Research

My research group is involved in researching 'not yet cultivated', obligate plant pathogen, Candidatus phytoplasma (Mollicutes) biology involving its epidemiology, detection and diagnosis, weed, woody and cultivated plant hosts, new insect vectors, factors involved in its transmission, genomics, effector protein biology and taxonomy, since 2013. The group is engaged in new and effective and efficient strategies for phytoplasma detection and diagnosis, genome enrichment, sequencing strategies, mining phytoplasma genome and genome-based phytoplasma taxonomy. The group is aimed to work further on mining mollicute genomes with respect to understand their reductive evolution, diversity of effector genes and proteins, and the transmission of these bacteria from one host to another.

Publications

Selected Publications  All Publications

Selected Publications

1. Kirdat, K., Tiwarekar, B., Thorat, V., Sathe, S., Shouche, Y., & Yadav, A. (2020). 'Candidatus Phytoplasma sacchari’, a novel taxon - associated with Sugarcane Grassy Shoot (SCGS) disease. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004591
2. Kirdat K, Tiwarekar B, Thorat V, Narawade N, Dhotre D, Sathe S, Shouche Y, Yadav A*. Draft Genome Sequences of Two Phytoplasma Strains associated with Sugarcane Grassy Shoot (SCGS) and Bermuda Grass White Leaf (BGWL) diseases. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact. American Phytopathological Society; 2020;30 (5), 715-717.
3. Thorat, V., Kirdat, K., Tiwarekar, B., DaCosta, E., Debbarma, P., Shouche, Y., Sathe, S., Goel, R., Lodha, T., & Yadav, A*. (2020). Pseudomonas lalkuanensis Sp. Nov., isolated from a bacterial consortium of contaminated soil enriched for the remediation of E-waste. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70(12), 6468–6475.
4. Kumar, S., Suyal, D. C., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y., & Goel, R. (2019). Microbial diversity and soil physicochemical characteristics of higher altitude. PloS one, 14(3), e0213844.
5. Rao G, Madhupriya, Thorat V, Manimekalai R, Tiwari A, Yadav A*. Review: A century progress of research on phytoplasma diseases in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes. Indian Journals; June 2017;7(1): 1-38

