RESEARCH

Assessing EPS-Thorium complexation by thoriotolerant bacteria (₹ 22.61 lacs)

• Science and Engineering Research Board Start-up Research Grant (SRG/2021/001121)

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Patel, B., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2021). Exemplifying the next generation of antibiotic susceptibility intensifiers of phytochemicals by LasR-mediated quorum sensing inhibition. Scientific Reports, 11:22421, 1-23. (Impact factor: 5.133) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01845-8

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Patel, B., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2021). Breaking Bad: Better call gingerol for improving antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by inhibiting multiple quorum sensing pathways. Microbiological Research, 238, 1-14. (Impact factor: 5.415) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2021.126863

Parashar, A., Shukla, A., Sharma, A., Behl, T., Goswami, D., & Mehta, V. (2021). Reckoning γ-Glutamyl-S-allylcysteine as a potential Main protease (Mpro) inhibitor of novel SARS-CoV-2 virus identified using docking and molecular dynamics simulation. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 1-12. (Impact factor: 3.727) https://doi.org/10.1080/03639045.2021.1934857

Parmar, P., Rao, P., Sharma, A., Shukla, A., Rawal, R. M., Saraf, M., Patel, B., & Goswami, D. (2021).  Meticulous assessment of natural compounds from NPASS database for identifying analogue of GRL0617, the only known inhibitor for SARS-CoV2 papain-like protease (PLpro) using rigorous computational workflow. Molecular diversity. 1-19. (Impact factor: 3.364) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-021-10233-3

Rao, P., Patel, R., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Rawal, R.M., Saraf, M., & Goswami, D. (2021). Identifying structural-functional analogue of GRL0617, the only well established inhibitor for papain-like protease (PLpro) of SARS-CoV2 from the pool of fungal metabolites using docking and molecular dynamics simulation. Molecular diversity, 1-21. (Impact factor: 3.364) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-021-10220-8

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2021). Exemplifying an archetypal Thorium-EPS complexation by novel thoriotolerant Providencia thoriotolerans AM3. Scientific reports, 11:3189, 1-15. (Impact factor: 5.133) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82863-4

Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Goswami, D., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2020). Optimization of cadmium and lead biosorption onto marine Vibrio alginolyticus PBR1 employing a Box-Behnken design. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 4, 1-9. (Impact factor: NA) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100043

Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Goswami, D., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2020). Enhanced detection of heavy metals using Vibrio alginolyticus PBR1 by optimizing luminescence medium through statistical modeling. Environmental Sustainability, 3, 437-452. (Impact factor: NA) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00134-w

Rao, P., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Rawal, R. M., Patel, B. V., Saraf, M., & Goswami, D. (2020). Proposing a fungal metabolite-flaviolin as a potential inhibitor of 3CLpro of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 identified using docking and molecular dynamics. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-13. (Impact factor: 5.235) https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1813202

Rao, P., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Rawal, R. M., Patel, B., Saraf, M., & Goswami, D. (2020). Reckoning a fungal metabolite, Pyranonigrin A as a potential Main protease (Mpro) inhibitor of novel SARS-CoV-2 virus identified using docking and molecular dynamics simulation. Biophysical Chemistry, 264, 1-11. (Impact factor: 3.628) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpc.2020.106425

Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Goswami, D., Gaur, S., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2020). Comprehensive depiction of novel heavy metal tolerant and EPS producing bioluminescent Vibrio alginolyticus PBR1 and V. rotiferianus PBL1 confined from marine organisms. Microbiological Research, 238, 1-14. (Impact factor: 5.415) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2020.126526

Trivedi, B., Rao, P., Shukla, A., Parmar, P. & Goswami, D. (2020). Identifying Plant Derived Natural Antibiotic Against Multidrug Resistant Microbes Using Molecular Docking in International Conference on Microbial Biotechnology Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development,  13, 188-193 (Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications)  (Impact factor: NA) http://dx.doi.org/10.21786/bbrc/Special Issue Vol 13 No (1) 2020

Singh, V., Rana, H., Khachar, B., Shukla, A. & Goswami, D. (2020). Computational Ligand Receptor Interaction Studies of Antibiotics and Phytochemicals with Penicillin Binding Proteins of Beta Lactam Resistant Microbes Towards New Drugs For MRSA Via Molecular Docking in International Conference on Microbial Biotechnology Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development, 13,  122-129 (Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications) (Impact factor: NA) http://dx.doi.org/10.21786/bbrc/Special Issue Vol 13 No (1) 2020

Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Saraf, M., & Patel, B. (2020). Isolation of bioluminescent bacteria from marine organisms. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 49(3), 471-476. (Impact factor: 0.301) http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/54416

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Rao, P., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2020). Twin Peaks: Presenting the Antagonistic Molecular Interplay of Curcumin with LasR and LuxR Quorum Sensing Pathways. Current Microbiology, 77, 1800-1810. (Impact factor: 2.343) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-01997-2

