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  1. S. L. Dwivedi, R. R. Vetukuri, B. G. Kelbessa, P. Gepts, P. Heslop-Harrison, A. S. F. Araujo, S. Sharma, R. Ortiz* (2025) Exploitation of rhizosphere microbiome biodiversity in plant breeding. Trends in Plant Science, In Press. DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2025.04.004

  2. R. Tyagi, Y. Oza, A. Sarkar, Y. S. Shivay, A. Sharma*, S. Sharma* (2025) Mapping the pathobiome and rhizosphere microbiome in Cajanus cajan-Fusarium interaction across agroclimatic zones and crop varieties. Plant and Soil, In Press. DOI:10.1007/s11104-025-07208-w

  3. S. Dixit, S. Rai, D. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2024) Biofilm formation on different fabrics in the presence of sweat. Indian Journal of Microbiology, In Press. DOI:10.1007/s12088-024-01409-0

  4. S. Dubey, A. Bhattacharjee, Y. Oza, S. S. Saxena, S. Pradhan, A. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2025) Harnessing SynComs for rhizosphere engineering to alleviate salt stress in Vigna radiata: From lab experiments to the field. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 229:110304. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110304

  5. S. Srivastava, A. Bhattacharjee, V. C. Agre, S. Sharma* (2025) Amendment of microbial metabolites to develop next-generation formulations for enhancing plant growth and resilience. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(4):e70371. DOI:10.1111/ppl.70371

  6. A. Dutta*, S. Sharma, M. Datta (2025) Unfolding the potential of next generation hyperspectral satellites for pollution monitoring at municipal solid waste landfill site: A conceptual framework for multi-platform dashboard approach. Environmental Development, 55:101222. DOI:10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101222

  7. K. Chawla, P. Piveteau*, S. Sharma* (2025) Klebsiella pneumoniae: A connecting link in the One Health concept. Pathogens and Global Health, 119(5-6):184-197. DOI:10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101222

  8. S. Sharma* (2025) Crafting friendly microbiomes as plant bodyguards against pests. Trends in Plant Science, 30(5):442-444. DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2024.10.001​

  9. P. Chaudhary, A. Bhattacharjee, Y. S. Shivay, R. C. Dalal, S. Sharma* (2025) Farming practices affect soil's suppressiveness towards phytopathogens. Applied Soil Ecology, 209:106012. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106012

  10. S. Sharma*, A. S. F. Araujo* (2025) Microbial crosstalk: Decoding interactions to generate efficient SynComs. Trends in Plant Science, 30(5):445-447. DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.006

  11. ​A. Dutta, B. Lall, S. Sharma* (2025) Potential of satellite hyperspectral imaging technology in soil health analysis: A step towards environmental sustainability. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(3):314. DOI:10.1007/s10661-025-13728-w

  12. Priyanka, A. Bhattacharjee, Y. S. Shivay, S. Sharma* (2025) Tracking a three-membered bacterial consortium in the rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan, and its impact in enhancing plant and soil health. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25(1):1336-1347. DOI:10.1007/s42729-024-02204-y

  13. S. Pradhan, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2025) Ameliorating salt stress in tomato by a top-down approach of acclimatizing the rhizosphere microbiome. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(1):e70071. DOI:10.1111/ppl.70071

  14. S. Mondal, M. Karande, S. Srivastava, A. Sharma, S. Sharma*, A. Ghosh* (2025) Unravelling the microbiome perspective to variations in tea metabolome. Industrial Crops and Products, 223:120129. DOI:10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120129

  15. A. S. F. Araujo*, S. Sharma, J. P. Pinheiro, A. C. de Almeida Lopes (2024) Beyond plant genetics: Microbiome enhancing heterosis in plants. Trends in Plant Science, In Press. DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2024.07.015

  16. P. Chaudhary, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Khatri, R. C. Dalal, P. M. Kopittke, S. Sharma* (2024) Delineating the soil physicochemical and microbiological factors conferring disease-suppression in organic farms. Microbiological Research, 289:127880. DOI:10.1016/j.micres.2024.127880

  17. T. R. Northen*, M. Kleiner, M. Torres, Á. T. Kovács, M. H. Nicolaisen, D. M. Krzyżanowska, S. Sharma, G. Lund, L. Jelsbak, O. Baars, N. L. Kindtler, K. Wippel, C. Dinesen, J. A. Ferrarezi, M. Marian, A. Pioppi, X. Xu, T. G. Andersen, N. Geldner, P. Schulze-Lefert, J. A. Vorholt, R. Garrido-Oter* (2024) Community standards and future opportunities for synthetic communities in plant–microbiota research. Nature Microbiology, 9(11):2774-2784. DOI:10.1038/s41564-024-01833-4

  18. Priyanka, S. Kumar, S. Sharma* (2024) Development of bacterial bioformulations using response surface methodology. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 135(11):lxae263. DOI:10.1093/jambio/lxae263

