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DEPARTMENT OF Microbiology
Dr. J. Sumitha
Area of specialization : Biodecaffeination , Microbial biotechnology
Membership details in any committee or club :
Member Co-ordinator since Inception 2015 to 2019, Pasteur Club, Department of Microbiology.
Sub Committee Member -Enviro Club, JBAS College for Women-2009 to till date.
Associate Editor- JBAS College Magazine (2014 to till date).
Research guidance6
M.Phil : NIL
Ph.D : NIL
Research Projects:MRCC funded (Rs.70,000) Research Project titled “A laboratory Scale set up of Biodecaffeination"
Guided 1 UG Research project.
Seminars / conferences / Workshops:
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Year
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State / National / International |
Title |
Presented / Participated |
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2024 |
International Conference on Model Systems in Biomedical Research |
Integrating Multi-model Systems: Unveiling the Complexity of Life |
Presented |
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2024 |
National Conference on “Green Health Care - Innovations and Perspectives” |
A Systematic Review on Antibiotic Resistant Microbes Distribution Pattern and Green Health Care |
Presented |
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2024 |
National Conference on “Green Health Care - Innovations and Perspectives” |
A Systematic Review Approach to Unveil the Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in India |
Presented |
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2023 |
National Seminar on “Impact of Natural Disasters on Environment” |
Disaster Microbiology: A Perspective on the Disaster Impact on Normal Microbiota and Its Adaptation |
Presented |
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2023 |
International Conference on "Frontiers in Biosciences in Sustainable Development" |
Impact of Fumigation on Common Bacterial and Fungal Contaminants of Microbiology Laboratory |
Presented |
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2023 |
CME - 2023 “Recent Trends in MLT” |
Recent Trends in Medical Laboratory Technology - An Overview |
Presented |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Effective Vaccination - An Overview |
Presented |
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2021 |
International virtual Conference |
Automated IHC & RNA Scope for Academic Research:Insights from COVID19 & equine arteritis virus |
Participated |
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2021 |
International virtual Conference |
Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases in Healthcare settings |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Making money from microbes: Exploring Employability and Scientific Entrepreneurship in Microbiology |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS IN PLANTS: TOWARD THE NEXT CENTURY OF MEDICINE |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Recent Research Opportunities and Challenges in Biological Sciences |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Microbial Resource Centres and their Role in Preservation of Microbial Diversity |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
Reproducibility:Mastering the art of Pipetting |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Blood Donation Scenario during COVID 19 Pandemic |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
Workflow Learning or Bust!Lessons from the Pandemic |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Iron Based MRI Contrast Agents |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
R&D Spend by the Industry |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
Japan -An Ocean of Possibilities |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
Microscopy Focus |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
Breaking the IT Mould with Performance Based Learning |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
The Embedded Learning Methodology |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Webinar |
7 things for Virtual facilitation |
Participated |
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2021 |
National Workshop |
Online Learning:grow with Google |
Participated |
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2021 |
International Workshop |
COVID 19 Lessons to Inform Pandemic Influenza Response |
Participated |
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2021 |
Google Education |
Getting Started with Google For Education |
Certificate Of Completion |
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2021 |
National Webinar |
Outcome Based Education |
Participated |
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2021 |
National webinar-NFED |
Research Insights & Public Prospects |
Participated |
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2021 |
National webinar |
Vaccination-An overview |
Participated |
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2020 |
One Week National FDP |
ICT based tools and its Application in TLP |
Participated |
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2020 |
One Week National FDP |
E-learning tools for MOOC and Creation of own MOOC Courses |
Participated |
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2020 |
International Webinar series |
Choices and Currents trends in Drug product Development |
Participated |
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2020 |
International Webinar series |
Science and Technology Innovations for Covid 19:A teaching perspective |
Participated |
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2020 |
Medical Update by Live link |
Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh |
Participated |
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2020 |
7 days International level FDP |
New Paradigms of teaching |
Participated |
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2020 |
FDP Spoken tutorial IIT-B |
Latex,Xfig,Moodle LMS |
Participated |
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2020 |
One week FDP IIT |
MOODLE-LMS |
Participated |
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2020 |
National Level One Week FDP |
ICT based Tools and its Role in TLP |
Participated |
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2020 |
National Level Two Week FDP |
Managing Online classes & Co-creating MOOCs |
Participated |
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2020 |