Rao, P., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., & Goswami, D. (2020). Proposing a fungal metabolite-Flaviolin as a potential inhibitor of 3CLpro of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 using docking and molecular dynamics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.03806. (Impact factor: NA) https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.03806

Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Rao, P., Saraf, M., Patel, B., & Goswami, D. (2020). The Rise of Gingerol as Anti-QS Molecule: Darkest Episode in the LuxR-Mediated Bioluminescence Saga. Bioorganic Chemistry, 99, 1-9. (Impact factor: 5.307) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103823

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2020). Characterization of Novel Thorium Tolerant Ochrobactrum intermedium AM7 In Consort with Assessing its EPS-Thorium Binding. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 388, 1-11. (Impact factor: 14.224) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122047

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Saraf, M., & Patel, B. (2019). Isolation and screening of bacteria from radionuclide containing soil for bioremediation of contaminated sites. Environmental Sustainability, 2(3), 255-264. (Impact factor: NA) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-019-00068-y

Kamath, A., Sharma, A., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Patel, D. (2025). Fortifying plant fortresses: siderophores in defense against Cercospora leaf spot disease in Vigna radiata L. Frontiers in Microbiology. (15:1492139), 1-11. ISSN: 1664-302X (Impact factor: 4) https://doi.org/ 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1492139 

Kamath, A., Patel, D., & Shukla, A. (2022). Traversing through the intricate interplay of plant microbiome front runners. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 1-13. ISSN 0929-1873 (Impact factor: 2.262) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-022-02618-3

2. Kamath, A., Shukla, A., & Patel, D. (2022). Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching: Two sides of the same coin. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 123(101927), 1-7. ISSN 0885-5765 (Impact factor: 2.741) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2022.101927

Patel, R., Mehta, K., Prajapati, J., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2022). An anecdote of mechanisms for Fusarium biocontrol by plant growth promoting microbes. Biological Control. 174(105012), 1-16. ISSN 1049-9644 (Impact factor: 3.857) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.105012 

Patel, D., Mamtora, D., Kamath, A., & Shukla, A. (2022). Rogue one: A plastic story. Marine Pollution Bulletin 177(113509), 1-10. ISSN:0025-326X (Impact factor: 7.001) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113509 

Mehta, K., Shukla, A., & Saraf, M. (2021). Articulating the exuberant intricacies of bacterial exopolysaccharides to purge environmental pollutants. Heliyon, 7(11), 1-11. (Impact factor: 3.776) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08446

Shukla, A., Jani, N., Polra, M., Kamath, A., & Patel, D. (2021). CRISPR: The Multidrug Resistance Endgame?. Molecular biotechnology, 1-10. (Impact factor: 2.86) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-021-00340-9

Jha, C. K., Sharma, P., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Patel, R., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2021). Microbial enzyme, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase: An elixir for plant under stress. Physiological and molecular plant pathology. 1-10. (Impact factor: 2.741) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2021.101664

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Kapoor, G., Goswami, D., Jha, C. K., Patel, B., & Saraf, M. (2021). Curse of La Corona: unravelling the scientific and psychological conundrums of the 21st century pandemic. Molecular diversity, 1-14. (Impact factor: 3.364) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-020-10167-2

Prajapati, K., Nayak, R., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2021). Polyhydroxyalkanoates: An Exotic Gleam in the Gloomy Tale of Plastics. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 1-20. (Impact factor: 4.705) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-02025-x

Patel, R., Sarma, S., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., & Saraf, M. (2020). Walking through the wonder years of artificial DNA: peptide nucleic acid. Molecular Biology Reports, 47, 8113-8131. (Impact factor: 2.742) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05819-3

Dave, D., Sarma, S., Parmar, P., Shukla, A., Goswami, D., Shukla, A., & Saraf, M. (2020). Microbes as a boon for the bane of heavy metals. Environmental Sustainability, 3, 233-255. (Impact factor: NA) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00112-2

Shukla, A., Mehta, K., Parmar, J., Pandya, J., & Saraf, M. (2019). Depicting the exemplary knowledge of microbial exopolysaccharides in a nutshell. European Polymer Journal, 119, 298-310. (Impact factor: 5.546) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.07.044

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., & Saraf, M. (2017). Radiation, radionuclides, and bacteria: An in-perspective review. Journal of environmental radioactivity, 180, 27-35. (Impact factor: 2.674) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.09.013

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., Gehlot, Y., Vala, J., Parmar, N., & Saraf, M. (2021). 

• Chapter 13 Microbial technologies in textile industries: an elixir for the greener environment. In Green Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles (pp. 173-189). Woodhead Publishing. Elsevier. ISBN 9780323852043. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85204-3.00028-2

Sarma, S., Patel, Rohit., Parmar, P., Goswami, D., Saraf, M., and Shukla, A. (2021). 