  19. S. Khatri, P. Sazinas, M. L. Strube, L. Ding, S. Dubey, Y. S. Shivay, S. Sharma*, L. Jelsbak* (2024) Pseudomonas is a key player in conferring disease suppressiveness in organic farming. Plant and Soil, 503:85-104. DOI:10.1007/s11104-023-05927-6

  20. R. Devrani, P. Vangla*, S. Sharma* (2024) Exploring the potential of native urease-producing bacteria of hilly terrain for soil strength enhancement. Geomicrobiology Journal, 41(8):818-829. DOI:10.1080/01490451.2024.2388823

  21. S. Dixit, S. Varshney, D. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2024) Factors affecting biofilm formation by bacteria on fabrics. International Microbiology, 27(4):1111-1123. DOI:10.1007/s10123-023-00460-z

  22. A. Dutta, R. Tyagi, S. Sharma*, M. Datta (2024) Hyperspectral reflectance assessment for preliminary identification of degraded soil zones in industrial sites, India. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 90(8):503-509. DOI:10.14358/PERS.24-00005R2

  23. S. Srivastava, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2024) Bacterial exopolysaccharide amendment improves the shelf life and functional efficacy of bioinoculant under salinity stress. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 135(7). DOI:10.1093/jambio/lxae166

  24. A. S. F. Araujo*, A. P. de Araujo Pereira, D. P. da Costa, E. V. de Medeiros, F. F. Araujo, S. Sharma, L. W. Mendes (2024) Enhancing plant resilience to pathogens through strategic breeding: Harnessing beneficial bacteria from the rhizosphere for progeny protection. Rhizosphere, 30:100890. DOI:10.1016/j.rhisph.2024.100890

  25. V. L. Shrivas, A. K. Choudhary, P. Hariprasad, S. Sharma* (2024) Transmission of antibiotic resistance through organic amendments in arable land: A 3-year field study with pigeonpea–wheat cropping system. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 471:134378. DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134378

  26. A. Dutta, R. Tyagi, A. Chattopadhyay, D. Chatterjee, A. Sarkar, B. Lall, S. Sharma* (2024) Early detection of wilt in Cajanus cajan using satellite hyperspectral images: Development and validation of disease-specific spectral index with integrated methodology. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 219:108784. DOI:10.1016/j.compag.2024.108784

  27. V. L. Shrivas, A. K. Choudhary, S. Shidture, A. Rambia, P. Hariprasad, A. Sharma*, S. Sharma* (2024) Organic amendments modulate the crop yield and rhizospheric bacterial community diversity: A 3-year field study with Cajanus cajan. International Microbiology, 27(2):477-490. DOI:10.1007/s10123-023-00396-4

  28. S. Khatri, A. Bhattacharjee, Y. S. Shivay, S. Sharma* (2024) Transplantation of soil from organic field confers disease suppressive ability to conducive soil. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 40(4):112. DOI:10.1007/s11274-024-03895-2

  29. V. L. Shrivas, A. K. Choudhary, A. Dass, P. Hariprasad, S. Sharma* (2024) Impact of different farming practices on soil nutrients and functional bacterial guilds in pigeonpea-wheat crop rotation. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 24(1):684-699. DOI:10.1007/s42729-023-01575-y

  30. S. Srivastava, R. Tyagi, S. Sharma* (2024) Seed biopriming as a promising approach for stress tolerance and enhancement of crop productivity: A review. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 104(3):1244-1257. DOI:10.1002/jsfa.13048

  31. A. Sharma*, B. Gupta, A. Ghosh, S. Sharma, A. J. Rodriguez-Morales, A. Zumla, Z. A. Memish (2024) Raising awareness and mitigating risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance during the upcoming 2024 Gangasagar religious mass gathering. New Microbes and New Infections, 56:101213. DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101213

  32. S. Dubey, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Pradhan, A. Kumar, S. Sharma* (2023) Composition of fungal communities upon multiple passaging of rhizosphere microbiome for salinity stress mitigation in Vigna radiata. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 99(11):fiad132. DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiad132

  33. A. Dutta, P. Chaudhary, S. Sharma, B. Lall* (2023) Satellite hyperspectral imaging technology as a potential rapid pollution assessment tool for urban landfill sites: Case study of Ghazipur and Okhla landfill sites in Delhi, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30:116742-116750. DOI:10.1007/s11356-022-22421-1

  34. A. Bhattacharjee, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2023) "Next-generation bioformulations" for plant growth promotion and stress mitigation: A promising approach for sustainable agriculture. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 42(10):6741-6759. DOI:10.1007/s00344-023-10996-z

  35. S. Khatri, P. Chaudhary, Y. S. Shivay, S. Sharma* (2023) Role of fungi in imparting general disease suppressiveness in soil from organic field. Microbial Ecology, 82(3):2047-2059. DOI:10.1007/s00248-023-02211-z

