Most of the following projects started recently while few are yet to begin. We very much welcome and appreciate your comments and suggestions on these projects including any possible collaboration.

Our projects are basically centered around three distinct themes, and include both "good!" and "bad!" microbes such as (1) beneficial microbes that are helpful for the ecosystem and for industrial bioprocesses; (2) foodborne and phyto-pathogens; (3) ecology and diversity of the above microbes.

Beneficial Microbe Research

Exploring Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Beneficial functions and probiotic ability of lactic acid bacteria isolated from local foods and food-products.....more

Plant Growth Promoting Effects of Rhizobia and Endophytes

Diversity and growth promoting effects of rhizobia and endophytes associated with indigenous plants.....more

Microbes of Industrial Importance

Screening of microorganisms from a variety of sources for novel strains that secrete industrially important metabolites.....more

Pathogenic Microbes

Biocontrol of Phytopathogens

Identification of plant pathogenic microbes responsible for crop damage and their biocontrol.....more

Food Safety and Public Health

Prevalence, pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance of food-borne pathogens of animal origin.....more

Metagenomic and Culture-Dependent Analysis of Microbiota

Microbial community analysis with respect to their interactions with the environment in unique ecosystems.....more