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Faculty Profile

Bhim Pratap Singh

Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh

Professor and HoD

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Area of Interest/Specialization

  1. Microbial Natural Products
  2. Postharvest Disease Management
  3. Mushroom Biology
  4. Functional foods and Nutraceuticals

Awards & Recognition

  1. Young Scientist Award 2018 by the Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (ABAP), India, during 12-14 November 2018.
  2. Best achievement award for contribution to the Asian PGPR Society, awarded by the Asian PGPR Society during the 4th National conference held at Mizoram University during 11-12 May 2018
  3. Innovator of the year 2017 by the Scientific and Applied Research Centre, Meerut, during the International Conference on “Innovative Approaches in Science and Technologies” held at NTU, Singapore, from June 21 to 24, 2017.
  4. Best Oral presentation award at National symposium on Eco-friendly approaches for plant disease management: Recent trends and Opportunities held at ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur during 29th- 30th December 2016.
  5. Awarded as Young Scientist -2014 for the outstanding contribution in the field of Biotechnology by Scientific & Education Research Society (SERS), Meerut, India, during the International conference on TIAS-2014 organized at Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland during 18-19 February, 2014.

Publications

  1. Haeuser, E. et al. (2025). Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01037-2. (IF: 88.50).
  2. Chhirang P., Gahlawat V.K. and Singh B.P. (2024). Phycocyanin: A potential bioresource for functional food product development. South African Journal of Botany, 174: 49-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.08.047.(IF: 2.70).
  3. Zomuansangi R., Lalbiaktluangi C., Gupta V.K., Medders A.A., Vidal J.E., Singh B.P., Song J.J., Singh P.K., Singh A., Vellingiri B., Iyer M., and Yadav M.K. (2024). Interaction of bacteria and inhalable particulate matter in respiratory infectious diseases caused by bacteria. Atmospheric Pollution Research 15(3):102012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2023.102012. (IF: 3.50).
  4. Singh, G., Passari, A.K., Kumar, N.S., Kumar B., Nayak S.C., Ram H., and Singh B.P. (2024). UPLC-ESI MS/MS- and GC–MS-Based Altitudinal Variations in the Bioactive Potential of Mikania micrantha and Ageratum houstonianum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 197, 335–354 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-024-05005-2. (IF: 3.30).
  5. Shruti Mishra S., Aravind S.M., Ajlouni S., Ranadheera C.N., Singh B.P., Chakkaravarthi S. (2024), Optimization of fermentation process and characterization of non-alcoholic functional beverage from pigmented rice varieties. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Volume 54: 103213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103213.(IF: 3.80).
  6. Verma, A., Tiwari, H., Singh, S., Gupta, P., Rai, N., Kumar Singh, S., Singh B.P. and Gautam, V. (2023). Epigenetic manipulation for secondary metabolite activation in endophytic fungi: current progress and future directions. Mycology, 14(4), 275–291. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2241486 (IF: 4.4).
  7. Roy P, Gahlawat VK, Saravanan C, Singh BP (2023). Enhancing bioflavor production by solid state fermentation using Kluyveromyces marxianus and l-phenylalanine. Journal of Basic Microbiology 2023 Jan;63(1):75-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202200503 ISSN: 0233 111X (IF: 2.65).
  8. Garg A., Chauhan A., Agnihotri A., Singh B.P., Mondem V., Soumen Basu S., and Shekhar Agnihotri A., (2023). Sunlight active cellulose/g-C3N4/TiO2 nano-photocatalyst for simultaneous degradation of methylene blue dye and atenolol drug in real wastewater. Nanotechnology, 34(50), DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/acf9ad. (IF: 2.8).
  9. Karnam, S., Jindal, A.B., Agnihotri, C., Singh B.P., and Paul A.T. (2023). Topical Nanotherapeutics for Treating MRSA-Associated Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTIs). AAPS PharmSciTech 24, 108 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-023-02563-2 ISSN: 1530 9932. (IF:4.02).
