DR. NIRMALA DEVI

  • Qualification : M.sc., PhD,K-SET
  • Department : Department of Microbiology
  • Designation : Assistant Professor
  • Experience :
  • E-Mail  : nirmaladevi1012@gmail.com

Academic and Professional Achievements

Gene Sequences submitted to NCBI GenBank

  • The ITS rDNA sequences of the 69 strains of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici have been deposited in the NCBI GenBank database (GenBank Accession numbers KF914420- KF914488). Nirmala Devi, D., Venkataramana, M., Chandra Nayaka, S. and Srinivas, C. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici strain FO38 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence (2013).

Research Publications

 

  1. Nirmaladevi. D, Venkataramana. M, Rakesh. K. S, Uppalapati. S. R, Gupta. V. K, Yli-Mattila. T, Clement Tsui K. M, Srinivas. C, Niranjana. S. R and S. Chandranayaka. Molecular phylogeny, pathogenicity and toxigenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Scientific reports. International, 6, 21367; doi: 10.1038, 2016.

 

  1. D. Nirmaladevi, M. Venkataramana, S. Chandranayaka, A. Ramesha, N. M. Jameel, C. Srinivas. Neuroprotective Effects of Bikaverin on H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress Mediated Neuronal Damage in SH-SY5Y Cell Line. Cell and Molecular Neurobiology, International, 34:973–985, 2014.
  2. Nirmaladevi D, Ramesha A, Sunitha. V. H, Babu R.L and and Srinivas. C. Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of the bioactive pigment bikaverin produced by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. International, 45(1), 13-21. 2015.

 

  1. Nirmaladevi, D., Anilkumar, M., Srinivas, C. Production and characterization of exopolygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, International, 5(1): (B) 666 – 675, 2014.
  2. Nirmaladevi, D., Srinivas, C. Cultural, morphological, and pathogenicity variation in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causing wilt of tomato. Batman University Journal of Life Sciences, International, 2 (1): 1-16, 2012.
  3. Ramesha A, Venkataramana M, Nirmaladevi D, Gupta VK, Chandranayaka S and Srinivas C. Cytotoxic effects of oosporein isolated from endophytic fungus Cochliobolus kusanoi. Frontiers in Microbiology, International,  6:870. 2015.
  4. Kalagatur, N. K., D Nirmala devi., Siddaiah, C., Mudili, V. and Sreepathi, M. H. (2016). Antifungal and Zearalenone Inhibitory Activity of Ocimum sanctum L. Essential Oil on Fusarium graminearum Determined by UHPLC and RT-qPCR. Bio-protocol 6(15): e1893.
  5. Sunitha. V. H, Nirmala devi. D and Srinivas. C. Extracellular enzymatic activity of endophytic fungal strains isolated from medicinal plants. World journal of Agricultural sciences, International,  9 (1): 01-09, 2013.
  6. Narasimha Murthy. K, Nirmala Devi. D and Srinivas, C. Efficacy of Trichoderma asperellum against Ralstonia solanacearum under greenhouse conditions. Annals of Plant Sciences, International, 02 (09): 342-350, 2013.
  7. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causal agent of vascular wilt disease of tomato: Biology to diversity– A review. C. Srinivas, D. Nirmala Devi, K. Narasimha Murthy, Chakrabhavi Dhananjaya Mohan, T.R. Lakshmeesha, BhimPratap Singh, Naveen Kumar Kalagatur, S.R. Niranjana, Abeer Hashem, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Baby Tabassum, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, S. Chandra Nayaka. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 26 (2019) 1315–1324.

