Advances in Life Sciences

Advances in Life Sciences is an international journal publishing articles that emphasize the molecular, cellular, and functional basis of therapy. All articles are rigorously reviewed. The journal favors publication of full-length papers where modern scientific technologies are used to explain molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms.

Amal K Paul

Editorial Board Member of Advances in Life Sciences

Professor, University of Calcutta, India

Research Areas

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Education

1982Ph.DBurdwan University
1974M.ScBotany, Burdwan University

Experience

2003-2005 Professor and Head, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta
1998Professor, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, Kolkata
1993-1998 Reader, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, Kolkata
1990-1993 Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, Kolkata
1989-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Krishnagar Govt. College
1986-1989 Assistant Professor, Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Darjeeling Govt. College and Krishnagar Govt. College
1980-1986Lecturer, Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Darjeeling Govt. College

Membership

International Society for Serpentine Ecology
Biotechnology Research Society of India
Association of Microbiologists India
Indian Mycological Society

Publications: Journals

[1]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2010) Nickel uptake and intracellular localization in Cupriavidus pauculus KPS 201, native to ultramafic ecosystem. Adv. Biosci. Biotechnol. 1: 276-280.
[2]  Satarupa Dey and A. K. Paul (2010) Occurrence and evaluation of chromium reducing bacteria in seepage water from chromite mine quarries of Orissa, India. J. Water. Res. Prot. 2: 380-388.
[3]  S. Pal Saha, Debobani Chakraborty and A. K. Paul (2010) On the role of endogenous poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) in Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201. J. Bot. Soc. Bengal. 64: 143-148.
[4]  Jhuma Biswas, Nandini Ghosh and A. K. Paul (2010) Production of extracellular polymeric substances by Halomonas ORS 4 isolated from hypersaline solar saltern soil. J. Bot. Soc. Bengal. 64: 149-154.
[5]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2009) Multiple metal resistance and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Cupriavidus pauculus KPS 201 (MTCC 6280), a nickel metallophile isolated from serpentine soil ecosystem. J. Bot. Soc. Beng. 63: 31-35.
[6]  Amrita Biswas, A. Patra and A. K. Paul (2009) Production of poly-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids by a moderately halophilic bacterium, Halomonas marina HMA 103 isolated from solar saltern of Orissa, India. Acta Microbiol. et Immunol. Hung. 56: 125-143.
[7]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2009) Serpentines of Andaman: A unique Ecosystem from India.Envis News Lett. 7:4-6.
[8]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2008) Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: Central elements in bioremediation. Indian. J. Microbiol. 48: 49-64.
[9]  Malini Basu, Saikat K. Basu and A. K. Paul (2008) Influence of environmental factors on the uptake of chromium by Pseudomonas stutzeri TEM 317 isolated from tannery sludge. J. Mycopathol Res. 46: 285-291.
[10]  1Nicky Singh, N. Samajpati and A. K. Paul (2008) Development of salt tolerant rhizobia for Lathyrus sativus L. cultivation in coastal West Bengal. J. Bot. Soc. Beng. 62: 61-64.
[11]  Nicky Singh, N. Samajpati and A. K. Paul (2008) Screening of salt tolerant rhizobial iolates associated with Vigna radiata cultivated in saline soils of West Bengal. J. Mycopathol Res. 46: 235-238.
[12]  Nicky Singh, N. Samajpati and A. K. Paul (2008) Physico-chemical characteristics of soils of coastal West Bengal. Indian Agric. 52: 89-91.
[13]  S. PalSaha, A. Patra and A. K. Paul (2007) Studies on intracellular mobilization of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids-polyethylene glycol copolymer accumulated by Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201. J. Biotechnol. 132: 325-330.
[14]  M. Debnath, A.K. Paul and P.S. Bisen (2007) Natural Bioactive Compounds and Biotechnological Potential of Marine Bacteria. Curr. Pharma. Biotechnol. 8: 253-260.
[15]  Amrita Biswas and A. K. Paul (2007) Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) production by moderately halophilic bacteria. J. Mycopathol. Res. 45: 139-144.