  36. S. Mishra*, S. Sharma* (2023) Temporal dynamics of endophytic bacterial and fungal communities during spike development in Piper longum L. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 29(8):1117-1134. DOI:10.1007/s12298-023-01352-2

  37. S. Dixit, S. Varshney, D. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2023) Textiles as fomites in the healthcare system. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107(12):3887-3897. DOI:10.1007/s00253-023-12569-2

  38. G. Anand, V. L. Shrivas, S. Dubey, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Sharma* (2023) Stress-buster Enterobacter sp. alleviates salinity stress in Cajanus cajan together with impacting its rhizospheric microbiome. South African Journal of Botany, 156:202-212. DOI:10.1016/j.sajb.2023.02.040

  39. S. Srivastava, S. Sharma* (2023) Insight into exopolysaccharide-mediated stress tolerance in plants: A feasible approach towards the development of next-generation bioformulations. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23(1):22-33. DOI:10.1007/s42729-022-00958-x

  40. V. L. Shrivas, A. K. Choudhary, P. Hariprasad, S. Sharma* (2023) Nutrient concentrations affect the antimicrobial resistance profiles of cattle manures. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(10):25141-25147. DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-16700-6

  41. S. Khatri, S. Dubey, Y. S. Shivay, L. Jelsbak*, S. Sharma* (2023) Organic farming induces changes in bacterial community and disease suppressiveness against fungal phytopathogens. Applied Soil Ecology, 181:104658. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104658

  42. S. Pradhan, R. Tyagi, S. Sharma* (2022) Combating biotic stresses in plants by synthetic microbial communities: Principles, applications and challenges. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 133(5):2742-2759. DOI:10.1111/jam.15799

  43. Priyanka, A. Bhattacharjee, P. Srivastava, S. Sharma* (2022) Employing mutants to study the role of a three-membered bacterial consortium in growth promotion of Cajanus cajan. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 202:106589. DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106589

  44. Priyanka, S. Srivastava, S. Sharma* (2022) Metabolomic insight into the synergistic mechanism of action of a bacterial consortium in plant growth promotion. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 134(5):399-406. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.07.013

  45. U. Singh, A. K. Choudhary, Varatharajan T., S. Sharma* (2022) Agricultural management practices affect the abundance of markers of phosphorus cycle in soil: Case study with pigeonpea and soybean. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 22(3):3012-3020. DOI:10.1007/s42729-022-00863-3

  46. U. Singh, P. Roy, S. Sharma* (2022) Bacterial inoculants as effective agents in minimising the non-target impact of azadirachtin pesticide and promoting plant growth of Vigna radiata. Archives of Microbiology, 204(9):555. DOI:10.1007/s00203-022-03162-8

  47. S. Varshney, S. Sharma, D. Gupta* (2022) Surveillance of bacterial load and multi-drug resistant bacteria on bedsheets in a primary health care unit. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 32(9):2040-2051. DOI:10.1080/09603123.2021.1935780
    Cov    erage in Current Science (July 2021), 121:187

  48. S. Dubey, A. Anand, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Khatri, F. L'Haridon, L. Weisskopf*, S. Sharma* (2022) Understanding the mechanism of stress-acclimatized rhizospheric microbiome towards salinity stress mitigation in Vigna radiata: A focus on the emission of volatiles. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 201:104988. DOI:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2022.104988

  49. R. Tyagi, S. Pradhan, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2022) Management of abiotic stresses by microbiome-based engineering of the rhizosphere. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 133(2):254-272. DOI:10.1111/jam.15552

  50. S. Dubey, S. Khatri, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Sharma* (2022) Multiple passaging of rhizospheric microbiome enables mitigation of salinity stress in Vigna radiata. Plant Growth Regulation, 97(3):537-549. DOI:10.1007/s10725-022-00820-1

  51. R. Sharma, L. Gal, D. Garmyn, D. Bru, S. Sharma, P. Piveteau* (2022) Plant growth promoting bacterial consortium induces shifts in indigenous soil bacterial communities and controls Listeria monocytogenes in rhizospheres of Cajanus cajan and Festuca arundinacea. Microbial Ecology, 84(1):106-121. DOI:10.1007/s00248-021-01837-1

  52. D. Mallick, S. Sharma, D. Gupta* (2022). Transfer of bacteria between fabric and surrogate skin. American Journal of Infection Control, 50(7):758-763. DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2021.10.040

  53. S. Varshney, S. Kajale, S. Khatri, D. Gupta, A. Sharma*, S. Sharma* (2022) Temporal variation in bacterial community profile on patients' bedsheets in a primary healthcare unit. Archives of Microbiology, 204(6):308. DOI:10.1007/s00203-022-02921-x