International FDP |
Practical Bioinformatics on a Wet Lab setup |
Participation |
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2020 |
Seven Day FEP |
Tech Techniques-Connect to Students |
Participation |
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2020 |
International Webinar series |
Business and Management Practices in COVID era |
Participation |
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2020 |
National Online Workshop |
Data Analysis using SPSS |
Participation |
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2020 |
International FDP |
Adapting to COVID era |
Participation |
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2019 |
National Conference |
National Allied health Conference on laboratory Sciences |
Presented-Antimicrobial activity and taxonomical characterisation of Lactobacillus strain isolated from human breast milk |
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2019 |
International Seminar |
Emerging trends in statistical data Analysis |
Participated |
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2019 |
National Seminar |
National Seminar on Genetic diversity |
Participated |
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2019 |
International Conference |
International Conference on Allied health Sciences |
Presented-Evaluation of Gram positive and gram negative bacteria through KOH string test |
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2019 |
International Conference |
International Conference on Current Research and developments in Microbiology |
Presented- |
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2018 |
National Conference |
National Conference on "Emerging rends and products of Microbial Biotechnology” |
Presented- |
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2018 |
National Conference |
National Conference on "Emerging rends and products of Microbial Biotechnology” |
Presented- |
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2017 |
Workshop |
Mentoring Skills |
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2017 |
National Conference |
10th National Conference on “BioProspecting-Indian challenges,Perspectives and Oppurtunities |
Presented-Employing immobilised cells in the process of Biodecaffeination |
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2017-2018 |
Research project |
A Laboratory Scale setup of Biodecaffeination Process to scale upto Industrial processes |
Project-Seed Capital Assistance Scheme |
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2016 |
CME |
HIV-A continuing saga: Current management & upcoming challenges |
Delegate |
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2016 |
National level Workshop and Training |
Workshop and Training on Sequence Analysis and Molecular Simulation |
Participated |
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2016 |
International Symposium |
International Symposium on Quality Dimensions of higher education |
Participated |
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2016 |
State level Workshop |
State level Workshop on “Mathametics and its Real time Applications” |
Participated |
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2016 |
National Conference |
National Conference on”Emerging trends on Management of infectious diseases and Public health” |
Participated |
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2016 |
National workshop |
National workshop on Recent Advances in engineering materials and Chemical Sciences |
Published-Isolation of caffeine degrading organism and enzyme from caffeine rich soil |
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2016 |
Workshop |
Workshop on research projects-Do’s and Dont’s |
Participated |
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2015 |
International Seminar |
International Seminar on “Biotechnology-Challenging the Challenges of Changing World:BCCCW 2015 |
Presented- isolation of caffeine resistant organism from Karnataka |
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2015 |
National Conference |
National Conference on biodiversity and human health |
Presented-biodecaffeination -A view on extremophiles |
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2015 |
International Seminar |
International Seminar on new horizons in Micriobiology |
Participated |
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2015 |
National Seminar |
National Seminar - Ambrosia |
Participated |
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2015 |
Workshop |
Workshop on techno enterpreneurship in biotechnology |
Participated |
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2015 |
Workshop |
Sensitizing Parents and teachers towards developmental disorders |
Participated |
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2015 |
National conference |
National conference on New Perspectives in bioscience |
presented-caffeine degradation by immobilised whole cells of Brevibacteriumhelvolum |
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2015 |
International Symposium |
International Symposium on Bioscience Research for Present and future |
Presented-A biodecaffeination study of organisms from caffeine rich soils of Tamilnadu |
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2014 |
State level Seminar |
State level Seminar on trends in Biochemistry-past,Present& Future |
Presented-Screening of Medicinal plant extracts for antioxidant, total phenolic content and flavonoid concentration |
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2014 |
State level conference |
State level conference on “recent advances and applications of Statistics |
Presented-Statistical data Analysis of Heavy metal concentration in Medicinal plants |
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2014 |
International Conference |
International Conference on Vector Borne diseases-Combat and Control |
Characterisation of Mosquitocidal crystal Proteins of Bacillus app from Soil |
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2014 |
National Seminar |
Biosolutions 2k14 |
Presented-Optomisation of Medium composition andLaboratory conditions for the growth of caffeine degrading bacteria |
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2014 |
National Seminar |
National Seminar on current trends in Infectomics |
Presented-Inhibitory effect of caffeine on Growth of bacteria |
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2014 |
National Seminar |