[16]  Arundhati Pal, G. Wauters and A. K. Paul (2007) Nickel tolerance and accumulation by bacteria from rhizosphere of nickel hyperaccumulators in serpentine soil ecosystem of Andaman, India. Plant Soil 293: 37-48.
[17]  C. K. Maiti, S. Sen, A. K. Paul and K. Acharya (2007) First report of Alternaria dianthicola causing leaf blight on Withania somnifera. Plant Dis. (USA).91:467
[18]  C. K. Maiti, S. Sen, A. K. Paul and K. Acharya (2007) First report of leaf blight disease of Gloriosa superba (L) mediated by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler in India. J. Gen. Plant Pathol. (Japan).73: 377-378.
[19]  C. K. Maiti, S. Sen, A. K. Paul and K. Acharya (2007) First report of leaf blight of Medicago sativa caused by Alternaria longipes in India. J. Plant Pathol. (Italy).89: S69.
[20]  C. K. Maiti, S. Sen, A. K. Paul and K. Acharya (2007) Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler causing leaf spot and leaf blight diseases of some cultivated medicinal plants of lower Gangetic plains of West Bengal. J. Mycopath. Res.45: 132-136.
[21]  C. K. Maiti, S. Sen, A. K. Paul and K. Acharya (2007) Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa WS-1, Bacillus licheniformis SR-14 and Bacillus licheniformis RS-21 for in vitro antagonism against three species of Alternaria. J. Bot. Soc. Bengal. 61: 41-43.
[22]  Puspita Sanyal, P. Samaddar and A. K. Paul (2006) Degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by some soil Aspergillus spp. J. Polym Environ. 14: 257-263.
[23]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2006) Biosorption of chromium by metal-resistant soil Streptomyces Spp. Ind. J. Bot. Res. 2: 143-150.
[24]  S. Pal Saha, A. Patra and A. K. Paul (2006) Incorporation of polyethylene glycol in polyhydroxyalkanoic acid accumulated by Azotobacter chroococcum Mal 201. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 33: 377-383.
[25]  Arundhati Pal, Suchanda Ghosh and A. K. Paul (2006) Biosorption of cobalt by fungi from serpentine soil of Andaman. Bioresource Technol. 97: 1253-1258.
[26]  Satarupa Dey, Amrita Biswas and A. K. Paul (2006) Isolation and characterization of moderately halophilic bacteria from saltern ponds. J. Bot. Soc. Bengal. 60: 126-129.
[27]  S. Pal Saha and A. K. Paul (2005) Intracellular degradation of poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid) accumulated by Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201. Romanian Arch. Microbiol.64: 50-56.
[28]  S. Pal Saha, A. Patra and A. K. Paul (2005) Production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids by Azotobacter chroococcum MAL201 from starch. Ind. J. Bot. Res. 1: 225-232.
[29]  Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, F. Laskar and A. K. Paul (2005) Isolation and characterization of halotolerant phototrophic purple non sulfur bacteria from solar salt pans Ind. J. Bot. Res. 1: 215-224.
[30]  S. Pal Saha and A. K. Paul (2005) Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acids by Azotobacter chroococcum DAR-301. Ind. J. Bot. Res. 1: 127-135.
[31]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2005) Biosorption of hexavalent chromium by Streptomyces biomass. Asian J. Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. 7: 883-886.
[32]  Arundhati Pal, Sumana Dutta and A. K. Paul (2005) Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium by Cell-free Extract of Bacillus sphaericus AND 303 Isolated from Serpentine Soil. Curr. Microbiol. 51: 327-330.
[33]  S. Pal Saha and A. K. Paul (2005) Induction of mutation in Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201 for improvement of P(3HB) production. Romanian Arch. Microbiol. 62: 203-2215.
[34]  Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, A. Patra and A. K. Paul (2005) Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Rhodopseudomonas palustris SP5212. W. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 21:765-769.
[35]  Arundhati Pal, Suman Dutta, P. K. Mukherjee and A. K. Paul (2005) Occurrence of heavy metal-resistance in microflora from serpentine soil of Andaman. J. Basic Microbiol. 45(3) 207-218.
[36]  Mahuya Mukhopadhyay and A. K. Paul (2004) Photoproduction of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) by purple non-sulfur bacteria under microaerophili conditions. J. Mycopathol. Res. 42: 171-175.
[37]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2004) Occurrence of chromium-resistance in serpentine microbiota. J. Mycopathol. Res. 42: 147-153.
[38]  Arundhati Pal, Paramita Choudhury, Suman Dutta, P. K. Mukherjee and A. K. Paul (2004) Isolation and characterization of nickel-resistant microflora from serpentine soils of Andaman. W. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 20: 881-886.
