Institute / University / Company: Jadavpur University
Research Unit / Laboratory: PKD Lab
Address (city, country): India
Personal webpage, ORCID ID, ResearchGate or LinkedIn account:
Key words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicology:
Microbial Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation
Anti-Microbial Resistance
Microbial Biotransformation
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
Industrial waste like Phosphogypsum and Uranium
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
Heterotrophic Microorganisms,
Endophytic Microorganism
Gut Microorganism
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
Contaminated sites and saline-stressed paddy fields
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: yes
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc): At Jadavpur University, I teach microbiology and its role in environmental detoxification to the Master’s students (M.Sc. in Biotechnology)
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology YOU AUTHORED (max.5):
Indraneel Sengupta and Paltu Kumar Dhal. (2024) Carbonic Anhydrase-Mediated Phosphogypsum Degradation and Enhanced CO2 Sequestration: A Promising Sustainable Strategy for Biological Resource Utilization of Phosphogypsum. Journal of Applied Microbiology, lxae277, https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxae277
Indraneel Sengupta and Paltu Kumar Dhal. (2021) Impact of elevated Phosphogypsum on soil fertility and its aerobic biotransformation through indigenous microorganisms (IMO’s) based technology. Journal of Environmental Management 297 (2021) 113195. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113195).
Tilak Nayak, Debjit De, Chiranjib Barman, Parimal Karmakar, Argha Deb, Paltu Kumar Dhal. (2020). Characterization of indigenous bacteria from radon-rich groundwater and their tolerance to physicochemical stress. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 17, pages1627–1636
Debjit De, Tilak Nayak, Subhankar Chowdhury and Paltu K. Dhal. (2022) Insights of Host Physiological Parameters and Gut Microbiome of Indian Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visualized via Metagenomics and Machine Learning Approaches. Front. Microbiol. 13:914124. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.914124.
Kunda Pranamita, Mondal Sandip, De Debjit, Dhal Paltu Kumar, Mukherjee, Abhishek. (2024). Alteration of Rice Root Endophytic Bacterial Community Composition by Meloidogyne graminicola and Identification of Potential Biocontrol Agent. Annals of Microbiology 74, 42 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-024-01789-0