  10. Pramod Kumar, Heera Ram, Chandra Kala, Priya Kashyap, Garima Singh, Charu Agnihotri, Bhim Pratap Singh, Ashok Kumar & Anil Panwar (2022). DPP-4 inhibition mediated antidiabetic potential of phytoconstituents of an aqueous fruit extract of Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal: in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo assessments, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2103029 (ISSN: 0739-1102) (IF: 5.23).
  11. Iquebal M.A., Passari A.K., Jagannadham J., Ahmad F., Leo V.V., Singh G., Jaiswal S., Rai A., Kumar D., and Singh B.P. (2021). Microbiome of Pukzing Cave in India shows high antimicrobial activity against plant and animal pathogens. Genomics, 113(6): 4098-4108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.10.004 (ISSN: 0888-7543) (IF: 4.31).
  12. Deka, P., Mehetre G.T, Lalnunmawii E., Upadhyaya K., Singh G., Hashem A., Fahad Al-Arjani A.B., Abd_Allah E. F., and Bhim Pratap Singh B.P., (2021). Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial Diversity in Traditional Fermented Foods Reveals Food-Specific Dominance of Specific Bacterial Taxa. Fermentation, 7 (3):167. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7030167. (ISSN: 2311-5637) (IF: 5.12).
  13. Dar T.U.H., Dar S.A., Islam S.U., Mangral Z.A., Dar R., Singh B.P., Verma P. and Haque S. (2021). Lichens as a repository of bioactive compounds: an open window for green therapy against diverse cancers. Seminars in Cancer Biology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.05.028. ISSN: 1044-579X (IF: 17.01).
  14. Iquebal, M.A., Jaiswal, S., Mishra, V.K., Jasrotia, R.S., Angadi, U.B., Singh, B.P., Passari, A.K., Deka, P., Prabha, R., Singh, D.P., Gupta, V.K., Tomar, R.S., Oberoi, H.S., Rai, A., Kumar, D. (2021) Fungal Genomic Resources for Strain Identification and Diversity Analysis of 1900 Fungal Species. Journal of Fungi, 7, 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7040288. ISSN 2309-608X (IF: 5.72).
  15. Ram H., Kumar P., Purohit A, Kashyap P., Kumar S., Kumar S., Singh G., Alqarawi A.A., Hashem A., Abd-Allah E.F., Singh B.P. (2021). Improvements in HOMA indices and pancreatic endocrinal tissues in type 2-diabetic rats by DPP-4 inhibition and antioxidant potential of an ethanol fruit extract of Withania coagulans. Accepted in Nutrition and Metabolism. ISSN: 1743-7075 (IF: 4.65)
  16. . Zothanpuia, Zomuansangi, R., Leo, V.V., Passari A., Yadav M.K. and Singh B.P (2021). Antimicrobial sensitivity profiling of bacterial communities recovered from effluents of municipal solid waste dumping site. 3 Biotech: 11 (37). doi: 10.1007/s13205-020-02548-z. ISSN 2190-5738 (IF:2.89)
  17. Mehetre, G.T.; Leo, V.V.; Singh, G.; Sorokan, A.; Maksimov, I.; Yadav, M.K.; Upadhyaya, K.; Hashem, A.; Alsaleh, A.N.; Dawoud, T.M.; Almaary, K.S.; Singh, B.P. (2021). Current Developments and Challenges in Plant Viral Diagnostics: A Systematic Review. Viruses 2021, 13, 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030412. ISSN: 1999-4915 (IF:5.81)
  18. Singh G., Passari A.K., Marcy DM, Sakthivel R, Singh B.P. and Kumar N. S. (2020) Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of cancer and diabetes. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 40(6):1007-1017. ISSN: 0255-2922 (IF:0.67)
  19. Passari, A.K.; Leo, V.V.; Singh, G.; Samanta, L.; Ram, H.; Siddaiah, C.N.; Hashem, A.; Al-Arjani, A.-B.F.; Alqarawi, A.A.; Fathi Abd_Allah, E.; Singh, B.P. (2020) In Vivo Studies of inoculated plants and in vitro studies utilizing methanolic extracts of Endophytic Streptomyces sp. strain DBT34 obtained from Mirabilis jalapa L. exhibit ROS-scavenging and other bioactive properties. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 21, 7364 (IF: 6.20): ISSN 1422-0067.
  20. Muna Ali Abdalla, Abimbola O Aro, Dorcas Gado, Ajit Kumar Passari, Vineet Kumar Mishra, Bhim Pratap Singh and Lyndy J McGaw (2020). Isolation of endophytic fungi from South African plants, and screening for their antimicrobial and extracellular enzymatic activities and presence of type I polyketide synthases. South African Journal of Botany. 134:336-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.021. (IF: 3.11): ISSN: 0254-6299.
