Dr. Arijit Das
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Dr. Arijit Das

Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology, Jain University, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Food Microbiology from Karpagam University, India

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Biography

Dr. Arijit Das obtained his B.Sc. in Microbiology, Chemistry, Zoology in 2005 at The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore University, India. He completed M.Sc. in Microbiology in 2007 from The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore University, India. Dr. Arijit Das started his professional career in 2008 as Research Associate in Jain University, Bangalore, India. He was awarded Ph.D. in Food Microbiology in 2014 from the Department of Microbiology, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Center for Post Graduate Studies, Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Dr. Arijit Das`s current research interests are Microbial Enzymes, Bacteriophages, Traditional Indian Fermented Foods, Food Borne Diseases, Microbiological Quality of Foods and Biodegradation of mycotoxins.

Area of Interest:

Food Science and Technology
100%
Food Microbiology
62%
Food Nutrition
90%
Fermentation
75%
Food Borne Diseases
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
53
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2014. Biodegradation of aflatoxin B1 in contaminated rice straw by Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC 142 and Pleurotus ostreatus GHBBF10 in the presence of metal salts and surfactants. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 30: 2315-2324.
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  2. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2014. Aflatoxin B1 degradation during co-cultivation of Aspergillus flavus and Pleurotus ostreatus strains on rice straw. 3 Biotech, 5: 279-284.
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  3. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, A.Y.H. Mohammed and S.S. Rajan, 2014. In vitro antimicrobial activity and characterization of mangrove isolates of streptomycetes effective against bacteria and fungi of nosocomial origin. Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol., 57: 349-356.
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  4. Chandrashekar, V., C. Chandrashekar, R. Shivakumar, S. Bhattacharya, A. Das, B. Gouda and S.S. Rajan, 2014. Assessment of acrylamide degradation potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa BAC-6 isolated from industrial effluent. Applied Biochem. Biotechnol., 173: 1135-1144.
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  5. Bhattacharya, S., A. Das, K. Prashanthi, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2014. Mycoremediation of benzo[a]pyrene by Pleurotus ostreatus in the presence of heavy metals and mediators. 3 Biotech, 4: 205-211.
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  6. Bhattacharya, S., A. Das, A. Patnaik, P. Bokade and S.S. Rajan, 2014. Submerged fermentation and characterization of carboxymethyl cellulase from a rhizospheric isolate of Trichoderma viride associated with Azadirachta indica. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 73: 225-230.
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  7. Sourav, B., D. Arijit, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2013. Molecular characterization of Pleurotus ostreatus PO-3 involved in mycoremediation of benzo[a]pyrene. Int. Res. J. Biol. Sci., 2: 48-53.
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  8. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2013. Molecular identification of Aspergillus flavus GHBF09 involved in aflatoxin B1 production in rice straw. Ann. Biol. Res., 4: 102-110.
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  9. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2013. Assessment of parameters influencing rice straw associated mycelia growth of Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC 142 and a wild isolate of Pleurotus ostreatus. Int. Res. J. Biol. Sci., 2: 15-21.
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  10. Bhardwaj, S., S. Bhattacharya, A. Das, M. Palaniswamy and J. Angayarkanni, 2013. Molecular identification of Streptococcus equisimilis SK-6 and evaluation of cultural parameters affecting streptokinase production. Ann. Biol. Res., 4: 20-29.
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  11. Bhardwaj, S., J. Angayarkanni, S. Bhattacharya, A. Das and M. Palaniswamy, 2013. Isolation, screening and characterization of β-haemolytic streptococci with potential of streptokinase production. Int. Res. J. Biol. Sci., 2: 63-66.
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  12. Arijit, D., B. Sourav, V.R. Naimisha and S.S. Rajan, 2013. Improved production and purification of pectinase from Streptomyces sp. GHBA10 isolated from Valapattanam mangrove habitat, Kerala, India. Int. Res. J. Biol. Sci., 2: 16-22.
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  13. Sahu, B.B., R. Usha, A. Das, S. Bhattacharya and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Prevalence, molecular characterization and antibiogram assay of human pathogens associated with an Indian frozen dessert sold in Bangalore, India. Adv. Biores., 3: 3-9.
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  14. Sahu, B.B., R. Usha, A. Das, S. Bhattacharya and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics effective against foodborne pathogens isolated from kulfi. J. Chem. Biol. Phys. Sci., 2: 1358-1362.
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  15. Raj, A., N. Khess, N. Pujari, S. Bhattacharya, A. Das and S.S. Rajan, 2012. Enhancement of protease production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dairy effluent sludge and determination of its fibrinolytic potential. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 2: S1845-S1851.
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  16. Padmini, N.D., S. Bhattacharya, A. Das and S.S. Rajan, 2012. Solid-state fermentation and characterization of α-amylase from a rhizospheric isolate of Aspergillus flavus associated with Mangifera indica. Ann. Biol. Res., 3: 4082-4090.
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  17. Nagananda, G.S., A. Krishnamoorthy, A. Das and S. Bhattacharya, 2012. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antimicrobial activities of in vitro and in vivo grown plant extracts of Lobelia inflata L. Int. J. Pharma Bio Sci., 3: 433-442.
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  18. Nagalakshmi, H.S., A. Das and S. Bhattacharya, 2012. In vitro antimicrobial properties and phytochemical evaluation of mature seed extracts of Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 6: 1273-1279.
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  19. Nagalakshmi, H.S., A. Das and B. Sourav, 2012. Assessment of Antimicrobial properties and phytochemical contents of leaf extracts of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. Int. J. Green Herbal Chem., 1: 101-107.
