Prof. Rup Lal

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Research Publications

2023
  1. Anand, S., Hallsworth, J.E., Timmis, J., Verstraete, W., Casadevall, A., Ramos, J.L., Sood, U., Kumar, R., Hira, P., Dogra Rawat, C., Kumar, A., Lal, S., Lal, R., Timmis, K. 2023. Weaponising microbes for peace. Microbial Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14224.
  2. Kumar, R., Nagar, S., Haider, S., Sood, U., Ponnusamy, K., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S., Dua, A., Singh, M., Senger, M. and Singh, I.K., Lal, R. 2023. Monkey pox virus (MPXV): phylogenomics, host-pathogen interactome, and mutational cascade. Microbial Genomics (Accepted).
2022
  1. Antil, S., Abraham, J.S., Sripoorna, S., Maurya, S., Dagar, J., Makhija, S., Bhagat, P., Gupta, R., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Toteja, R., 2022. DNA barcoding, an effective tool for species identification: a review. Molecular Biol. Rep. 50: 761-775.
  2. Lata, P., Bala, K., Goel, P., Sood, U., Hira, P., Dwivedi, V., Kumar, A., Rawat, C.D. and Lal, R., Microbiome and Plant Health. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 35: 355–359.
  3. Sharma, G., Islam, S., Rahi, P., Silby, M., Giovannelli, D., Welander, P., Ehling-Schulz, M., Chaudhry, V., Molloy, E., Hertweck, C., Mundra, S., Kalia, V., Lal, R., Singh, Y., Ruby, E., Weigel, C., and Kolter, R., 2022. Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: The Road Ahead. mBio (Accepted).
  4. Lal, D., Pandey, H., and Lal, R. 2022. Phylogenetic Analyses of Microbial Hydrolytic Dehalogenases Reveal Polyphyletic Origin. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 651-657.
  5. Gurnani, M., Chauhan, A., Ranjan, A., Tuli, H. S., Alkhanani, M. F., Haque, S., ... Lal, R. and Jindal, T. 2022. Filamentous Thermosensitive Mutant Z: An Appealing Target for Emerging Pathogens and a Trek on Its Natural Inhibitors. Biology (Basel) 11: 624.
  6. Švec, P., Králová, S., Staňková, E., Holochová, P.,...Lal, R., and Sedláček, I. 2022. Pedobacter fastidiosus nov., isolated from glacial habitats of maritime Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 72: 005309.
  7. Sharma, P., Kumari, R., Yadav, M., and Lal, R. Evaluation of TiO2 Nanoparticles Physicochemical Parameters Associated with their Antimicrobial Applications. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 338-350.
  8. Sood, U., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S., Hira, P., Kumar, R., Kaur, J., Verma, M., …Singh, V.K., and Lal, R. Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mars. Indian J. Microbiol. 62: 323-337.
  9. Lal, R., Singh, B., Sar, P., and Phale, P. 2022. Microbiology in India: Status, Challenges and Scope. Microbiol. 24: 2607-2611.
  10. Lal, R., Singh, B., Sar, P., and Phale, P. 2022. The Assessment of Microbial Ecology: A Special Emphasis on the Indian Scenario. Microbiol. Rep. 14: 325-329.
  11. Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Singh, Y. and Lal, R., Harnessing taxonomically diverse and metabolically versatile genus Paracoccus for bioplastic synthesis and xenobiotic biodegradation. J. Appl. Microbiol. 132: 4208-4224.
  12. Nagar, S., Talwar, C., Motelica-Heino, M., Richnow, H. H., Shakarad, M., Lal, R., and Negi, R.K. 2022. Microbial Ecology of Sulfur Biogeochemical Cycling at a Mesothermal Hot Spring Atop Northern Himalayas, India. Microbiol. 13: 848010.
  13. Gurnani, M., Rath, P., Chauhan, A., Ranjan, A., Ghosh, A., Lal, R., Mukerjee, N., Aljarba, N.H., Alkahtani, S., Rajput, V.D. and Sushkova, S., 2022. Inhibition of Filamentous Thermosensitive Mutant-Z Protein in Bacillus subtilis by Cyanobacterial Bioactive Compounds. Molecules 27: 1907.
2021
  1. Kumar, R., Sood, U., Kaur, J., Anand, S., Gupta, V., Patil, K. S., and Lal, R. The rising dominance of microbiology: what to expect in the next 15 years? Microb. Biotechnol. 15: 110-128.
  2. Liu, X., Li, W., Kümmel, S., Merbach, I., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Lal, R., and Richnow, H. H. 2021. Soil from a Hexachlorocyclohexane Contaminated Field Site Inoculates Wheat in a Pot Experiment to Facilitate the Microbial Transformation of β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Examined by Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis. Sci. Technol. 55: 13812-13821.
  3. Anand, S., Lal, S., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Dhingra, G. G., Solanki, R., ... Lal, R., and Kalia, V. C. 2021. The Alphabet of the Elementary Microbiology: Revisited. Indian J. Microbiol. 61: 397-400.
