Microbiology - Development of Biofertilizers and Biocontrol Agents

  • Siderophore production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa FP6, a biocontrol strain for Rhizoctonia solani and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing diseases in chilli Agriculture and Natural Resources (Elsevier), 1-7, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anres.2016.02.003. Bakthavatchalu Sasirekha and Shivakumar Srividya
  • Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani root rot of chilli by Bacillus subtilis formulations under pot conditions J Biological Control, 30 (2), 2016. Ashwini Narasimhan and Srividya Shivakumar
  • Evaluation of Bacillus subtilis (JN032305) biofungicide to control chilli anthracnose in pot controlled conditions Biocontrol Sci Technol., 25 (5), 543–559, 2015. Ashwini N and Srividya S
  • Partial purification, characterization and kinetic studies of a low molecular weight, alkali tolerant chitinase enzyme from Bacillus subtilis JN 032305, a potential biocontrol strain Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 44 (6), 617-632, 2014. Srividya S, Anika Nayak Karmali and Charles Ruhimbana
  • In vitro antimicrobial activity and characterization of mangrove isolates of streptomycetes effective against bacteria and fungi of nosocomial origin Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol., 57 (3), 349-356, 2014. Arijit Das, Sourav Bhattacharya, Abuelgasim Yegoup Hassan Mohammed and Subbaramiah Sundara Rajan
  • Enhancement of mycolytic activity of an antagonistic Bacillus subtilis through ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis Turkish J. Biol., 37, 323-328, 2013. Ashwini N, Samantha S, Deepak B and Srividya S
  • Molecular detection of antibiotic related genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa FP6, an antagonist towards Rhizoctonia solani and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Turkish J. Biol., 37, 289-295, 2013. Sasirekha B, Srividya S and Sullia SB
  • Statistical evaluation of the medium components for the production of high biomass, a-amylase and protease enzymes by Piriformospora indica using Plackett–Burman experimental design 3 Biotech, DOI 10.1007/S13205-013-0168-7, 2013. Swetha. S, Ajit Varma and T. Padmavathi
  • Potentiality of Bacillus subtilis as biocontrol agent for management of anthracnose disease of chilli caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides OGC1 3 Biotech. DOI 10.1007/S13205-013-0134-4, 2013. Ashwini N. and Srividya S
  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of pepper extracts Research Journal of Biotechnology, 8 (1), 65-71, 2013. Usha S. and Padmavathi T
  • Optimization of mycolytic enzymes (Chitinase, β1, 3-Glucanase and Cellulase) production by Bacillus subtilis, a potential biocontrol agent using one-factor approach J. Sci. Ind. Res., 72, 172-178, 2013. Ashwini N., Deepak B., Samantha S. and Srividya S
  • Phosphate solubilizers from rhizospheres of Piper nigrum in Karnataka, India Chilean Journal of Agriculture Research, 72 (3), 397-403, 2012. Padmavathi Tallapragada and Usha Seshachala
  • In vitro antimicrobial properties and phytochemical evaluation of mature seed extracts of Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. J. Pure Appl. Microbiol., 6 (3), 1273-1279, 2012. Nagalakshmi H. S., Arijit Das, and Sourav Bhattacharya
  • Statistical optimization for improved Indole -3- acetic acid production by P. aeruginosa and demonstration of enhanced plant growth promotion Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 12(4), 863-873, 2012. B. Sasirekha, Srividya Shivakumar and S. B. Sullia
  • Assessment of process parameters influencing the enhanced production of prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens and evaluation of its antimicrobial, antioxidant and dyeing potentials Malays. J. Microbiol., 8 (2), 116-122, 2012. Chandni Gulani, Sourav Bhattacharya and Arijit Das
  • Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal inoculation on growth performance of Ocimum sanctum Kavaka, 37 & 38, 25-30, 2012. T. Padmavathi
  • In vitro studies on the effects of biofertilizers (Azotobacter and Rhizobium) on seed germination and development of Trigonella foenum- graecum L. using a novel glass marble containing liquid medium Int. J. Bot., 6 (4), 394-403, 2010. G.S. Nagananda, Arijit Das, Sourav Bhattacharya and T. Kalpana