About the Cell
The thrust area of research of the Department includes three major disciplines such as :
Medical Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology and Applied Microbiology. Specific area of research currently going on includes following :
Medical Microbiology:
- Human Microbiota & Probiotics
- Ayurvedic Microbiology
- Immunology
- Biosensor technology for disease diagnosis
- Bioprospecting Microbial diversity
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Microbial Enzymes
- Bio-Nanotechnology
- Herbal medicine
- Pharmaceutical microbiology
Food Microbiology:
- Bioprospecting of Probiotics
- Microbial digestive enzymes
- Bio active components in foods – Antioxidants and phytochemicals
- Toxicological studies in foods and food products
- Diet in Health and Diseases
- Food processing, safety, and quality management
Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology:
- Microbial degradation of biomedical, agricultural, and industrial wastes and environmental pollutants, environmental carcinogenesis, and mutagenesis
- Soil microbiology and microbial ecology
- Heavy metal bioremediation
- Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons
- Bioactive natural products
- Plant antimicrobials
- Bioprospecting of Millets
Applied Microbiology:
- Industrial Application of biotechnology
- Biotechnologically relevant enzymes and proteins
- Removal of aflatoxins for food
- Microbial production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