  4. Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Lal, S., Singh, Y. and Lal, R. Phylogenomic Framework for Taxonomic Delineation of Paracoccus spp. and Exploration of Core-Pan Genome. Indian J. Microbiol.61: 180-194.
  5. Lakra P, Verma H, Talwar C, Singh DN, Singhvi N, Lal R, Gupta V. 2021. Genome based reclassification of Deinococcus swuensis as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus radiopugnans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 71: 004879.
  6. Singhvi, N., Singh, P., Prakash, O., Gupta, V., Lal, S., Bechthold, A., Singh, Y., Singh, R.K. and Lal, R. Differential mass spectrometry-based proteome analyses unveil major regulatory hubs in rifamycin B production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei. J. Proteomics239: 104168.
  7. Kaur, J., Singh, A., Panda, A.K. and Lal, R. 2021. Protocol for in-vitro purification and refolding of hexachlorocyclohexane degrading enzyme haloalkane dehalogenase LinB from inclusion bodies. Enzyme Microb. Technol.146: 109760.
  8. Grover, V., Chopra, P., Mehta, M., Kumari, S., Sehgal, K., Jain, R., Lal, R. and Korpole, S., 2021. Improvisation and Evaluation of Laterosporulin Coated Titanium Surfaces for dental Applications: An In Vitro Investigation. Indian J. Microbiol.61: 203-211.
  9. Hira, P., Sood, U., Choksket, S., Gundawar, K., Korpole, S., Lal, S. and Lal, R., Mycoplana, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp.1-16)
  10. Sood, U., Hira, P., Singh, P., Singh, D.N. and Lal, R., Sphingomonas, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-84)
  11. Singhvi, N., Urvashi, FNU., Gundawar, K., Gupta, V., Korpole, S., and Lal, R., Sphingobium, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2021, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-29)
  12. Sharma, M., Singh, D.N., Budhraja, R., Sood, U., Rawat, C.D., Adrian, L., Richnow, H.H., Singh, Y., Negi, R.K. and Lal, R., Comparative proteomics unravelled the hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers specific responses in an archetypical HCH degrading bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28: 41380-41395.
  13. Dhingra, G.G., Saxena, A., Nigam, A., Hira, P., Singhvi, N., Anand, S., Kaur, J., Kaur, J., Dua, A…. Lal, R. et al. 2021. Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Indian J. Microbiol. 61: 111-115.
  14. Verma, H., Nagar, S., Vohra, S., Pandey, S., Lal, D., Negi, R.K., Lal, R. and Rawat, C.D., 2021. Genome analyses of 174 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis provide insight into the evolution of drug resistance and reveal potential drug targets. Genom. 7: 000542.
  15. Heeb, N.V., Hubeli, J., Fleischmann, T., Lienemann, P., Nayyar, N., Lal, R. and Kohler, H.P.E., 2021. Transformation of ε-HBCD with the Sphingobium indicum enzymes LinA1, LinA2 and LinATM, a triple mutant of LinA2. Chemosphere267: 129217.
  16. Gupta, V., Haider, S., Verma, M., Singhvi, N., Ponnusamy, K., Malik, M.Z., Verma, H., Kumar, R., Sood, U., Hira, P…. Lal, R. Comparative Genomics and Integrated Network Approach Unveiled Undirected Phylogeny Patterns, Co-mutational Hot Spots, Functional Cross Talk, and Regulatory Interactions in SARS-CoV-2. mSystems6: e00030-21.
  17. Singh, P., Hira, P., Rawat, C.D., Lal, R. and Sood, U., 2021. Genome-based reclassification of Amycolatopsis eurytherma as a later heterotypic synonym of Amycolatopsis thermoflava. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.71: 004642.
2020
  1. Kumar, R., Kumari, S., Anil Kumar, P. and Lal, R., Novosphingobium, in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2020, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-24)
  2. Verma H, Gundawar K, Choksket S, Korpole S, and R. 2020. Sphingopyxis, in Bergey’s manual of Systematics of Archea and Bacteria. W.B. Whitman, Editor. 2020, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey. (pp. 1-22)
  3. Khurana, H., Singh, D.N., Singh, A., Singh, Y., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Gut microbiome of endangered Tor putitora (Ham.) as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes and pathogens associated with fish health. BMC Microbiol. 20: 249.
  4. Sedláček, I., Pantůček, R., Zeman, M., Holochová, P., Šedo, O., Staňková, E., Švec, P., Králová, S., Vídeňská, P., Micenková, L., Korpole, S., and Lal, R. Hymenobacter terrestris sp. nov. and Hymenobacter lapidiphilus sp. nov., isolated from regoliths in Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 6364-6372.
  5. Švec, P., Kosina, M., Zeman, M., Holochová, P., Králová, S., Němcová, E., Micenková, L., Gupta, V., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Korpole, S., 2020. Pseudomonas karstica nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 5131-5140.
  6. Verma, H., Phian, S., Lakra, P., Kaur, J., Subudhi, S., Lal, R. and Rawat, C.D., 2020. Human gut microbiota and mental health: advancements and challenges in microbe-based therapeutic interventions. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 405-419.
