Publications

Selected Publications from the Lab (2020-2023)

1. Choudhary, P., Waseem, M., Kumar, S....... and Chakdar, H.*, 2023. Y12F mutation in Pseudomonas plecoglossicida S7 lipase enhances its thermal and pH stability for industrial applications: a combination of in silico and in vitro study. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39(3), pp.1-14 [IF: 4.253]

2. Kumar, M., Chakdar, H.*, Pandiyan, K., Thapa, S., Shahid, M., Singh, A., Srivastava, A.K. and Saxena, A.K., 2022. Bacterial chitinases: genetics, engineering and applications. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 38(12), p.252.   [IF: 4.253]

3. Chakdar, H., Verma, S. and Pabbi, S. 2022. Blue Green Algae for Secondary Agriculture. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources . 35(3): 375–380

4. Srivastava, AK., Chakdar, H.*, Sahu, PK., Murugan, K. 2022. Conserving Microbial Diversity: Practices, Trends and Beyond. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources . 35(3): 338-342

5. Prassan Choudhary…..Chakdar*, Hillol (2022). Colorimetric LAMP assay for detection and ecological monitoring of Sarocladium oryzae, an important seed borne pathogen of rice. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.936766. [IF: 6.62]

6. Prassan Choudhary, Arpan Bhowmik , Shaloo Verma, Shilpi Srivastava, Hillol Chakdar*, Anil Kumar Saxena. (2022) Multi-substrate sequential optimization, characterization and immobilization of lipase produced by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida S7. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22098-6. [IF: 5.19]

7. Verma, Shaloo; Thapa, Shobit; Siddiqui, Nahid; Chakdar, Hillol*. (2022). Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites towards improved commercial significance through multiomics approaches. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 38(6): Jan-22. [IF: 4.253]

8. Srivastava, Amit; Kalwani, Mohneesh; Chakdar, Hillol; Pabbi, Sunil; Shukla, Pratyoosh. (2022). Biosynthesis and biotechnological interventions for commercial production of microalgal pigments: A review. Bioresource Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127071. [IF: 11.89]

9. Rai, A., Jha, M.N., Singh, D., Thapa, S., Chaurasia, S.K. and Jha, G., 2022. Detection of endophytic association between Aeschynomene nodulating Bradyrhizobium sp. and traditional Desariya rice roots under rice-Aeschynomene ecosystem of chaur land, Bihar, India. Biologia Futura, 73(1), pp.95-105. [IF: 1.069] 

10. Velmourougane, K., Thapa, S., Prasanna, R., Prospecting microbial biofilms as climate-smart strategies for improving plant and soil health: A review. Pedosphere (Accepted) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.037 [IF: 5.514]

11. Singh, D., Thapa, S., Mahawar, H., Kumar, D., Geat, N., Singh, S.K., Prospecting potential of endophytes for modulation of biosynthesis of therapeutic bioactive secondary metabolites and plant growth promotion of medicinal and aromatic plants. Antonie Van Leeuvenhoek (Accepted) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-022-01736-6 [IF: 2.158]

12. Shaloo Verma, Murugan Kumar, Adarsh Kumar Sudipta Das, Hillol Chakdar*, Ajit Varma, Anil Kumar Saxena. 2021. Diversity of bacterial endophytes of Maize (Zea mays) and their functional potential for micronutrient biofortification. Current Microbiology DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02702-7. [IF: 2.343]

13. Chakdar, H., Thapa, S., Srivastava, A., & Shukla, P. 2021. Genomic and proteomic insights into the heavy metal bioremediation by cyanobacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 127609. [IF: 14.224]

14. Kalwani, M*, H Chakdar*, Amit Srivastava, Sunil Pabbi, and Pratyoosh Shukla. 2021. Effects of nanofertilizers on soil and plant-associated microbial communities: Emerging trends and perspectives. Chemosphere , 132107. [IF: 8.943]

15. Shahid, M., Manoharadas, S., Chakdar, H., Alrefaei, A. F., Albeshr, M. F., & Almutairi, M. H.  2021. Biological toxicity assessment of carbamate pesticides using bacterial and plant bioassays: An in-vitro approach. Chemosphere, 278, 130372. [IF: 8.943]

16. Mondal, Debayan; Kantamraju, Prudveesh; Jha, Susmita; Sundarrao, Gadge Sushant; Bhowmik, Arpan; Chakdar, Hillol; Mandal, Somnath; Sahana, Nandita; Roy, Bidhan; Bhattacharya, Prateek Madhab. 2021. Evaluation of indigenous aromatic rice cultivars from sub-Himalayan Terai region of India for nutritional attributes and blast resistance. Scientific Reports, 11(1). [IF: 4.99]

