Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences

100%

Microbial Biosurfactants

62%

Bioremediation

90%

Biodegradation

75%

Fermentation

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
1

Chapters
4

Articles
26

Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and I.M. Banat, 2011. Effect of biosurfactant and fertilizer on biodegradation of crude oil by marine isolates of Bacillus megaterium, Corynebacterium kutscheri and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bioresour. Technol., 102: 772-778.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and I.M. Banat, 2011. Application of biosurfactant produced from peanut oil cake by Lactobacillus delbrueckii in biodegradation of crude oil. Bioresour. Technol., 102: 3366-3372.
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Thavasi, R., N.V.R.M. Subramanyam, S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramaian and I.M. Banat, 2011. Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa from renewable resources. Ind. J. Microbiol., 51: 30-36.
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Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S.Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2011. Extraction, purification and characterization of thermostable, alkaline tolerant α-amylase from Bacillus cereus. Ind. J. Microbiol. (In Press), 10.1007/s12088-011-0160-z.
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Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2011. A novel thermostable and halostable carboxymethyl cellulase from marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis AU01. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (In Press), 10.1007/s11274-011-0674-x.
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Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2009. Thermostable and alkaline tolerant xylanase production by Bacillus subtilis isolated from marine environment. Ind. J. Biotechnol., 8: 291-297.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramanian and I.M. Banat, 2008. Production and characterization of a glycolipid biosurfactant from Bacillus megaterium. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 24: 917-925.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramaian and Imbrahim M. Banat, 2007. Biosurfactant production by Corynebacterium kutscheri from waste motor lubricant oil and pea nut oil cake. Lett. Applied Microbiol., 45: 686-691.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, R. Radhakrishnan and T. Balasubramanian, 2007. Plasmid incidence in four species of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria isolated from oil polluted marine environment. Biotechnology, 6: 349-352.
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Thavasi, R., K. Apernadevi, S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2007. Plasmid mediated antibiotic resistance in marine bacteria. J. Environmental Biol., 28: 617-621.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramanian and I.M. Banat, 2006. Biodegradation of crude oil by nitrogen fixing marine bacteria Azotobacter chroococcum. Res. J. Microbiol., 1: 401-408.
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Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2005. Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in Cuddalore Fishing Harbour Waters, East Coast of India. Pollution Res., 24: 51-55.
Thavasi, R. and S. Jayalakshmi, 2003. Bioremediation potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in Cuddalore harbour waters (India). Res. J. Chem. Environ., 7: 17-22.
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