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Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

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Biology and Biochemistry

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75
Citations
40811
World Ranking
5184
National Ranking
396

Overview

Poonam Singh Nee Nigam is affiliated with the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom. Their research output spans a range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work extensively covers molecular biology, food science, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, as well as biotechnology.

The research focus of Poonam Singh Nee Nigam includes several interconnected areas: probiotics and fermented foods, biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, gut microbiota and health, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, enzyme production and characterization, and microbial metabolites in food biotechnology.

Representative recent publications by Poonam Singh Nee Nigam illustrate the scope and diversity of their research:

  • Global status of lignocellulosic biorefinery: Challenges and perspectives, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Antibiotic-Therapy-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Affecting Gut Microbiota-Brain Axis and Cognition: Restoration by Intake of Probiotics and Synbiotics, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Fermented Foods as Potential Biotics in Nutrition Improving Health via Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis, 2022, Fermentation
  • The Gut Microbiota Influenced by the Intake of Probiotics and Functional Foods with Prebiotics Can Sustain Wellness and Alleviate Certain Ailments like Gut-Inflammation and Colon-Cancer, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Kefir as a Functional Beverage Gaining Momentum towards Its Health Promoting Attributes, 2021, Beverages

The scientist regularly publishes in several specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • AIMS Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Fermentation
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

In their collaborative research, Poonam Singh Nee Nigam works alongside several frequent coauthors, including Divakar Dahiya, Maria Kanellaki, Αθανάσιος Α. Κουτίνας, Konstantina Boura, and Agapi Dima.

Best Publications

  • Remediation of dyes in textile effluent: a critical review on current treatment technologies with a proposed alternative

    T Robinson;Geoff McMullan;Roger Marchant;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

  • Microbial decolorization of textile-dye-containing effluents A review

    Ibrahim M. Banat;Poonam Nigam;Datel Singh;Roger Marchant

  • Production of liquid biofuels from renewable resources

    Poonam Singh Nigam;Anoop Singh

  • Advances in microbial amylases.

    Ashok Pandey;Poonam Nigam;Carlos R. Soccol;Vanete T. Soccol

  • Biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues. I: sugarcane bagasse

    Ashok Pandey;Carlos R Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Vanete T Soccol

  • Microbial decolourisation and degradation of textile dyes

    Geoffrey McMullan;C Meehan;A Conneely;N Kirby

  • Solid state fermentation for the production of industrial enzymes

    A Pandey;P Selvakumar;CR Soccol;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

  • The realm of microbial lipases in biotechnology

    Ashok Pandey;Sailas Benjamin;Carlos R. Soccol;Poonam Nigam

  • Physical removal of textile dyes from effluents and solid-state fermentation of dye-adsorbed agricultural residues

    P Nigam;G Armour;I.M Banat;D Singh

  • Removal of dyes from a synthetic textile dye effluent by biosorption on apple pomace and wheat straw

    T Robinson;B Chandran;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

  • Renewable fuels from algae: An answer to debatable land based fuels

    Anoop Singh;Poonam Singh Nigam;Jerry D. Murphy

  • A response surface approach for the comparison of lipase production by Candida cylindracea using two different carbon sources

    RV Muralidhar;RR Chirumamila;R Marchant;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

  • Biotechnological potential of coffee pulp and coffee husk for bioprocesses

    Ashok Pandey;Carlos R. Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Debora Brand

  • Biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues. II: cassava bagasse

    Ashok Pandey;Carlos R Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Vanete T Soccol

  • Microbial process for the decolorization of textile effluent containing azo, diazo and reactive dyes

    Poonam Nigam;Ibrahim M. Banat;Dalel Singh;Roger Marchant

  • Mechanism and challenges in commercialisation of algal biofuels.

    Anoop Singh;Poonam Singh Nigam;Jerry D. Murphy

  • Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy production and product recovery from organic wastes and industrial wastewaters

    Deepak Pant;Anoop Singh;Gilbert Van Bogaert;Stig Irving Olsen

  • Enzyme and microbial systems involved in starch processing.

    Poonam Singh Nee Nigam;D Singh

  • “Solid State Fermentation in Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications” Reference Book

    A Pandey;CR Soccol;JA Rodriguez-Leon;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

  • PROCESSES FOR FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION OF XYLITOL - A SUGAR SUBSTITUTE

    Poonam Singh Nee Nigam;D Singh

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Marchant
Roger Marchant University of Ulster
Ibrahim M. Banat
Ibrahim M. Banat University of Ulster
Ashok Pandey
Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Maria Kanellaki
Maria Kanellaki University of Patras
Carlos Ricardo Soccol
Carlos Ricardo Soccol Federal University of Paraná
Satyajit D. Sarker
Satyajit D. Sarker Liverpool John Moores University
Yiannis Kourkoutas
Yiannis Kourkoutas Democritus University of Thrace
Costas G. Biliaderis
Costas G. Biliaderis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Lutfun Nahar
Lutfun Nahar Liverpool John Moores University
John E. Moore
John E. Moore Belfast City Hospital

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