Department of Botany

Dr. Arundhati Pal Designation Assistant Professor Qualification M. Sc., Ph. D. Contact 033-2662-2322 (Work) 033-2404-7481 (Home) +91 – 9830118047 (M) E-mail id arundhuti@seramporecollege.ac.in arundhatipalcu@gmail.com

Area of Specialisation :

Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology

Research Interest :

Diversity, metabolic physiology and metal resistance profile of serpentine microbiota from ultramafic ecosystem of Andaman, India. Bioremediation studies using nickel-resistant rhizobacteria underneath Ni-hyperaccumulating plants. Chromium reduction by whole cells, immobilized cells and cell-free extract of Cr-resistant bacteria from serpentine outcrops.

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by rhizobacterial strains underneath Ni-hyperaccumulators. Microbial endophytes from medicinal plants: exploitation for bioactive compounds

Selected Publications :

1. Pal Arundhati and Paul, A. K. (2008) Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: Central elements in heavy metal bioremediation. Indian Journal of Microbiology 48: 49-64.
2. Pal, Arundhati, Wauters, G., and Paul, A. K. (2007) Nickel tolerance and accumulation by bacteria from rhizosphere of nickel hyperaccumulators from serpentine soil of Andaman, India. Plant and Soil 293: 37-48.
3. Pal, Arundhati, Ghosh, S. and Paul, A. K. (2006) Biosorption of cobalt by fungi from serpentine soil of Andaman. Bioresource Technology 97: 1253-1258.
4. Pal, Arundhati, Dutta S., Mukherjee, P. K. and Paul, A. K. (2005) Occurrence of heavy metal-resistance in microflora from serpentine soil of Andaman. Journal of Basic Microbiology 45: 207-218.
5. Pal, Arundhati, Dutta, S. and Paul, A. K. (2005) Reduction of hexavalent chromium by cell-free extract of Bacillus sphaericus AND 303 isolated from serpentine soil. Current Microbiology, 51: 327-330