Faculty Profile

Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh

Professor and HoD

bpsingh@niftem.ac.in

+91-130-2281047 (Ext: 1047)

Area of Interest/Specialization

Microbial Natural Products
Postharvest Disease Management
Mushroom Biology
Functional foods and Nutraceuticals

Awards & Recognition

Young Scientist Award 2018 by the Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (ABAP), India, during 12-14 November 2018.
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
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.
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.
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

Roy P, Gahlawat VK, Saravanan C, Singh BP (2023). Enhancing bioflavor production by solid-state fermentation using Kluyveromyces marxianus and l-phenylalanine. J Basic Microbiol. 2023 Jan;63(1):75-91. doi: 10.1002/jobm.202200503. Epub 2022 Nov 6. PMID: 36336635. ISSN: 0233- 111X (IF: 3.10).
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:3.30).
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: 4.40).
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: 3.70).
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: 14.50).
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: 4.40).
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: 4.70).
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. Nutr Metab (Lond) 18, 43 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-021- 00547-2. ISSN: 1743-7075 (IF: 4.50).
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:2.80).
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)

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

Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, UP, India
ICAR-DMR, Solan, HP, India
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India
CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh, India
CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam, India
BITS Pilani, Rajasthan

Externally Funded Projects

Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Associated with banana rhizosphere in Mizoram (2009-2011)-UGC Funded.
Exploration and Screening of Fungal Diversity in North-East India and their Potential Applications in Agriculture (2009-2013)-ICAR Funded.
DNA Fingerprinting of Endophytic Actinomycetes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram (2012-2015)-DBT Funded
Characterization and utilization of Mushrooms biodiversity of Mizoram (2013-2016)-DBT funded.
DNA Fingerprinting of Actinomycetes and screening for their bioactive compounds from water sediments of Mizoram (2013-2016)-DST young scientist project.
DNA Fingerprinting of Lignocellulose Degrading Microbes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram (2014-2016)-DBT funded
DNA Fingerprinting of endophytic fungi isolated from protected forest areas of Mizoram (2015-2018)-UGC funded.
Chemical profiling of Endophytic fungi and Actinomycetes isolated from traditional medicinal plants of Mizoram (2016-2018)- DST funded
Isolation of Antimicrobial Compounds from Plant Associated Endophytic Actinobacteria with a focus on Natural Product Biosynthetic Genes (2017-2020)- DBT funded

Patent

Endophytic Streptomyces having antimicrobial effect and its applications thereof. Number - 201831034934
Novel validation method for surface sterilization of streptomyces and applications thereof as biocontrol agent in preventing and treating plant diseases of tomato. Number - 201831034931
Novel extract preparation method of endophytic streptomyces with antioxidant potential and uses thereof. Number - 201831034935
Laccase from Pleurotus pulmonarius with synthetic dye decolorization potential. Number - 201831034933
Natural holocellulose degrading bacteria for effective and cheaper biomass deconstruction. Number - 201831034932
Development of cheap method for mushroom spawn production with less energy consumption. Number - 201831034936

Books

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).
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.