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I am a molecular microbial ecologist focusing on harnessing the soil-plant-microbe interactions for human health and well-being, deciphering the evolutionary relationship among the legume-rhizobia and MALDI-TOF MS based microbial identification. I have revealed a biogeographic pattern of distribution of different sub-lineages of pea rhizobia in the different agro-climatic regions of India. I am also interested in detecting “objectionable microorganisms”, which can either cause illness to humans or degrade the products. Identifying them up to species and sub-species levels, and to know, which places they prefer to proliferate could provide crucial information to develop highly efficient strategies to control microbial infections and contaminations. I have applied genomic and proteomic approaches to reveal the structure and function of microbial communities. The overall scientific goal of my research is to design “synthetic communities (SynComs)” by using strains with immune-modulatory, anti-microbial and plant-growth-promoting activities like nutrient uptake and cycling and resistance of disease incidence to increase productivity and quality of farm produce.
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