Research Publications
2023
- Anand, S., Hallsworth, J.E., Timmis, J., Verstraete, W., Casadevall, A., Ramos, J.L., Sood, U., Kumar, R., Hira, P., Dogra Rawat, C., Kumar, A., Lal, S., Lal, R., Timmis, K. 2023. Weaponising microbes for peace. Microbial Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14224.
- Kumar, R., Nagar, S., Haider, S., Sood, U., Ponnusamy, K., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S., Dua, A., Singh, M., Senger, M. and Singh, I.K., Lal, R. 2023. Monkey pox virus (MPXV): phylogenomics, host-pathogen interactome, and mutational cascade. Microbial Genomics (Accepted).
2022
- Antil, S., Abraham, J.S., Sripoorna, S., Maurya, S., Dagar, J., Makhija, S., Bhagat, P., Gupta, R., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Toteja, R., 2022. DNA barcoding, an effective tool for species identification: a review. Molecular Biol. Rep. 50: 761-775.
- Lata, P., Bala, K., Goel, P., Sood, U., Hira, P., Dwivedi, V., Kumar, A., Rawat, C.D. and Lal, R., Microbiome and Plant Health. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 35: 355–359.
- Sharma, G., Islam, S., Rahi, P., Silby, M., Giovannelli, D., Welander, P., Ehling-Schulz, M., Chaudhry, V., Molloy, E., Hertweck, C., Mundra, S., Kalia, V., Lal, R., Singh, Y., Ruby, E., Weigel, C., and Kolter, R., 2022. Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: The Road Ahead. mBio (Accepted).
- Lal, D., Pandey, H., and Lal, R. 2022. Phylogenetic Analyses of Microbial Hydrolytic Dehalogenases Reveal Polyphyletic Origin. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 651-657.
- Gurnani, M., Chauhan, A., Ranjan, A., Tuli, H. S., Alkhanani, M. F., Haque, S., ... Lal, R. and Jindal, T. 2022. Filamentous Thermosensitive Mutant Z: An Appealing Target for Emerging Pathogens and a Trek on Its Natural Inhibitors. Biology (Basel) 11: 624.
- Švec, P., Králová, S., Staňková, E., Holochová, P.,...Lal, R., and Sedláček, I. 2022. Pedobacter fastidiosus nov., isolated from glacial habitats of maritime Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 72: 005309.
- Sharma, P., Kumari, R., Yadav, M., and Lal, R. Evaluation of TiO2 Nanoparticles Physicochemical Parameters Associated with their Antimicrobial Applications. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 338-350.
- Sood, U., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S., Hira, P., Kumar, R., Kaur, J., Verma, M., …Singh, V.K., and Lal, R. Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mars. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 323-337.
- Lal, R., Singh, B., Sar, P., and Phale, P. 2022. Microbiology in India: Status, Challenges and Scope. Microbiol. 24: 2607-2611.
- Lal, R., Singh, B., Sar, P., and Phale, P. 2022. The Assessment of Microbial Ecology: A Special Emphasis on the Indian Scenario. Microbiol. Rep. 14: 325-329.
- Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Singh, Y. and Lal, R., Harnessing taxonomically diverse and metabolically versatile genus Paracoccus for bioplastic synthesis and xenobiotic biodegradation. J. Appl. Microbiol. 132: 4208-4224.
- Nagar, S., Talwar, C., Motelica-Heino, M., Richnow, H. H., Shakarad, M., Lal, R., and Negi, R.K. 2022. Microbial Ecology of Sulfur Biogeochemical Cycling at a Mesothermal Hot Spring Atop Northern Himalayas, India. Microbiol. 13: 848010.
- Gurnani, M., Rath, P., Chauhan, A., Ranjan, A., Ghosh, A., Lal, R., Mukerjee, N., Aljarba, N.H., Alkahtani, S., Rajput, V.D. and Sushkova, S., 2022. Inhibition of Filamentous Thermosensitive Mutant-Z Protein in Bacillus subtilis by Cyanobacterial Bioactive Compounds. Molecules 27: 1907.
2021
- Kumar, R., Sood, U., Kaur, J., Anand, S., Gupta, V., Patil, K. S., and Lal, R. The rising dominance of microbiology: what to expect in the next 15 years? Microb. Biotechnol. 15: 110-128.
- Liu, X., Li, W., Kümmel, S., Merbach, I., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Lal, R., and Richnow, H. H. 2021. Soil from a Hexachlorocyclohexane Contaminated Field Site Inoculates Wheat in a Pot Experiment to Facilitate the Microbial Transformation of β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Examined by Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis. Sci. Technol. 55: 13812-13821.
- Anand, S., Lal, S., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Dhingra, G. G., Solanki, R., ... Lal, R., and Kalia, V. C. 2021. The Alphabet of the Elementary Microbiology: Revisited. Indian J. Microbiol. 61: 397-400.
- Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Lal, S., Singh, Y. and Lal, R. Phylogenomic Framework for Taxonomic Delineation of Paracoccus spp. and Exploration of Core-Pan Genome. Indian J. Microbiol.61: 180-194.
- Lakra P, Verma H, Talwar C, Singh DN, Singhvi N, Lal R, Gupta V. 2021. Genome based reclassification of Deinococcus swuensis as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus radiopugnans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 71: 004879.
- Singhvi, N., Singh, P., Prakash, O., Gupta, V., Lal, S., Bechthold, A., Singh, Y., Singh, R.K. and Lal, R. Differential mass spectrometry-based proteome analyses unveil major regulatory hubs in rifamycin B production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei. J. Proteomics239: 104168.
- Kaur, J., Singh, A., Panda, A.K. and Lal, R. 2021. Protocol for in-vitro purification and refolding of hexachlorocyclohexane degrading enzyme haloalkane dehalogenase LinB from inclusion bodies. Enzyme Microb. Technol.146: 109760.
- Grover, V., Chopra, P., Mehta, M., Kumari, S., Sehgal, K., Jain, R., Lal, R. and Korpole, S., 2021. Improvisation and Evaluation of Laterosporulin Coated Titanium Surfaces for dental Applications: An In Vitro Investigation. Indian J. Microbiol.61: 203-211.
- Hira, P., Sood, U., Choksket, S., Gundawar, K., Korpole, S., Lal, S. and Lal, R., Mycoplana, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp.1-16)
- Sood, U., Hira, P., Singh, P., Singh, D.N. and Lal, R., Sphingomonas, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-84)
- Singhvi, N., Urvashi, FNU., Gundawar, K., Gupta, V., Korpole, S., and Lal, R., Sphingobium, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-29)
- Sharma, M., Singh, D.N., Budhraja, R., Sood, U., Rawat, C.D., Adrian, L., Richnow, H.H., Singh, Y., Negi, R.K. and Lal, R., Comparative proteomics unravelled the hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers specific responses in an archetypical HCH degrading bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28: 41380-41395.
- Dhingra, G.G., Saxena, A., Nigam, A., Hira, P., Singhvi, N., Anand, S., Kaur, J., Kaur, J., Dua, A…. Lal, R. et al. 2021. Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Indian J. Microbiol. 61: 111-115.
- Verma, H., Nagar, S., Vohra, S., Pandey, S., Lal, D., Negi, R.K., Lal, R. and Rawat, C.D., 2021. Genome analyses of 174 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis provide insight into the evolution of drug resistance and reveal potential drug targets. Genom. 7: 000542.
- Heeb, N.V., Hubeli, J., Fleischmann, T., Lienemann, P., Nayyar, N., Lal, R. and Kohler, H.P.E., 2021. Transformation of ε-HBCD with the Sphingobium indicum enzymes LinA1, LinA2 and LinATM, a triple mutant of LinA2. Chemosphere267: 129217.
- Gupta, V., Haider, S., Verma, M., Singhvi, N., Ponnusamy, K., Malik, M.Z., Verma, H., Kumar, R., Sood, U., Hira, P…. Lal, R. Comparative Genomics and Integrated Network Approach Unveiled Undirected Phylogeny Patterns, Co-mutational Hot Spots, Functional Cross Talk, and Regulatory Interactions in SARS-CoV-2. mSystems6: e00030-21.
- Singh, P., Hira, P., Rawat, C.D., Lal, R. and Sood, U., 2021. Genome-based reclassification of Amycolatopsis eurytherma as a later heterotypic synonym of Amycolatopsis thermoflava. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.71: 004642.
2020
- Kumar, R., Kumari, S., Anil Kumar, P. and Lal, R., Novosphingobium, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2020, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-24)
- Verma H, Gundawar K, Choksket S, Korpole S, and R. 2020. Sphingopyxis, in Bergey’s manual of Systematics of Archea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2020, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-22)
- Khurana, H., Singh, D.N., Singh, A., Singh, Y., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Gut microbiome of endangered Tor putitora (Ham.) as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes and pathogens associated with fish health. BMC Microbiol. 20: 249.
- Sedláček, I., Pantůček, R., Zeman, M., Holochová, P., Šedo, O., Staňková, E., Švec, P., Králová, S., Vídeňská, P., Micenková, L., Korpole, S., and Lal, R. Hymenobacter terrestris sp. nov. and Hymenobacter lapidiphilus sp. nov., isolated from regoliths in Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 6364-6372.
- Švec, P., Kosina, M., Zeman, M., Holochová, P., Králová, S., Němcová, E., Micenková, L., Gupta, V., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Korpole, S., 2020. Pseudomonas karstica nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 5131-5140.
- Verma, H., Phian, S., Lakra, P., Kaur, J., Subudhi, S., Lal, R. and Rawat, C.D., 2020. Human gut microbiota and mental health: advancements and challenges in microbe-based therapeutic interventions. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 405-419.
