Kumari Uma Mahto

About

I am a microbiologist with expertise in biofilm biology, microbial ecology, and pathogenesis. I completed my PhD at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, where I studied polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation by marine biofilm-forming bacteria, highlighting the role of quorum sensing and extracellular polymeric substances in enhancing biodegradation.
As a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, I worked on mRNA vaccine development against Japanese encephalitis virus and investigated amino acid homeostasis in Candida albicans. My research integrates molecular, microscopic, and genomic approaches.

Employment

• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Postdoctoral Research Associate
  2024 - 2025
• National Institute of Technology Rourkela Research Fellow
  2017 - 2023

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (8)

• Exogenous acyl homoserine lactones modulate biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFL‐P1 and enhance phenanthrene degradation
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Surajit Das
  Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1002/jctb.70023
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• Electroactive biofilm communities in microbial fuel cells for the synergistic treatment of wastewater and bioelectricity generation
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Surajit Das
  Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2024.2372070
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• Bacterial biofilm and extracellular polymeric substances in the treatment of environmental pollutants: Beyond the protective role in survivability
  Kumari Uma Mahto, V.P. Vandana, Monika Priyadarshanee +2 more
  Journal of Cleaner Production 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134759
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• Unraveling the complex regulatory networks in biofilm formation in bacteria and relevance of biofilms in environmental remediation
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Swetambari Kumari, Surajit Das
  Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2022 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2021.2015747
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• Bacterial biofilm and extracellular polymeric substances in the moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment: A review
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Surajit Das
  Bioresource Technology 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126476
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• Microscopic techniques to evaluate the biofilm formation ability of a marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFL‐P1 on different substrata
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Surajit Das
  Microscopy Research and Technique 2021 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23799
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• Whole genome characterization and phenanthrene catabolic pathway of a biofilm forming marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFL-P1
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Surajit Das
  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111087
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• DNA polymorphism analysis of Indian germplasms of Trapa natans using RAPD molecular Marker
  Kumari Uma Mahto, Azma Shaheen, Swati Kumari +2 more
  Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.06.001
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