Book Chapters Published

  1. Arakere C. Udayashankar, Chandra S. Nayaka, Nirmala Devi, Nagaraju Shivaiah, Chowdappa Srinivas, Siddapura R. Niranjana and Harischandra S. Prakash. Microbial Synthesis of Polygalacturonases and its Industrial Applications, 2013. In Applications of Microbial Genes in Enzyme Technology, 125-152 (Nova science publishers). (ISBN: 978-1-62417-808-5).
  2. D. Nirmala Devi and C. Srinivas. Studies on Polygalacturonase production by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici isolated from tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum), 2013. In Microbial resources for crop improvement, 213-220. (ISBN: 978-93-81226-39-1).
  3. C. Srinivas and D. Nirmala Devi. Selection of bioantagonistic Pseudomonas flourescens for the biological control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causing wilt of tomato, 2013. In Microbial resources for crop improvement, 213-220. (ISBN: 978-93-81226-39-1).
  4. Ramesha A., Nirmala Devi. D, Sunitha V Hegde, Srinivas C. Biotechnological approaches for the enhancement of secondary metabolite production from endophytic fungi. 2020. New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering Part 2. Elsevier. (ISBN 9780128210062)

Awards and Achievements

  1. Dr. M. J. Thirumalachar Young Scientist Award for best oral Presentation- Bikaverin from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici - attenuates hydrogen peroxide induced stress injury in SH-SY5Y cell line, and its bioactive role. Presented at National seminar on “Current perspectives of fungi in health care and environment (Kavaastha)” and the 39th Annual meeting of Mycological Society of India, March 2013, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
  2. Smt. Guman Devi Verma Memorial Woman Scientist Award (Commendation award) - Characterization of Bioactive intracellular pigment from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Nirmala Devi. D, Ramesha. A, Sunitha. V.H and Srinivas. C. Presented at 3rd Global conference on “Plant pathology for food security”, January 2012, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur.
  3. Best Poster presentation award- Structural elucidation and bioactivity of Bikaverin isolated from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Nirmala Devi. D, Ramesha. A, Sunitha. V.H and Srinivas. C. Presented at National Symposium on “Plant protection in horticultural crops”, April 2012, Association for advancement of pest management in horticultural ecosystems (AAPMHE), IIHR, Bangalore.
  4. Best Oral presentation award- Molecular characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici isolated from Karnataka. Nirmala Devi. D, Venkataramana and Srinivas. C. Presented at Seminar on “Recent trends in Microbial Biotechnology”, May 2012, at the Microbiological and Biotechnological Society, Dept of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University.
  5. Best Poster presentation award- Studies on Polygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici- Screening, Production and Characterization.  Nirmala Devi. D, Anil Kumar. M and Srinivas. C. Presented at the National Seminar on “Biodiversity for Human welfare”, Mangalore University, Madikeri.
  6. Best Poster Award: Trichoderma asperellum- an effective biocontrol agent for the control of vascular wilt of Tomato caused Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Nirmala Devi. D, Narasimha Murthy. K and Srinivas. C. Presented at the International conference on Life, Chemical, and Health Sciences (ICLCHS), Organized by Department of Life Sciences, Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore in association with Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Department of IT, BT, and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka (GoK), held on 24th – 26th October, 2019

