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Dr. Suresh Korpole
Yeasts and Patent Depositary
Antimicrobial peptides from prokaryotic diversity existing in complex ecosystems.
Microorganisms existing in complex environments often require capability to produce antimicrobial compounds as a competitive advantage. Therefore, our laboratory focused on isolation and characterization of novel antimicrobial peptides including different types of bacteriocins from microbial diversity of complex ecosystems. We are also characterizing their biosynthetic gene clusters using whole genome sequence analysis approach for their heterologous expression. To this effect, we have characterized few antimicrobial peptides from members of the genera like Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, Bacillus Clostridium, Lactobacillus etc. The crystal structure analysis of a Brevibacillus sp. strain GI-9 from our lab revealed for the first time it as a defensin analogue of prokaryotes.
: Head.mtcc@imtech.res.in
: 01726665705
Amit Kumar
Genome Integrity, DNA Repair, Nuclear Architecture, Cell Plasticity, Genetic Toxicology
1. Wellcome-DBT India alliance (2017 – 2022), Intermediate Fellow.
2. EMBO-Short-term fellowship (2013).
3. Marie Curie Fellow (2012 – 2014), European Union.
4. EMBO Fellow (2012 – 2014), EMBL, Germany.
Mutagenesis Journal (Oxford University Press, U.K.)
http://wellcomedbt.org/fellowsprofile/main/publication/id/228)
Publications Link: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=NrbyhNAAAAAJ&hl=en
: Akumar@imtech.res.in
: 01726665729
Dr. P. Anil Kumar
Senior Scientist: Bacteria/ Phototrophic bacteria
: Apinnaka@imtech.res.in
: 01726665728
Dr.V.Venkata Ramana
Senior Scientist
: Venkat@imtech.res.in
: 01722880749
Dr. S. Krishnamurthi
Deepika Pal, Navjot Kaur, Sarabjit Kaur Sudan, Bhavna Bisht, Srinivasan Krishnamurthi & Shanmugam Mayilraj (2018). Acidovorax kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a water sample of the river Ganges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 68, 1719-1724.
Sarabjit Kaur Sudan, Deepika Pal, Bhavna Bisht, Narender Kumar, Vasvi Chaudhary, Prabhu Patil, Girish Sahni, Shanmugam Mayilraj & Srinivasan Krishnamurthi (2018). Pseudomonas fluv- ialis sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Pseudomonas isolated from the river Ganges, India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 68, 402-408.
Deepika Pal, Ayanka Bhardwaj, Sarabjeet Kour Sudan, Navjot Kaur, Munesh Kumari, Bhawana Bisht, Bhawna Vyas, Srinivasan Krishnamurthi & Shanmugam Mayilraj (2018). Thaurea propionica isolated from a downstream sediment sample of the river Ganges, Kanpur, India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 68 341-346.
Deepika Pal, Ayanka Bhardwaj, Navjot Kaur, Sarabjeet Kour Sudan, Bhawana Bisht, Munesh Kumari, Bhawna Vyas, Srinivasan Krishnamurthi & Shanmugam Mayilraj (2018). Fictibacillus aquaticus sp. nov., isolated from downstream river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 68, 160-164.
Ashish Verma, Yash Pal, Anup Kumar Ojha, Harald Gruber-Vodicka, Peter Schumann, Syed G. Dastager, Srikrishna Subramanian, Shanmugam Mayilraj & Srinivasan Krishnamurthi (2017). Examination into the taxonomic position of Bacillus thermotolerans Yang et al., 2013, proposal for its reclassification into a new genus and species Quasibacillus thermotolerans gen. nov., comb. nov. and reclassification of B. encimensis Dastager et al., 2015 as a later heterotypic synonym of B. badius. Syst Appl Microbiol. 40, 411-422.
Ashish Verma, Anup Kumar Ojha, Yash Pal, Parveen Kumari, Peter Schumann, Harald Gruber-Vodicka, Syed G. Dastager, Rameshkumar Natarajan, Shanmugam Mayilraj & Srinivasan Krishnamurthi (2017). An investigation into the taxonomy of “Bacillus aminovorans” and its reclassification to the genus Domibacillus as Domibacillus aminovorans sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol. 40 , 458-467.
Ashish Verma: SRF
Yash Pal: SRF
Pooja Yadav: JRF
Poonam Kumari: SRF
Joyashree Das: JRF
Praveen Kumar: JRF
Anup Kumar Jha: Project Assistant
Shivasundharam: Project-JRF
: Kmurthi@imtech.res.in
: 0172666748
Dr. Nithya Vadakedath
Microbial diversity, Whole genome sequencing and genotyping, Genetic engineering, Drug discovery
Dr. Nithya Vadakedath is a molecular microbiologist. Her research interest is to study bacterial diversity and identify their functionality via (meta-) genome analyses as well as to develop rational, directed screening techniques to discover novel microbial species and metabolites with application potentials. Her focus is also on the application of emerging synthetic biology and genetic engineering approaches to produce new complex and high-value-added compounds for the pharmaceutical sector. She is involved in projects related to human microbiota and its functional role in health and diseases, and bioremediation of hazardous chemicals by microbes and understand how they adapt to these environments and metabolize the toxic chemicals using omics-based approaches.
Ebenezer TE, Zoltner M, Burrell A, Nenarokova A, Vanclová AMGN, Prasad B, Soukal P, Santana-Molina C, O’Neill E, Nankissoor NN, Nithya V, Daiker V, et al. (2019). Transcriptome, proteome and draft genome of Euglena gracilis. BMC Biol, 17:11.
Nithya V, Halami PM (2019). Characterization and mode of action of a potent bio-preservative from food-grade Bacillus licheniformis MCC 2016. Prep Biochem Biotechnol, 49(4):334-343.
Prasad B, Lein W, General T, Lindenberger CP, Buchholz R, Nithya V (2019). Stable nuclear transformation of rhodophyte species Porphyridium purpureum: advanced molecular tools and an optimized method. Photosynth Res, 140(2):173-188.
Nithya V, Prakash M, Halami PM (2018) Utilization of industrial waste for production of bio-preservative from Bacillus licheniformis Me1 and its application in milk and milk-based food products. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins, 10(2):228-235.
Prasad B, Nithya V, Jeong HJ, General T, Man-Gi Cho, Lein W (2014) Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of haptophytes (Isochrysis species). J Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 98(20):8629-8639.
Link to publication list:
: Nithya@imtech.res.in
: 01726665747
Dr. Dhan Prakash
Senior Technical Officer (Molecular Characterization : Bacteria, Yeast & Fungi)
: Dhan@imtech.res.in
: 01726665730
Dr. S Muthukrishnan
Senior Technical Officer (Bioinformatics/Data Center)
: Muthu@imtech.res.in
: 01726665725
Mr. Sumit Mittal
Technical Officer,Bacteria division
: Sumit@imtech.res.in
: 01726665701
Dr. Hariom Kushwaha
Technical Officer, Identification services
: Hariom@imtech.res.in
: 01726665701, 703
Mr. Paramjit
Yeast and IDA
: Lamsar@imtech.res.in
: 01726665736
Ms. Girja Ditya
: Girja@imtech.res.in
: 0172666725
Ms.Renu Sharma
Senior Technician(Yeast Section)
: Renu@imtech.res.in
: 01726665724
Mr. Ramesh Singh
Lab Assistant
: Ramesh@imtech.res.in
: 0172666725
Ms. Kavita Kumari
: Kavita@imtech.res.in
: 01726665151