All Publication

1. Ranebennur H, Kirdat K, Tiwarekar B, Rawat K, Chelam C, Solanke A, R Yadav, K Singh, S Sathe, A Yadav, G. Rao (2022). Draft Genome Sequence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’, strain SS02 associated with sesame phyllody disease. 3Biotech. 2022;12(10.1007/s13205-022-03163-w):107.
2. Thorat, V., Tiwarekar, B., Kirdat, K., Chavan, S., Marakad, S., Sathe, S., Lodha, T., and Yadav, A*. (2022). Hydrogenophaga crocea sp. nov. associated with cyanobacterial mat isolated from farmland mud. Archives of Microbiology (Accepted).
3. Thorat, V., Kirdat, K., Tiwarekar, B., Dhanavade, P., Karodi, P., Shouche, Y., Sathe, S., Lodha, T., and Yadav, A*. (2022). Paenibacillus albicerus sp. nov. and Niallia alba sp. nov., isolated from the digestive syrup. Arch Microbiol., 204(2):127
4. Sumashri, K., Kirdat, K., Yadav, V., Shilpa, N., Janardhana, G., & Yadav, A*. (2021). First report of 16SrII group (Peanut witches’ Broom) Phytoplasmas associated with the Leucas aspera Phyllody in India. Plant Disease, 10–1094.
5. Rao, G., Mitra, S., Gopala, Rao, A., & Yadav, A*. (2021). Vachellia nilotica: A new host of ‘Candidatus phytoplasma asteris’ and ‘Ca. P. trifolii’-related strains in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 11(1), 64–68.
6. Bhat, S., Kepu, S., Kirdat, K., Yadav, A., Nataraja Murthy, S., & G, J. (2021). Molecular identification of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas infecting Crossandra infundibuliformis in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 11(1), 23–30.
7. Kirdat, K., Tiwarekar, B., Thorat, V., Sathe, S., Shouche, Y., & Yadav, A. (2020). 'Candidatus Phytoplasma sacchari’, a novel taxon - associated with Sugarcane Grassy Shoot (SCGS) disease. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004591
8. Thorat, V., Kirdat, K., Tiwarekar, B., DaCosta, E., Debbarma, P., Shouche, Y., Sathe, S., Goel, R., Lodha, T., & Yadav, A*. (2020). Pseudomonas lalkuanensis Sp. Nov., isolated from a bacterial consortium of contaminated soil enriched for the remediation of E-waste. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70(12), 6468–6475.
9. Kirdat K, Tiwarekar B, Thorat V, Narawade N, Dhotre D, Sathe S, Shouche Y, Yadav A*. Draft Genome Sequences of Two Phytoplasma Strains associated with Sugarcane Grassy Shoot (SCGS) and Bermuda Grass White Leaf (BGWL) diseases. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact. American Phytopathological Society; 2020;30 (5), 715-717.
10. Suyal D, Kumar S, Joshi D, Yadav A, Shouche Y, Goel R. Comparative overview of red kidney bean (Phaseolus valgaris) rhizospheric bacterial diversity in perspective of altitudinal variations. Biologia (Bratisl). 74, 1405–1413.
11. Parhi, P., Mulik, A., Jadhav, V., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y. and Bhadekar, R. (2019). Production and characterization of biosurfactant from Halomonas sp. BRI3. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB) 56 (5), 384-391.
12. Mitra, S., Debnath, D., Bahadur, A., Yadav, A. and Rao, G. (2019). First Report on ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI-B subgroup) strain associated with Pineapple shoot proliferation and witches’ broom in Tripura, India. Plant Dis. 103 (11), 2941-2941
13. Mishra S, Mitra S, Radhika NS, Yadav A, Rao GP. Multilocus gene-specific characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ associated with shoot proliferation disease of small cardamom in India. 3 Biotech. Springer International Publishing; 2019;9(11):420.
14. Mitra S, Debnath P, Bahadur A, Das SC, Kirdat K, Yadav A, Rao G. First Report of an Association of ‘Ca. Phytoplasma australasia’ with Cashew nut Inflorescence Decline (CaID) Disease in Tripura, a North-Eastern State of India. Plant Dis. 101 (3), 970-970
15. Suyal, D. C., Kumar, S., Joshi, D., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y., and Goel, R. (2019). Comparative overview of red kidney bean (Phaseolus valgaris) rhizospheric bacterial diversity in perspective of altitudinal variations. Biologia, 1-9.
16. Kirdat, K., Thorat, V., Ghole, T., Takawale, P., and Yadav, A*. (2019). First report of an association of multi-species phytoplasmas with Mango Phyllody and Little Leaf disease from western India. Plant Dis., 103(10), 2666
17. Kirdat, K., Thorat, V. and Yadav A*. (2019). A new elm yellows phytoplasma strain associated with leaf yellowing disease of Tamarindus indica in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9 (1), 11-12.
18. Kirdat, K., Sundararaj, R., Mondal, S., Reddy, M. K., Thorat, V. and Yadav, A* (2019). Novel aster yellows phytoplasma subgroup associated with sandalwood spike disease in Kerala, India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9 (1), 33-34.