  21. Maksimova I.V., B. P. Singh, E. A. Cherepanovaa, G. F. Burkhanovaa, and R. M. Khairullina (2020). Prospects and Applications of Lipopeptide-Producing Bacteria for Plant Protection (Review). Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2020, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 15–28. (IF: 1.06), ISSN: 0003-6838.
  22. Heera Ram, Noopur Jaipal, Jaykaran Charan, Priya Kashyap, Suresh Kumar, Rashmi Tripathi, Bhim Pratap Singh, Chandra Nayaka Siddaiah, Abeer Hashem, Baby Tabassum and Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah (2020). Phytoconstituents of an ethanolic pod extract of Prosopis cineraria triggers the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and the regression of atherosclerotic plaque in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Lipids in Health and Disease (2020) 19:6 (IF: 4.31), ISSN: 1476 511X
  23. Heera Ram, Noopur Jaipal, Pramod Kumar, Purbajyoti Deka, Shivani Kumar, Priya Kashyap, Suresh Kumar, Bhim Pratap Singh, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Abeer Hashem, Baby Tabassum and Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah (2019). Dual Inhibition of DPP-4 and Cholinesterase Enzymes by the Phytoconstituents of the Ethanolic Extract of Prosopis cineraria Pods: Therapeutic Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes-associated Neurological Impairments. Current Alzheimer Research. 16(13):1230-1244. doi: 10.2174/1567205016666191203161509, (IF: 3.04), ISSN: 1567-2050.
  24. Maksimov I. V, Sorokan A. V, Burkhanova G. F, Veselova S. V, Alekseev V. Yu, Shein M. Yu, Avalbaev A. M, Dhaware P. D, Mehetre G. T, Singh B. P and Khairullin R. M (2019). Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to RNA Viruses Induced by Plant-Growth Promoting Microorganisms. Plants, 8, 575, doi:10.3390/plants8120575 (IF: 4.65), ISSN: 2223-7747.
  25. Srinivas C, D. Nirmala Devi, K. Narasimha Murthy, Chakrabhavi Dhananjaya Mohan, T.R. Lakshmeesha, Bhim Pratap Singh, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Naveen Kumar Kalagatur, S.R. Niranjana, Abeer Hashem, Baby Tabassum, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, S. Chandra Nayaka (2019). Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causal agent of vascular wilt disease of tomato: Biology to diversity– A review, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 26: 1315-1324. (IF: 4.05): ISSN: 1319-562X
  26. Zothanpuia, Ajit Kumar Passari, Purbajyoti Deka, Vinay Rajput, Lakshmi M. Priya, Mahesh Dharne, Syed Dastager, Oommen P. K. Mathew, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd_ Allah and Bhim Pratap Singh (2019). Draft Genome Sequence of Freshwater Derived Streptomyces sp. Strain BPSDS2, Isolated from Damte Stream, Northeast India. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9; DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00874-19. ISSN: 2169-8287. Oct 2019, 8 (43) e00874- 9; DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00874-19. ISSN: 2169-8287.
  27. Singh BP, Rateb ME, Rodriguez-Couto S, Polizeli MdLTdM and Li W-J (2019) Editorial: Microbial Secondary Metabolites: Recent Developments and Technological Challenges. Front. Microbiol. 10:914, pp 1-2 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00914. (IF: 6.06): ISSN: 1664-302X.
  28. . Passari AK, Upadhyaya K, Singh G, Abdel-Azeem AM, Thankappan S, Uthandi S, Bhim Pratap Singh. (2019) Enhancement of disease resistance, growth potential, and photosynthesis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by inoculation with an endophytic actinobacterium, Streptomyces thermocarboxydus strain BPSAC147. PLoS ONE 14(7): 1-20 e0219014. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219014(IF: 3.24): ISSN: 1932-6203.
  29. Passari AK, Rajput V, Zothanpuia, Priya LPM, Dharne M, Dastager S, Mathew OK, Hashem A, Abd_ Allah EF, Singh Bhim Pratap (2019). Draft genome sequence of plant growth-promoting endophytic Microbacterium hydrothermale BPSAC84, isolated from the medicinal plant Mirabilis jalapa. Microbial Resource Announcement https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA .00406-19. ISSN: 2169-8287.
