GOOGLE SCHOLAR: Rohit Ruhal
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-Acinetobacter spp. with lower susceptibility to quaternary ammonium compounds are enriched in microbial communities of frequently used sinks. Applied and Env Microbiol. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01968-25
-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)
SERB-SRG Govt of India (Start-Up Grant) 2023-
VIT Vellore Seed Grant 2023-
CSIR Scientist Pool scheme (2020-2022)
Interested students for any fellowship or funding can approach anytime.
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: Biofilm biology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mr. Tushar K (PhD topic: Surveillance of P. aeruginosa in the in-built environment
Ms Chandni K (PhD topic: Computational analysis for increasing susceptibility of pathogens
Ms. Yesasvani (Co-Guide) (PhD topic- Discovering antibiotics from marine sources
Ms. Vihaas (Co-Guide) (PhD topic- Combating biofilms of Staphyloccus aureus
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
EMBO Group Leadership Programme Training