M.Sc., SET, Ph.D.
Ph.D Topic: Identification and characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria and their novel antifungal compounds and their applications in preservation of fruits and vegetables [cite: 5]
Research Areas: Lactic Acid Bacteria, PGPR, Enzymes, Fermentations, Microbial Products [cite: 5]
Research Projects Handled: BCUD-2, UGC-1 [cite: 5]
Worked as project Guide for the M.Sc. Dissertations for more than 20 students. [cite: 6]
Research Publications:
| S.No | Title with Page Nos. | Journal and Month of publication | ISSN/ISBN No. | Whether peer reviewed, Impact factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Plant Growth Promotion Author(s): P.S. Abhyankar, A.B. Gunjal, B.P.Kapadnis, S.V.Ambade | Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika | PISSN 0303-3821 EISSN 0976-4631 | Peer reviewed |
| 2 | Effect of lemongrass essential oil-based mouthwash against micro flora associated with dental plaque Sonia Ambade, Neelima Deshpande and Pragati Abhyankar | Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology | ISSN 0973-7510 E ISSN 2581-690X | Peer reviewed UGC Care List 1 0,48 |
| 3 | Study of virulence factors in phytopathogenic fungi from pomegranate plant Pragati S. Abhyankar, B.P.Kapadnis | International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) 2021 IJRAR October 2021, Volume 8, Issue 4 | E-ISSN 2348-1269 P-ISSN 2349-5138 | Peer reviewed UGC approved |
| 4 | Isolation and characterization of Lactic acid bacteria and their role in inhibiting pathogens of urinary tract infections Pragati S. Abhyankar, Pooja Jamdar, Aishwarya Pradhan | Journal of Emerging Technologies and innovative Research (JETIR} 2021JETIR August r 2021, Volume 8, Issue 8 | ISSN 2349-5162 | |
| 5 | Improving the Gut Microbiota with Probiotics and Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Yogita M. Patill, Rajashree B. Patwardhanand Pragati S. Abhyankar | Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology September 2021 | Print ISSN: 0973-7510; E-ISSN: 2581-690X | |
| 6 | Application of Antifungal Products from Lactic Acid Bacteria for Post-harvest Disease Management in Vegetables and Fruits P. S. Abhyankarl, B. P. Kapadnis2 | International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods (IJARESM) Volume 9, Issue 10, October-2021 | ISSN: 2455-6211 ISSN 0257-8050 | Peer reviewed |
| 7 | Assessment of microbial pollution in drinking water in and around Pune city, Maharashtra, India Patwardhan R. B., Abhyankar P. S. and Ambade S. V | Pollution Research Vol39 (4): 1242-1250 December 2020 | ISSN 0257-8050 | Peer reviewed UGC Care list2 |
| 8 | Water pollution analysis of mutha river across pune city using bod as primary parameter P. S. Abhyankar, S.V. Ambade and R.B. Patwardhan | Pollution Research 39 (: S70-S74) November 2020 | ISSN 0257-8050 | Peer reviewed UGC Care list2 |
| 9 | Covid 19: A Biological Disaster for India Patwardhan Rajashree B., Abhyankar Pragati S., Gore Suneeti and Kalekar Saylee V | Disaster advances Vol. 13 (10) October (2020) | ISSN 2249-9598, | Peer reviewed UGC Care list2 |
| 10 | Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria isolated from Fermented Foods and Plant Sources P.S.Abhyankar, Parineeta Maske, Divyani Shrirame | Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Volume-11, Issue-03, May-June 2021 | ISSN NO. 0447-9483 | Peer reviewed |
| 11 | Antifungal Activity of Plant Isolate of Lactic Acid Bacteria against Fusarium Sp. Pragati S. Abhyankar, Balu P. Kapadnis | Journal of Scientific Research, BHU Volume65, Issue5, July 2021 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List | |
| 12 | Studies on Antifungal compounds produced by a plant isolate of Lactic acid Bacteria Leuconostoc mesenteroides Pragati S. Abhyankar, Balu P. Kapadnis | Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences Volume11(12)2022 | ISSN2277-1808 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 |
| 13 | Studies on Lowering of Cholesterol using an isolate of Lactic Acid Bacteria Sanika Pawar, Pragati Abhyankar, Shivani Kusekar, Sonia Ambade | Journal for Basic Sciences, Vol23(1)2023 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 | |
| 14 | Combination of amoxicillin and activated charcoal against diarrhoea causing bacteria Sonia Ambade, Sharayu Garud, Dnyanada Burse, Pragati Abhyankar | Journal for Basic Sciences, Vol 23(3)2023 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 | |
| 15 | Effect of Covid19 lockdown on water quality of Mutha River ,Pune city Ambade Sonia.Abhyankar Pragati, Dipak Patil | Journal for Basic Sciences, Vol23(11)2023 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 | |
| 16 | Comparative study of probiotic green and red cabbage juice- a nutraceutical approach Mukund ambavade, Vaishnavi Shitole, Srushti B. Tathawadkar, Pragati S. Abhyankar | Journal of Postharvest Technology, 2024,12(1):21-30 | e-ISSN 2348-4330 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 |
| 17 | Mycoremediation of Acetaminophen bythe fungi of Dothideomycetes sp Isolate Meghmala Waghmode, Pragati Abhyankarand Neha Patil | Current Scientia 27(1)2024 28-39 | Peer Reviewed UGC Care List 2 |
Books and Book Chapters
| Sr. No. | Authors | Title | Year | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.B. Patwardhan P.S. Abhyankar, S.S. Gore, S. Kalekar, S. Umrani | ""Biofungicidal Properties of Rhizobacteria for Plant Growth Promotion and Plant Disease Resistance. Title of book: Anti-fungal Metabolites of PGPR Page no: 103-133https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04805-0 6 | 2021 | International Springer | |