  54. U. Singh, A. K. Choudhary, S. Sharma* (2022) A 3-year field study reveals that agri-management practices drive the dynamics of dominant bacterial taxa in the rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan. Symbiosis, 86(2):215-227. DOI:10.1007/s13199-022-00834-3

  55. S. Mishra*, Priyanka, S. Sharma* (2022) Metabolomic insights into endophyte-derived bioactive compounds. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:835931. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.835931

  56. S. Goel, S. Dubey, S. Sharma, J. Jacob* (2022) Biodegradable and pH-responsive piperazine-based aliphatic polyesters with tunable hydrophilicity. European Polymer Journal, 162:110919. DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110919

  57. A. Bhattacharjee, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2022) Storage of soil microbiome for application in sustainable agriculture: Prospects and challenges. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(3):3171-3183. DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-17164-4

  58. M. Jangir, S. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2021) Development of next-generation formulation against Fusarium oxysporum and unraveling bioactive antifungal metabolites of biocontrol agents. Scientific Reports, 11(1):22895. DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-02284-1

  59. S. Tewari, S. Sharma* (2021) An improved high-throughput method for assessing the impact of bioformulation on plant parameters: Case study with pigeonpea seeds. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 115:101657. DOI:10.1016/j.pmpp.2021.101657

  60. S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2021) Rhizospheric engineering by plant-mediated indirect selection of microbiome for agricultural sustainability. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 40(5):379-397. DOI:10.1080/07352689.2021.1959137

  61. G. Anand, A. Bhattacharjee, V. L. Shrivas, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2021) ACC deaminase positive Enterobacter-mediated mitigation of salinity stress, and plant growth promotion of Cajanus cajan: A lab to field study. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 27(7):1547-1557. DOI:10.1007/s12298-021-01031-0

  62. S. Khatri, S. Sharma* (2021) How does organic farming shape the soil- and plant-associated microbiota? Symbiosis, 84(3):391-398. DOI:10.1007/s13199-021-00767-3

  63. U. Singh, A. K. Choudhary, S. Sharma* (2021) Agricultural practices modulate the bacterial communities, and nitrogen cycling bacterial guild in rhizosphere: Field experiment with soybean. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 101(7):2687-2695. DOI:10.1002/jsfa.10893

  64. S. Mishra*, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Sharma* (2021) An ecological insight into the multifaceted world of plant-endophyte association. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 40(2):127-146. DOI:10.1080/07352689.2021.1901044

  65. R. Sharma, V. L. Shrivas, S. Sharma* (2021) Effect of substitution of chemical fertilizer by bioinoculants on plant performance and rhizospheric bacterial community: Case study with Cajanus cajan. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52(1):373-386. DOI:10.1007/s42770-020-00418-7

  66. S. Varshney, A. Sain, D. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2021) Factors affecting bacterial adhesion on selected textile fibres. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 61(1):31-37. DOI:10.1007/s12088-020-00903-5
    Coverage in Current Science (October 2020), 119:1071

  67. G. Anand, V. Goel, S. Dubey, S. Sharma* (2021) Tailoring the rhizospheric microbiome of Vigna radiata by adaptation to salt stress. Plant Growth Regulation, 93(1):79-88. DOI:10.1007/s10725-020-00667-4

  68. M. Jangir, S. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2020) Synergistic effect of oilseed cake and biocontrol agent in the suppression of Fusarium wilt in Solanum lycopersicum. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 51(4):1929-1939. DOI:10.1007/s42770-020-00344-8

  69. S. Tewari, S. Sharma* (2020) Rhizobial-metabolite based biocontrol of fusarium wilt in pigeon pea. Microbial Pathogenesis, 147:104278. DOI:10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104278

  70. U. Singh, A. K. Choudhary, S. Sharma* (2020) Comparative performance of conservation agriculture vis-a-vis organic and conventional farming, in enhancing plant attributes and rhizospheric bacterial diversity in Cajanus cajan: A field study. European Journal of Soil Biology, 99:103197. DOI:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2020.103197

  71. S. Khatri, P. Sazinas, Y. S. Shivay, S. Sharma*, L. Jelsbak* (2020) Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas sp. strain SK, isolated from organic wheat rhizosphere. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(26):e00510-20. DOI:10.1128/mra.00510-20

  72. N. Yadav, S. Sharma* (2020) Pollution shapes the bacterial community of a river: A case study. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17(4):2003-2016. DOI:10.1007/s13762-019-02474-5

  73. S. Tewari, S. Sharma* (2020) Rhizobial exopolysaccharides as supplement for enhancing nodulation and growth attributes of Cajanus cajan under multi-stress conditions: A study from lab to field. Soil and Tillage Research, 198:104545. DOI:10.1016/j.still.2019.104545

  74. R. Sharma, V. Pooniya, V. S. Bisaria, K. Swarnalakshmi, S. Sharma* (2020) Bioinoculants play a significant role in shaping the rhizospheric microbial community: A field study with Cajanus cajan. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 36(3):44. DOI:10.1007/s11274-020-02818-1

