Profile
Our study focuses on various aspects of nutrigenomics, rumen microbiology and ruminant nutrition. Primarily, we look at the rumen microbial profiles of indigenous cows, highlighting the significance of these microbial communities in utilizing plant material and regulating multiple aspects of ruminant health and production. Our objective in investigating the makeup and function of these microbial communities is to gain insight into their role in metabolic diseases and enhance livestock management strategies, particularly in India's indigenous dairy breeds. In addition, we are also investigating alternate feed sources for ruminant nutrition, evaluating their influence on ruminant productivity and greenhouse gas emissions. This includes assessing non-traditional feed sources such as yeast/microbial-derived proteins and aquatic weeds and their potential to improve digestibility and reduce enteric methane emissions.
Current Focus Areas
Integration of multi-omics techniques: We are combining cutting-edge multi-omics approaches with conventional methods to comprehensively study animal metabolism and nutrient utilization.
Selected Publications
Ramin, M.; Chagas, J.C.C.; Pal, Y.; Danielsson, R.; Fant, P.; Krizsan, S.J. (2023). Reducing Methane Production from Stored Feces of Dairy Cows by Asparagopsis Taxiformis. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7, 1187838.
Pal, Y., Mayilraj, S., Krishnamurthi, S. Uncovering the structure and function of specialist bacterial lineages in environments routinely exposed to explosives. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2022 Dec;75(6):1433-1448. doi: 10.1111/lam.13810. Epub 2022 Sep 21. PMID: 35972393
Pal, Y., Mayilraj, S., Krishnamurthi S. Exploring the Distinct Distribution of Archaeal Communities in Sites Contaminated with Explosives. Biomolecules. 2022; 12(4):489. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12040489
Pal, Y., Mayilraj, S., Paul, M., Schumann, P., & Krishnamurthi, S. (2019). Indiicoccus explosivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an explosives waste contaminated site. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 69(8), 2555–2564. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003541.
Verma, A*., Pal, Y*., Kumar, P., & Krishnamurthi, S. (2020). Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov. sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon of family Halobacteriaceae isolated from saltpan soil. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 70(6), 3693–3700. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004222