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Banaras Hindu University: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

2017-09-27 to present | Assistant Professor (Botany)
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Prashant Singh

National Centre For Cell Science: Pune, Maharashtra, IN

2017-04-01 to 2017-09-26 | Scientist and Curator (National Centre for Microbial Resource)
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Prashant Singh

National Centre for Cell Science: Pune, Maharashtra, IN

2014-04-01 to 2017-03-31 | Scientist and Curator (Microbial Culture Collection)
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Prashant Singh

Education and qualifications (3)

Banaras Hindu University: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

B.Sc. (Hons.) (Botany)
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Prashant Singh

Banaras Hindu University: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

M.Sc. (Botany)
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Prashant Singh

Banaras Hindu University: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Ph.D. (Botany)
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Prashant Singh

Works (45)

Exploring cyanobacteria from diverse habitats of the Konkan region of India, unveiling novel species of the genera Desikacharya, Pseudoaliinostoc, and Chlorogloeopsis using a polyphasic approach

Journal of Phycology
2025-01-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Harsh Pant; Naresh Kumar; Sagarika Pal; Prashant Singh
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Expanding the cyanobacterial flora of India: Multiple novel species of Nostoc and Desmonostoc from Jammu and Kashmir, India using a polyphasic approach

Journal of Phycology
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Naresh Kumar; Aniket Saraf; Sagarika Pal; Prashant Singh
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Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in cyanobacterial taxonomy

Journal of Phycology
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Aniket Saraf; Prashant Singh; Naresh Kumar; Sagarika Pal; Jeffrey R. Johansen
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Igniting taxonomic curiosity: The amazing story of Amazonocrinis with the description of a new genus Ahomia gen. nov. and novel species of Ahomia, Amazonocrinis, and Dendronalium from the biodiversity‐rich northeast region of India

Journal of Phycology
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Sagarika Pal; Aniket Saraf; Naresh Kumar; Prashant Singh
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Description of Cylindrospermum solincola sp. nov. from Jammu and Kashmir, India and Further Insights into the Ecological Distribution and Morphological Attributes of Cylindrospermum badium

Diversity
2023-04-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Naresh Kumar; Aniket Saraf; Sagarika Pal; Prashant Singh
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Induction of Iron Stress in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines by Siderophore of Aspergillus nidulans Towards Promising Anticancer Effect

Biological Trace Element Research
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85117938898

Part of ISSN: 15590720 01634984
Contributors: Khan, A.; Singh, P.; Chaudhary, A.; Haque, R.; Singh, P.; Mishra, A.K.; Sarkar, A.; Srivastava, A.
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Insights into the phylogenetic inconsistencies of the genus Amazonocrinis and description of epilithic Amazonocrinis malviyae sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Nostocales) from Jammu and Kashmir, India

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2022-12-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Naresh Kumar; Aniket Saraf; Sagarika Pal; Deeksha Mishra; Prashant Singh
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Phycological exploration of the global biodiversity hotspots of Northeast India: discovery of a new species of soil-dwelling cyanobacteria, Desikacharya kailashaharensis sp. nov

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2022-11-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Sagarika Pal; Aniket Saraf; Naresh Kumar; Prashant Singh
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Digging deeper into the taxonomy of Cylindrospermum and description of Johanseniella tripurensis gen. et sp. nov. from India

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2022-08-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Sagarika Pal; Aniket Saraf; Naresh Kumar; Arush Singh; Utkarsh Talukdar; Niraj Kohar; Prashant Singh
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Roholtiella volcanica sp. nov., a New Species of Cyanobacteria from Kamchatkan Volcanic Soils

Diversity
2022-08-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Lira A. Gaysina; Jeffrey R. Johansen; Aniket Saraf; Rezeda Z. Allaguvatova; Sagarika Pal; Prashant Singh
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Cyanobacteria in the polar regions: Diversity, adaptation, and taxonomic problems

Understanding Present and Past Arctic Environments: An Integrated Approach from Climate Change Perspectives
2021 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85129028623

Contributors: Singh, P.; Kumar, N.; Pal, S.
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Description of hot spring dwelling Mastigocladus ambikapurensis sp. nov., using a polyphasic approach

Plant Systematics and Evolution
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85104367826

Part of ISSN: 16156110 03782697
Contributors: Jaiswal, T.P.; Chakraborty, S.; Singh, P.; Mishra, A.K.; Singh, S.S.
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Homology modeling in combination of phylogenetic assortment, a new approach to resolve the phylogeny of selected heterocystous cyanobacteria based on phycocyanin encoding cpcBA-IGS locus

Vegetos
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85103348175

Part of ISSN: 22294473 09704078
Contributors: Shukla, E.; Singh, P.; Singh, V.K.; Singh, S.S.; Mishra, A.K.
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Constrictifilum karadense gen. et sp. nov., a new Nostocalean genus from Maharashtra, India

