Dr. Ramesh K. Kothari
Dr. Ramesh K. Kothari
Professor and Head
Department of BioSciences,
Saurashtra University-Rajkot-360005, Gujarat, India

   rkkothari@sauuni.ac.in; kothari1971@gmail.com
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Paper Published
# Paper Details Year
1 Gene exchange mechanisms in natural and engineered probiotics within the human gut: Implications for antibiotic resistance and metabolic modulation. Name of Journal: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, (Springer), IF: 4.4
ISBN/ISSN No: 1867-1314,
2026
2 Comparative analysis of enzymatic defence mechanisms in Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. and Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC. using a Michaelis–Menten kinetic model. Name of Journal: Scientific Reports. (Nature), IF: 3.9
ISBN/ISSN No: 2045-2311,
2026
3 Recent breakthrough in methanotrophy: Promising applications and future challenges. Name of Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, (Elsevier), IF:7.4
ISBN/ISSN No: 2213-3437,
2025
4 Microbial drivers of biogeochemical cycles in deep sediments of the Kathiawar Peninsula Gulfs of India. Name of Journal: Science of The Total Environment, (Elsevier), IF: 8.2
ISBN/ISSN No: 1879-1026,
2025
5 Predictive modeling of microbial functionality from 16S rDNA sequences using machine learning. Name of Journal: World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences
ISBN/ISSN No: 2582-5542,
2025
6 Deep learning for improved microbial community profiling through 16S rDNA data. Name of Journal: World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences
ISBN/ISSN No: 2582-5542,
2025
7 Biological-control of fungi and pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by bacteria isolated from the caterpillars carcasses. Name of Journal: Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, (Elsevier), IF:3.8
ISBN/ISSN No: 1878-8181,
2025
8 Isolation and Characterization of Several Halophilic Bacteria from Marine Environments Name of Journal: Current Biotechnology. (Bentham Science), IF: 0.35
ISBN/ISSN No: 2211-5501,
2025
9 Colloidal and Structural Perspectives on Seaweed-Derived Bioactives: Extraction Techniques and Emerging Applications. Name of Journal: Food Hydrocolloids for Health, (Elsevier), IF: 5.1
ISBN/ISSN No: 2667-0259,
2025
10 Metagenomic evaluation of peanut rhizosphere microbiome from the farms of Saurashtra regions of Gujarat, India. Name of Journal: Scientific Reports, (Nature), IF: 4.6
ISBN/ISSN No: 2045-2322,
2024
11 In vitro characterization of lactic acid bacteria from Indian fermented rice for probiotic applications. Name of Journal: The Microbe, (Elsevier)
ISBN/ISSN No: 2950-1946,
2024
12 A study of antibiotic resistance pattern of clinical bacterial pathogens isolated from patients in a tertiary care hospital Name of Journal: Frontiers in microbiology, IF: 5.2,
ISBN/ISSN No: 1664-302X,
2024
13 Delivery of gene editing therapeutics. Name of Journal: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, (Elsevier), IF: 6.4
ISBN/ISSN No: 1549-9642,
2023
14 Evaluation of prebiotic utilization and probiotic properties of potential probiotic bacteria of food and human origin. Name of Journal: Food Science and Nutritional Technology, (Medwin), IF: 1.8
ISBN/ISSN No: 2574-2701,
2023
15 Kinjal Pabari,Sheetal Pithva, Charmy Kothari, Ravi Kiran Purama, Kanthi Kiran Kondepudi, Bharatkumar Rajiv Manuel Vyas, Ramesh Kothari and Padma Ambalam (2020).  Evaluation of Probiotic Properties and Prebiotic Utilization Potential of Weissella paramesenteroides Isolated From Fruits. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins.  DOI 10.1007/s12602-019-09630-w. Published Online January 2020, 1-13. IF-2.411 Name of Journal: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
ISBN/ISSN No: 2020,
2020
16 Decolourization and biodegradation of textile di-azo dye Acid Blue 113 by Pseudomonas stutzeri AK6 Name of Journal: 3 Biotech (Springer), IF-2.351
ISBN/ISSN No: 13205,
2020
17 Priti Faldu, Vishal Kothari, Charmy Kothari, Jalpa Rank, Ankit Hinsu, and Ramesh Kothari. Toxicity Assessment of Biologically Degraded Product of Textile Dye Acid Red G. (2019) 4 (4):236-243 (DOI : 10.14429/dlsj.4.14972). IF- 0.589 Name of Journal: Defense Life Science Journal
ISBN/ISSN No: 0011-748X,
2019
18 Jalpa K. Rank, Neelam Mathani, Ankit T. Hinsu, Anjali U. Joshi, Mootapally Chandra Shekar, Ramesh K. Kothari. Isolation, characterization, and growth response study of Chlorpyrifos utilizing soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida JR16. (2018) 52(4) 2018: 355-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.18805/IJARe.A-5035. IF-0.162. Name of Journal: Indian Journal of Agricultural Research
ISBN/ISSN No: 0367-8245,
2018
19 Krupa M. Parmar, Saurabh L. Gaikwad, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, Ramesh Kothari and Ravindra P. Singh: Intriguing interaction of bacteriophage-host association: An understanding in the era of omics. (2017) 8(559) | DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00559 (Review article). IF: 4.259 Name of Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
ISBN/ISSN No: 2017,
2017
20 Sabapathi Arularasan, Neelam M Nathani, Venmathi Maran BA, Ramesh K Kothari, Chandra Shekar Mootapally. Haplotype variation and phylogenetic analyses of three commercially important morphological variants of genus Turbinella from the southeast coast of India based on the 16S rRNA gene. (2017) 93(4):000–000.https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2016.1004. IF-1.215 Name of Journal: Bull Mar Sci.
