2020
Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Proteobacteria in Hospital Water Bodies and Out-Falls of West Bengal, India
Bardhan T, Chakraborty M, Bhattacharjee B. Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Proteobacteria in Hospital Water Bodies and Out-Falls of West Bengal, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 1007. PMID: 32033408, PMCID: PMC7037630, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17031007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColistin resistanceEosin methylene blue agarLevels of antibiotic resistanceNon-susceptible to meropenemPrevalence of colistin resistanceMethylene blue agarMeropenem-non-susceptiblePredominant speciesNon-susceptible isolatesCarbapenemase genesBlue agarAntibiotic resistanceMDR bacteriaNon-susceptibilityEnvironmental sourcesBacterial infectionsIsolatesGenesMeropenemHospitalSpeciesPrevalence patternsPrevalenceHospital wastewaterIndiscriminate use
2019
Bactericidal Activity of Lactic Acid against Clinical, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing, Multi-Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Planktonic and Biofilm-Forming Cells
Bardhan T, Chakraborty M, Bhattacharjee B. Bactericidal Activity of Lactic Acid against Clinical, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing, Multi-Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Planktonic and Biofilm-Forming Cells. Antibiotics 2019, 8: 181. PMID: 31600988, PMCID: PMC6963607, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8040181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiofilm-forming cellsPlanktonic cellsLactic acidEfficacy of lactic acidCarbapenem-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>Time-kill assayOptimal incubation timeClinical isolatesBiofilm formsColony-forming unit countsInhibitory concentrationPreterm neonatesPlanktonBactericidal activityEfficacy parametersIsolatesIncubation timeCell countBiofilmWorld Health OrganizationUnit countsCellsCell damageGraded seriesHealth Organization
2016
Complete Genome Sequences of Eight Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Asian American and European Variant Isolates from Cervical Biopsies and Lesions in Indian Women
Mandal P, Bhattacharjee B, Sen S, Bhattacharya A, Chowdhury R, Mondal N, Sengupta S. Complete Genome Sequences of Eight Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Asian American and European Variant Isolates from Cervical Biopsies and Lesions in Indian Women. Microbiology Resource Announcements 2016, 4: e00243-16. PMID: 27198009, PMCID: PMC4878291, DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00243-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplete genome sequenceGenome sequenceHuman papillomavirus type 16Asian-American variantsVariant isolatesPapillomaviridae familyPrimary etiological agentEtiological agent of cervical cancerAgent of cervical cancerType 16Papillomavirus typePrimary etiological agent of cervical cancerEuropean variantsSequenceAmerican variantHuman papillomavirus typeVariantsPapillomaviridaeIsolatesHPV16Cervical biopsy
2008
Characterization of sequence variations within HPV16 isolates among Indian women: Prediction of causal role of rare non-synonymous variations within intact isolates in cervical cancer pathogenesis
Bhattacharjee B, Mandal N, Roy S, Sengupta S. Characterization of sequence variations within HPV16 isolates among Indian women: Prediction of causal role of rare non-synonymous variations within intact isolates in cervical cancer pathogenesis. Virology 2008, 377: 143-150. PMID: 18495198, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-synonymous changesCharacterization of sequence variationsPolymorphic variationDeleterious to protein functionHPV16 isolatesNon-synonymous variationsRare non-synonymous variationsDeleterious variationHaplotype backgroundNucleotide variationsSIFTS databaseDeleterious mutationsSequence variationSequence variantsProtein functionHPV16 genomeHaplotype analysisHaplotypesFunctional validationCervical cancer pathogenesisE-12IsolatesCaCx developmentCancer pathogenesisProductive infection