  7. Liu, X., Wu, L., Kümmel, S., Merbach, I., Lal, R. and Richnow, H.H., 2020. Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis and Enantiomer Fractionation to Characterize the Transformation of Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers in a Soil–Wheat Pot System. Sci. Technol.54: 8690-8698.
  8. Talwar, C., Singh, A.K., Choksket, S., Korpole, S., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Salinicoccus cyprini nov., isolated from the gut of mirror carp, Cyprinus carpio var. specularis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.70: 4111-4118.
  9. Khurana, H., Sharma, M., Verma, H., Lopes, B.S., Lal, R. and Negi, R.K., 2020. Genomic insights into the phylogeny of Bacillus strains and elucidation of their secondary metabolic potential. Genomics112: 3191-3200.
  10. Singhvi, N., Gupta, V., Singh, P., Prakash, O., Bechthold, A., Singh, Y. and Lal, R. Prediction of transcription factors and their involvement in regulating rifamycin production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699. Indian J. Microbiol.60: 310-317.
  11. Nagar, S., Talwar, C., Haider, S., Puri, A., Ponnusamy, K., Gupta, M., Sood, U., Bajaj, A., Lal, R. and Kumar, R., 2020. Phylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus Parapedobacter: A Member of Family Sphingobacteriaceae. Microbiol.11: 1725.
  12. Kumar, R., Verma, H., Singhvi, N., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Singh, M., Kumari, R., Hira, P., Nagar, S., Talwar, C. and Nayyar, N., Anand, S., Rawat, C.D., Verma, M., Negi, R.K., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. Comparative genomic analysis of rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 reveals mosaic pattern of phylogeographical distribution. mSystems5: e00505-20.
  13. McGenity, T. J., Gessesse, A., Hallsworth, J. E., Cela, E. G., Verheecke-Vaessen, C., Wang, F., Chavarría, M., Haggblom, M. M., Molin, S., Danchin, A., Smid, E. J., Lood, C., Cockell, C. S., Whitby, C., Liu, S. J., Keller, N. P., Stein, L. Y., Bordenstein, S. R., Lal, R., et al. 2020. Visualizing the invisible: class excursions to ignite children’s enthusiasm for microbes. Biotechnol. 13: 844–887.
  14. Urvashi, Sharma, D., Sharma, S., Pal, V., Lal, R., Patil, P., Grover, V., and Korpole, S. 2020. Bacterial Populations in Subgingival Plaque Under Healthy and Diseased Conditions: Genomic Insights into Oral Adaptation Strategies by Lactobacillus Strain DISK7. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 78-86.
  15. Kumar, R., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Singh, M., Scaria, J., and Lal, R. 2020. Recent Advancements in the Development of Modern Probiotics for Restoring Human Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis. Indian J. Microbiol. 60:12-25.
  16. Gupta, V., Sood, U., Kumar, R., Lal, R., and Kalia, V. C. 2020. Microbiome: A New Lease to Microbiology. Indian Microbiol. 60:1.
  17. Puri, A., Bajaj, A., Verma, H., Kumar, R., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. 2020. Complete genome sequence of Paracoccus strain AK26: Insights into multipartite genome architecture and methylotropy. Genomics 112: 2572-2582.
  18. Hira, P., Bajaj, A., Puri, A., Talwar, C., Khurana, H., Negi, R. K., Singh, Y., Lal, R., and Shakarad, M. 2020. Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics in India: Explorations and Perspectives. Indian Natn. Sci. Acad. 85: 999-1023.
  19. Sood, U., Gupta, V., Kumar, R., Lal, S., Fawcett, D., Rattan, S., Poinern, E. D. J., and Lal, R. 2020. Chicken Gut Microbiome and Human Health: Past Scenarios, Current Perspectives, and Futuristic Applications. Indian J Microbiol. 60: 2-11.
  20. Talwar, C., Nagar, S., Kumar, R., Scaria, J., Lal, R., and Negi, R. K. 2020. Defining the Environmental Adaptations of Genus Devosia: Insights into its Expansive Short Peptide Transport System and Positively Selected Genes. Rep. 10: 1151.
  21. Hira, P., Singh, P., Pinnaka, A. K., Korpole, S., and Lal, 2020. Taxonomically Characterized and Validated Bacterial Species Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequences from India During the Last Decade. Indian J. Microbiol. 60: 54–61.
  22. Verma, H., Dhingra, G. G., Sharma, M., Gupta, V., Negi, R. K., Singh, Y., and Lal, R. 2020. Comparative genomics of Sphingopyxis unravelled functional attributes. Genomics 112: 1956-1969.
  23. Sood, U., Singh, D. N., Hira, P., Lee, Jung-Kul., Kalia, V. C., Lal, R., and Shakarad, M. 2020. Rapid and solitary production of mono-rhamnolipid biosurfactant and biofilm inhibiting pyocyanin by a taxonomic outlier Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CR1. Biotechnol. 307: 98-106
  24. Singhvi, N., Gupta, V., Gaur, M., Sharma, V., Puri, A., Singh, Y., Pandey, G. D., and Lal, R. 2020. Interplay of human gut microbiome in health and wellness. Indian J. Microbiol. 60:26–36.

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