Peer-Reviewed

Journal Articles

2026
28
Minute-Scale Oxic-Anoxic Cycling Enables Nitrous Oxide Reductase Reactivation under Anoxic Conditions to Reduce N2O Emissions in Wastewater Treatment
Xueyang Zhou, Bharat Manna, Boyu Lyu, Catherine Hoar, Naresh Singhal
Environmental Science & Technology, 60(14), 10728–10738 · IF: 11.3
2026
27
Metabolic Rewiring and Morphological Adaptations Drive Bacterial Strain-Specific Cadmium Defense in the Yangtze River Estuary
Wensi Zhang, Qian Liu, Bharat Manna, Naresh Singhal, Jian Wang, Boyu Lyu, Xueyang Zhou, Yurong Qian
Microbiological Research, 302, 128326 · IF: 6.9
2026
2025
26
L-norepinephrine Induces Community Shift, Oxidative Stress Response, Metabolic Reprogramming, and Virulence Potential in Wastewater Microbiomes
Amrita Bains*, Sanjeev Dahal*, Bharat Manna*, Mark Lyte, Laurence Yang, Naresh Singhal
Water Research, 287, 124353 · IF: 12.4
2025
25
Linking Oxygen-Induced Oxidative Stress to Resource Recovery by Enhancing the Production of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Activated Sludge Microbial Communities
Xueyang Zhou, Bharat Manna, Boyu Lyu, Naresh Singhal
Water Research, 286, 124238 · IF: 12.4
2025
24
ROS-Induced Stress Promotes Enrichment and Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Conventional Activated Sludge Processes
Bharat Manna, Xueyang Zhou, Naresh Singhal
Water Research, 277, 123366 · IF: 12.4
2025
23
Microbial Metabolic Enzymes, Pathways and Microbial Hosts for Co-Metabolic Degradation of Organic Micropollutants in Wastewater
Boyu Lyu, Bharat Manna, Xueyang Zhou, Ivanhoe K. H. Leung, Naresh Singhal
Water Research, 276, 123229 · IF: 12.4
2025
22
Resource Recovery from Wastewater By Directing Microbial Metabolism Toward Production of Value-added Biochemicals
Xueyang Zhou, Bharat Manna, Boyu Lyu, Gavin Lear, Joanne M. Kingsbury, Naresh Singhal
Bioresource Technology, 419, 132061 · IF: 9.7
2025
21
Advancing Green and Sustainable Approaches: Investigating the Impact of Carbohydrates on Silica-Filled Natural Rubber Composites
Abhijit Bera, Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh, Samik Nanda, Santanu Chattopadhyay
Journal of Polymer Science, 63(6), 1–13 · IF: 3.9
2025
2024
20
Short-Term Warming Induces Cyanobacterial Blooms and Antibiotic Resistance in a Freshwater Lake as Revealed by Metagenomics Analysis
Bharat Manna, Emma Jay, Wensi Zhang, Xueyang Zhou, Boyu Lyu, Gevargis Muramthookil Thomas, Naresh Singhal
Water, 16, 2655 · IF: 3
2024
19
Sorption of PFOS onto polystyrene microplastics potentiates synergistic toxic effects during zebrafish embryogenesis and neurodevelopment
Priya Gupta, Archisman Mahapatra, Bharat Manna, Anjali Sumana, Shubhendu Shekhar Raya, Naresh Singhal, Rahul Kumar Singha
Chemosphere, 366, 143462 · IF: 8.1
2024
18
Rational engineering of a β-glucosidase (H0HC94) from glycosyl hydrolase family I (GH1) to improve catalytic performance on cellobiose
Sauratej Sengupta*, Pinaki Chanda*, Bharat Manna*, Amit Ghosh, Supratim Datta
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128(36), 8628–8640 · IF: 2.8
2024
17
Docking assisted mechanistic elucidation of bio conversion of hexavalent chromium by Serratia marcescens AJRR-22 that is effective yet long term sustainable in bio-geosphere
Amrita Jasu, Bharat Manna, Samir Chandra Das, Buddhadeb Chakraborty, Goutam Pramanik, Rina Rani Ray
Bioresource Technology, 393, 130009 · IF: 9.7
2024
2023
16
Elucidating the Ionic Liquid Induced Mixed Inhibition of GH1 β-glucosidase H0HC94
Bharat Manna*, Pinaki Chanda*, Supratim Datta, Amit Ghosh
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 127(39), 8406–8416 · IF: 3.3
2023
15
Molecular insights into dissolution of lignin bunch in ionic liquid-water mixture for enhanced biomass conversion
Rokesh Radhakrishnan*, Bharat Manna*, Amit Ghosh
Renewable Energy, 206, 47–59 · IF: 8.7
2023
14
