Publications

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Molecular Microbiology Lab Publications

1. Padhy I, Dwibedy SK, Mohapatra SS. Fitness trade-off and the discovery of a novel missense mutation in the PmrB sensor kinase of a colistin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain developed by adaptive laboratory evolution. Microbial Pathogenesis 2025; 203: 107473  Full Text

2. Jasmine J, Mohapatra SS. Antibiotic Drug Development Methods. In Natural Products for Antibacterial Drug Development: Recent Advancement of Computational Approach, pp 297-346, 2024, eds. Tripti Sharma, Chita Ranjan Sahoo, Debadutta Bhattacharya, Sanghamitra Pati. Springer Nature, Singapore. DOI (Book Chapter)

3. Pani S, Mohapatra SS. Phenotypic heterogeneity in bacteria: the rise of antibiotic persistence, clinical implications, and therapeutic opportunities. Archives of Microbiology 2024; 206(446); Full Text 

4. Dwibedy SK, Padhy I, Panda AK, Mohapatra SS.  Colistin resistance among the Gram-negative nosocomial pathogens in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Chemotherapy 2024; Full Text 

5. Dwibedy SK, Padhy I, Panda AK, Mohapatra SS. Prevalence of polymyxin-resistant bacterial strains in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2024; 79(8): 1762-1774. Full Text 

6. Padhy I, Dwibedy SK, Mohapatra SS. A molecular overview of the polymyxin-LPS interaction in the context of its mode of action and resistance development. Microbiological Research 2024; 283: 127679. Full Text 

7. Dwibedy SK, Padhy I, Mohapatra SS. Polymyxin resistant, ESBL producing Escherichia coli from urban waterbodies of Berhampur, Odisha: a report. Research Journal of Berhampur University 2023; 6, 30–41. Full Text 

8. Mohapatra SS, Dwibedy SK, Padhy I. Polymyxins, the last-resort antibiotics: Mode of action, resistance emergence, and potential solutions. Journal of Biosciences 2021; 46 (3): 1-18. Full Text 

Publications from Postdoctoral Research

9. Mohapatra SS, Fioravanti A, Vandame P, Spriet C, Pini F, Bompard C, Blossey R, Valette O, Biondi EG. Methylation‐dependent transcriptional regulation of crescentin gene (creS) by GcrA in Caulobacter crescentus. Molecular Microbiology 2020; 114 (1): 127-139. Full Text 

10. Mohapatra SS, Biondi EG. DNA Methylation in Prokaryotes: Regulation and Function. In Cellular Ecophysiology of Microbe, Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, pp 487-507, 2018, ed. Tino Krell. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. DOI (Book Chapter)

11. Khara P, Mohapatra SS, Biswas I. Role of CovR phosphorylation in gene transcription in Streptococcus mutans. Microbiology 2018; 164: 704–715. Full Text 

12. Shankar M, Mohapatra SS, Biswas S, Biswas I. Gene regulation by the LiaSR two-component system in Streptococcus mutans. PLoS ONE 2015; 10(5): e0128083. Full Text 

13. Mohapatra SS, Fioravanti A, Biondi EG. DNA Methylation in Caulobacter and other Alphaproteobacteria during cell cycle progression. Trends in Microbiology 2014; 22(9): 528-535. Full Text 

14. Pini F, Frage B, Ferri L,  De Nisco NJ, Mohapatra SS, Taddei L, Fioravanti A, Dewitte F, Galardini M, Brilli M, Villeret V, Bazzicalupo M, Mengoni A, Walker GC, Becker A, Biondi EG. The DivJ, CbrA and PleC system controls DivK phosphorylation and symbiosis in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Molecular Microbiology 2013; 90: 54-71. Full Text 

15. Fioravanti A, Fumeaux C, Mohapatra SS, Bompard C, Brilli M, Frandi A, Castric V, Villeret V, Viollier P, Biondi EG. DNA binding of the cell cycle transcriptional regulator GcrA depends on N6-adenosine methylation in Caulobacter crescentus and other Alphaproteobacteria. PLoS Genetics 2013; 9(5): e1003541. Full Text 

16. Mohapatra SS, Biswas I. Microbial community interactions of the cariogenic organism Streptococcus mutans. In Oral Microbial Ecology Current Research and New Perspectives, pp 133-152, 2013, eds. Nicholas S. Jakubovics & Robert J. Palmer Jr. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, United Kingdom. (Book Chapter)

17. Biswas I, Mohapatra SS. CovR alleviates transcriptional silencing by a nucleoid-associated protein HLP in Streptococcus mutans. Journal of Bacteriology 2012; 194: 2050-2061. Full Text 

18. Chattoraj P*, Mohapatra SS*, Rao JLUM*, Biswas I. Regulation of transcription by SMU.1349, a TetR-family regulator, in Streptococcus mutans. Journal of Bacteriology 2011; 193: 6605-6613. (*Equal Contribution). Full Text 

19. Dmitriev A, Mohapatra SS, Chong P, Neely M, Biswas S, Biswas I. CovR-controlled global regulation of gene expression in Streptococcus mutans. PLoS ONE 2011; 6(5): e20127. Full Text 

Publications from Doctoral Research

20. Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Bhotra T, Singh DV. Characteristics of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from water of the River Ganga, Varanasi, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2015; 33(4): 507-515. Full Text 

21. Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Fazil MHUT, Singh DV. Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains isolated in 1992 from Varanasi, India harboured El Tor CTXΦ and classical ctxB on the chromosome-I and classical CTXΦ and classical ctxB on the chromosome-II. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2011; 3: 783-790. Full Text 

22. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Singh DV. Effect of storage and sodium chloride on excision of CTXΦ or pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ from Vibrio cholerae O139 strains. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2010; 10: 925-930. Full Text 

23. Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Mohapatra H, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Analysis of clonally related environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor isolated before 1992 from Varanasi, India reveals origin of SXT-ICEs belonging to O139 and O1 serogroups. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2010; 2: 50-57. Full Text 

24. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Sequence analysis of Vibrio cholerae orfU and zot from pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ reveals multiple origins of pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2010; 2: 67-75. Full Text 

25. Mohapatra SS, Ramachandran D, Mantri CK, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Determination of relationships among non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains from housekeeping gene sequences and ribotype patterns. Research in Microbiology 2009; 160: 57-62. Full Text 

26. Mohapatra H, Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Singh DV. Horizontal gene transfer and ICEs: a perspective with reference to SXT ICEs in Vibrio cholerae. In New Horizons in Biotechnology, pp 388-403, 2008, eds. Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Carlos Ricardo Soccol & C-G Dussap, Asiatech Publishers, Inc, Delhi. (Book Chapter)

27. Mohapatra H, Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 strains isolated before 1992 from Varanasi, India are multiple drug resistant, contain intSXT, dfr18 and aadA5 genes. Environmental Microbiology 2008; 10: 866–873. Full Text 

28. Mohapatra SS, Ramachandran D, Mantri CK, & Singh DV. Characterization of the genetic background of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Inaba strains isolated in Trivandrum, southern India. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2007; 56: 260–265. Full Text 

29. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Ramamurthy T, Ghosh R, Colwell RR, Singh DV.  Septaplex PCR assay for rapid identification of Vibrio cholerae including detection of virulence and intSXT genes. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2006; 265: 208–214. Full Text