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2021-06-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Mahesh Chavadar; Aniket Saraf; Archana Suradkar; Deeksha Mishra; Naresh Kumar; Prashant Singh
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Issues in cyanobacterial taxonomy: comprehensive case study of unbranched, false branched and true branched heterocytous cyanobacteria

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2021-03-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Deeksha Mishra; Aniket Saraf; Naresh Kumar; Sagarika Pal; Prashant Singh
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Phylogenetic evaluation of the genus nostoc and description of nostoc neudorfense sp. Nov., from the Czech Republic

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85085023051

Part of ISSN: 14665034 14665026
Contributors: Singh, P.; Šnokhousová, J.; Saraf, A.; Suradkar, A.; Elster, J.
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Phylogenetic evaluation of the true-branched heterocytous cyanobacteria and description of soil dwelling Westiellopsis akinetica sp. nov.

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85083903747

Part of ISSN: 15746968 03781097
Contributors: Mishra, D.; Suradkar, A.; Saraf, A.; Singh, P.
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Fortiea necridiiformans sp. nov., a soil-dwelling cyanobacterium from Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2020-08-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Aniket Saraf; Himanshu G. Dawda; Archana Suradkar; Vaibhav Agre; Prashant Singh
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Description of novel species of Aliinostoc, Desikacharya and Desmonostoc using a polyphasic approach

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2020-05-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sara Kabirnataj; Ghorban A. Nematzadeh; Ahmad F. Talebi; Aniket Saraf; Archana Suradkar; Meisam Tabatabaei; Prashant Singh
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Desikacharya gen. nov., a phylogenetically distinct genus of Cyanobacteria along with the description of two new species, Desikacharya nostocoides sp. nov. and Desikacharya soli sp. nov., and reclassification of Nostoc thermotolerans to Desikacharya thermotolerans comb. nov.

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85061124966

Part of ISSN: 14665026
Contributors: Saraf, A.G.; Dawda, H.G.; Singh, P.
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Phylogenetic complexities of the members of Rivulariaceae with the re-creation of the family Calotrichaceae and description of Dulcicalothrix necridiiformans gen nov., sp nov., and reclassification of Calothrix desertica

FEMS microbiology letters
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074875410

Part of ISSN: 15746968
Contributors: Saraf, A.; Suradkar, A.; Dawda, H.G.; Gaysina, L.A.; Gabidullin, Y.; Kumat, A.; Behere, I.; Kotulkar, M.; Batule, P.; Singh, P.
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A calcium-stimulated serine peptidase from a true-branching cyanobacterium, Westiellopsis ramosa sp. nov

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85039866936

Part of ISSN: 09715894
Contributors: Dubey, N.; Singh, P.; Bagchi, S.N.
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Cyanobacteria in Diverse Habitats

Cyanobacteria: From Basic Science to Applications
2018 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85078325423

Contributors: Gaysina, L.A.; Saraf, A.; Singh, P.
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Description of two new species of Aliinostoc and one new species of Desmonostoc from India based on the Polyphasic Approach and reclassification of Nostoc punensis to Desmonostoc punense comb. nov

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062408976

Part of ISSN: 15746968 03781097
Contributors: Saraf, A.; Dawda, H.G.; Suradkar, A.; Behere, I.; Kotulkar, M.; Shaikh, Z.M.; Kumat, A.; Batule, P.; Mishra, D.; Singh, P.
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Insights into the phylogeny of false-branching heterocytous cyanobacteria with the description of Scytonema pachmarhiense sp. Nov. Isolated from Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062408344

Part of ISSN: 15746968 03781097
Contributors: Saraf, A.; Dawda, H.G.; Suradkar, A.; Batule, P.; Behere, I.; Kotulkar, M.; Kumat, A.; Singh, P.
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Neowestiellopsis gen. nov, a new genus of true branched cyanobacteria with the description of Neowestiellopsis persica sp. nov. and Neowestiellopsis bilateralis sp. nov., isolated from Iran

Plant Systematics and Evolution
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85041926692

Part of ISSN: 16156110 03782697
Contributors: Kabirnataj, S.; Nematzadeh, G.A.; Talebi, A.F.; Tabatabaei, M.; Singh, P.
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A new species of Scytonema isolated from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India using the polyphasic approach

Plant Systematics and Evolution
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85007551497

Part of ISSN: 16156110 03782697
Contributors: Singh, P.; Minz, R.A.; Kunui, K.; Shaikh, Z.M.; Suradkar, A.; Shouche, Y.S.; Mishra, A.K.; Singh, S.S.
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Cyanobacterial taxonomy and systematics: A brief review

Plants and Microbes in an Ever-Changing Environment
2017 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85048675016

Contributors: Singh, P.
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Diversity and phylogenetic analysis of heterocystous cyanobacteria using morphological, nitrogen fixation and molecular attributes

Indian Journal of Biotechnology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047085072