| 2 | Yogini Kanade Rajashree Patwardhan Pragati Abhyankar | Properties of Violacein: A Promising Natural Pharmaceutical Secondary Metabolite from Marine Environment with Emphasis on its Anticancer activity In a Book: Marine Bioactive Molecules for Biomedical and Pharmacotherapeutic Applications, 2023 Pages 197-230 ISBN: 978-981-99-6769-8 | 2024 | International Springer | |
| 3 | Abhyankar Pragati Sunil, Patwardhan Rajashree Bhalchandra | First year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper I, Sem I, Introduction to Microbial World | 2019 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 938940695-L |
| 4 | Patwardhan Rajashree Bhalchandra, Abhyankar Pragati Sunil | First year B. Sc. Microbiology Paper II, Semester I, Basic techniques in microbiology | 2019 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 938940696-X |
| 5 | Patwardhan Rajashree B, Abhyankar Pragati S | First Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper I Sem II, Bacterial Cell and Biochemistry | 2019 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-89686-92-0 |
| 6 | Abhyankar Pragati S, Patwardhan Rajashree B | First Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper II Sem II, Microbial Cultivation and Growth | 2019 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-89686-93-7 |
| 7 | Patwardhan Rajashree B, Abhyankar Pragati S | Second Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper I Sem III, Medical Microbiology and Immunology | 2020 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-90437-12-2 |
| 8 | Abhyankar Pragati S, Patwardhan Rajashree B | Second Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper II Sem III, Bacterial Physiology and Fermentation technology | 2020 | Nirali Prakashan | 978-93-90437-13-9 |
| 9 | Patwardhan Rajashree B, Abhyankar Pragati S | Second Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper I Sem IV, Bacterial Genetics, | 2020 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-90596-05-8 |
| 10 | Abhyankar Pragati S, Patwardhan Rajashree B | Second Year B.Sc. Microbiology Paper II Sem IV, Air, Water and Soil Microbiology | 2020 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-90596-75-1 |
| 11 | Gauri Devasthali, Sonia Ambade, Patwardhan Rajashree, Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper I Medical Microbiology | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-5451-4142-4 |
| 12 | Patwardhan Rajashree and Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper II | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan | 978-93-5451-429-6 |
| 13 | Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree, | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper III | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra ,India | 978-93-5451-142-4 |
| 14 | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Mangesh Deshpande, Sunita Sakure, Patwardhan Rajashree, Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper IV Genetics | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-150-9 |
| 15 | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Suneeti Gore, Sayali Kalekar, Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper V | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-158-5 |
| 16 | Vaishali Prabhune, Neelima Kulkarni, Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper VI | 2021 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-166-0 |
| 17 | Gauri Devasthali, Sonia Ambade, Patwardhan Rajashree, Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper I Medical Microbiology II | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-674-0 |
| 18 | Patwardhan Rajashree and Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper II Immunology II | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra , India | 978-93-5451-675-7 |
| 19 | Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree, | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper III Metabolism | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-676-4 |
| 20 | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Mangesh Deshpande, Sunita Sakure, Patwardhan Rajashree, Abhyankar Pragati | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper IV Molecular Biology | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra, India | 978-93-5451-677-1 |
| 21 | Suneeti Gore, Sayali Kalekar, Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper V Fermentation Technology II | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra , India | 978-93-5451-682-5 |
| 22 | Vaishali Prabhune, Neelima Kulkarni, Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree | Third Year B.Sc. Microbiology, Paper VI Food Microbiology | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-683-2 |
| 23 | Sonia Ambade, Rajashree Patwardhan, Pragati Abhyankar | Second Year B. Sc. Practicals Sem III and IV MB 233 and MB 243 | 2022 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-180-6 |
| 24 | Abhyankar Pragati S and Patwardhan Rajashree | Third Year B. Sc. Practicals Sem V MB 357 MB 358 and MB 359 | 2023 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-93-5451-885-2 |
| 25 | Rajashree Patwardhan, Pragati Abhyankar | Third Year B. Sc. Practicals Sem VI MB 367 MB 368 and MB 369 | 2023 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-81-19115-711 |
| 26 | A Reference Book on Life Sciences (UGC CSIR NET/SET/SLET) Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 | 2024 | Nirali Prakashan Pune, Maharashtra India | 978-81-19117-04-8 |
