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Breaking Biofilms
Our research group focuses mainly on the following major objectives- Understanding the evolution of antibiotic resistance, Mechanism of biofilm formation, surveillance of pathogens/antibiotic resistance in the in-built environment and finding alternate drugs to block major beta-lactamase involved in drug resistance
Our research group focuses mainly on the following major objectives- Understanding the evolution of antibiotic resistance, Mechanism of biofilm formation, surveillance of pathogens/antibiotic resistance in the in-built environment and finding alternate drugs to block major beta-lactamase involved in drug resistance
Latest Publications
Latest Publications
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Das, A. and Ruhal, R. (2025), AmpC-Induced Surge in β-Lactam Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Rising Danger. Journal of Basic Microbiology e70082. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.70082
Sahu, A., & Ruhal, R. (2025). Immune system dynamics in response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11(1), 104.
Sahu, A., Jain, S., Junghare, M., Mishra, A., & Ruhal, R. (2025). Biofilm-dispersal patterns in ESKAPE pathogens. Archives of Microbiology, 207(9), 1-33.
Tushar K, Rohit Ruhal*. Mitigation of health risks by environmental tracking of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2025. doi: 10.1007/s00284-024-04036-6
Das, Ankumoni, and Rohit Ruhal. "Potential of plants-based alkaloids, terpenoids and flavonoids as antibacterial agents: An update." Process Biochemistry (2025).
Ruhal, Rohit, et al. "Biofilm-specific determinants of enterococci pathogen." Archives of Microbiology 206.10 (2024): 397.
Kumar, Ajay, Rohit Ruhal, and Rashmi Kataria. "Bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria as a potential antimicrobial peptide." Biomimicry Materials and Applications (2023): 83-103.
Ruhal, Rohit, et al. "Mutation of putative glycosyl transferases PslC and PslI confers susceptibility to antibiotics and leads to drastic reduction in biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa." Microbiology 169.9 (2023): 001392
Ruhal, Rohit, and Rashmi Kataria. "Biofilm patterns in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria." Microbiological Research 251 (2021): 126829. (TOPMOST CITED)
GRANTS
GRANTS
SERB-SRG Govt of India (Start-Up Grant) 2023-
VIT Vellore Seed Grant 2023-
CSIR Scientist Pool scheme (2020-2022)
Open Positions
Open Positions
Interested students for any fellowship or funding can approach anytime.
Group Members
Group Members
Dr Rohit R (PI)
Mr. Abhijeet Sahu (Ph.D. topic: Combating antibiotic and disinfectant resistance evolution in P. aeruginosa)
Mr. Hema Prasanth (Research Topic: Comparative genomics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
Ms. Ankumoni Das (PhD topic: Combating beta-lactam resistance by Inhibition of beta-lactamase)
Mr. Arup Debnath (PhD Topic: Role of motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in virulence and antibiotic resistance)
Mr. Tushar K (PhD topic: Surveillance of P. aeruginosa in the in-built environment)
Ms Chandni K (PhD topic: Biofilms in obligate anaerobes)
Ms. Yesasvani (Co-Guide) (PhD topic- Discovering antibiotics from marine sources)
Ms. Vihaas (Co-Guide) (PhD topic- Combating biofilms of Staphyloccus aureus)
Dr Rohit R
Dr Rohit R
PhD- IIT Roorkee (2012)
Post-doc researcher- Umea University, Sweden (2012-14)
Post doc Researcher- Antwerp University, Belgium (2016-2019)
CSIR Scientist Pool officer- RCB Faridabad, DBT, Govt of India (2020-2022)
Assistant Professor- Marquette University, Wisconsin, USA (2022-23)
Associate Professor- VIT Vellore, India, 2023-
Editorial Board- Plos Pathogens, Scientific Reports
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