Pre-treatment of Hevea latex by sorbitol: improving the efficacy of silica dispersion by biomimetic approach
Abhijit Bera, Bharat Manna, Debabrata Ganguly, S. K. P. Amarnath, Samik Nanda, Amit Ghosh, Santanu Chattopadhyay
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(1), 441–451 · IF: 4.4
2023
2022
13
In-silico screening and in-vitro assay show the antiviral effect of Indomethacin against SARS-CoV-2
Rajkumar Chakraborty*, Gourab Bhattacharje*, Joydeep Baral*, Bharat Manna*, Jayati Mullick, Basavaraj S Mathapati, Priya Abraham, Madhumathi J, Yasha Hasija, Amit Ghosh, Amit Kumar Das
Computers in Biology and Medicine, 147, 105788 · IF: 6.698
2022
12
Solvent Induced Conformational Changes for the Altered Activity of Laccase: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Rokesh Radhakrishnan, Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423, 127123 · IF: 14.224
2022
2021
11
Thin films of functionalized carbon nanotubes support long-term maintenance and cardio-neuronal differentiation of canine induced pluripotent stem cells
Tanmay Mondal, Kinsuk Das, Purnima Singh, Mahalakshmi Natarajan, Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh, Praveen Singh, S.K. Saha, Kuldeep Dhama, Triveni Dutt, Sadhan Bag
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 40, 102487 · IF: 6.458
2021
10
Role of conformational change and glucose binding sites in the enhanced glucose tolerance of Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5A GH1 β-glucosidase mutants
Shubhasish Goswami, Bharat Manna, Krishnananda Chattopadhyay, Amit Ghosh, Supratim Datta
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 125(33), 9402–9416 · IF: 2.991
2021
9
Understanding the Dissolution of Softwood Lignin in Ionic Liquid and Water Mixed Solvents
Bharat Manna, Supratim Datta, Amit Ghosh
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 182, 402–412 · IF: 6.953
2021
8
Understanding the conformational change and inhibition of hyperthermophilic GH10 xylanase in ionic liquid
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 332, 115875 · IF: 6.165
2021
7
Molecular Insight into glucose induced conformational change to investigate uncompetitive inhibition of GH1 β-glucosidase
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(4), 1613–1624 · IF: 8.198
2021
2020
6
An allosteric hot spot in the tandem-SH2 domain of ZAP-70 regulates T-cell signaling
Kaustav Gangopadhyay*, Bharat Manna*, Swarnendu Roy, Sunitha Kumari, Olivia Debnath, Subhankar Chowdhury, Amit Ghosh, Rahul Das
Biochemical Journal, 477(7), 1287–1308 · IF: 4.097
2020
5
Structure and dynamics of ionic liquid tolerant hyperthermophilic endoglucanase Cel12A from Rhodothermus marinus
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
RSC Advances, 10(13), 7933–7947 · IF: 3.119
2020
2019
4
Species-wide metabolic interaction network for understanding natural lignocellulose digestion in termite gut microbiota
Pritam Kundu, Bharat Manna, Subham Majumder, Amit Ghosh
Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1–13 · IF: 4.011
2019
3
Dynamic Studies on Intrinsically Disordered Regions of Two Paralogous Transcription Factors Reveal Rigid Segments with Important Biological Functions
Snigdha Maiti, Bidisha Acharya, Veda Sheersh Boorla, Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh, Soumya De
Journal of Molecular Biology, 431(7), 1353–1369 · IF: 5.067
2019
2
Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquid and water mixtures as revealed by molecular dynamics simulations
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 37(15), 3987–4005 · IF: 3.31
2019
2018
1
Single-molecule force-unfolding of titin I27 reveals a correlation between the size of the surrounding anions and its mechanical stability
Mohd Muddassir, Bharat Manna, Priyanka Singh, Surjeet Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Amit Ghosh, Deepak Sharma
Chemical Communications, 54(69), 9635–9638 · IF: 6.29
2018

