Name:

Dr.P K Dhakephalkar

Year of Birth:

 b.1966

Education:

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Specialization:

(i) Microbial Diversity of Extreme and Pristine Environment, (ii) Plasmid Curing Agents of Herbal Origin (iii) Environmental & Microbial Technology

Honours:



Contact:

pkdhakephalkar@gmail.com

Patents:

 Paknikar, K.M., J.V. Bhide, A.D. Jalgaonkar, S.K. Bhattacharjya, P.K. Dhakephalkar, A.N. Bapat, D. Chatterjee and S.V. Pendse A non sludge-recycle mode facultative microbial process for reduction of hexavalent chromium in chromium bearing effluent into trivalent form and a device therefor (No. 24/BOM/96).

Paknikar, K.M., P.K. Dhakephalkar, P.B. Salunkhe and J.M. Rajwade Microbial detoxification of chromium (VI) contaminated solid waste/residues (No. 122/BOM/98)

Latha, C.,Shriram, V.D.,Rojatkar, S.R.,Jahagirdar, S.S. , Dhakephalkar, P.K. “Composition and a method of curing antibiotic resistance plasmids” PCT Application No. PCT/IB06/00628 Date of filing-22/3/2006; Indian Application No. 297/DEL/2006

P. P. Kanekar, S. S. Nilegaonkar, V. P. Zambare, P. K. Dhakephalkar, Sarnaik S.S., R. Rajaram, N. K. Chandrababu, B. Ramanaiah, P. Balaram, T. Ramasami A novel protease for industrial application. Indian Application No. 2471/DEL/2006.

S. S. Nilegaonkar, V. P. Zambare, P. P. Kanekar, P. K. Dhakephalkar, S. S. Sarnaik, Rama Rajaram, N. K. Chandrababu, B. Ramanaiah, P. Balram, Y. Sai Kumari, T. Ramasamy A novel protease for industrial application. US Patent No. : US 2008/0220499 A1,

S. S. Nilegaonkar, V. P. Zambare, P. P. Kanekar, P. K. Dhakephalkar, S. S. Sarnaik, N. K. Chandrababu, Rama Rajaram, B. Ramanaiah, T. Ramasami, Y. K. Saikumari and P. Balaram German Patent on “A novel protease for industrial application” Filing date 23rd March, 2007 (German Patent NO. 102007013950.2.)

Publications:

1

Mohammad Reza Shakibaie, Prashant Dhakephalker, Balu Parnab Kapadnis and Balu Ananda Chopade (2009) Conjugational transfer and survival of plasmid encoding silver and antibiotic resistance genes of Acinetobacter baumannii BL54, E. coli K12 J53.2 transconjugants and pseudomonas transformants in different soil microcosms. Journal of Bacteriology Research. 1:79-84.

2

Shede PN, Kanekar PP, Polkade AV, Sarnaik SS, Dhakephalkar PK, Chiplonkar SA, Nilegaonkar SS (2009) “Effects of microbial activities on ambient storage of raw buffalo hide” Journal of Environmental Biology 30:983-988

3

Pol SS, P.K. Dhakephalkar, R. Bharadwaj (2009) Characterization of leptospires using V3 region of 16s rDNA by using Denaturant Gradient Gel electrophoresis-a pilot study. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiolgy 27:354-357

4

Latha C., Varsha D Shriram, Sheetal S Jahagirdar, Prashant K Dhakephalkar, Supada R. Rojatkar (2009) Antiplasmid activity of 1' acetoxychavicol acetate from Alpinia galanga against multi-drug resistant bacteria. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 123:522-5

5

Deshmukh, N. S., K. L. Lapsiya, D. V. Savant, S. A. Chiplonkar, T. Y. Yeole, P. K. Dhakephalkar and D. R. Ranade (2009) Upflow anaerobic filter for the degradation of AOX from bleach composite wastewater of pulp and paper industry. Chemosphere 75:1179-85

6

Jahagirdar, S., R. Patwardhan, P.K. Dhakephalkar (2008) Curing plasmid-mediated vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus using herbal naphthoquinones. Journal of Hospital Infection 70:289-291

7

Patwardhan, R.B., Dhakephalkar, P.K., Niphadkar, K.B. and Chopade, B.A. (2008) Incidence and prevalence of nosocomial pathogens in ICU with special reference to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii harboring multiple plasmids. Indian Journal of Medical Research 128:178-187.

8

Satpute, S. K., Bhawsar, B. D., Dhakephalkar, P. K., Chopade, B. A. (2008) Assessment of different screening methods for selecting biosurfactant producing marine bacteria. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 37:243-250.

9

Varsha Shriram, Sheetal Jahagirdar, C. Latha, Vinay Kumar, Vedavati Puranik, Supada Rojatkar, Prashant Dhakephalkar, M.G. Shitole (2008) A potential plasmid-curing agent, 8-epidiosbulbin E acetate, from Dioscorea bulbifera L. against multidrug-resistant bacteria. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 32:405-410.

10

Shede, P.N., P.P. Kanekar, A.V. Polkade, P.K. Dhakephalkar and S.S. Sarnaik (2008) Bacterial Succession on Raw Buffalo Hide and their Degradative Activities During Ambient Storage. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 62:65-74.

11

Sathe, S.J., N.N. Nawani, P.K. Dhakephalkar, B.P. Kapadnis (2007) Antifungal Lactic Acid Bacteria with potential to prolong shelf life of fresh vegetables. Journal of Applied Microbiology 103:2622-8.

12

Vaishampayan, P.A., P.P. Kanekar, P.K. Dhakephalkar (2007) Isolation and characterization of Arthrobacter sp. strain MCM B-436, an atrazine degrading bacterium, from rhizospheric soil. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 4:273-278.

13

Wani, R., K.M. Kodam, K.R. Gawai, P.K. Dhakephalkar (2007) Chromate reduction by Burkholderia cepacia MCMB-821, isolated from the pristine habitat of alkaline Crater Lake. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology 15:627-632

14

Nilegaonkar, SS, V.P. Zambare, P.P. Kanekar, P.K. Dhakephalkar, S.S. Sarnaik (2007) Production and partial characterization of dehairing protease from Bacillus cereus MCM B-326. Bioresource Technology 98:1238-45.

 

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