ISBN/ISSN No: 0250-4707,
2017
21 Khushbu Kunadia, Neelam M. Nathani, Vishal Kothari, Rohit J. Kotadia, Charmy R. Kothari, Anjali Joshi, Jalpa K. Rank, Priti R. Faldu, M. Chandra Shekar, Mit J. Viroja, Priyank A. Patel, Divyaraj C. Jadeja, Bhaskar Reddy, Ravindra Pal Singh, Prakash G. Koringa , Chaitanya G. Joshi, Ramesh K. Kothari. Draft Genome Sequence of Commercial Textile Dyes Decolourizing and Degrading Bacillus subtilis strain C3 Isolated from India. (2016) Volume 4• Issue 2 • e00104-16 (ASM) Name of Journal: Genome Announcements
ISBN/ISSN No: 21698287,
2016
22 Ramesh Kothari, Ravindra Pal Singh, and Vishal Kothari. Application of next generation sequencing technologies in revealing plant-microbe interactions. (2016) Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 1000e108 .IF: 1.28 Name of Journal: Next Generation: Sequencing & Applications
ISBN/ISSN No: 2469-9853,
2016
23 Neelam M. Nathani, Srinivas M. Duggirala, Chandra Shekar M., Ramesh K. Kothari, Chaitanya G. Joshi: Isolation of chitinolytic Clostridium sp. NCR from Mehsana buffalo rumen, its genomic analysis and potential role in the rumen. (2015) (5)109-111. IF: 1.08 Name of Journal: Genomics Data
ISBN/ISSN No: 2213-5960,
2015
24 Khushal Kapadiya, Kishor Kavadia, Parth Manvar, Rohit Kotadiya, Ramesh Kothari and Ranjan Khunt: Catalyst free synthesis of thiazole derivatives bearing azo imine linkages antimicrobial Agents. (2015) 5 (4) 258-266 Name of Journal: Chemistry & Biology Interface
ISBN/ISSN No: 2249 –4820,
2015
25 Neelam M. Nathani, Ramesh K. Kothari, Amrutlal K. Patel, Chaitanya G. Joshi: Functional Characterization Reveals Novel Putative Coding Sequences in Prevotella ruminicola Genome Extracted from Rumen Metagenomic Studies. (2015) (25):292–299. IF: 1.457 Name of Journal: J. Mol.Microbiol Biotechnol.
ISBN/ISSN No: 1464-1801,
2015
26 Khushal Kapadiya, Rohit Kotadiya, Kishor Kavadia, Ramesh Kothari, Krunal Mehariya and Ranjan Khunt. Synthesis and Microbial Evaluation of Versatile Base Catalyzed Chiral Tetrahydrobenzofuran Derivatives via Multicomponent Reaction. (2015) 5(4), 258-266.  IF: 0.789 Name of Journal: Letters in Drug Design & Discovery
ISBN/ISSN No: 1570-1808,
2015
27 Neelam M. Nathani, Srinivas M. Duggirala, Vaibhav D. Bhatt, Amrutlal K Patel, Ramesh K. Kothari, Chaitanya G. Joshi. Correlation between Genomic analyses with Metatranscriptomic study reveals various functional pathways of Clostridium sartagoforme AAU1, a buffalo rumen isolate. DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2015.1091346. IF: 1.092 Name of Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Research
ISBN/ISSN No: 0971-2119,
2015
28 Neelam M Nathani, Amrutlal K Patel, Mootapally Chandra Shekar, Bhaskar Reddy, Shailesh V Shah, Pravin M Lunagaria, Ramesh K Kothari, Chaitanya Joshi. Effect of roughage on rumen microbiota composition in the efficient feed converter and sturdy Indian Jaffrabadi buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). (2015) 16:1116. DOI 10.1186/s12864-015-2340-4 .IF: 4.142 Name of Journal: BMC Genomics
ISBN/ISSN No: 1471-2164,
2015
Books Published
# Book Details Year
1 Ramavat, H., Bhatt, H. B., Kothari, R., & Singh, S. P. Recombinant enzymes from marine actinomycetes: Genome mining, cloning, expression systems, and biotechnological significance. In Marine actinomycetes: Rising star of biotechnology. Name of Publisher: Springer
ISBN No: 978-981-95-9848-9,
2025
2 Handa, V. L., Dumadiya, A., Kothari, R. K., & Vyas, B. R. M. Current status of the upstream and downstream processing in bioprocess sector and its role in production of value-added products. In P. Verma & K. Agrawal (Eds.), Innovation & future trends in bioprocess technology. Name of Publisher: Professional Prints New York, USA
ISBN No: 978-1966695868,
2025
3 • Radadiya, H., Patel, R., & Kothari, R. The use of microbial enzymes in the food industry: A global perspective (Vol. 1, Chapter 10). In Microbial enzymes: Production, purification, and applications Name of Publisher: John Wiley & Sons P&T
ISBN No: 978-3527352906,
2024
4 Dobariya, A. J., Radadiya, H. N., Mankad, G. P., Dobariya, H., Kothari, R. K., & Singh, S. P. Protocols for the screening, extraction, and purification of the hydrolytic enzymes from marine actinomycetes. In L. Karthik (Ed.), *Protocols of actinomycetes: Microbiology to gene editing* Name of Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
ISBN No: 9781003398400,
2024
5 Handa, V. L., Patel, B. N., Bhattacharya, A., Kothari, R., Kavathiya, G. U., & Vyas, B. R. M. A study of antibiotic resistance patterns of clinical bacterial pathogens isolated from patients in a tertiary care hospital. In V. Soni & S. Mishra (Eds.), System biology and antimicrobial drug resistance Name of Publisher: Frontiers
ISBN No: 978-2-8325-5427,
2024