Publications

2023

  • Microbial community structure analysis of hypersaline niches and elucidation of their role in the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen, sulphur and methane #Ecological Informatics
  • In vitro antidiabetic and antimicrobial activity of Dracocephalum heterophyllum Benth. essential oil from different sites of North-western Himalayas India
  • Probiotics from the bovine raw milk of Lahaul valley showed cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid isomer and antioxidant activity with food formulation ability #LWT - Food Science and Technology
  • Lemon grass essential oil improves Gladiolus grandiflorus postharvest life by modulating water relations, microbial growth, biochemical activity, and gene expression #Scientific reports
  • Antioxidant prodigiosin-producing cold-adapted Janthinobacterium sp. ERMR3:09 from a glacier moraine: Genomic elucidation of cold adaptation and pigment biosynthesis #Gene
  • Culture maintenance, preservation, and strain improvement

    • 2022

  • Indirect organogenesis-mediated high frequency conversion of non-embryonic synthetic seeds, essential oil profiling and antibacterial activity in genetically stable plants of Patchouli #3 Biotech
  • Rahnella sikkimica sp. nov., a novel cold-tolerant bacterium isolated from the glacier of Sikkim Himalaya with plant growth-promoting properties #Extremophiles
  • Microbial community dynamics from a fast-receding glacier of Western Himalayas highlight the importance of microbes in primary succession, nutrient recycling, and xenobiotics degradation. #Ecological-Indicators
  • Role of psychrotrophic bacteria and cold-active enzymes in composting methods adopted in cold regions. #Advances in Applied Microbiology
  • Bacillus licheniformis MCC 2514 genome sequencing and functional annotation for providing genetic evidence for probiotic gut adhesion properties and its applicability as a bio-preservative agent #Gene
  • Quality assessment, safety evaluation, and microbiome analysis of night-soil compost from Lahaul valley of northwestern Himalaya. #Waste Management. See popular coverage on: nature india and The Indian Express
  • Psychrotrophic plant beneficial bacteria from the glacial ecosystem of Sikkim Himalaya: Genomic evidence for the cold adaptation and plant growth promotion. #Microbiological Research See popular coverage on: nature india
  • Seasonal variability in essential oil composition and biological activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. accessions in the western Himalaya #Scientific Reports
  • Production, characterisation, and application of exopolysaccharide extracted from a glacier bacterium Mucilaginibacter sp. ERMR7: 07 #Process Biochemistry
  • Multilocus sequence based identification and adaptational strategies of Pseudomonas sp. from the supraglacial site of Sikkim Himalaya. #PloS one
  • Recent advances in composting and vermicomposting techniques in the cold region: resource recovery, challenges, and way forward #Advanced Organic Waste Management
  • 4 - Probiotics in fermented products and supplements #Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

    • 2021

  • Comparative genomics and physiological investigation supported safety, cold adaptation, efficient hydrolytic and plant growth-promoting potential of psychrotrophic … #BioMed Central
  • Psychrophilic biomethanation for enhanced bioenergy production in cold regions #Springer Berlin Heidelberg #Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
  • Himalayan Microbiomes for Agro-environmental Sustainability: Current Perspectives and Future Challenges. #Microbial Ecology
  • Industrial applications of cold-adapted enzymes: challenges, innovations and future perspective #3 Biotech
  • Taxonomic and functional analysis of proglacial water bodies of Triloknath glacier ecosystem from North-Western Himalayas. #Ecological Informatics
  • Metabolic Pathways in Biodegrading Psychrotrophic Bacteria Under Cold Environments
  • Physiological and genomic evidence supports the role of Serratia quinivorans PKL:12 as a potential biopriming agent for the biohardening of micropropagated Picrorhiza kurroa plantlets in cold regions. #Genomics. See popular coverage on: ThePrint
  • Generation of antioxidant peptides from soy protein isolate through psychrotrophic Chryseobacterium sp. derived alkaline broad temperature active protease. #LWT-Food Science and Technology.
  • Solid Waste Management in Indian Himalayan Region: Current Scenario, Resource Recovery, and Way Forward for Sustainable Development. #Frontiers in Energy Research.
  • Multilocus sequence based systematics of Pseudomonas sp. from supraglacial site of Sikkim Himalaya and their adaptational strategies #
  • Microbial intervention in Himalayan Dry Toilets
  • Comprehensive substrate-based exploration of probiotics from undistilled traditional fermented alcoholic beverage ‘Lugri’. #Frontiers in Microbiology.
  • Comparative genomics and molecular adaptational analysis of Arthrobacter from Sikkim Himalaya provided insights into its survivability under multiple high-altitude stress. #Genomics.

