Dinesh Kumar

About

Calmette & Yersin Pasteur Network Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) at the Evolutionary Genomics Group, Institut Pasteur Hellenique, Athens, Greece, investigating the de-novo origin of the antimicrobial resistome and its evolutionary trajectory in microbial pathogens. Dr. Kumar earned Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Science/Biotechnology (2017-2023) on understanding the host plant microbiome interactions through meta-omics and systems biology at the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The doctoral research was carried out at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.

Employment

• Institut Pasteur Hellenique Calmette & Yersin Pasteur Network Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF)
  2025 - Present
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Hyderabad Campus Postdoctoral Researcher
  2023 - 2025
• Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC-DST-GoG) Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
  2018 - 2023
• Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC-DST-GoG) Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  2016 - 2018
• Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM-DST-GoG) Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  2016 - 2017
• Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre Project Associate
  2016 - 2016
• Science Express Science Communicator
  2014 - 2016
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Project Trainee
  2012 - 2013

Education

• Gujarat University PhD
  2017 - 2023
• Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Management
  2016 - 2017
• Singhania University M.Tech (Integrated) Biotechnology
  2008 - 2013
• Rashtriya Military School HSC
  2001 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (30)

• Plants, Microbes, and Carbon: The Interplay of Carbon Cycling and Sequestration
  Microorganisms for Sustainability 2025 0 citations DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-3425-5_8
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• Whole genome sequencing revealed high occurrence of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria isolated from poultry manure
  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2025 6 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2025.107452
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• Antimicrobial resistance in plant endophytes associated with poultry-manure application revealed by selective culture and whole genome sequencing
  Journal of Hazardous Materials 2024 9 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136166
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• Herbicide application impacted soil microbial community composition and biochemical properties in a flooded rice field
  Science of The Total Environment 2024 13 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169911
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• Resistome profiling reveals transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance genes from poultry litter to soil and plant
  Environmental Pollution 2023 20 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121517
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• Exploring bacteriome diversity of coral Goniopora sp. and Favia favus from the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat
  Journal of Sea Research 2023 7 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2023.102361
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• Textile industry wastewater microbiome: Recovery of metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) using shotgun sequencing approach from Jetpur, Gujarat, India
  Ecological Genetics and Genomics 2023 5 citations DOI: 10.1016/J.EGG.2022.100155
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• Textile Industry Wastewater Microbiome: Recovery of Metagenome Assembled Genomes (Mags) Using Shotgun Sequencing Approach from Jetpur, Gujarat, India
  SSRN 2022
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• Textile Industry Wastewater Microbiome: Recovery of Metagenome Assembled Genomes (Mags) Using Shotgun Sequencing Approach from Jetpur, Gujarat, India
  2022 2 citations DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4137179
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• Rhizosphere microbiome analysis of healthy and infected cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) varieties from Gujarat, India
  Current Research in Microbial Sciences 2022 5 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2022.100163
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