National Seminar on recent advances in biotechnology and applied microbiology |
Presented-Transformation studies of Caffeine degrading plasmid |
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2014 |
National conference |
National conference on Advanced functional materials and applications |
HPLC analysis of 1,3,7 Trimethylxanthine degradation by Brevibacterium |
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2014 |
Symposium |
Project Proposal And Guidelines |
Participated |
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2014 |
National level Symposium |
Chimera 2014-potential progress in Biotechnological research |
Presented-Isolation of caffeine degrading fungi. |
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2014 |
National conference |
Natural products as therapeutics |
Participated |
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2014 |
International Symposium |
Research innovation formality improvement in higher education |
presented-caffeine degradation by Studies of Brevibacterium |
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2014 |
National Seminar |
Neoperspectives on Chemical,biochemical and microbial World |
presented-Caffeine resistance an Overview |
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2014 |
National conference |
IAAM-Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists |
Participated |
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2014 |
International Seminar |
Human Rights wrt Women and minority rights |
Published-Academic Research in Biotechnology-IPR-patents and Issues |
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2014 |
International Seminar |
Human Rights wrt Women and minority rights |
Published-A Human rights perspective on HIV/AIDS Disease and its Amendments in India |
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2014 |
National conference |
Biotechnology-Present And Future for Sustainable healthcare Development |
Presented-Effect of Caffeine on Morphological Characteristics and biomass concentration of Microbes. |
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2013 |
International Symposium |
Changing ethology of Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Participated |
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2013 |
National Seminar |
Emerging trends in Microbial Biotechnology |
Isolation and characterisation of caffeine degrading bacteria from West Karnataka. |
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2013 |
International Conference |
Emerging trends and Challenges in Science and technology |
Participated |
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2013 |
State level Seminar |
Innovative Practices in Higher Education |
Instructional Improvisation |
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2013 |
National conference |
Biotechnology-Present And Future |
Presented-caffeine degradation by yeast isolates |
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2012 |
International Seminar |
International Seminar on Biochemistry for Tomorrows medicine. |
Presemted-Engineered communication for Microbial Robotics |
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2012 |
State level Seminar |
Environmental Impact on Plants:An Overview |
Participated |
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2012 |
Workshop |
Workshop on Achieving excellence-Excelsior |
Participated |
Research Publications:
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Year of publication
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Proceedings / Journals / Books |
Title of the paper |
Name of the Journal |
Name of the Publisher |
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2023 |
Journal |
Monkeypox and Monkey Fever: Basic Understanding for better Community participation in disease control |
Biotechnology Journal International |
Science Domain International 2456-7051 |
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2023 |
Journal |
Alternative biosimilar drugs impact on Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Regulatory approval Repurposed in Emergency periods (2020-2022) |
Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology |
Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 0974-360X |
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2022 |
Book |
TNOU- Laboratory techniques in Biological Sciences |
Tamilnadu Government Publishing services |
ISBN No. 978-93-5706-553-5 / July 2022 (First Edition) |
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2022 |
Book |
TNOU- Laboratory techniques in Biological Sciences Practical II |
Tamilnadu Government Publishing services |
ISBN No. 978-93-5706-555-9 / July 2022 (First Edition) |
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2022 |
Book |
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems - Principles and Practice |
Scientific International Publishing House |
ISBN No. 978-93-5757-096-1 / February 2023 (First Edition) |
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2022 |
Book |
Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Scientific International Publishing House |
ISBN No. 978-93-5757-152-4 / 2023 |
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2022 |
Journal |
In vitro biomass accumulation and regeneration of potential medicinal plant green chiretta-Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) nees |
International Journal of Botany Studies |
International Journal of Botany Studies |
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2022 |
Journal |
Detection of Fungal Infections in Gloriosa Superba Plant Using the Convolution Neural Network Mode |
Hindawi |
Hindawi |
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2022 |
Book |
Vaccine for Covid-19 |
Jayalakshmi Publications, Madurai |
Jayalakshmi Publications, Madurai |
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2022 |
Book |
Compendium on "Insights of COVID-19 Pandemic" |
JPS Publishers / Kindle edition |
JPS Publishers / Kindle edition |
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2018 |
Journal |
A Preliminary Study on Upscale through Biomass Preparation and Immobilisation of Brevibacteriumhelvolum for laboratory scale set-up of Biodecaffeination |
World Journal of Pharmaceutical research |
World Journal of Pharmaceutical research, Tarapal |
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2018 |
Journal |
A Preliminary Study on Mosquitocidalactiveity and extracellular protease production by bacterial isolates from soil. |