    • 2020

  • Comparative Genomics and Physiological Investigation Supported Safety, Cold Adaptation, Efficient Hydrolytic and Plant Growth-promoting Potential of Psychrotrophic Glutamicibacter Arilaitensis LJH19, Isolated from Night-Soil Compost
  • Variability in chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Tagetes minuta L. essential oil collected from different locations of Himalaya. #Industrial Crops and Products.
  • A broad temperature active lipase purified from a psychrotrophic bacterium of Sikkim Himalaya with potential application in detergent formulation. #Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Physiological and genomic characterization of an exopolysaccharide-producing Weissella cibaria CH2 from cheese of the western Himalayas
  • Genomic and functional insights into the adaptation and survival of Chryseobacterium sp. strain PMSZPI in uranium enriched environment. #Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.
  • Conservation of the night soil composting and the importance of organic farming in high altitude regions: A review
  • Investigation of a night soil compost psychrotrophic bacterium Glutamicibacter arilaitensis LJH19 for its safety, efficient hydrolytic and plant growth-promoting potential
  • Genomic insights revealed physiological diversity and industrial potential for Glaciimonas sp. PCH181 isolated from Satrundi glacier in Pangi-Chamba Himalaya. #Genomics

    • 2019

  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas frederiksbergensis ERDD5: 01 revealed genetic bases for survivability at high altitude ecosystem and bioprospection potential. #Genomics

    • 2018

  • Strategies for high-altitude adaptation revealed from high quality draft genome of non-violacein producing Janthinobacterium lividum ERGS5:01. #Standards in Genomic Sciences.
  • Chemical Composition, Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oils of Cultivated Clones of Juniperus communis and Wild Juniperus Species. #Chemistry & Biodiversity.

    • 2016

  • First complete genome sequence of a species in the genus Microterricola, an extremophilic cold active enzyme producing bacterial strain ERGS5:02 isolated from Sikkim Himalaya. #Journal of Biotechnology.
  • Complete genome sequence of Arthrobacter alpinus ERGS4:06, a yellow pigmented bacterium tolerant to cold and radiations isolated from Sikkim Himalaya. #Journal of Biotechnology.

    • 2015

  • Complete genome sequence of Arthrobacter sp. ERGS1: 01, a putative novel bacterium with prospective cold active industrial enzymes, isolated from East Rathong glacier in India. #Journal of Biotechnolog.
  • Genome assembly of Chryseobacterium polytrichastri ERMR1:04, a psychrotolerant bacterium with cold active proteases, isolated from East Rathong Glacier in India. #Genome Announcements.
  • Potential of microbial bio-resources of Sikkim Himalayan region
  • Microbial Ecology of Soil: Studying the diversity of microorgansims in the most complex of the environments–A review

    • 2014

  • Metal–microbe interaction and bioremediation

    • Before 2014

  • Caldimonas meghalayensis sp. nov., a novel thermophillic betaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring of Meghalaya in northeast India. #Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
  • Soil bacterial metagenomic analysis from uranium ore deposit of Domiasiat in North-east India. #Current Science.
  • Uranium Deposits of the World: Asia Uranium Deposits of the World: Asia, 2009
  • Identification of Lactobacillus pobuzihii from tungtap: A traditionally fermented fish food, and analysis of its bacteriocinogenic potential
  • Growth media composition and heavy metal tolerance behaviour of bacteria characterized from the sub-surface soil of uranium rich ore bearing site of Domiasiat in Meghalaya. #Indian Journal of Biotechnology.
  • Bacterial Community Structure from the Perspective of the Uranium Ore Deposits of Domiasiat in India
  • Uranium (U)-Tolerant Bacterial Diversity from U Ore Deposit of Domiasiat in North-East India and Its Prospective Utilisation in Bioremediation
  • Occurrence of horizontal gene transfer of PIB-type ATPases among bacteria isolated from uranium rich deposit of Domiasiat in North East India. #Plos One.
  • Isolation and analyses of uranium tolerant Serratia marcescens strains and their utilization for aerobic uranium U(VI) bioadsorption. #The Journal of Microbiology.
  • Identification of Lactobacillus pobuzihii from tungtap: A traditionally fermented fish food, and analysis of its bacteriocinogenic potential

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