  75. R. Sharma, L. Gal, D. Garmyn, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma*, P. Piveteau* (2020) Evidence of biocontrol activity of bioinoculants against a human pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:350. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00350

  76. S. Tewari, V. Pooniya, S. Sharma* (2020) Next generation bioformulation prepared by amalgamating Bradyrhizobium, cell free culture supernatant, and exopolysaccharides enhances the indigenous rhizospheric rhizobial population, nodulation, and productivity of pigeon pea. Applied Soil Ecology, 147:103363. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103363
    Coverage in Current Science (March 2020), 118:695

  77. S. Varshney, P. Pandey, D. Gupta*, S. Sharma (2020) Role of fabric properties, moisture and friction in transfer of bacteria from fabric to fabric. Textile Reseach Journal, 90(3-4):478-485. DOI:10.1177/0040517519866956

  78. G. Anand, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma* (2020) Impact of abiotic stressors on native rhizospheric bacterial community of Cajanus cajan. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 60(1):4-13. DOI:10.1002/jobm.201900378

  79. S. Varshney, A. Sain, G. Anand, D. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2019) A robust method for nucleic acid extraction from fabrics to study bacterial diversity. Journal of Biosciences, 44(5):123. DOI:10.1007/s12038-019-9935-x

  80. M. Jangir, R. Pathak, A. Sharma, S. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2019) Volatiles as strong markers for antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Indian Phytopathology, 72(4):681-687. DOI:10.1007/s42360-018-0073-4

  81. M. Jangir, S. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2019) Target and non-target effects of dual inoculation of biocontrol agents against Fusarium wilt in Solanum lycopersicum. Biological Control, 138:104069. DOI:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104069

  82. S. Varshney, S. Sharma, D. Gupta* (2019) Factors affecting bacterial load on nurses' white coats. Journal of Hospital Infection, 102(4):470-471. DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2019.02.014

  83. M. Jangir, R. Pathak, S. Sharma*, S. Sharma (2018) Biocontrol mechanisms of Bacillus sp., isolated from tomato rhizosphere, against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Biological Control, 123:60-70. DOI:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.04.018

  84. R. Sharma, M. G. Dastidar, S. Sharma* (2017) Biosorption of azo dyes by Aspergillus tamarii. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 16(4):578-585.

  85. V. A. Walvekar, S. Bajaj, D. K. Singh, S. Sharma* (2017) Ecotoxicological assessment of pesticides and their combination on rhizospheric microbial community structure and function of Vigna radiata. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(20):17175-17186. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-9284-y

  86. K. Kundu, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2017) Influence of process parameters on anaerobic digestion microbiome in bioenergy production: Towards an improved understanding. Bioenergy Research, 10(1):288-303. DOI:10.1007/s12155-016-9789-0

  87. ​R. Sharma, J. S. Paliwal, P. Chopra, D. Dogra, V. Pooniya, V. S. Bisaria, K. Swarnalakshmi, S. Sharma* (2017) Survival, efficacy and rhizospheric effects of bacterial inoculants on Cajanus cajan. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 240:244-252. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2017.02.018

  88. ​R. Gupta, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma* (2016) Response of rhizospheric bacterial communities of Cajanus cajan to application of bioinoculants and chemical fertilizers: A comparative study. European Journal of Soil Biology, 75:107-114. DOI:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.02.008​​

  89. S. Singh, R. Gupta, M. Kumari, S. Sharma* (2015) Nontarget effects of chemical pesticides and biological pesticide on rhizospheric microbial community structure and function in Vigna radiata. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(15):11290-11300. DOI:10.1007/s11356-015-4341-x

  90. R. Gupta, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma* (2015) Effect of agricultural amendments on Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) and its rhizospheric microbial communities – A comparison between chemical fertilizers and bioinoculants. PLoS ONE, 10(7):e0132770. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0132770

  91. S. Singh, R. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2015) Effects of chemical and biological pesticides on plant growth parameters and rhizospheric bacterial community structure in Vigna radiata. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 291:102-110. DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.053

  92. R. Sharma, S. Sharma* (2015) Biosorption of alizarin by Burkholderia sp. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 4(2):112-122.

  93. S. Tipre, P. K. Pindi, Sharma, S. Sharma* (2015) Biotechnological potential of a Halobacterium of family Bacillaceae. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 14(1):65-71.

