Statistics: 

54 Published; 27 as Corresponding author*; 10 as First author^;  1 Cover page, 2 Art works

38 International Peer-reviewed; 1 National Peer-reviewed; 1 Book chapter;  Preprint

* Corresponding Author                           ^ Equal First Author                           SharmaG_omics Lab member

2025

54. Gaurav Sharma*, Viorel Munteanu, Nika Mansouri Ghiasi, Jineta Banerjee, Susheel Varma, Luca Foschini, Kyle Ellrott, Onur Mutlu, Dumitru Ciorbă, Roel A. Ophoff, Viorel Bostan, Christopher E Mason, Jason H. Moore, Despoina Sousoni, Arunkumar Krishnan, Christopher E. Mason, Mihai Dimian, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Fabio G. Liberante, Taras K. Oleksyk, and Serghei Mangul*.

A decentralized future for the open-science databases

Preprint at arXiv [Submitted on 23 Sep 2025]. 2025. PDF

53. Vishvesh Karthik, Indupalli Sishir Anand, Utkarsha Mahanta, and Gaurav Sharma*.

Authorship-contribution normalized Sh-index and citations are better research output indicators

Preprint at arXiv [Submitted on 4 Sep 2025]. 2025. PDF

52. Utkarsha Mahanta and Gaurav Sharma*

Same strain, two genomes: Creating a consensus circular genome of Myxococcus xanthus DZ2 revealed the diversity of a large polyploid prophage region within the close-related myxobacterial strains

NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. 2025. PDF

Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

51. Jaimin Chodvadiya^, Gyanesh Shukla^, and Gaurav Sharma*

16S-23S-5S rRNA Database: a comprehensive integrated database of archaeal and bacterial rRNA sequences, alignments, intragenomic heterogeneity, and secondary structures 

Preprint at bioRXiv (Under review). 2025. PDF

50. Richa Ashok Kakkar and Gaurav Sharma*

Comprehensive chloroplast genome analysis of 73 genus Aconitum members of family Ranunculaceae reveals insights into genome structure, codon usage polymorphism, and phylogenetic relationships

Preprint at Research Square (Under review). 2025. PDF

49. Swati Singh, Rajesh Mishra, Richa Ashok Kakkar, Shivam Singla, Akhil Pratap, Gaurav Sharma, Monika Sharma, and Rachna Chaba*

Functional consequences of genetic variations in DgoR, a GntR/FadR family transcriptional repressor of D-galactonate metabolism in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology. 2025. PDF

48. Niharika Saraf, Vishvesh Karthick, and Gaurav Sharma*

AlphaFold Database Structure Extractor: A web server and API to download AlphaFold structures using common protein accessions 

BMC Bioinformatics (Under Revision). 2025

Preprint at Research Square. 2025. PDF.

47. Srija Pal^, Vaishnavi Kolte^, Nipa Biswas, Poulomi Pal, Shovik Deb, Mohini Singh, Monika Koul, Gaurav Sharma*, and KAPUDEEP KARMAKAR*

Members of Enterobacterales isolated from the Rice-based cropping system of the sub-Himalayan terai region promote aggregation in soil and improve seed vigor. 

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2025. PDF.

46. Niharika Saraf and Gaurav Sharma*

Comparative genomic insight into the myxobacterial carbohydrate-degrading potential. 

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2025. PDF

Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. 

2024

45. Megha Shrivastava^, Manmehar Kaur^, Liz Maria Luke, Richa Ashok Kakkar, Deeptodeep Roy, Shivam Singla, Vanshika Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, and Rachna Chabaa*

An envelope stress response governs long-chain fatty acid metabolism via a small RNA to maintain redox homeostasis in Escherichia coli

Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

44. Shruti Jain and Gaurav Sharma*

Putative origin of Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 plasmid, pMF1, from a chromosomal segment in another Myxococcus species

Microbiology Spectrum. 2024. PDF

Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

43. Gyanesh Shukla and Gaurav Sharma*

A unique bacterial family strikes again!

Trends in Microbiology. 2024. PDF

Extended version: Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

42. Kinga B Graniczkowska, Dorina Bizhga, Moraima Noda, Viridiana Leon, Niharika Saraf, Denisse Feliz, Gaurav Sharma, Angela C Nugent, Mitchell Singer, Emina A Stojković

Photomorphogenesis of Myxococcus macrosporus: new insights for light-regulation of cell development

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 2024. PDF

41. Sharayu Magar, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma*, and Sutharsan Govindarajan*

Exploring Pangenomic Diversity and CRISPR-Cas Evasion Potential in Jumbo Phages: A Comparative Genomics Study

Microbiology Spectrum. 2024. PDF

40. Aasif Majeed Bhat^, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen^, Aehtesham Hussain, Gaurav Sharma*, and Qazi Parvaiz Hassan*

Comparative genomics studies provide insights into the taxonomic classification and secondary metabolic potential of five bioactive Streptomyces species isolated from the North-Western Himalayas.

Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

39. Sneha Murthy, Mallu Govardhana, Kumudini Belur Satyan, Gaurav Sharma*

Whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic studies of Priestia filamentosa JURBA-X for its drought-tolerance, plant-growth promotion, and fluorescent characteristics

Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF

38. Gaurav Sharma*, Jaimin Chodvadiya, Indranil Malik

Deoxy” to be or “Desoxy” not to be—a century-old tale in the history of DNA nomenclature

Journal of Bacteriology [Commentary]. 2024. PDF

37. Satheeswaran Balasubramanian, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen, Gaurav Sharma, Ekambaram Perumal.

Acute Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Exposure Alters Zebrafish Larval Microbiome.

Life Sciences. 2024. PDF 

2023

36. Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Endao Han, Akeisha M. Belgrave, Fares Saïdi, Newsha Koushki, David J. Lemon, Laura M. Faure, Betty Fleuchot, Utkarsha Mahanta, Heng Jiang, Gaurav Sharma, Jean-Bernard Fiche, Benjamin P. Bratton, Mamoudou Diallo, Beiyan Nan, David R. Zusman, Guillaume Sudre, Anthony Garza, Marcelo Nollmann, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Olivier Théodoly, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Tâm Mignot, Salim Timo Islam

Integrin-like adhesin CglD confers traction and stabilizes bacterial focal adhesions involved in myxobacterial gliding motility

Preprint at bioRxiv. 2023. PDF

35. Nirjara Singhvi, Chandni Talwar, Utkarsha Mahanta, Jasvinder Kaur, Krishnendu Mondal, Nabeel Ahmad, Inderjeet Tyagi, Gaurav Sharma, Vipin Gupta

Comparative genomics and integrated system biology approach unveiled undirected phylogeny patterns, mutational hotspots, functional patterns, and molecule repurposing for monkeypox virus.

Functional & Integrative Genomics. 2023. PDF

34. Tarun J. Narwani*,  Gaurav Sharma*, Alexandre G. De Brevern*

Editorial: Flexibility in the Genome and Proteome- An Adaptive Toolkit for Organisms

Frontiers in Genetics. 2023. PDF

33. Richa Ashok Kakkar^, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen^, Akash Chandra Parida, Gaurav Sharma*

The Known, Unknown, and the Intriguing about members of a Critically Endangered Traditional Medicinal Plant Genus Aconitum.

Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 2023. PDF

32. Salim T. Islam, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Clémence Cuzin, Akeisha M. Belgrav, Laetitia My, Betty Fleuchot, Laura M. Faure, Utkarsha Mahanta, Fares Saïdi, Gaurav Sharma, Jean-Bernard Fiche, Benjamin P. Bratton, Julien Herrou, Marcelo Nollmann, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Eric Durand, Tâm Mignot

Unmasking of the von Willebrand A-domain surface adhesin CglB at bacterial focal adhesions mediates myxobacterial gliding motility.

Science Advances. 2023. PDF

2022

31. Fares Saïdi^, Utkarsha Mahanta^, Adyasha Panda, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Razieh Bitazar, Gavin John, Matthew Martinez, Abdelkader Mellouk, Charles Calmettes, Yi-Wei Chang, Gaurav Sharma*, Salim T. Islam*

Bacterial Outer Membrane Polysaccharide Export (OPX) Proteins Occupy Three Structural Classes with Selective b-Barrel Porin Requirements for Polymer Secretion. 

Microbiology Spectrum. 2022. PDF

------------------------------------22 Publications Accepted: During IBAB Bengaluru tenure------------------------------------

30. Kapudeep Karmakar, Saurabh Kumar, Dipankar Roy, Mohini Singh, Vaishnavi Kolte, Ashok Choudhury, Gaurav Sharma

Comparative genomics reveals the diversity of CRISPR–Cas locus in Azotobacter organisms.

Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2022. PDF

29. Fares Saïdi, Oscar Javier Gamboa Marin, José Ignacio Veytia-Bucheli, Evgeny Vinogradov, Gokulakrishnan Ravicoularamin, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Eric Ramirez Esquivel, Adyasha Panda, Gaurav Sharma, Stéphane P. Vincent, Charles Gauthier, Salim T. Islam

Evaluation of azido 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) analogues for click chemistry-mediated metabolic labelling of Myxococcus xanthus DZ2 lipopolysaccharide. 

