1193
28Suppression of non-albicans candida species (NAC) biofilm formation by probiotic Streptococcus salivarius1192
29OroSYN1186
30Coaggregation of Candida albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus mutans is Candida albicans strain dependent1180