Dr. Manoj Kumar
@online.gndu.ac.in
Scholar, Department of Microbiology
Guru Nanak Dev University
During my doctorate degree, my research is focused on bioremediation of organic pollutants and heavy metals using bacteria (aerobic and anaerobic) and metagenomics studies of polluted sites. This research experience has equipped me with a deep understanding of the microbiology field, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills. During my research I have worked on various instruments such as UV-Vis Spectroscopy, PCR, Ultra-sonicator, Gel-electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Lyophilizer, Fermentor, Rotary-evaporator, Gel-Doc, Anaerobic Chamber, Bioreactor development for degradation studies, HPLC,GC, LC-MS, XRD, SEM-EDS and AAS etc. Identification and characterization of microbes using NCBI, EzBioCloud and MG-RAST etc.
All the basic knowledge and techniques of microbiology laboratories.
EDUCATION
Graduation: B.Sc. (hons.) in Microbiology from Department of Microbiology, Shoolini Institute of Life Sciences and Business Management affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla in 2010 with first grade (76 %).
Post-Graduation: M. Sc (hons.) Fermentation and Microbial Technology from Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab) in 2012 with first grade (75 %).
Qualified ASRB-ICAR NET in Agricultural Microbiology in 2016.
PhD. (Microbiology) degree has been officially conferred having specialization in Microbiology with thesis entitled "Evaluation of Bioremediation Potential of Culturable Bacterial Diversity of Polluted Sites and Assessment of their Unculturable Diversity" from Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar (Punjab) under the guidance of Prof (Dr.) Harvinder Singh Saini, Department of Microbiology, Dean-Faculty of Life Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab).
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Immunology and Microbiology
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Akshay Kumar Singh, Manoj Kumar, Kuldeep Bauddh, Ajai Singh, Pardeep Singh, Sughosh Madhav, and Sushil Kumar Shukla
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Nishi Srivastava, Jaya Divyam, Upamanyu Ghosh, Madhu Priya, Nisheeth Saxena, and Manoj Kumar
IWA Publishing
Abstract In the present work, we explored the inherent characteristics of the wind over a complex terrain site ‘Ranchi’ situated near a strategic location of the monsoon trough with various mathematical and statistical tools, i.e., time-series analysis, Fast Fourier transform (FFT), FFT coefficients, wavelet decomposition, and Weibull distribution. The time-series analysis showed a rapid day-to-day variability with a seasonal variation with a peak during summer. Fourier coefficients were concentrated for the winter/post-monsoon, indicating lower wind conditions, while wide spreads of the points indicate agility, i.e., high wind during the summer. The spectral features obtained using FFTs infer that wind has a prominent peak at a frequency f=0.00106724 (day−1) and f=0.00266809 (day−1). The power spectrum and wavelet decomposition show that the prominent frequencies correspond to yearly, eight, six, and four months. Weibull probability density function, cumulative probability distributions, and probability profiles are studied. Results show that the Weibull distribution function reasonably models the probability distribution of daily wind speed. Weibull scale parameter varied between 0.26 and 1.33 m/s, and the shape parameter ranged between 1.09 and 2.88. Results from various analyses indicate that the seasonal variation of wind speed over Ranchi is mainly associated with the development of monsoon trough over the site.
Akanksha Sharma, Meenakshi Raina, Deepak Kumar, Archana Singh, Samira Chugh, Shalu Jain, Manoj Kumar, and Anjana Rustagi
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Rini Rahul, Pallavi Sharma, Ashutosh Singh, Joginder Singh, and Manoj Kumar
Springer Nature Singapore
Ankit Abhilash Swain, Neha Dwivedi, Kuldeep Bauddh, and Manoj Kumar
Elsevier
Sonal Dixit, Preetanshika Tracy, Neha Vishnoi, Ankit Abhilash Swain, Kuldeep Bauddh, and Manoj Kumar
Elsevier
Manoj Kumar, Sukumaran Karthika, Nair Anjitha, Perumal Varalakshmi, and Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have gained much attention recently due to their probiotic attributes with anti-ACE and anti-glycation potentials targeting management of diabetes. This study was designed to isolate LAB from human milk and to evaluate their potential for inhibitory activities on ACE and AGEs formation using in vitro assay models. Among 12 LAB isolates, many strains exhibited strong probiotic attributes including tolerance to low pH, high salt, gastric, and intestinal juices with higher cell adhesion. Further, cell-free extracts of LAB tested for in vitro anti-ACE and anti-AGEs activities evidenced Lacticaseibacillus casei MKU1, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei MKU2, Lactiplantibacillus pentosus MKU3, L. paracasei MKU7, L. delbrueckii GERU3 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii MKU10 as strong ACE and AGEs inhibitors. Subsequently, Principal Component Analysis showed a positive correlation with anti-ACE (p ≤ .01) and anti-glycation (p ≤ .05) activity of LAB. Overall, this study suggests that six Lactobacillus isolates of human milk with superior probiotic attributes looks promising as potential probiotic strains.