19. Kumar, S., Suyal, D. C., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y., & Goel, R. (2019). Microbial diversity and soil physiochemical characteristic of higher altitude. PloS one, 14(3), e0213844.
20. Debbarma, P., Zaidi, M. G. H., Kumar, S., Raghuwanshi, S., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y., & Goel, R. (2018). Selection of potential bacterial strains to develop bacterial consortia for the remediation of e-waste and it’s in situ implications. Waste Management, 79, 526-536.
21. Rao G, Madhupriya, Thorat V, Manimekalai R, Tiwari A, Yadav A*. Review: A century progress of research on phytoplasma diseases in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes. Indian Journals; June 2017;7(1): 1-38
22. Thorat V, Kirdat K, Takawale P, Yadav A*. First report of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas associated with fodder crops in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes. Indian Journals; 2017;7(2):106–10.
23. Madhupriya*, Yadav A*, Thorat V, Rao G. Molecular detection of 16SrI-B and 16SrII-D subgroups of phytoplasma associated with flat stem and witches’ broom disease of Celosia argentea L. 3Biotech. Springer; 2017;7(5):311-316.
24. Goel S, Madhupriya, Yadav A, Rao G. Identification and Characterization of 16SrIX and 16SrXI groups of phytoplasmas associated with leaf yellows and declining disease of garlic and onion in India. Indian Phytopathology. Indian Journals; August 2017; 70(3): 368 - 372
25. Tomer S, Suyal DC, Shukla A, Rajwar J, Yadav A, Shouche Y, et al. Isolation and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from Western Indian Himalayan soils. 3Biotech. Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2017;7(2):95.
26. Tripathi S, Thorat V, Verma R, Shouche Y, Yadav A*. First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (subgroup 16SrI-X) associated with bottle gourd virescence and phyllody disease in India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2017;101(11):1949.
27. Yadav A*, Thorat V, Deokule S, Shouche Y, Prasad DT. New subgroup 16SrXI-F phytoplasma strain associated with sugarcane grassy shoot (SCGS) disease in India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. Microbiology Society; 2017;67(2):374–8.
28. Suyal DC, Kumar S, Yadav A, Shouche Y, Goel R. Cold stress and nitrogen deficiency affected protein expression of psychrotrophic Dyadobacter psychrophilus B2 and Pseudomonas jessenii MP1. Front Microbiol. Frontiers Media SA; 2017;8- 430.
29. Rao GP, Prakasha TL, Pandey M, Thorat V, Baranwal VK, Kumar M, Yadav A*. First Report of Association of Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis (16SrXI-B Group) with Streak, Yellowing and Stunting Disease in Durum and Bread Wheat genotypes from Central India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2017;101(7):1314.
30. Ghosh D, Bhose S, Sharma P, Warghane A, Motghare M, Ladaniya M, Thorat V, Yadav A*. First report of a 16SrXIV group Phytoplasma associated with Witches’ Broom Disease of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) in India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2017;101(5):831.
31. Yadav A*, Thorat V, Shouche Y. ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII group) associated with Witches’ Broom disease of Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) in India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2016;100(1):209.
32. Yadav V, Thorat V, Madevkumar S, Janardana G, Yadav A*. First report on the association of 16SrII-D group Phytoplasma with little leaf disease of Crotalaria pallida from Karnataka, India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2016;100(12):2523.
33. Raghuwanshi S, Riedel S, Hein C, Agarwal T, Zaidi MGH, Yadav A, et al. Selection of Poly(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid utilizing bacteria by enrichment, optimization and compatibility testing for consortia development. Chem Ecol. Taylor & Francis; 2016;
34. Thorat V, More V, Jadhav P, Mane SS, Nandanwar RS, Surayavanshi M, Yadav A.* First Report of a 16SrII-D Group Phytoplasma Associated With Witches’-Broom Disease of Soybean (Glycine max) in Maharashtra, India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2016;100(12):2521.
35. Mahadeva Kumar S, Thorat V, Yadav V, Yadav A, Janardhana GR. First Report on the Occurrence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII-D) Associated with Virescence and Phyllody Disease of China Aster in India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2016;101(1):241.
36. Thorat V, Bhale U, Sawant V, More V, Jadhav P, Mane SS, Yadav A.* Alternative weed hosts harbors 16SrII group phytoplasmas associated with little leaf and witches’ broom diseases of various crops in India. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes. Indian Journals;2016;6(1):50.