• Chapter 9 Methods and Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Microorganisms In Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding Volume 3: Mechanisms for Genetic Manipulation of Plants. Apple Academic Press (CRC Press). Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781774911341. (Apple Academic Press).

Mehta, K., Patel, R., Sharma, S., Shukla, A., Goswami, D., Saraf, M., and Parmar, P. (2022). 

• Chapter 11 Genetically Engineered Microorganisms in Genetic Engineering Volume 1: Principles, Mechanism and Expression (CRC Press). Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781774912713. (Apple Academic Press).

Dixit, T., Dutta, N., and Shukla, A. (2022). 

• Chapter 9 Negative Impact of Recombinant DNA Technology on Life in Genetic Engineering Volume 2: Applications, Bioethics and Biosafety (CRC Press). Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781774912713. (Apple Academic Press).

Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D. & Saraf, M. (2020). Control of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa AM26 by targeting QS driven virulence pathways. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Dave, D., Sarma, S., Nayak, R., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Goswami, D. & Saraf, M. (2020). Depicting the biosorbent nature of exopolysaccharide in bioremediation of heavy metals. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Sarma, S., Shukla, A., Parmar, P. & Saraf, M. (2020). Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: A keystone in bioremediation of heavy metals. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Prajapati, K., Patel, R., Shukla, A., Parmar, P. & Saraf, M. (2020). Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A promising key to make the environment plastic free using agrowaste. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Mehta, K., Pandya, J., Parmar, J. & Shukla, A. (2019). Optimization and characterization of bacterial exopolysaccharide, National Conference on Recent Trends and Emerging Issues in Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Ambavatiya, V., Chauhan, V., Patel, B., Shukla, A. & Parmar, P. (2018). Microbial decolourization of dyes by indigenous bacteria isolated from industrial waste. Synthetic Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery & Microbial Biotechnology (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Dixit, T., Dutta, N., Shukla, A., Parmar, P., Rajput, K. & Panchal, R. (2018). Isolation of protease producing bacteria and optimization of protease production and enzyme activity parameters. Synthetic Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery & Microbial Biotechnology (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

V Patel, V., Prajapati, K., Rami, J., Shah, Z., Shukla, A. & Parmar, P. (2018). Isolation of pigmented halophiles and extraction of pigments. Synthetic Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery & Microbial Biotechnology (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Arya, P., Shukla, A. & Parmar, P. (2018). Determination of microbial load of Kankaria and Vastrapur Lake Synthetic Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery & Microbial Biotechnology (Ahmedabad). ISSN: 2321-1520

Shukla, A. (2016). Microbes on Mars (Popular Article) National Conference on Microbial Biotechnology: Clustering Research and Industrial Demand.

Shukla, A., Parmar P. (2016). Optimisation of Deinococcus radiodurans for maximum biomass and growth rate, National Conference on Microbial Biotechnology: Clustering Research and Industrial Demand.

Shukla, A. (2015).  Deinococcus radiodurans – The Radioactive Survivor, Science Excellence-2015. GUJCOST, Govt. of Gujarat.

Shukla, A., Goswami, D. & Saraf, M. (2022). Quorum sensing and the deathly hallows: An in silico and in vitro study on enhancing antibiotic sensitivity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Conference on Drug Discovery 2022 (Goa)

Shukla, A. (2022) Abruption of molecular interplay of AHL receptors to control the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 62nd International Annual Conference of AMI (Mysore)

Sarma, S., Shukla, A., Parmar, P. & Saraf, M. (2020). Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: A keystone in bioremediation of heavy metals. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad).

Patel, R., Prajapati, K., Shukla, A., Parmar, P. & Saraf, M. (2020). Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A promising key to make the environment plastic free using agrowaste. International Conference on Microbial Biotech Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Societal Development (Ahmedabad).

Shukla, A. & Saraf, M. (2019). Optimization of medium components for maximum growth of Ochrobactrum sp. AM7 (2019). National Conference on Recent Trends and Emerging Issues in Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, (Ahmedabad) (First prize).

Mehta, K., Pandya, J., Parmar, J. & Shukla, A. (2019). Optimization and characterization of bacterial exopolysaccharide, National Conference on Recent Trends and Emerging Issues in Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, (Ahmedabad).

Shukla, A. & Saraf, M. (2018). Characterization of indigenous bacteria isolated from soil around Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Surat. Synthetic Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery & Microbial Biotechnology, Ahmedabad. (Second Prize).

Bacillus sp. AM1 (MK726119)

O. intermedium AM7 (MK268754)

B. haikouensis AM1 (MK267296)

B. tropicus AM22 (MT509416)

Providencia sp. AM3 (MK268753)

P. aeruginosa AM26 (MN87152)

B. paramycoides AM4 (MT509419)