Research Interest
Microbial Biofilm, Bioenergy, Probiotics and Nutrition.
Position held
Education qualification
- Post Doc, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Massachusetts.
- PhD, IGIB, University of Delhi, Delhi.
- M. Phil (Limnology)
- MSc in Life Science, Assam University, Silchar.
Ongoing projects
| Sl. |
Title |
Sponsored |
Start date |
End date |
Fund |
| 1 |
Bioconversion of organic wastes and de-oiled algal residue into biodiesel and value added products (carotenoids) using oleaginous microbes. |
DBT |
2019-04-29 |
2021-04-29 |
1199450 |
| 2 |
Standardization of Indigenous Probiotic based Formulation for Immunity, Glucose and Lipid metabolism. |
DBT |
2019-09-09 |
2022-09-09 |
6757360 |
| 3 |
Bioremediation and reclamation of petroleum oil hydrocarbon contaminated soil/water by microaerophilic/anaerobic bacterial consortium |
ONGC-CPBT |
2020-06-04 |
2022-06-03 |
1134000 |
Completed projects
| SL |
Title |
Sponsored |
Start date |
End date |
Fund |
| 1 |
Studies on antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities of medicinal plant extracts from North Eastern India against pathogenic bacteria isolated from pigs, cattle and poultry of NER India and cattle, poultry and ducks of West Bengal. |
DBT |
2017-01-19 |
2020-07-18 |
5297000 |
| 2 |
Study of microbial diversity and biochemical characteristics of selected non alcoholic fermented (milk, vegetable and pulses) food product of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. |
DBT |
2011-11-21 |
2014-11-21 |
|
| 3 |
Isolation and characterization of hydrogen producing bacteria from North-Eastern states of India, (With special emphasis on Assam and Arunachal Pradesh), for efficient conversion of biomass to hydrogen. |
DBT |
2011-12-14 |
2014-12-14 |
|
Publication
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Pritam Bardhan, Minakshi Gohain, Niran Daimary, Sumit Kishor, Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Kuldeep Gupta, Chayanika Chaliha, Eeshan Kalita, Dhanapati Deka, Manabendra Mandal, Microbial lipids from cellulolytic oleaginous fungus Penicillium citrinum PKB20 as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production, Annals of Microbiology, 69-11(1135-1146), 2019, 1.5, Click Here (DOI)
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Kuldeep Gupta, Salam Pradeep Singh, Ajay Kumar Manhar, Devabrata Saikia, Nima D Namsa, Bolin Kumar Konwar, Manabendra Mandal, Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm and Virulence by Active Fraction of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Leaf Extract: In-Vitro and In Silico Studies, Indian journal of microbiology, 59-1(13-21), 2019, 1.8, Click Here (DOI)
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Gohain, Minakshi, Maskura Hasin, Khalifa SH Eldiehy, Pritam Bardhan, Khairujjaman Laskar, Hridoyjit Phukon, Manabendra Mandal, Dipul Kalita, and Dhanapati Deka, Bio-ethanol production: A route to sustainability of fuels using bio-based heterogeneous catalyst derived from waste., Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 146 : 190-200, 2021, 4.9, Click Here (DOI)
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Rather, Muzamil Ahmad, Kuldeep Gupta, and Manabendra Mandal, Inhibition of biofilm and quorum sensing-regulated virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) JF Macbr. Leaf extract: An in vitro study, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 269:113699, 2021, 3.69, Click Here (DOI)
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Pritam Bardhan, Kuldeep Gupta, Sumit Kishor, Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Chayanika Chaliha, Eeshan Kalita, Vaibhav V Goud, Manabendra Mandal, Oleaginous yeasts isolated from traditional fermented foods and beverages of Manipur and Mizoram, India, as a potent source of microbial lipids for biodiesel production, Annals of Microbiology, 70(1-14), 2020, 1.5, Click Here (DOI)
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Books
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Microbes as bio-resource for sustainable production of biofuels and other bioenergy products, New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2019, Elsevier
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Aquatic Microbial Oxygenic Phototrophs: A Short Treatise on Diverse Applications and the Future Biofuel Scenario, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021, Springer
Awards
| SL |
Awards |
Year |
| 1 |
ICAR Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) |
2000 |
| 2 |
CSIR-JRF |
2000 |
| 3 |
CSIR-SRF |
2003 |
Research Scholars
Muzamil Ahmad Rather
Contact: 6005145124
Email: muzamil786.mr@gmail.com; muzamil@tezu.ernet.in
- Year of Joining PhD: August, 2017.
- MSc in Life Science, Central University of Punjab, Punjab.
- GATE (2019).
- Area of research: Anti-biofilm, Medicinal plants.
Shuvam Bhuyan
Contact: 8876812557
Email: sbhuyan95@outlook.com
- Year of Joining PhD: August, 2019.
- MSc in Botany, Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam.
- CSIR/UGC-JRF/NET (2018, 2019), GATE (2020).
- Area of research: Plant Pathology.
Khalifa Said Mohammed Hassen
Contact: 6901347852
Email: khalifasaid@azhar.edu.eg
- Year of Joining PhD: August, 2018.
- MSc in Microbiology, Al-azhar University, Egypt.
- ICCR, African Scholarship Scheme.
- Area of Research: Biodiesel.
Munmi Borah
Contact: 7099515304
Email: munmib@tezu.ernet.in
- Year of Joining PhD: February, 2017.
- MSc in Zoology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.
- GATE (2019).
- Area of research: Probiotics.
Anupama Sarkar
Contact: 8812082592
Email: anupama@tezu.ernet.in
- Year of Joining PhD: August, 2018.
- MSc in Botany, Gauhati University, Assam.
- CSIR/UGC-NET (2017), GATE (2017), SLET NE (2018).
- Area of research: Probiotics.
Mayur Jyoti Nath
Contact: 9957087368
Email: mjntez2016@gmail.com
- Year of joining PhD: August 2021
- M.Sc in Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- CSIR/UGC-NET (2021), GATE (2021), JGEEBILS (2020).
- Area of Research: Antibiofilm
Dhirangkana Bora
Contact: 9435799299
Email: boradhirangkana@gmail.com
- Year of joining PhD: August, 2021.
- MSc in Zoology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal.
- CSIR/UGC-NET (2021), GATE (2020), GATE (2021), SLET NE (2021).
- Area of research: Alternative to conventional antibiotics.
Rahul Kumar Das
Contact: 9678338644
Email: mbp22104@tezu.ac.in
- Year of joining: August, 2022.
- MSc in Plant Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.
- GATE (2021), GATE (2022).
- Area of research: Secondary metabolite.
Shubham Roy Choudhury
Contact: 8638910766
Email: royshubham.15apr@gmail.com
- Year of joining: August, 2022.
- MSc in Biotechnology (Gold Medalist), Gauhati University, Assam.
- GATE BT (2021), DBT JRF Category II (2021), GATE XL (2022), GATE BT (2022).
NG Ibamlung Azor Newme
Contact: 7629854083
Email: ibamlungnewme@gmail.com
- Year of Joining PhD: August, 2022
- M.Sc Biotechnology Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur
- CSIR NET DEC (2021)
Project Students
M.Sc. students
Integrated M.Sc. students
Alumni
Former Research Associate
Title of PhD thesis: Effect of plant extract essential oils and their nanoformulations on inhibition of P. aeruginosa and C. albicans biofilm formation.
Research Associate
Title of PhD thesis: A study on oleaginous microorganisms from fermented foods and soil samples of North East India for biodiesel production using renewable feedstock.