Sukumaran Karthika, Manoj Kumar, Santhalingam Gayathri, Perumal Varalakshmi, and Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar
Wiley
Raushan Kumar, Mohan Manu Thangaraju, Manoj Kumar, Sanjog Tarachand Thul, Vimal Chandra Pandey, Swati Yadav, Lal Singh, and Sunil Kumar
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Shashank Shree, Manoj Kumar, and Ajai Singh
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Simranjeet Singh, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Sonali, Siddharth Thotapalli, Vijay Kumar, Shivika Datta, Vineet Kumar, Manoj Kumar, and Joginder Singh
Elsevier BV
Simranjeet Singh, Vijay Kumar, Jatinder Pal Kaur Gill, Shivika Datta, Satyender Singh, Vaishali Dhaka, Dhriti Kapoor, Abdul Basit Wani, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Manoj Kumar,et al.
MDPI AG
Glyphosate is a non-specific organophosphate pesticide, which finds widespread application in shielding crops against the weeds. Its high solubility in hydrophilic solvents, especially water and high mobility allows the rapid leaching of the glyphosate into the soil leading to contamination of groundwater and accumulation into the plant tissues, therefore intricating the elimination of the herbicides. Despite the widespread application, only a few percentages of the total applied glyphosate serve the actual purpose, dispensing the rest in the environment, thus resulting in reduced crop yields, low quality agricultural products, deteriorating soil fertility, contributing to water pollution, and consequently threatening human and animal life. This review gives an insight into the toxicological effects of the herbicide glyphosate and current approaches to track and identify trace amounts of this agrochemical along with its biodegradability and possible remediating strategies. Efforts have also been made to summarize the biodegradation mechanisms and catabolic enzymes involved in glyphosate metabolism.
Manoj Kumar, Rohit Mahajan, and Harvinder Singh Saini
Elsevier BV
Shaik Jakeer, Mahendra Varma, Juhi Sharma, Farnaz Mattoo, Dinesh Gupta, Joginder Singh, Manoj Kumar, and Naseem A. Gaur
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Pooja Bhadrecha, Madhu Bala, Yogender Pal Khasa, Anfal Arshi, Joginder Singh, and Manoj Kumar
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Manoj Kumar, A. Muthusamy and Vivek Kumar
Springer Singapore
M. Kumar and H.S. Saini
Oxford University Press (OUP)
To evaluate hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) reduction potential of indigenous isolate M5, under growing and nongrowing conditions.
J. Kumar, A. Kumar, M. Kumar, S.K. Singh, and L. Singh
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
In order to study the inheritance pattern of morpho-physiological traits in bread wheat, a 10×10 diallel cross, excluding reciprocals was made and grown in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Observations were recorded on Days to 75% flowering (DF), Days to maturity (DM), Duration of reproductive phase (DRP), Plant height (cm) (PH), Effective tiller/plant (TLS), No. of spikelets per spike (SLS), No. of grains per spike (GS), Grain weight per spike (g) (GW), Spike length (cm) (SL), Biological yield per plant (g) (BY), Harvest index (%) (HI), 1000-Grain weight (g) (TGW), Spike density (SD), Canopy temperature depression (°C) (CTD), Chlorophyll intensity (%) (CI), Chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) (CF), Protein content (%) (PC), Grain yield per plant (g) (GY). Highly significant differences were observed among the genotypes for all traits. The resulted 45 F1s and their F2s used for study the nature of gene for grain yield and its contributing traits in bread wheat. The result indicated that considerable gene action and average degree of dominance respond to achieving significant result for grain yield and its component traits. In both the generations F1s and F2s, grain yield per plant (g) was governed by non-additive gene action based on combining ability analysis, (σ2 g/σ2 s)0.5 [GCA and SCA variance ratio] and (H1/D)0.5 [Degree of dominance] were exhibited over dominance type average degree of dominance for grain yield and its component traits in both generations. Genetic analyses of the traits confirm the involvement of both additive and non-additive gene effects in governing the inheritance.
Vivek Kumar, R. Prasad, M. Kumar and D. Choudhary
Springer Singapore
Vivek Kumar, Manoj Kumar and R. Prasad
Springer Singapore
D. Choudhary, Manoj Kumar, R. Prasad and Vivek Kumar
Springer Singapore