ACS Omega. 2022. PDF

28. Gaurav Sharma*, Salim T. Islam, Praveen Rahi, Mark W. Silby, Donato Giovannelli, Paula V. Welander, Monika Ehling-Schulz, Vasvi Chaudhry, Evelyn Molloy, Christian Hertweck, Sunil Mundra, Vipin Chandra Kalia, Rup Lal, Yogendra Singh, Edward Ruby, Christoph Weigel, Roberto Kolter

Reply to Oren et al., “New Phylum Names Harmonize Prokaryotic Nomenclature”. 

mBio [Opinion Article]. 2022. PDF

27. Rishi Mahajan^, Shenu Hudson B^, Deepak Sharma^, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma*, Gunjan Goel*

Transcriptome analysis of Podoscypha petalodes strain GGF6 reveals the diversity of proteins involved in lignocellulose degradation and ligninolytic function. 

Indian Journal of Microbiology. 2022. PDF

26. Adyasha Panda, Salim T. Islam, Gaurav Sharma*

Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: Fixing the Fuss over Phylum Name Flipping. 

mBio. [Opinion Article]. 2022 PDF

1. • Media coverage: BISMiS Live - 14th Session: Dialogue On Renaming Phyla. Bergey's Intl. Society for Microbial Systematics Youtube Channel

25. Utkarsha Mahanta, Gayatri Saberwal, Gaurav Sharma*

Are countries becoming better at SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance? 

Frontiers in Public Health. [Opinion Article]. 2022 PDF

1. • Media coverage: Quick sequencing offers a better chance at COVID Control, Nature India

   • Media coverage: India’s Genome-Sequencing Performance Through the Pandemic, in 4 Charts, The Wire Science

   • Media coverage: COVID-19: INSACOG shares genome sequencing data after a gap of 3 months, Down To Earth

   • Media coverage: India now ranks tenth in genome sequencing; 176% rise in numbers, The Times of India 

24. Kapudeep Karmakar, Rohan Bhattacharya, Abhishek Sharma, Kirti Parmar, Utpal Nath, Karaba N Nataraj, Earanna N, Gaurav Sharma, Dipshikha Chakravortty

Lysinibacillus macroides mediated control of cellulose producing morphotype of Salmonella. 

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2022 PDF

23. Pia Moisander, Meaghan Daley, Katyanne Shoemaker, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma, Kelsey Garlick

Nitrogen fixation influenced by phosphorus and nitrogen availability in the benthic bloom-forming cyanobacterium Hydrocoleum sp. identified in a temperate marine lagoon. 

Journal of Phycology. 2022. PDF

2021

22. Kishan Kalia, Gayatri Saberwal, Gaurav Sharma*

The lag in SARS-CoV-2 genome submissions to GISAID. 

Nature Biotechnology. [Correspondence Article]. 2021. PDF

1. • • Media coverage: In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system, Down To Earth

     • Media coverage: COVID-19 control needs faster submission of genome sequence to public portal, Nature India

     • Media coverage: Scientist flags India's slowing rate of genome sequencing, The New Indian Express

     • Media coverage: How concerning is the latest COVID-19 Mu variant in B.C.? CityNews Vancouver

Preprinted at bioRxiv: Country-wide genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 strains. bioRxiv. 2021. PDF

1. • • Media coverage: Coronavirus: should we be worried about the rise of the Mu variant? National Geographic

     • Media coverage: The Mu variant is on the rise. Scientists weigh in on how much to worry. National Geographic

     • Media coverage: Covid: Worrying shortfall, lag in genome sequencing, The Telegraph Online

     • Media coverage: India falters on virus genome study. The Telegraph

     • Media coverage: Delays and shortages hit SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance program. in "News Medical" by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD. 

21. Animesh Awasthi, Gaurav Sharma*, Piyush Agrawal*

Book Chapter 20: Computational approaches for vaccine designing. 

Book Name "Bioinformatics: Methods and Applications" by Elsevier Publications. 2021.

20. Ravi Pratap Singh, Neha Saini, Gaurav Sharma, R. Rahisuddin, Madhuri Patel, Abhishek Kaushik, and S Kumaran. 

Moonlighting Biochemistry of Cysteine Synthase: A Species-specific Global Regulator. 

Journal of Molecular Biology. 2021. PDF

19. Gaurav Sharma^, Andrew I. Yao^, Gregory T. Smaldone^, Jennifer Liang, Matt Long, Marc T. Facciotti, Mitchell Singer

Global gene expression analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus developmental time course. 

Genomics, 2021. PDF

18. Shilpee Pal^, Gaurav Sharma^, Srikrishna Subramanian

Complete genome sequence and identification of polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis genes of the myxobacterium Minicystis rosea DSM 24000T. 

BMC Genomics. 2021. PDF

17. Sunita Gupta, Parul Kulshreshtha, Deuvshree Sharma, Divya Aggarwal, Gitanjali Jiwani, Gaurav Sharma

Microstructure observations of Lemna aequinoctialis ecotype. 