Research Papers - Conferences / Symposia / Seminars / Others

  1. D. Nirmala Devi and C. Srinivas. Studies on Polygalacturonase production by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici isolated from tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum). 31st Annual Conference and symposium on “Microbial Wealth- Plant Health”. October 23-25, 2009, Organized by DRS- Dept of Botany, University of North Bengal and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology.
  2. Nirmala Devi. D, Anil Kumar. M and Srinivas. C. Studies on Polygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici- Screening, Production and Characterization.  Presented at the National Seminar on “Biodiversity for Human welfare”, 7th and 8th April 2010, organized by Mangalore University, Madikeri, Kodagu.
  3. Nirmala Devi. D, and Srinivas. C. Cultural, morphological and pathogenicity variation in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causing wilt of tomato. Presented at the National conference on “Recent advances in Mycological research”, 8th and 9th February, 2011, organized by University of Madras and Mycological Society of India.
  4. Nirmala Devi. D, Ramesha. A, Sunitha. V.H and Srinivas. C. Characterization of Bioactive intracellular pigment from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Presented at 3rd Global conference on “Plant pathology for food security”, 10th to 13th January 2012, organized by Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP) and Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur.
  5. Ganga Visalakshy, P. N,  Krishnamoorthy. A., Nirmala Devi. D and Anuroop. C. P. Compatibility of Fungicides with Entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae - Its Implications in IPM of Mango. Presented at 3rd Global conference on “Plant pathology for food security”, 10th to 13th January 2012, organized by Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP) and Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur.
  6. Nirmala Devi. D, Ramesha. A, Sunitha. V.H and Srinivas. C. Structural elucidation and bioactivity of Bikaverin isolated from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Presented at National Symposium on “Plant protection in horticultural crops”, 25th to 28th April 2012. Organized by Association for advancement of pest management in horticultural ecosystems (AAPMHE) and IIHR, Bangalore.
  7. Nirmala Devi. D, Venkataramana and Srinivas. C. Molecular characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici isolated from Karnataka. Presented at Seminar on “Recent trends in Microbial Biotechnology”, 24th and 25th May organized by Microbiological and Biotechnological Society and Dept of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University.
  8. Nirmala devi. D, Ramesha. A, Venkataramana. M and Srinivas. C. Bikaverin from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici - attenuates hydrogen peroxide induced stress injury in SH-SY5Y cell line, and its bioactive role. Presented at National seminar on “Current perspectives of fungi in health care and environment (Kavaastha and the 39th Annual meeting of Mycological Society of India)”, 13th and 14th March 2013, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
  9. Efficacy of various Trichoderma spp. in the control of plant pathogenic Fusarium spp. Nirmala Devi. D, Narasimha Murthy. K and Srinivas. C. Presented at the National conference on Phytochemicals and Microbial Bioactive Compounds- Role in Agriculture and Human Welfare (PMBC-2019) held on 3rd and 4th October, 2019, organized by Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Workshops / Training Programs

  1. Course on “1D and 2D NMR Spectroscopy: Applications in Structure Biology”, CCE-Proficience, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, August to December 2011.
  2. Training course on “Techniques in Molecular Biology”, organized by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 25th October to 15th November, 2010.
  3. Faculty development programme on “Recent advances in Immuno molecular diagnostics” organized by Govt of Karnataka, Vision Group on Science and technology (VGST), Dept of IT, BT and S & T in association with The Oxford college of Science and Aristogene biosciences, 5th to 8th February 2013.
  4. Training on “PCR-RFLP based bacterial ribotyping”, organized by School of BioSciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore. September 3-5, 2010.
  5. Training programme on “Research methodology, Data management and Biostatistics using web based statistical software”, organized by National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology and India Council of Agricultural Research, Adugodi, Bangalore, 10th and 11th December 2010.
  6. Workshop on “Access to information for teaching and research and R3 access user meet”, organized by Bangalore University Library, 29th January 2011.
  7. Workshop “Use of  Statistical softwares in Biological research”, organized by Microbiological and Biotechnological Society, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, 6th and 7th August 2011.
  8. National Workshop on “Frontiers in Cell biology and Biotechnology” organized by Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology and DST-PURSE Programme, Bangalore University, 28th and 29th December 2012.
  9. Two week workshop on, ‘From e-Learning to e-Training: A Comprehensive Guide for all your Administrative Work' held from 25th May – 3rd June 2020, Organized by PMMMNMTT (MHRD) Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.
  10. Two Week FDP on "E-Learning Resource Creation- A Beginning Towards New Era of E-Learning" from 8th June to 20th June 2020, Organized by D.Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kohlapur.
  11. Five day online Faculty Development Program on “Online Teaching during COVID-19 pandemic” from 23rd to 27th June 2020 organized by IQAC, Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bengaluru.

As a Resource Person ...

  1. Resource person for Add on program (Workshop) on “Analytical Techniques in Bacterial Proteomics” organized by Department of Microbiology, on 4th and 5th of March 2019, at Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore.
  2. Resource person for Add on program (Workshop) on “Basic Tools in Bacterial Genomics” organized by Department of Microbiology, on 4th and 6th of March 2020, at Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore.

Memsbrships...

  1. Life member of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology.
  2. Life member of Association of Microbiologists of India.