Part of ISSN: 09750967 09725849
Contributors: Minj, R.A.; Singh, P.; Kunui, K.; Singh, S.S.
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New record of a bloom forming, genotoxic strain Nodularia strain (KT447209) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Chemosphere
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85011632677

Part of ISSN: 18791298 00456535
Contributors: Narayana, S.; Mohanraju, R.; Singh, P.; Thamke, V.; Tapase, S.; Shouche, Y.; Kodam, K.
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Nostoc thermotolerans sp. nov., a soil-dwelling species of Nostoc (Cyanobacteria)

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020452796

Part of ISSN: 14665026
Contributors: Suradkar, A.; Villanueva, C.; Gaysina, L.A.; Casamatta, D.A.; Saraf, A.; Dighe, G.; Mergu, R.; Singh, P.
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Phylogenetically distant clade of Nostoc-like taxa with the description of Aliinostoc gen. Nov. and Aliinostoc morphoplasticum sp. nov

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029590434

Part of ISSN: 14665026
Contributors: Bagchi, S.N.; Dubey, N.; Singh, P.
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Westiellopsis ramosa sp. nov., intensely branched species of Westiellopsis (cyanobacteria) from a freshwater habitat of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Plant Systematics and Evolution
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85022056759

Part of ISSN: 16156110 03782697
Contributors: Singh, P.; Dubey, N.; Bagchi, S.N.
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A new species of Scytonema isolated from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India

Journal of Systematics and Evolution
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84964318896

Part of ISSN: 17596831 16744918
Contributors: Singh, P.; Minj, R.A.; Kunui, K.; Shaikh, Z.M.; Suradkar, A.; Shouche, Y.S.; Mishra, A.K.; Singh, S.S.
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Ferric Uptake Regulator (FUR) protein: properties and implications in cyanobacteria

Annals of Microbiology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84957843379

Part of ISSN: 18692044 15904261
Contributors: Kaushik, M.S.; Singh, P.; Tiwari, B.; Mishra, A.K.
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New species of Nostoc (cyanobacteria) isolated from Pune, India, using morphological, ecological and molecular attributes

Plant Systematics and Evolution
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010911822

Part of ISSN: 16156110 03782697
Contributors: Singh, P.; Shaikh, Z.M.; Gaysina, L.A.; Suradkar, A.; Samanta, U.
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Strategies for taxonomical characterisation of agriculturally important microorganisms

Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity: Vol. 1: Research Perspectives
2016 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85006741905

Contributors: Prakash, O.; Sharma, R.; Singh, P.; Yadav, A.
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Decoding cyanobacterial phylogeny and molecular evolution using an evonumeric approach

Protoplasma
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923163404

Part of ISSN: 16156102 0033183X
Contributors: Singh, P.; Singh, S.S.; Aboal, M.; Mishra, A.K.
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Molecular phylogeny and evogenomics of heterocystous cyanobacteria using rbcl gene sequence data

Annals of Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929843037

Part of ISSN: 18692044 15904261
Contributors: Singh, P.; Fatma, A.; Mishra, A.K.
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Phylogeny and evolutionary genetics of Frankia strains based on 16S rRNA and nifD-K gene sequences

Journal of Basic Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937515353

Part of ISSN: 15214028 0233111X
Contributors: Mishra, A.K.; Singh, P.K.; Singh, P.; Singh, A.; Singh, S.S.; Srivastava, A.; Srivastava, A.K.; Sarma, H.K.
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Diversity and distribution pattern analysis of cyanobacteria isolated from paddy fields of Chhattisgarh, India

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84952307575

Part of ISSN: 22879544 2287884X
Contributors: Singh, S.S.; Kunui, K.; Minj, R.A.; Singh, P.
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Phylogenetic analysis of heterocystous cyanobacteria (Subsections IV and V) using highly iterated palindromes as molecular markers

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904513180

Part of ISSN: 09715894
Contributors: Singh, P.; Kaushik, M.S.; Srivastava, M.; Mishra, A.K.
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Molecular phylogeny, population genetics, and evolution of heterocystous cyanobacteria using nifH gene sequences

Protoplasma
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84878017328

Part of ISSN: 0033183X
Contributors: Singh, P.; Singh, S.S.; Elster, J.; Mishra, A.K.
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Chemotaxonomy of heterocystous cyanobacteria using FAME profiling as species markers

Protoplasma
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84862680715

Part of ISSN: 0033183X
Contributors: Shukla, E.; Singh, S.S.; Singh, P.; Mishra, A.K.
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Characterization of frankial strains isolated from Hippophae salicifolia D. Don, based on physiological, SDS-PAGE of whole cell proteins and RAPD PCR analyses

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77952238573

Part of ISSN: 09593993
Contributors: Singh, S.S.; Singh, A.; Srivastava, A.; Singh, P.; Singh, A.; Mishra, A.K.
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Peer review (7 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Archives of microbiology. (2)
Review activity for Harmful algae (2)
Review activity for International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. (3)