37. Suyal DC^Ψ, Yadav A^Ψ, Shouche Y, Goel R. Bacterial diversity and community structure of Western Indian Himalayan red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) rhizosphere as revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequences. Biologia (Bratisl). Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences; 2015;70(3):305–13.
38. Soni R, Suyal DC, Agrawal K, Yadav A, Shouche Y, Goel R. Differential proteomic expression of himalayan psychrotrophic diazotroph Pseudomonas palleroniana N26 under low temperature diazotrophic conditions. Cryo Letters. 2015;36(2).
39. Yadav A*, Thorat V, Bhale U, Shouche Y. Association of 16SrII-C and 16SrII-D subgroup phytoplasma strains with witches’ broom disease of Parthenium hysterophorus and insect vector Orosius albicinctus in India. Australas Plant Dis Notes. 2015;10(1):31.
40. Suyal DC, Yadav A, Shouche Y, Goel R. Differential Proteomics in Response to Low Temperature Diazotrophy of Himalayan Psychrophilic Nitrogen Fixing Pseudomonas migulae S10724 Strain. Curr Microbiol. Springer US; 2014;68(4):543–50.
41. Suyal DC^Ψ, Yadav A^Ψ, Shouche Y, Goel R. Diversified diazotrophs associated with the rhizosphere of Western Indian Himalayan Native Red Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) 3Biotech. Springer; 2014;5(10.1007/s13205-014-0238-5):433–41.
42. Yadav A*, Bhale U, Thorat V, Shouche Y. First Report of new subgroup 16SrII- M ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ associated with Witches’ Broom disease of Tephrosia purpurea in India. Plant Dis. American Phytopathological Society; 2014;98(7):990.
43. Jadhav VV, Yadav A, Shouche YS, Aphale S, Moghe A, Pillai S, et al. Studies on biosurfactant from Oceanobacillus sp. BRI 10 isolated from Antarctic sea water. Desalination. Elsevier; 2013;318:64–71.
44. Jadhav VV, Pote SS, Yadav A, Shouche YS, Bhadekar RK. Extracellular cold active lipase from the psychrotrophic Halomonas sp. BRI 8 isolated from the Antarctic sea water. Songklanakarin J Sci Technol. 2013;35(6):623–30.
45. Jadhav VV, Yadav A, Shouche YS, Bhadekar RK. Isolation and cellular fatty acid composition of psychrotrophic Halomonas strains from Antarctic sea water. Songklanakarin J Sci Technol. 2013;35(3):287–92.
46. Sanuth HA, Yadav A*, Fagade OE, Shouche Y. ξ-Caprolactam Utilization by Proteus sp. and Bordetella sp. Isolated From Solid Waste Dumpsites in Lagos State, Nigeria, First Report. Indian J Microbiol. 2013;53(2):221–6.
47. Daramwar PP, Rincy R, Niloferjahan S, Krithika R, Gulati A, Yadav A, et al. Transformation of (±)-lavandulol and (±)-tetrahydrolavandulol by a fungal strain Rhizopus oryzae. Bioresour Technol. Elsevier; 2012;115:70–4.
48. Dalvi SG, Vasekar VC, Yadav A, Tawar PN, Dixit GB, Prasad DT, et al. Screening of Promising Sugarcane Somaclones for Agronomic Traits, and Smut Resistance Using PCR Amplification of Inter Transcribed Region (ITS) of Sporisorium scitaminae. Sugar Tech. 2012;14(1):68–75.
49. Fulzele, R; DeSa, E; Yadav, A; Shouche, Y; Bhadekar, R. (2011). Characterization of novel extracellular protease produced by marine bacterial isolate from the Indian Ocean. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 42(4):1364-1373.
50. Pawar, K., Yadav, A., Shouche, Y., Thengane, S. (2011). Influence of endophytic fungal elicitation on the production of inophyllum in suspension cultures of Calophyllum inophyllum L. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Culture, 106 (2): 345-352.
51. Nasare, K^Ψ., Yadav, A^Ψ., Singh, A. K^Ψ., Shivasharanappa, K. B., Nerkar, Y. S., and Reddy, V. S. (2007). Molecular and Symptom analysis reveal the presence of New Phytoplasma Associated with Sugarcane in India. Plant Disease. 91 (11): 1413-1418.

Book Chapters

1. Bojan Duduk, Jelena Stepanović, Amit Yadav, Govind Rao. Phytoplasma in weeds and wild plants. In: Phytoplasmas: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria-I; Characterisation and Epidemiology of Phytoplasma- Associated Diseases. ISBN:978-981-13-0118-6. Spriner Nature; 2018. pp. 313-345
2. G. P. Rao, Elizabeth Alvarez and Amit Yadav*. Phytoplasma Diseases of Industrial Crops. In: Phytoplasmas: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria-I; Characterisation and Epidemiology of Phytoplasma- Associated Diseases. ISBN:978-981-13-0118-6. Spriner Nature; 2018. pp. 91-121
3. Prakash O, Sharma R, Singh P, Yadav A. Strategies for Taxonomical Characterisation of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms. In: Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity: Vol. 1: Research Perspectives. In: Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (editors). New Delhi: Springer India; 2016. pp. 85–101.