17. Pandiyan, Kuppusamy; Kushwaha, Prity; Bagul, Samadhan Y; Chakdar, Hillol; Madhaiyan, Munusamy; Krishnamurthi, Srinivasan; Kumar, Pravin; Karthikeyan, Nanjappan; Singh, Arjun; Kumar, Murugan. 2021. Halomonas icarae sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from beach soil in India. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 71(1):4611. [IF: 2.689]

18. Shahid, M., Singh, B.N., Verma, S., Choudhary, P., Das, S., Chakdar, H*., Murugan, K., Goswami, S.K. and Saxena, A.K. 2021. Bioactive antifungal metabolites produced by Streptomyces amritsarensis V31 help to control diverse phytopathogenic fungi. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52, 1687–1699. [IF: 2.214]

19. Verma, S., Bagul, S.Y., Choudhary, P., Chakdar, H.*, Das, S., Siddiqui, N. and Saxena, A.K. 2021. Microscope Assisted Uni-algal isolation through Dilution (MAU-D): a simple modified technique for tapping diverse cyanobacteria. 3 Biotech, 11(7), 1-12. [IF: 2.893]

20. Verma, Shaloo; Chakdar, Hillol*; Kumar, Murugan; Varma, Ajit; Saxena, Anil Kumar. 2021. Microorganisms as a Sustainable Alternative to Traditional Biofortification of Iron and Zinc: Status and Prospect to Combat Hidden Hunger. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 21, 1700–1717. [IF: 3.61]

21. Choudhary, Prassan; Singh, Bansh Narayan; Chakdar, Hillol*; Saxena, Anil Kumar. 2021. DNA barcoding of phytopathogens for disease diagnostics and bio-surveillance. World Journal of  Microbiology and  Biotechnology 37, 54. [IF: 4.253]

22. Thapa, Shobit, Prasanna, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Mahawar, H., Bharti, A., Kumar, A., Velmourougane, K., Shivay, Y.S. and Kumar, A., 2021. Microbial inoculation elicited changes in phyllosphere microbial communities and host immunity suppress Magnaporthe oryzae in a susceptible rice cultivar. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 114, p.101625. [IF: 2.74]

23. Choudhary, Prassan; Rai, Pallavi; Yadav, Jagriti; Verma, Shaloo; Chakdar, Hillol*; Goswami, Sanjay Kumar; Srivastava, Alok Kumar; Kashyap, Prem Lal; Saxena, Anil Kumar. 2020. A rapid colorimetric LAMP assay for detection of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA causing sheath blight of rice. Scientific Reports, 10(1). [IF: 4.99]

24. Choudhary, Prassan; Bhowmik, Arpan; Chakdar, Hillol*; Khan, Mohammad Aqueel; Selvaraj, Chandrabose; Singh, Sanjeev Kumar; Murugan, Kumar; Kumar, Sunil; Saxena, Anil Kumar. 2020. Understanding the biological role of PqqB in Pseudomonas stutzeri using molecular dynamics simulation approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1854860. [IF: 5.235]

25. Chakdar, Hillol; Hasan, Mafruha; Pabbi, Sunil; Nevalainen, Helena; Shukla, Pratyoosh. 2020. High-throughput proteomics and metabolomic studies guide re-engineering of metabolic pathways in eukaryotic microalgae: a review. Bioresource Technology, p.124495. [IF: 11.889]

26. Choudhary, Prassan; Chakdar, Hillol*; Singh, Dikchha; Selvaraj, Chandrabose; Singh, Sanjeev Kumar; Kumar, Sunil; Saxena, Anil Kumar.  2020. Computational studies reveal piperine, the predominant oleoresin of black pepper (Piper nigrum) as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Current Science, 119(8). [IF: 1.169]

27. Saini, Dinesh Kumar; Chakdar, Hillol;Pabbi, Sunil; Shukla, Pratyoosh. 2020. Enhancing production of microalgal biopigments through metabolic and genetic engineering. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 60(3):391-405. [IF: 11.208]

28. Choudhary, Prassan; Chakdar, Hillol*; Singh, Arjun; Kumar, Sunil; Singh, Sanjeev Kumar; Aarthy, Murali; Goswami, Sanjay Kumar; Srivastava, Alok Kumar; Saxena, Anil Kumar. Computational identification and antifungal bioassay reveals phytosterols as potential inhibitor of Alternaria arborescens. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 38(4):1143-1157. [IF: 5.235]

29. Saxena, AK; Kumar, M; Chakdar, H; Anuroopa, N; Bagyaraj, DJ. 2020. Bacillus species in soil as a natural resource for plant health and nutrition. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 128(6): 1583-1594. [IF: 4.059]