PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Ongoing Project

•  Potential of different botanicals for the wound healing properties: Characterization and Product development

Dissertations
Year 2010

• Studies on the antimicrobial potential and phytochemical screening of some Indian plants by Ms. Neelesh Singh, M.Sc. Microbiology, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur (M.P).
• In vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts of Anacyclus pyrethrum and Sphaeranthus indicus (Asteraceae) by Ms. Bhagyashri Gupta, M.Sc. Rural Technology, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (C.G).

Year 2011

• Antimicrobial properties and phytochemical analysis of the herbal extracts of Prosopis juliflora (Sw) DC. (Fabaceae) by Ms. Gyanmala Dixit, M.Sc. Microbiology, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur (M.P).
• Biochemical and molecular characteristics of fungus Beauveria bassiana  by Ms. Priyanka Shrivastava,  M.Sc. Microbiology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P).
• Phytochemical and antifungal studies on the crude leaf extracts of plants by Ms. Pallavi Gaur, M.Sc. Microbiology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P). 

Publications

• Rupesh Thakur and S.S. Sandhu (2002). A simple and economical method for isolation of fungal genomic DNA. Journal of Basic and Applied Mycology. 1: 92–94.
• Rupesh Thakur and S.S. Sandhu (2003). Development of Transformation System for Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (ENT 12) based on cnx – gene. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 43(3): 187–192.
• Rupesh Thakur, R.C. Rajak and S.S. Sandhu (2005). Biochemical and molecular characteristics of indigenous strains of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana of Central India. Biocontrol Science & Technology. 15(7): 733–744.
• S.S. Sandhu, R.C. Rajak, A.R. Filio, S.R. Nozawa, M.R. Nozawa and Rupesh Thakur (2007). Potentials of mycoinsecticides in biological control of insect pests. In: Advances in Mycology and Plant Pathology. pp 273–292. (I.B. Prasher and M.P. Sharma eds.) BSMPS, Dehra Dun, India.
• S.S. Sandhu and Rupesh Thakur (2008). Improving quality of life through biotechnology. People’s Journal of Scientific Research. 1: 45­–47.
• Rupesh Thakur and S.S. Sandhu (2010). Distribution, occurrence and natural invertebrate hosts of indigenous entomopathogenic fungi of Central India. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 50(1): 89–96, DOI: 10.1007/s12088-010-0007-z.
• N. Agarwal, N.D. Shashikiran, A. Vanka, Rupesh Thakur, S.S. Sandhu (2010). Cariogenic potential of most commonly prescribed liquid oral medicines for children. People’s Journal of Scientific Research. 3(2): 7­–10.
• Rupesh Thakur and S.S. Sandhu (2010). Species confirmation of fungal isolates by molecular analysis. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 50(3): 280–291, DOI: 10.1007/s12088-010-0062-5.
• Rupesh Thakur, Nitika Jain, Raghvendra Pathak, S.S. Sandhu (2011). Practices in wound healing studies of plants. Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. DOI:10.1155/2011/438056.
• Rupesh Thakur, Nitika Jain, Raghvendra Pathak (2011). Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Prosopis juliflora. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Communicated).
• Rupesh Thakur, Nitika Jain, Raghvendra Pathak (2011). Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Sphaeranthus indicus. Phytotherapy Research. (Communicated).