[39]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2004) Aerobic chromate reduction by chromium-resistant bacteria isolated from serpentine soil. Microbiol. Res. 159: 347-354.
[40]  Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, Anindita Das and A. K. Paul (2004) Accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by purple non-sulfur bacteria. J. Sc. Tech. Sambalpur. Univ. 16: 78-85.
[41]  Aparajita Das and A. K. Paul (2003) Oil cake extract-a potent substrate for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by Azotobacter beijernckii WDN-01 in batch culture. Asian J. Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. 5: 387-391.
[42]  Arundhati Pal, Gargi Banerjee and A. K. Paul (2003) Heavy metal-resistance in fungi isolated from serpentine soils of Andaman. J. Mycopathol. Res. 41: 157-161.
[43]  A. Manna and A. K. Paul (2003) Growth associated production and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) of Azotobacter beijerinckii DAR-102. Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 41: 129-134.
[44]  Soma Pal and A. K. Paul (2002) Physico-chemical characteristics of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) isolated from Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201. Curr Sc. 83: 1565-1568.
[45]  Soma Pal and A. K. Paul (2001) Studies of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) inclusions in whole cells of Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201. Curr. Sc. 81: 210-212.
[46]  Swapan Bhattacharyya and A. K. Paul (2001) Enhanced UV sensitivity of Thiobacillus ferroxidans resulting from caffeine and acriflavine treatment of irradiated cells. Current Microbiol. 43: 149-153.
[47]  S. Raytapadar and A. K. Paul (2001) Production of an antifungal antibiotic by Streptomyces aburaviensis 1DA-28. Microbiol. Res. 155: 315-323.
[48]  Anupam Manna and A. K. Paul (2000) Degradation of microbial polyester poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) in environmental samples and in culture. Biodegradation 11: 323-329.
[49]  B. Sanyal, S. K. Ghosh and A. K. Paul (2000) Improvement in survivability of Rhizobium strain of Cicer arietinum L. in carriers with sodium alginate as the inoculant adhesive. Environ. Ecol. 18: 819-824.
[50]  A. Manna, S, Pal and A. K. Paul (2000) Synthesis and accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by Rhizobium sp. Acta Biol. Hung. 51: 73-82.
[51]  S, Pal, A. Manna and A. K. Paul (2000) Accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates in members of Azotobacteriaceae. Rec. Tr. Res. Microbiol.Pl. Physiol. Ind. 11-15.
[52]  M. Basu and A. K. Paul (2000) Studies on some chromium-resistant bacteria isolated from waste sediments. Rec. Tr. Res. Microbiol.Pl. Physiol. Ind. 57-61.
[53]  A. Manna, P. Giri and A. K. Paul (1999) Degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by soil streptomycetes. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 705-709.
[54]  A. Manna, R. Banerjee and A. K. Paul (1999) Accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by soil Streptomyces. Curr. Microbiol. 39: 153-158.
[55]  M. Basu and A. K. Paul (1999) Chromium-resistant soil actinomycetes: their tolerance to other metals and antibiotics. Acta Microbiol. Immunol. Hung. 42: 25-32.
[56]  S. Pal, A. Manna and A. K. Paul (1999) Production of poly-hydroxybutyric acid and exopolysaccharide by Azotobacter beijerinckii WDN-01. W J. Microbiol. Biotechnol 15: 11-16.
[57]  Papiya Roy, Soma Pal and A. K. Paul (1998) Exopolysaccharide production by some Rhizobium stains in culture. Hind. Antibiot. Bull. 40: 42-46.
[58]  S. Pal, A. Manna and A. K. Paul (1998) Nutrilional conditions for production of poly-3-hydroxybutyric acid by Azotobacter chroococcum Folia Microbiol. 42: 177-181.
[59]  S. Pal, A. Manna and A. K. Paul (1997) Induction of encystment and poly-hydroxybutyric acid production by Azotobacter chroococcum Mal-201. Curr. Microbiol. 35: 327-330.
[60]  A. Manna, S. Pal and A. K. Paul (1997) Occurrence of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in Azospirillum sp. Folia Microbiol. 42: 629-634
[61]  M. Basu, S. Bhattacharya and A. K. Paul (1997) Isolation and characterization of chromium-resistant bacteria from tannery effluents. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58: 535-542.
[62]  S. Nag, M. A. Sarkar, K. Chakraborti, A. K. Paul and N. C. Chattopadhyay (1997) Studies on some salt tolerant bacterial isolates from mangrove soils of Sunderbans J. Ind. Soc. Coastal. Agric. Res. 15: 23-29.