  30. Passari AK, Rajput V, Zothanpuia, Priya LPM, Dharne M, Dastager S, Mathew OK, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Singh Bhim Pratap (2019). Draft genome sequence of Streptomyces thermocarboxydus BPSAC147, a potentially plant growth-promoting endophytic bacterium. Microbial Resource Announcement 8:e00363-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA .00363-19. ISSN: 2169-8287.
  31. Anwesha Gohain, Rupak Kumar Sarma, Rajal Debnath, Juthika Saikia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Rajeev Sarmah4 and Ratul Saikia (2019). Phylogenetic affiliation and antimicrobial effects of endophytic actinobacteria associated with medicinal plants: prevalence of polyketide synthase type II in antimicrobial strains. Folia Microbiologica. 64(4):481-496 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-018-00673-0 (IF: 2.09): ISSN: 0015-5632.
  32. Lallawmsanga, Vincent Vineeth Leo, Ajit Kumar Passari, Iniya Kumar Muniraj, Sivakumar Uthandi, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi and Bhim Pratap Singh (2018). Elevated levels of laccase synthesis by Pleurotus pulmonarius BPSM10 and its potential as a dye decolorizing agent. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 26(3): 464-468 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.10.006. (IF: 2.80): ISSN: 1319-562X.
  33. Joanne Zote, Ajit Kumar Passari, Zothanpuia, Chandra Nayak, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Abeer Hashem, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Jahangir Ahmad Malik and Bhim Pratap Singh (2018). Phylogenetic affiliation and determination of bioactive compounds of bacterial population associated with organs of mud crab, Scylla olivacea. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 25(8) 1743-1754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.08.025 (IF: 2.80): ISSN: 1319-562X.
  34. Zothanpuia, Ajit Kumar Passari, Mukesh Kumar Yadav and Bhim Pratap Singh (2018). In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activities and antibiotic susceptibility profiling of culturable actinobacteria from fresh water streams. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 56, September 2018, pp. 665-673 (IF: 0.78): ISSN: 0019-5189.
  35. Vikas Bajpai, Awantika Singh, Pratibha Singh, Khushbu Sharma, Bikarma Singh, Bhim Pratap Singh, Mahendra Sahai, Rakesh Maurya and Brijesh Kumar (2018). Development of Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Simultaneous Identification and Quantitation of Potential Osteogenic Phytochemicals in Butea monosperma. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 2018, 56(8):738-745, doi: 10.1093/chromsci/bmy050 (IF: 1.28); ISSN: 0021-9665
  36. Abd El-Latif Hesham, Vijai Kumar Gupta and Bhim Pratap Singh (2018). Use of PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for the discrimination of Candida species isolated from natural habitats. Microbial pathogenesis: 120:19-22. (IF: 3.84); ISSN: 0882-4010.
  37. Zothanpuia Ajit Kumar Passari, Vincent Vineeth Leo, Brijesh Kumar, Preeti Chnadra, Chandra Nayak, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi and Bhim Pratap Singh (2018). Bioprospection of actinobacteria derived from freshwater sediments for their potential to produce antimicrobial compounds. BMC Microbial cell factories: 17:68 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-018-0912-0. (IF:6.35); ISSN: 1475-2859
Qualification
S.No Degree Subject University/College Year
1 Ph.D Studies on Pseudomonas spp. isolated from Maunath Bhanjan area for Plant Growth Promoting Substances Department of Biotechnology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India. 2004-2008
2 Masters in Biotechnology Biotechnology Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, UP, India. 2001-2003
3 Bachelor's in Science Botany, Zoology and Chemistry Lucknow Christian College, Lucknow University, Lucknow, UP, India. 1998-2001
Experience
S.No Designation Institution Duration
1 Professor National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, 2023
2 Associate Professor National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, 2020-2023
3 Assistant Professor Mizoram University 2008-2020
4 Research Associate ICAR-NIPB 2007-2008
5 Senior Research Fellow ICAR-NBAIM, Mau, UP. 2006-2007
International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy
