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The Energy and Resources Institute: Gurugram, IN

2011-02-01 to present | Senior Scientist / Faculty / Group Leader (Sustainable Agriculture)
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Mandira Kochar

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Delhi - South Campus: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2002 to 2007 | PhD Genetics (Department of Genetics)
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Mandira Kochar

Works (29)

MINI REVIEW Title: Regulatory Players in Mycorrhizal-Bacterial Interactions

2024-12-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Madhuja PA; Karan Iyer; Vatsala Koul; Mandira Kochar
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Laccase mediated transformation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: Analyzing degradation pathways and assessing algal toxicity

Environmental Pollution
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Purvi Mathur; Mandira Kochar; Xavier A. Conlan; Frederick M. Pfeffer; Mukul Dubey; Damien L. Callahan
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A unique small RNA, sSp_p4 governs nutrition stress response and plant-growth promoting traits in Azospirillum baldaniorum Sp245

Rhizosphere
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Vatsala Koul; Mandira Kochar
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Recreating in vitro tripartite mycorrhizal associations through functional bacterial biofilms

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Aditi Pandit; Leena Johny; Shivani Srivastava; Alok Adholeya; David Cahill; Lambert Brau; Mandira Kochar
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Diversity and Functionalities of Unknown Mycorrhizal Fungal Microbiota

Microbiological Research
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aditi Pandit; Mandira Kochar; Shivani Srivastava; Leena Johny; Alok Adholeya
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A novel essential small RNA, sSp_p6 influences nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense

Rhizosphere
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Vatsala Koul; Mandira Kochar
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Biochar for delivery of agri-inputs: Current status and future perspectives

Science of the Total Environment
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85075936470

Contributors: Sashidhar, P.; Kochar, M.; Singh, B.; Gupta, M.; Cahill, D.; Adholeya, A.; Dubey, M.
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Assessment of the pesticidal behaviour of diacyl hydrazine-based ready-to-use nanoformulations

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Alka Pandey; Shivani Srivastava; Nisha Aggarwal; Chitra Srivastava; Alok Adholeya; Mandira Kochar
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Genome-wide identification of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 small RNAs responsive to nitrogen starvation and likely involvement in plant-microbe interactions

BMC Genomics
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Vatsala Koul; Divya Srivastava; Pushplata Prasad Singh; Mandira Kochar
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Microbial biofilms in nature: unlocking their potential for agricultural applications

Journal of Applied Microbiology
2020-08-20 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Pandit; A. Adholeya; D. Cahill; L. Brau; M. Kochar
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Resurrection of Nalidixic Acid: Evaluation of Water-Based Nanoformulations as Potential Nanomedicine

Nanoscale Research Letters
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Alka Pandey; Nisha Aggarwal; Alok Adholeya; Mandira Kochar
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Players over the surface: Unraveling the role of exopolysaccharides in zinc biosorption by fluorescent Pseudomonas strain Psd

Frontiers in Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014424502

Contributors: Upadhyay, A.; Kochar, M.; Rajam, M.V.; Srivastava, S.
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Small RNAs regulate the biocontrol property of fluorescent Pseudomonas strain Psd

Microbiological Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85008399980

Contributors: Upadhyay, A.; Kochar, M.; Upadhyay, A.; Tripathy, S.; Rajam, M.V.; Srivastava, S.
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Microbial nanowires: An electrifying tale

Microbiology (United Kingdom)
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85007402083

Contributors: Sure, S.; Ackland, M.L.; Torriero, A.A.J.; Adholeya, A.; Kochar, M.
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Probing Synechocystis-arsenic interactions through extracellular nanowires

Frontiers in Microbiology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84983087628

Contributors: Sure, S.; Ackland, M.L.; Gaur, A.; Gupta, P.; Adholeya, A.; Kochar, M.
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Identification and topographical characterisation of microbial nanowires in Nostoc punctiforme

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
2016-01-11 | Journal article
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Global assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus diversity reveals very low endemism

Science
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84940468213

Contributors: Davison, J.; Moora, M.; Öpik, M.; Adholeya, A.; Ainsaar, L.; Bâ, A.; Burla, S.; Diedhiou, A.G.; Hiiesalu, I.; Jairus, T. et al.
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Sphere of influence of indole acetic acid and nitric oxide in bacteria

Journal of Basic Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928414236

Contributors: Koul, V.; Adholeya, A.; Kochar, M.
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Inquisition of Microcystis aeruginosa and Synechocystis nanowires: characterization and modelling

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
2015-11 | Journal article
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Nitric oxide metabolism and indole acetic acid biosynthesis cross-talk in Azospirillum brasilense SM

Research in Microbiology
2015-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Vatsala Koul; Chandrakant Tripathi; Alok Adholeya; Mandira Kochar
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Bacterial Biosynthesis of Indole-3-Acetic Acid: Signal Messenger Service

Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere
2013 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84886488978

Contributors: Kochar, M.; Vaishnavi, A.; Upadhyay, A.; Srivastava, S.
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Acinetobacter insertion sequence ISAba11 belongs to a novel family that encodes transposases with a signature HHEK motif

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855723043

Contributors: Rieck, B.; Tourigny, D.S.; Crosatti, M.; Schmid, R.; Kochar, M.; Harrison, E.M.; Ou, H.-Y.; Turton, J.F.; Rajakumar, K.
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Deletion of TnAbaR23 results in both expected and unexpected antibiogram changes in a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858693485

Contributors: Kochar, M.; Crosatti, M.; Harrison, E.M.; Rieck, B.; Chan, J.; Constantinidou, C.; Pallen, M.; Ou, H.-Y.; Rajakumara, K.
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Surface colonization by Azospirillum brasilense SM in the indole-3-acetic acid dependent growth improvement of sorghum

Journal of Basic Microbiology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859140754

Contributors: Kochar, M.; Srivastava, S.
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Indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Psd and plant growth regulation by hormone overexpression

Research in Microbiology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955133852

Contributors: Kochar, M.; Upadhyay, A.; Srivastava, S.
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Stress-responsive indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis by Azospirillum brasilense SM and its ability to modulate plant growth

European Journal of Soil Biology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-57549107356

Contributors: Malhotra, M.; Srivastava, S.
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An ipdC gene knock-out of Azospirillum brasilense strain SM and its implications on indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis and plant growth promotion

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-41149141957

Contributors: Malhotra, M.; Srivastava, S.
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Organization of the ipdC region regulates IAA levels in different Azospirillum brasilense strains: Molecular and functional analysis of ipdC in strain SM

Environmental Microbiology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-41849089697

Contributors: Malhotra, M.; Srivastava, S.
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Targeted engineering of Azospirillum brasilense SM with indole acetamide pathway for indoleacetic acid over-expression

Canadian Journal of Microbiology
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33846944974

Contributors: Malhotra, M.; Srivastava, S.
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Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Agricultural research. (1)
Review activity for Applied physics reviews. (2)
Review activity for Journal of biosciences. (1)
Review activity for Nanoscale research letters : (1)
Review activity for Rhizosphere. (1)