MD Umar

Research Scholar

Culturable based Arctic microbial diversity and bioprospecting
 
Microorganisms, from extreme environment represents a novel diversity and have an excellent record of providing novel chemical structures for development as new pharmaceuticals. This works focuses on the isolation, characterisation and profiling diversity of bacteria from Arctic knogsfjorden, and it’s cold adaptations strategy with their application potentials.

Publications

  • Merlin, T.S., Umar, M., Dhaneesha, M., Joseph, V., Sajeevan, T.P., 2022. Screening and molecular identification of marine sponges with cytotoxic activities, collected from Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean. Indian J. Geo-Marine Sci. 51, 06, 529-535. view

  • Merlin, T.S., Umar, M., Puthiyedathu, S.T., 2022. Genomic insights into symbiosis and host adaptation of an ascidian-associated bacterium Bacillus aryabhattai MCCB 387. Symbiosis. [in press] https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-022-00860-1  view

  • Dhaneesha, M., Umar, M., Merlin, T.S., Krishnan, K.P., Sukumaran, V., Sinha, R.K., Anas, A., Fu, P., MacMillan, J.B., Sajeevan, T.P., 2021. Pseudonocardia cytotoxica sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from an Arctic fjord with potential to produce cytotoxic compound. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114, 23–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01490-7 view
  • Umar, M., Krishnan, K.P., Sinha, R.K., Kannukkarathi, T., Merlin, T.S., Johnson, J.I., Joseph, V., Puthiyedathu, S.T., 2021. Roseitranquillus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov. a novel genus and species of the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from sediment of an Arctic fjord. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114, 2147–2162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-021-01669-6 view
  • Lekshmi, N  , Umar, MD,  Dhaneesha, M, Rojin Joseph, Ravinesh, R. And Sajeevan, T.P.  2020  Endophytic Fungi Isolated from the Marine Sponges as a Source of Potential Bioactive Compounds Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries (8) pp. 63-71 view

Supervising Guide

Dr. Sajeevan T. P.