  1. Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  2. CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, UP, India
  3. ICAR-DMR, Solan, HP, India
  4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India
  5. CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh, India
  6. CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam, India
  7. BITS Pilani, Rajasthan
Externally Funded Projects
  1. Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Associated with banana rhizosphere in Mizoram (2009-2011)-UGC Funded.
  2. Exploration and Screening of Fungal Diversity in North-East India and their Potential Applications in Agriculture (2009-2013)-ICAR Funded.
  3. DNA Fingerprinting of Endophytic Actinomycetes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram (2012-2015)-DBT Funded
  4. Characterization and utilization of Mushrooms biodiversity of Mizoram (2013-2016)-DBT funded.
  5. DNA Fingerprinting of Actinomycetes and screening for their bioactive compounds from water sediments of Mizoram (2013-2016)-DST young scientist project.
  6. DNA Fingerprinting of Lignocellulose Degrading Microbes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram (2014-2016)-DBT funded
  7. DNA Fingerprinting of endophytic fungi isolated from protected forest areas of Mizoram (2015-2018)-UGC funded.
  8. Chemical profiling of Endophytic fungi and Actinomycetes isolated from traditional medicinal plants of Mizoram (2016-2018)- DST funded
  9. Isolation of Antimicrobial Compounds from Plant Associated Endophytic Actinobacteria with a focus on Natural Product Biosynthetic Genes (2017-2020)- DBT funded
Patent
  1. Endophytic Streptomyces having antimicrobial effect and its applications thereof. Number - 201831034934
  2. Novel validation method for surface sterilization of streptomyces and applications thereof as biocontrol agent in preventing and treating plant diseases of tomato. Number - 201831034931
  3. Novel extract preparation method of endophytic streptomyces with antioxidant potential and uses thereof. Number - 201831034935
  4. Laccase from Pleurotus pulmonarius with synthetic dye decolorization potential. Number - 201831034933
  5. Natural holocellulose degrading bacteria for effective and cheaper biomass deconstruction. Number - 201831034932
  6. Development of cheap method for mushroom spawn production with less energy consumption. Number - 201831034936
Books
  1. Bhim Pratap Singh and Vijai Kumar Gupta (eds.), Molecular Markers in Mycology, In Fungal Biology series, DOI10.1007/978-3-319-34106-4_3. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-34104-0, ISBN 978-3-319-34106-4 (eBook). ISSN 2198-7777 ISSN 2198-7785 (electronic).
  2. Bhim Pratap Singh, Vijai Kumar Gupta and Ajit Kumar Passari (eds.), Actinobacteria: Diversity and Biotechnological Applications- New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Elsevier Publishing, Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands, ISBN: 978-0-444-63994-3. February 2018.
  3. Bhim Pratap Singh, Lallawmsanga Chhakchhuak, Ajit Kumar Passari (eds.), Biology of Macrofungi, In Fungal Biology Series, Springer International Publishing, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02622-6. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018. ISBN 978-3-030-02621-9, ISBN 978-3-030-02622-6 (eBook).
  4. Bhim Pratap Singh (ed), Advances in Endophytic Fungal Research: Present Status and Future Challenges, In Fungal Biology Series, Springer International Publishing ©Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2018. ISBN 978-3-030-03588-4, ISBN 978-3-030-03589-1 (eBook).
  5. Mukesh Kumar Yadav and Bhim Pratap Singh (eds.). Microbial Biofilms: Current Research and Future Trends, In New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Elsevier Publishing, Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands, ISBN: 978-0-444-64279-0. October 2019.
  6. Bhim Pratap Singh, Garima Singh, Krishna Kumar, Nayak, S.C., N Srinivasa (Eds.). Management of Fungal Pathogens in Pulses: Current Status and Future Challenges. In Fungal Biology Series, Springer International Publishing ©Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020, ISBN 978-3-030-35947-8.
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