World Journal of Pharmaceutical research |
World Journal of Pharmaceutical research, Tarapal |
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2015 |
Journal |
Immobilisation of Brevibacterium spp. for maximum caffeine degradation in various matrices |
International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research |
Darshan Publisher |
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2015 |
Journal |
Optimisation of physical parameters for maximum biodecaffeination with Brevibacterium |
Int.J.Engg.Sci.Res |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Biodecaffeination-A Study on the effects of Brevibacterium on different samples of Coffee, Tea and cola containing caffeine |
Int. J. Curr.Res.Chem.Pharma.Sci. |
Darshan Publisher |
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2015 |
Journal |
Optimisation of medium and its components for efficient biodecaffeination by Brevibacterium |
Int.J.adv.Res.Engg.appl.Sci. |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Immobilisation of Brevibacterium spp. for maximum caffeine degradation in various matrices |
International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research |
Darshan Publisher |
|
2015 |
Journal |
Biodecaffeination-A Study on the effects of Brevibacterium on different samples of Coffee, Tea and cola containing caffeine |
Int. J. Curr.Res.Chem.Pharma.Sci. |
Darshan Pubisher |
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2015 |
Journal |
Caffeine degradation by Brevibacterium sp. |
American J of Bio-pharm Biochem and Life Sci |
Barur Rajasekar Publisher |
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2015 |
Journal |
Effect of Caffeine On Morphological Characteristics And Biomass Concentration Of Various Microorganisms. |
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research |
Recent Scientific Publisher |
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2015 |
Journal |
Optimisation of physical parameters for maximum biodecaffeination with Brevibacterium |
Int.J.Engg.Sci.Res |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Effect of caffeine concentration on caffeine degradation by Brevibacterium |
Int.J.Engg.Sci.Res |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Removal of heavy metals toxicity from medicinal plants using nano particles of activated carbon as adsorbents |
Int.J.Engg.Sci.Res |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Heavy metals removal from medicinal plants using granular activated carbon as adsorbent by spectral method |
Int J. of Engineering & Scientific Research |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Bio decaffeination – A study of the effects of Brevibacterium on different samples of Coffee, Tea and Cola containing caffeine |
Int J. of Engineering & Scientific Research |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2105 |
Journal |
Study on the anti fungal activity of crude extracts of the Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum |
Int.J.Engg.Sci.Res |
Green Field Advanced Research Publishing House |
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2015 |
Journal |
Bio decaffeination by Brevibacterium from caffeine rich soils |
Int J Pharm Bio Sci |
UBI Publisher |
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2014 |
Journal |
Antimicrobial activity in selected Indian medicinal plant extracts using disc diffusion method |
Int J Pharm Bio Sci |
UBIPublisher |
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2014 |
Journal |
The percentage distribution of Bacteria, Fungi and Yeast of coffee leaves, cherries and soil of Coffee growing areas of Tamilnadu |
International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research |
Darshan Pubisher |
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2013 |
Journal |
Development and Evaluation of Latex agglutination test for haemorragicsepticaemia and anthrax |
Int.J.Adv.Res.Biol.Sci. |
Darshan Pubisher |
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2013 |
Journal |
Isolation and characterization of Caffeine degrading bacteria, |
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci |
Excellent Publisher |
Patents
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Year |
Patent/Patent No. |
Date of Publication |
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2024 |
Method of Microbial Contamination of fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
Published 2024-01-12 |
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2022 |
IoT based smart hygiene management system for hospitals/Patent No. 16097 |
Published 2022-06-10 |
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2022 |
ASSESSMENT OF BOOSTER VACCINATION & ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH THEREOF |
Published 2022-05-06 |
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2022 |
An Ecofriendly alternative to LPCB |
Published 2022-11-08 |
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2022 |
Antimicrobial Gloves |
Published 2022-10-19 |
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2022 |
An Ecofriendly Mosquitocidal Dhoop |
Published 2022-10-05 |
Awards Received NA
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Year
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State / National / International |
Title |
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2019 |
International Conference |
International Conference on Allied health Sciences-SECOND BEST PAPER |
Presented-Evaluation of KOH String test to differentiate between GP &Gn Bacteria |
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2010 |
National conference |
IAAM-Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists-Hidden Treasures of Microbial World-FIRST BEST PAPER |
Presented- Mitochondrial Gene Identification of Patapukaapu population |
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2010 |
national Seminar |
Recent trends in Biostechnologywrt extremophiles-FIRST BEST PAPER |
Presented-Chasing Methanobacterium from In-vitro to In-silico :Analysis of Differences in DNA & Proteins to Reveal thermoadaptation of Methanobacterium in Anaerobic Digestor |
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2009 |
National Conference |
Bioeclectics 2k9-Microbiology and its Impact on Environmental Protection in relation to Health and geological Sustainability-FIRST BEST PAPER |
Presented-Environmental Impact of Bt toxin on ChiloInfuscatellus Snell(Early Shoot Borer) of Sugarcane. |