Journal of Scientific Research. 2021. PDF

2020

16. Shenu B Hudson^, Vaishnavi Kolte^, Azra Khan, Gaurav Sharma*

Dynamic tracking of variant frequencies depicts the evolution of mutation sites amongst SARS-CoV-2 genomes from India. 

Journal of Medical Virology. 2020. PDF 

1. • • Media coverage: UK COVID-19 strain: 'No need to panic', say virologists amid flight bans. The New Indian Express.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2020/dec/22/uk-covid-19-strain-no-need-to-panic-say-virologists-amid-flight-bans-2239486.html 

15. Arohi Parlikar^, Kishan Kalia K^, Shruti Sinha, Sucheta Patnaik, Neeraj Sharma, Vemuri Sai Gayatri, Gaurav Sharma*. 

Understanding genomic diversity, pan-genome, and evolution of SARS-CoV-2. 

PeerJ, 2020. PDF

14. Salim T. Islam, Israel Vergara Alvarez, Fares Saïdi, Annick Giuseppi, Evgeny Vinogradov, Gaurav Sharma, Leon Espinosa, Castrese Morrone, Gael Brasseur, Jean-François Guillemot, Anaïs Benarouche, Jean-Luc Bridot, Gokulakrishnan Ravicoularamin, Alain Cagna, Charles Gauthier, Mitchell Singer, Henri-Pierre Fierobe, Tâm Mignot, Emilia M. F. Mauriello

Modulation of bacterial multicellularity via spatiotemporal polysaccharide secretion. 

PLOS Biology, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000728

13. Nuttall RA, Gaurav Sharma, Pia Moisander

Draft genome sequence of Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus NCT7M, obtained from the microbiome of a marine copepod. 

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020, PDF

2019

12. Indu Khatri^, Gaurav Sharma^, Srikrishna Subramanian

Composite genome sequence of Bacillus clausii, a probiotic commercially available as Enterogermina®, and insights into its probiotic properties. 

BMC Microbiology, 2019 PDF    

11. Nuttall R, Gaurav Sharma, Pai Moisander

Draft Genome Sequence of Vibrio cyclitrophicus NCT10V, Cultivated from the Microbiome of a Marine Copepod. 

Microbiol Resource Announcement. 2019. PDF

10. Parales RE, Gaurav Sharma, Zhang X, Subuyuj GA, Langner JT, Wright ME, Ditty JL, Dawson SC

Draft Genome Sequence of the Caffeine-Degrading Methylotroph Methylorubrum populi PINKEL. 

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019 PDF

9. Whitfield D^, Gaurav Sharma^, Smaldone G, Mitchell Singer

Peripheral rods: a specialized developmental cell type in Myxococcus xanthus, 

Genomics. 2019. PDF

------------------------------------2 Publications Accepted: During UC Davis tenure------------------------------------

2018

8. Gaurav Sharma*, Parales R, Mitchell Singer*

In silico characterization of a novel putative aerotaxis chemosensory system in the myxobacterium, Corallococcus coralloides. 

BMC Genomics, 2018. PDF                                           *:co-corresponding author

7. Gaurav Sharma*, Lori L Burrows, Mitchell Singer*

Diversity and Evolution of Myxobacterial Type IV Pili System. 

Frontiers of Microbiology, 2018. PDF                        *:co-corresponding author

------------------------------------5 Publications Accepted: During CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh tenure------------------------------------

2017

6. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian

Comparative genomic analysis of diverse chemosensory systems in order Myxococcales. 

Journal of Bacteriology, 2017. PDF          Journal Cover Page for Journal of Bacteriology PDF

5. Gaurav Sharma, Srikrishna Subramanian

Unravelling the complete genome of Archangium gephyra DSM 2261T and evolutionary insights into myxobacterial chitinases. 

Genome Biology Evolution. 2017. PDF

2016

4. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian

Complete genome of the starch-degrading myxobacteria Sandaracinus amylolyticus DSM 53668T. 

Genome Biology Evolution. 2016 PDF

3. Gaurav Sharma, Tarun Narwani, Srikrishna Subramanian

Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomics of a Novel Myxobacterium Myxococcus hansupus. 

PLoS One. 2016. PDF

2014

2. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian

Draft Genome Sequence of Kocuria palustris PEL. 

Genome Announcement. 2014. PDF

2012

------------------------------------1 Publication Accepted: During SBT-JNU New Delhi tenure------------------------------------

1. Arya Sweta^, Gaurav Sharma^, Gupta Preeti, Tiwari Swati

In silico analysis of ubiquitin/ubiquitin-like modifiers and their conjugating enzymes in Entamoeba species. 

Parasitology Research. 2012. PDF