- Liu, X., Wu, L., Kümmel, S., Merbach, I., Lal, R. and Richnow, H.H., 2020. Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis and Enantiomer Fractionation to Characterize the Transformation of Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers in a Soil–Wheat Pot System. Sci. Technol.54: 8690-8698.
- Talwar, C., Singh, A.K., Choksket, S., Korpole, S., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Salinicoccus cyprini nov., isolated from the gut of mirror carp, Cyprinus carpio var. specularis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 4111-4118.
- Khurana, H., Sharma, M., Verma, H., Lopes, B.S., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Genomic insights into the phylogeny of Bacillus strains and elucidation of their secondary metabolic potential. Genomics112: 3191-3200.
- Singhvi, N., Gupta, V., Singh, P., Prakash, O., Bechthold, A., Singh, Y. and Lal, R. Prediction of transcription factors and their involvement in regulating rifamycin production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699. Indian J. Microbiol.60: 310-317.
- Nagar, S., Talwar, C., Haider, S., Puri, A., Ponnusamy, K., Gupta, M., Sood, U., Bajaj, A., Lal, R. and Kumar, R., 2020. Phylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus Parapedobacter: A Member of Family Sphingobacteriaceae. Microbiol.11: 1725.
- Kumar, R., Verma, H., Singhvi, N., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Singh, M., Kumari, R., Hira, P., Nagar, S., Talwar, C. and Nayyar, N., Anand, S., Rawat, C.D., Verma, M., Negi, R.K., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. Comparative genomic analysis of rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 reveals mosaic pattern of phylogeographical distribution. mSystems5: e00505-20.
- McGenity, T. J., Gessesse, A., Hallsworth, J. E., Cela, E. G., Verheecke-Vaessen, C., Wang, F., Chavarría, M., Haggblom, M. M., Molin, S., Danchin, A., Smid, E. J., Lood, C., Cockell, C. S., Whitby, C., Liu, S. J., Keller, N. P., Stein, L. Y., Bordenstein, S. R., Lal, R., et al. 2020. Visualizing the invisible: class excursions to ignite children’s enthusiasm for microbes. Biotechnol. 13: 844–887.
- Urvashi, Sharma, D., Sharma, S., Pal, V., Lal, R., Patil, P., Grover, V., and Korpole, S. 2020. Bacterial Populations in Subgingival Plaque Under Healthy and Diseased Conditions: Genomic Insights into Oral Adaptation Strategies by Lactobacillus Strain DISK7. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 78-86.
- Kumar, R., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Singh, M., Scaria, J., and Lal, R. 2020. Recent Advancements in the Development of Modern Probiotics for Restoring Human Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis. Indian J. Microbiol. 60:12-25.
- Gupta, V., Sood, U., Kumar, R., Lal, R., and Kalia, V. C. 2020. Microbiome: A New Lease to Microbiology. Indian Microbiol. 60:1.
- Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Verma, H., Kumar, R., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. 2020. Complete genome sequence of Paracoccus strain AK26: Insights into multipartite genome architecture and methylotropy. Genomics 112: 2572-2582.
- Hira, P., Bajaj, A., Puri, A., Talwar, C., Khurana, H., Negi, R. K., Singh, Y., Lal, R., and Shakarad, M. 2020. Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics in India: Explorations and Perspectives. Indian Natn. Sci. Acad. 85: 999-1023.
- Sood, U., Gupta, V., Kumar, R., Lal, S., Fawcett, D., Rattan, S., Poinern, E. D. J., and Lal, R. 2020. Chicken Gut Microbiome and Human Health: Past Scenarios, Current Perspectives, and Futuristic Applications. Indian J Microbiol. 60: 2-11.
- Talwar, C., Nagar, S., Kumar, R., Scaria, J., Lal, R., and Negi, R. K. 2020. Defining the Environmental Adaptations of Genus Devosia: Insights into its Expansive Short Peptide Transport System and Positively Selected Genes. Rep. 10: 1151.
- Hira, P., Singh, P., Pinnaka, A. K., Korpole, S., and Lal, 2020. Taxonomically Characterized and Validated Bacterial Species Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequences from India During the Last Decade. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 54–61.
- Verma, H., Dhingra, G. G., Sharma, M., Gupta, V., Negi, R. K., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. 2020. Comparative genomics of Sphingopyxis unravelled functional attributes. Genomics 112: 1956-1969.
- Sood, U., Singh, D. N., Hira, P., Lee, Jung-Kul., Kalia, V. C., Lal, R., and Shakarad, M. 2020. Rapid and solitary production of mono-rhamnolipid biosurfactant and biofilm inhibiting pyocyanin by a taxonomic outlier Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CR1. Biotechnol. 307: 98-106
- Singhvi, N., Gupta, V., Gaur, M., Sharma, V., Puri, A., Singh, Y., Pandey, G. D., and Lal, R. 2020. Interplay of human gut microbiome in health and wellness. Indian J. Microbiol. 60:26–36.