Amrita Srivastava

Characterization of microbial siderophores, a kind of secondary metabolite and various symbiotic and antibiotic interactions mediated by it. This includes anti-fungal and anti-cancerous properties of siderophore, physiological effects on plants along with siderophore mediated heavy metal bioremediation.

• Publications:
1. P Singh, A Khan, R Kumar, R Kumar,VK Singh, A Srivastava*. (2020). Recent developments in siderotyping: procedure and application. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 36(12), 178.
2. A Khan, P Singh, A Srivastava*. (2020). Iron: Key player in cancer and cell cycle? Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 62, 126582.
3. A Nath, A Srivastava, N Mithilesh, A Khan, GB Chand, P Singh. (2020). Development of bacterial consortium tolerant to arsenic and endosulfan by isolating bacteria from arsenic contaminated water bodies in Bihar, India. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 9(14).
4. A Khan, A Gupta, P Singh, AK Mishra, RK Ranjan, A Srivastava*. (2019). Siderophore-assisted cadmium hyperaccumulation in Bacillus subtilis. International Microbiology 23(2), 277.
5. S Kumari, A Khan, P Singh, SK Dwivedi, KK Ojha, A Srivastava*. (2019). Mitigation of As toxicity in wheat by exogenous application of hydroxamate siderophore of Aspergillus origin. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 41, 107.
6. A Nath, N Mithilesh, S Sinha, P Kashyap, A Srivastava, P Sinha, M Sardana, JK Singh. (2019). Depolarization of plasma membrane components due to arsenic exposure during spermiogenesis. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology 13(6), 12.
7. GK Satyapal, SKMishra, A Srivastava, RK Ranjan, K Prakash, R Haque, N Kumar. (2018). Possible bioremediation of arsenic toxicity by isolating indigenous bacteria from the middle Gangetic plain of Bihar, India. Biotechnology Reports 17, 117.
8. A Khan, P Singh, A Srivastava*. (2018). Synthesis, nature and utility of universal iron chelator – Siderophore: A review. Microbiological Research 212-213, 103.
9. A Srivastava, A Singh, SS Singh, AK Mishra. (2017). Salt stress–induced changes in antioxidative defense system and proteome profiles of salt-tolerant and sensitive Frankia strains. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 52(5), 420.
10. M Srivastava, MS Kaushik, A Srivastava, A Singh, E Verma, AK Mishra. (2016). Deciphering the evolutionary affiliations among bacterial strains (Pseudomonas and Frankia sp.) inhabiting same ecological niche using virtual RFLP and simulation-based approaches. 3 Biotech 6, 178.
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• Book Chapters:
1. Khan A, Singh P, Srivastava A* (2020) Microbial Biofuels: An Economic and Eco-Friendly Approach. In: Kumar, N. (ed.) Biotechnology for Biofuels: A Sustainable Green Energy Solution. Springer, Singapore, pp.165-196.
2. Singh, P., Khan, A., Srivastava, A*. (2020). Heterocyst and akinete differentiation in cyanobacteria: a view toward cyanobacterial symbiosis. Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology. In: Singh, P.K., Kumar, A., Singh, V.K., Shrivastav, A. (eds) Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology. Academic press, Elsevier, pp. 235–248.
3. Singh, A., Khan, A., Srivastava, A*. (2018). Behaviour of Anabaena under iron stress condition with reference to siderophore production.In: Haque, R., Srivastava A., Kumar, N. (eds) Human Implications of Biotechnology. Shree Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India.Srivastava, A*. (2017) Deciphering the basis of salt tolerance and agricultural utility of Frankia strains isolated from Hippophae salicifolia D. Don. In: Singh, S.S. (ed.) Plants and Microbes in Ever – Changing Environments. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA Singh, P., Srivastava, A*. (2016) Impact of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) on plant health and efficacy: An insight to cell metabolism. In: Pandey, D., Sarkar, A. (eds) Sustaining future food security in changing environments. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, pp. 195 – 209
4. Srivastava, A*. (2017) Deciphering the basis of salt tolerance and agricultural utility of Frankia strains isolated from Hippophae salicifolia D. Don. In: Singh, S.S. (ed.) Plants and Microbes in Ever – Changing Environments. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA Singh, P., Srivastava, A*. (2016) Impact of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) on plant health and efficacy: An insight to cell metabolism. In: Pandey, D., Sarkar, A. (eds) Sustaining future food security in changing environments. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, pp. 195 – 209
• Book:
Human Implications of Biotechnology (2018) Haque, R., Srivastava A., Kumar, N. (eds). Shree Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India.

• Awards:
1. Gold medalist in M.Sc. Bio-Science, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan
2. Qualified GATE 2007 with 94.94 percentile
3. Qualified CSIR JRF in 2007
4. CSIR-JRF (01.07.2008 to 30.06.2010)
5. CSIR-SRF (01.07.2010 – Contd.)
6. Best paper presentation award at “International Conference on Mycology and Plant Pathology Biotechnological Approaches” held on February 27-29, 2012 at Centre of Advances Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
7. Best oral presentation at “National Symposium on Plant Biology and its Role in Sustainable Food and Energy Production” held on March 17-18, 2012 at Department of Botany, GGV, Bilaspur.
8. DST Young Scientist Travel Grant – 2012
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