  94. K. Kundu, I. Bergmann, M. Klocke, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2014) Impact of abrupt temperature increase on the performance of an anaerobic hybrid bioreactor and its intrinsic microbial community. Bioresource Technology, 168:72-79. DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.093

  95. S. Gupta, R. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2014) Impact of pesticides on plant growth promotion of Vigna radiata and non-target microbes: comparison between chemical- and bio-pesticides. Ecotoxicology, 23(6):1015-1021. DOI:10.1007/s10646-014-1245-3

  96. R. Gupta, N. Mathimaran, A. Wiemken, T. Boller, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma* (2014) Non-target effects of bioinoculants on rhizospheric microbial communities of Cajanus cajan. Applied Soil Ecology, 76:26-33. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.12.001

  97. S. Dhamaniya, H. S. Jaggi, M. Nimiya, S. Sharma, B. K. Satapathy, J. Jacob* (2014) Synthesis, characterization and biodegradation studies of chain-coupled polyesters based on tartaric acid. Polymer International, 63(4):680-688. DOI:10.1002/pi.4569

  98. K. Kundu, I. Bergmann, M. Klocke, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2014) Influence of hydrodynamic shear on performance and microbial community structure of a hybrid anaerobic reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89(3):462-470. DOI:10.1002/jctb.4194

  99. R. Gupta, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma* (2013) Bioinoculants: More than just plant growth promoting agents. Endocytobiosis and Cell Research, 24:8-11.

  100. K. Kundu, I. Bergmann, S. Hahnke, M. Klocke, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2013) Carbon source — A strong determinant of microbial community structure and performance of an anaerobic reactor. Journal of Biotechnology, 168(4):616-624. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.08.023

  101. S. Gupta, R. Gupta, S. Sharma* (2013) Impact of chemical- and bio-pesticides on bacterial diversity in rhizosphere of Vigna radiata. Ecotoxicology, 22(10):1479-1489. DOI:10.1007/s10646-013-1134-1

  102. N. Patra*, A. K. Srivastava, S. Sharma (2013) Study of various factors for enhancement of artemisinin in Artemisia annua hairy roots. International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, 4(3):157-160. DOI:10.7763/IJCEA.2013.V4.284

  103. K. Kundu, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2013) Changes in microbial communities in a hybrid anaerobic reactor with organic loading rate and temperature. Bioresource Technology, 129:538-547. DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.118

  104. G. Dugar, B. Gopinath, B. Arun, S. Sharma* (2013) Plant growth promoting abilities of phosphate solubilizers from the rhizosphere of Parthenium hysterophorus. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 7(2):147-151. DOI:10.5897/AJMR12.1308​

  105. S. Sharma, R. Mehta, R. Gupta, M. Schloter* (2012) Improved protocol for the extraction of bacterial mRNA from soils. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91(1):62-64. DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2012.07.016

  106. B. Arun, B. Gopinath, S. Sharma* (2012) Plant growth promoting potential of bacteria isolated on N free media from rhizosphere of Cassia occidentalis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28(9):2849-2857. DOI:10.1007/s11274-012-1095-1

  107. R. Gupta*, D. Bru, V. S. Bisaria, L. Philippot, S. Sharma (2012) Responses of Cajanus cajan and rhizospheric N-cycling communities to bioinoculants. Plant and Soil, 358(1-2):143-154. DOI:10.1007/s11104-012-1293-5

  108. K. Kundu, S. Sharma*, T. R. Sreekrishnan (2012) Effect of operating temperatures on the microbial community profiles in a high cell density hybrid anaerobic bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 118:502-511. DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.047

  109. A. Kotzerke*, M. Fulle, S. Sharma, K. Kleineidam, G. Welzl, M. Lamshöft, M. Schloter, B.-M. Wilkeundu (2011) Alterations in total microbial activity and nitrification rates in soil due to amoxicillin-spiked pig manure. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174(1):56-64. DOI:10.1002/jpln.200900210

  110. K. Kleineidam*#, S. Sharma#, A. Kotzerke, H. Heuer, S. Thiele-Bruhn, K. Smalla, B.-M. Wilke, M. Schloter (2010) Effect of sulfadiazine on abundance and diversity of denitrifying bacteria by determining nirK and nirS genes in two arable soils. Microbial Ecology, 60(4):703-707. DOI:10.1007/s00248-010-9691-9
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  111. K. Schauss, A. Focks, S. Leininger, A. Kotzerke, H. Heuer, S. Thiele-Bruhn, S. Sharma, B.-M. Wilke, M. Matthies, K. Smalla, J. C. Munch, W. Amelung, M. Kaupenjohann, M. Schloter*, C. Schleper* (2009) Dynamics and functional relevance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in two agricultural soils. Environmental Microbiology, 11(2):446-456. DOI:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01783.x

  112. A. Kotzerke*, S. Sharma, K. Schauss, H. Heuer, S. Thiele-Bruhn, K. Smalla, B.-M. Wilke, M. Schloter (2008) Alterations in soil microbial activity and N-transformation processes due to sulfadiazine loads in pig-manure. Environmental Pollution, 153(2):315-322. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.020

  113. M. K. Aneja, S. Sharma*, F. Fleischmann, S. Stich, W. Heller, G. Bahnweg, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2007) Influence of ozone on litter quality and its subsequent effects on the initial structure of colonizing microbial communities. Microbial Ecology, 54(1):151-160. DOI:10.1007/s00248-006-9183-0