IF = Impact Factor at year of publication. * = co-equal contribution.

Presentations

Conferences

2025
8
Redox Fluctuation Frequency Influences Antibacterial Resistance Evolution through ROS-Induced DNA Damage and Repair
Bharat Manna, Naresh Singhal
10th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment (ARAE 2025)
30 June – 2 July 2025 · Berlin, Germany
2025
7
Integrated Metaomics Reveals ROS-Driven Proliferation of Antibiotic Resistance in Activated Sludge Processes
Bharat Manna, Xueyang Zhou, Naresh Singhal
Annual Conference of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM 2025)
19–23 June 2025 · Los Angeles, California, USA
2025
2024
6
Unraveling Microbial Community Shift and the Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Anaerobic Digester Treating Hospital Wastewater
Bharat Manna, Naresh Singhal
9th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (ACESD 2024)
9–11 November 2024 · Osaka, Japan
2024
2023
5
Insights into microbial community shifts and functional potential in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Bharat Manna, Naresh Singhal
New Zealand Microbiological Society Conference
20–23 November 2023 · University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2023
4
Metagenomic insights into Cyanobacterial blooms triggered by climate warming in NZ's freshwater lakes
Bharat Manna, Emma Jay, Naresh Singhal
8th Australia and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop
26–28 September 2023 · Monash University, Victoria, Australia
2023
3
Effect of seasonality on microbial community dynamics in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant in Göttingen, Germany
Bharat Manna, Naresh Singhal
Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM)
10–13 September 2023 · Göttingen, Germany
2023
2019
2
Understanding the Stability of Endoglucanase in Ionic Liquid-water Binary Mixtures by Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
43rd Indian Biophysical Society Meeting
15–17 March 2019 · IISER Kolkata, India
2019
2017
1
Genome scale metabolic network reconstruction of Spirochaeta cellobiosiphila
Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh
NGBT Conference
2–4 October 2017 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2017
Books

Book Chapters

3
Microbial Oxidative Enzymes in Wastewater Treatment: Mechanisms and Applications
Bharat Manna*, Boyu Lyu*, Xueyang Zhou, Naresh Singhal
In: Microbial Oxidative Enzymes: Biotechnological Applications. De Gruyter, Germany, pp. 301–324
2023
2
Overview of the Mechanism of Hydrolytic Enzymes and Their Application in Waste Treatment
Pradipta Patra, Manali Das, Bharat Manna, Amit Ghosh, PK Sinha
In: Enzymes in the Valorization of Waste. CRC Press, pp. 61–90
2022
1
Insight into Various Conventional Physical and Chemical Methods for the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Bharat Manna, Manali Das, Pradipta Patra, Amit Ghosh
In: Thermochemical and Catalytic Conversion Technologies for Future Biorefineries. Springer, Singapore, pp. 31–57
2022
Editorial

Guest Editorials

2
Rethinking Wastewater: Microbial Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Guest Editor · Special Issue
Water · IF: 3
2026
1
Microbial Mediation in Phosphorus Cycling in Aquatic Environments
Guest Editor · Research Topic
Frontiers in Microbiology – Aquatic Microbiology · IF: 4.5
2026