[63]  K. De and A.K.Paul (1996) Tolerance of arsenic and nickel by microorganisms associated with Spirodela polyrhiza. Environ. Ecol. 14: 339-342.
[64]  S. Pal and A. K. Paul (1996) Isolation and screening of poly-hydroxybutyrate producing bacteria from soil. Proc. Acad. Environ. Biol. 5: 43-48.
[65]  S. Raytapadar and A. K. Paul (1996) Soil actinomycetes-a potential source of antifungal antibiotics. Proc. Acad. Environ. Biol. 5: 103-109.
[66]  S. K. Gupta and A. K. Paul (1995) Studies on the antimicrobial substances from lichens of Darjeeling Hills. J. Hill Res. 8: 61-66.
[67]  M. A. Sarkar, K.Chakraborti, A. K. Paul and N. C. Chattopadhyay (1995) Studies on some microbiological aspects of different mangrove soils of the Sunderbans. Indian Agric. 39: 159-164.
[68]  S. Raytapadar R. Datta and A. K. Paul (1995) Effects of some heavy metals on growth, pigment and antibiotic production by Streptomyces galbus. Acta. Microbiol. Immunol. Hung. 42: 171-177.
[69]  S. Raytapadar and A. K. Paul (1995) Isolation of actinomycetes from different soils of West Bengal and variations in their antimicrobial spectrum. Environ. Ecol. 13: 884-888.
[70]  S. Debnath and A. K. Paul (1994) Susceptibility of tea cultivars to blister blight desease and some of their anatomical and morphological characters. Two and a Bud. 41: 48-49.
[71]  B. Sanyal, S. K. Ghosh, P. K. Roy and A. K. Paul (1994) Yield response of Cicer arietinum L. cultivers to Rhizobium inoculation in West Bengal. Indian Agri. 38: 225-232.
[72]  S. Sengupta and A. K. Paul (1992) Nutritional conditions for the germination of Streptomyces galbus 5ME-13 spores. Acta. Biotechnol. 12: 223-228.
[73]  J. Pradhan and A. K. Paul (1991) On the antibacterial activity of some plants of Zingiberaceae. J. Beng. Nat. His. Soic. 10: 74-78.
[74]  R.Pradhan and A. K. Paul (1990) Polypnenol oxidase and peroxidase activities of tea associated microflora. Environ. Ecol. 8: 643-645.
[75]  R.Tshering and A. K. Paul (1988) Studies on the protease producing microorganisms from soil. J. Beng. Nat. His Soc. 7: 49-58.
[76]  M. Sanyal, D.Lama and A. K. Paul (1986) Studies on root nodule and nodule bacteria of some leguminous plants of Darjeeling. J. Beng. Nat. His. Soc. 5: 152-159.
[77]  A. K. Paul and A. K. Banerjee (1986) In vitro effect of an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces galbus. Hindustan Antibiot. Bull. 28: 15-19.
[78]  A. K. Paul and A. K. Banerjee (1984) Antifungal actinomycetes in soils of West Bengal. Hindustan Antibiot. Bull. 26: 18-22.
[79]  A. K. Paul and A. K. Banerjee (1983) Determination of optimum conditions for antibiotic production by Streptomyces galbus. Folia Microbiol. 28: 397-405.
[80]  A. K. Paul and A. K. Banerjee (1983) A new antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces galbus. Folia Microbiol. 28: 386-396.
[81]  K .A. I. Siddiqui, A. K. Gupta, A. K. Paul and A. K. Banerjee (1979) Purification and properties of heat-resistant exotoxin produced by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid in culture. Experentia 35: 1222-1223.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Mahuya Mukhopadhyay and A. K. Paul (2010) Potentials of purple non sulfur phototrophic bacteria: Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates.LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Dudweiler Landstr, Saarbrucken, Germany.
[2]  Nicky Singh, N. Samajpati and A. K. Paul (2010) Legume-rhizobia-mycorrhiza symbiosis: a tripartite act for improvement of crops in saline soil ecosystem. In Agricultural Microbiology (ed. P. C. Trivedi) Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India pp. 58-78.
[3]  A. K. Paul and Arundhati Pal (2007) Cobalt–resistant microorganisms: potentials for environmental biotechnology. In S. C. Santra (ed) New frontiers of environmental biotechnological application. Envis Centre on Environmental Biotechnology, Kalyani, India, pp 86-101.
[4]  Arundhati Pal and A. K. Paul (2007) Rhizosphere of nickel hyperaccumulating plants: A niche for nickel-resistant bacteria. In A. K. Roy (ed) Rhizosphere biotechnology: plant growth retrospect and prospect. Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, India, pp 121-134.
[5]  A.K. Paul (2005) Medicinal plants: a potential source of antimicrobial agents. In Medicinal Plants' Research and utilization-an overview. Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Narendrapur, Kolkata pp231-237.
[6]  A.K. Paul (1998) Antifungal antibiotics-present status and future prospects. In A.Varma (ed) Microbes: for health, wealth and sustainable environment. Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi pp.347-369.