  114. S. Sharma, V. Radl, B. Hai, K. Kloos, M. Mrkonjic Fuka, M. Engel, K. Schauss, M. Schloter* (2007) Quantification of functional genes from procaryotes in soil by PCR. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 68(3):445-452. DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2006.10.001

  115. J. Demanou, S. Sharma, U. Dörfler, R. Schroll, K. Pritsch, T. Njine, U. Bausenwein, A. Monkiedje, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter* (2006) Structural and functional diversity of soil microbial communities as a result of combined applications of copper and mefenoxam. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38(8):2381-2389. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.03.007

  116. M. K. Aneja, S. Sharma*, F. Fleischmann, S. Stich, W. Heller, G. Bahnweg, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2006) Microbial colonization of beech and spruce litter — Influence of decomposition site and plant litter species on the diversity of microbial community. Microbial Ecology, 52(1):127-135. DOI:10.1007/s00248-006-9006-3

  117. J. Demanou, S. Sharma*, A. Weber, B.-M. Wilke, T. Njine, A. Monkiedje, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2006) Shifts in microbial community functions and nitrifying communities as a result of combined application of copper and mefenoxam. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 260(1):55-62. DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00299.x

  118. S. Sharma*, Z. Szele, R. Schilling, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2006) Influence of freeze-thaw stress on the structure and function of microbial communities and denitrifying populations in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(3):2148-2154. DOI:10.1128/AEM.72.3.2148-2154.2006

  119. S. Sharma*, M. K. Aneja, J. Mayer, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2005) Characterization of bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil of grain legumes. Microbial Ecology, 49(3):407-415. DOI:10.1007/s00248-004-0041-7​

  120. S. Sharma*, M. K. Aneja, J. Mayer, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter (2005) Diversity of transcripts of nitrite reductase genes (nirK and nirS) in rhizospheres of grain legumes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(4):2001-2007. DOI:10.1128/AEM.71.4.2001-2007.2005

  121. M. K. Aneja, S. Sharma, J. C. Munch, M. Schloter* (2004) RNA fingerprinting — a new method to screen for differences in plant litter degrading microbial communities. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 59(2):223-231. DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2004.07.005

  122. S. Sharma*, M. K. Aneja, J. Mayer, M. Schloter, J. C. Munch (2004) RNA fingerprinting of microbial community in the rhizosphere soil of grain legumes. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 240(2):181-186. DOI:10.1016/j.femsle.2004.09.026

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   Book Chapters (Invited)

                                                                                 

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  1. V. L. Shrivas, P. Hariprasad, A. K. Choudhary, S. Sharma (2022) Antimicrobial resistance in agriculture: An emerging threat to the ecosystem. In: Microbes in Agri-Forestry Biotechnology (eds. G. Molina, Z. Usmani, M. Sharma, A. Yasri, V. K. Gupta), CRC Press, pp. 151-168. DOI:10.1201/9781003110477-7

  2. S. Khatri, S. Dubey, S. Sharma (2022) Microbiome-based approaches to enhance soil health in arable land. In: New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (eds. H. Singh, A. Vaishnav), Elsevier, pp. 333-344. DOI:10.1016/B978-0-323-85163-3.00017-X

  3. K. Kundu, T. R. Sreekrishnan, S. Sharma (2021) Biological wastewater treatment to achieve pollution control and resource recovery: Role of anaerobic digestion. In: Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants (eds. M. P. Shah, S. Rodriguez-Couto), Elsevier, pp. 493-510. DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-822503-5.00016-3

  4. S. Khatri, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Sharma (2021) "Omics" approaches for understanding soil suppressiveness in agriculture. In: Omics Science for Rhizosphere Biology (eds. R. N. Pudake, B. B. Sahu, M. Kumari, A. K. Sharma), Springer Singapore, pp. 53-72. DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-0889-6_4​

  5. U. Singh, V. A. Walvekar, S. Sharma (2020) Microbiome as sensitive markers for risk assessment of pesticides. In: Pesticides in Crop Production (eds. P. K. Srivastava, V. P. Singh, A. Singh, D. K. Tripathi, S. Singh, S. M. Prasad, D. K. Chauhan), John Wiley & Sons, pp. 89-108. DOI:10.1002/9781119432241.ch6

  6. S. Schulz, A. Schöler, M. Schloter, S. Sharma (2019) Analysis of transcriptomes to assess expression and activity patterns of the soil microbiome. In: Modern Soil Microbiology, 3rd edition (eds. J. D. van Elsas, J. T. Trevors, A. S. Rosado, P. Nannipieri), CRC Press, pp. 245-256. DOI:10.1201/9780429059186-15​