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  20. Nag, C., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Evaluation of antagonistic activities of microbes from Vallapattanam and Pappinishery mangrove ecosystems of Kannur district in Kerala, India. Int. J. Pharm. Life Sci., 3: 1650-1659.
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  21. Kumari, S., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Solid-state fermentation and characterization of amylase from a thermophilic Aspergillus niger isolated from municipal compost soil. J. Chem. Biol. Phys. Sci., 2: 836-846.
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  22. Hamedani, K., M.N. Soudbakhsh, A. Das, K. Prashanthi, S. Bhattacharya and S. Suryan, 2012. Enzymatic screening, antibacterial potential and molecular characterization of streptomycetes isolated from Wayanad district in Kerala, India. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 2: 201-210.
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  23. Gulani, C., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Assessment of process parameters influencing the enhanced production of prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens and evaluation of its antimicrobial, antioxidant and dyeing potentials. Malaysian J. Microbiol., 8: 116-122.
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  24. Ghosh, A., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Evaluation of cultural parameters involved in the overproduction of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate from Azotobacter vinelandii. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 6: 837-844.
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  25. Das, A., J. Angayarkanni, S. Bhattacharya and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Quantification of aflatoxin B1 Produced by Aspergillus flavus MTCC 2798 in rice straw under solid-state fermentation. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 6: 1663-1669.
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  26. Das, A., J. Angayarkanni, S. Bhattacharya and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Evaluation of process parameters influencing aflatoxin B1 synthesis from Aspergillus flavus MTCC 2798 using rice straw under submerged fermentation. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 2: 94-105.
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  27. Chakrabortty, S., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Optimization of process parameters for chitinase production by a marine isolate of Serratia marcescens. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 2: 8-20.
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  28. Chaitra, R.H., M. Madhuri, S.T. Nishitha, D. Arijit, B. Sourav and K.C. Rohit, 2012. Evaluation of antimicrobial properties, phytochemical contents and antioxidant capacities of leaf extracts of Punica granatum L. ISCA J. Biol. Sci., 1: 32-37.
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  29. Boroujeni, M.E., A. Das, K. Prashanthi, S. Suryan and S. Bhattacharya, 2012. Enzymatic screening and random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting of soil streptomycetes isolated from wayanad district in Kerala, India. J. Biol. Sci., 12: 43-50.
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  30. Bhattacharya, S., J. Angayarkanni, A. Das and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Mycoremediation of benzo[a]pyrene by Pleurotus ostreatus isolated from Wayanad district in Kerala, India. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 2: 84-93.
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  31. Bhattacharya, S., J. Angayarkanni, A. Das and M. Palaniswamy, 2012. Evaluation of physical parameters involved in mycoremediation of benzo[a]pyrene by Pleurotus ostreatus. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 6: 1721-1726.
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  32. Bhattacharya, S., A. Das and P. Nalini, 2012. Ex situ biodegradation of phenol by native bacterial flora isolated from industrial effluent. J. Chem. Biol. Phys. Sci., 2: 1091-1101.
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  33. Bhardwaj, S., S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Phosphate solubilizing activity of a mangrove isolate of Streptomyces badius from Muthupettai mangrove, Tamil Nadu, India. J. Chem. Biol. Phys. Sci., 2: 868-876.
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  34. Bhardwaj, S., A.B. Vedamurthy, S. Bhattacharya and A. Das, 2012. Effect of inorganic salts and surfactants on the production of α-amylase by a mangrove isolate of Aspergillus flavus using solid-state fermentation. J. Chem. Biol. Phys. Sci., 2: 1390-1397.
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  35. Padhiar, J., A. Das and S. Bhattacharya, 2011. Optimization of process parameters influencing the submerged fermentation of extracellular lipases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Aspergillus flavus. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 14: 1011-1018.
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  36. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya, K.S. Roopa and S.S. Yashoda, 2011. Microbial utilization of agronomic wastes for cellulase production by Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma viride using solid-state fermentation. Dy. Biochem. Process Biotechnol. Mol. Biol., 5: 18-22.
  37. Bhattacharya, S., S. Bhardwaj, A. Das and S. Anand, 2011. Utilization of sugarcane bagasse for solid-state fermentation and characterization of α-amylase from Aspergillus flavus isolated from Muthupettai mangrove, Tamil Nadu, India. Aust. J. Basic Applied Sci., 5: 1012-1022.
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  38. Bhattacharya, S., A. Das, G. Mangai, K. Vignesh and J. Sangeetha, 2011. Mycoremediation of Congo red dye by filamentous fungi. Braz. J. Microbiol., 42: 1526-1536.
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  39. Nagananda, G.S., A. Das, S. Bhattacharya and T. Kalpana, 2010. In vitro studies on the effects of biofertilizers (Azotobacter and Rhizobium) on seed germination and development of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. using a novel glass marble containing liquid medium. Int. J. Bot., 6: 394-403.
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  40. Das, A., S. Bhattacharya and L. Murali, 2010. Production of cellulase from a thermophilic Bacillus sp. isolated from cow dung. Am.-Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 8: 685-691.
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  41. Das, A., G.S. Nagananda, S. Bhattacharya and S. Bhardwaj, 2010. Microbiological quality of street-vended Indian chaats sold in Bangalore. J. Biol. Sci., 10: 255-260.
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  42. Bhattacharya, S. and A. Das, 2010. Study of physical and cultural parameters on the bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional Indian fermented foods. Am. J. Food Technol., 5: 111-120.
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  43. Sundar, M.M., G.S. Nagananda, A. Das, S. Bhattacharya and S. Suryan, 2009. Isolation of host-specific bacteriophages from sewage against human pathogens. Asian J. Biotechnol., 1: 163-170.
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