  7. V. L. Shrivas, U. Singh, L. Weisskopf, P. Hariprasad, S. Sharma (2019) Effect of organic farming on structural and functional diversity of soil microbiome: Benefits and risks. In: Plant Biotic Interactions (eds. A. Varma, S. Tripathi, R. Prasad), Springer Cham, pp. 129-146. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-26657-8_9

  8. ​S. Tewari, S. Sharma (2019) Molecular techniques for diagnosis of bacterial plant pathogens. In: Microbial Diversity in the Genomic Era (eds. S. Das, H. R. Dash), Academic Press, pp. 481-497. DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-814849-5.00027-7

  9. M. Jangir, S. Sharma, S. Sharma (2019) Non-target effects of Trichoderma on plants and soil microbial communities. In: Plant Microbe Interface (eds. A. Varma, S. Tripathi, R. Prasad), Springer Cham, pp. 239-251. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-19831-2_10​

  10. R. Sharma, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma (2019) Rhizosphere: A home for human pathogens. In: Plant Biotic Interactions (eds. A. Varma, S. Tripathi, R. Prasad), Springer Cham, pp. 113-127. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-26657-8_8​

  11. S. Dubey, S. Sharma (2019) Rhizospheric microbiome engineering as a sustainable tool in agriculture: Approaches and challenges. In: Microbial Diversity in Ecosystem Sustainability and Biotechnological Applications (eds. T. Satyanarayana, S. K. Das, B. N. Johri), Springer Singapore, pp. 257-272. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8487-5_11

  12. R. Sharma, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma (2017) Impact of rhizobial inoculants on rhizospheric microbial communities. In: Rhizobium Biology and Biotechnology (eds. A. P. Hansen, D. K. Choudhary, P. K. Agrawal, A. Varma), Springer Cham, pp. 1-10. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-64982-5_1​

  13. G. Anand, A. Sain, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma (2017) Nucleic acid extraction for studying plant-microbe interactions in rhizosphere. In: Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives (eds. D. P. Singh, H. B. Singh, R. Prabha), Springer Singapore, pp. 127-142. DOI:10.1007/978-981-10-5813-4_7

  14. ​​G. Anand, U. Singh, A. Sain, V. S. Bisaria, S. Sharma (2017) Real-time PCR as a tool towards understanding microbial community dynamics in rhizosphere. In: Advances in PGPR research (eds. H. B. Singh, B. K. Sarma, C. Keswani), CABI, pp. 29-49. DOI:10.1079/9781786390325.0029

  15. S. Sharma, R. Sharma, R. Gupta, V. S. Bisaria (2016) Revisiting action of bioinoculants: Their impact on rhizospheric microbial community function. In: Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity (eds. D. P. Singh, H. B. Singh, R. Prabha), Springer New Delhi, pp. 41-51. DOI:10.1007/978-81-322-2644-4_3

  16. S. Mutturi, V. Sahai, S. Sharma, V. S. Bisaria (2016) Strategies for high-density cultivation of bio-inoculants in submerged culture with special reference to pseudomonads. In: Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity (eds. D. P. Singh, H. B. Singh, R. Prabha), Springer New Delhi, pp. 181-196. DOI:10.1007/978-81-322-2647-5_10

  17. S. Sharma, R. Gupta, G. Dugar, A. K. Srivastava (2012) Impact of application of biofertilizers on soil structure and resident microbial community structure and function. In: Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics (ed. D. K. Maheshwari), Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 65-77. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-27515-9_4

  18. N. Patra, S. Sharma, A. K. Srivastava (2012) Statistical media optimization for enhanced biomass and artemisinin production in Artemisia annua hairy roots. In: Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives (eds. L. D. Khemani, M. M. Srivastava, S. Srivastava), Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 173-176. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_37

  19. S. Sharma, M. K. Aneja, M. Schloter (2006) Functional characterization of soil microbial communities by messenger RNA analysis. In: Modern Soil Microbiology, 2nd edition (eds. J. D. van Elsas, J. T. Trevors, J. K. Jansson, P. Nannipieri), CRC Press, pp. 337-354. DOI:10.1201/9781420015201-19

  20. S. Sharma, H. Karl, M. Schloter (2006) Genomic analyses of microbial processes in biogeochemical cycles. In: Molecular Approaches to Soil, Rhizosphere and Plant Microorganism Analysis (eds. J. E. Cooper, J. R. Rao), CABI, pp. 1-17. DOI:10.1079/9781845930622.0001

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   Patents / Technology Transfer

                                                                                                   

  

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  1. Shilpi Sharma, Subhash Chand (2015), Patent granted, Application No. 3825/DEL/2015 (Indian Patent Office).
    "A METHOD OF  ENHANCING GROWTH OF A PROBIOTIC BACTERIAL STRAIN, REAGENTS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF"

  2. Technology Transferred to Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., 2014, entitled "PROCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR MASS MULTIPLICATION OF PGPR STRAINS R62 AND R81"

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