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Dr. Nimaichand Salam

Dr. Nimaichand Salam

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Date of Joining: 19 Feb 2024

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  1. Microbial ecology and evolution; 
  2. Microbial systematics and taxonomy; 
  3. Phylogenomics
  1. Research Fellow (Oct 2017 – Oct 2020), Sun Yat-sen University, China.
  2. Post-Doctoral Fellow (Sept 2015 – Oct 2017), Sun Yat-sen University, China
  3. Visting Studentship (Jul 2010 – Jun 2011), Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, China
  4. Ph.D. (Feb 2008 – Feb 2015), Manipur University, India

My research group focuses on understanding the ecology and evolution of microbiomes in nature and how they evolved with the changing environment. Over the years, I have been associated with the declaration of more than 70 new species of cultivated bacteria and archaea, isolated from extreme environments, and more than 50 new species of yet-to-be-cultivated bacteria. These novel taxa descriptions include more than 47 genera, 29 families, 23 orders, and 6 classes. Additionally, we worked on the phylogenomics of environmental microbiomes to understand the nutrient cycling and functional diversity of the microbial dark matter. 

  1. Microbial nutrient cycling and climate change mitigation.
  2. Understanding the impact of pesticides on soil and gut microbiome.

  1. Lian ZH, Salam N, Tan S, Yuan Y, Li MM, Li YX, Liu ZT, Hu CJ, Lv AP, OuYang YT, Lu CY, Zhang JY, Chen Y, Chen LB, Luo ZH, Ma B, Hua ZS, Jiao JY, Li WJ, Liu L (2024) Metagenomic analysis sheds light on the mixotrophic lifestyle of bacterial phylum Zhuqueibacterota, iMeta. doi: 10.1002/imt2.249 

  2. Liu L, Lian ZH, Lv AP, Salam N, Zhang JC, Li MM, Sun WM, Tan S, Luo ZH, Gao L, Yuan Y, Ming YZ, Ouyang YT, Li YX, Liu ZT, Hu CJ, Chen Y, Hua ZS, Shu WS, Hedlund BP, Li WL, Jiao JY (2024) Insights into chemoautotrophic traits of a prevalent bacterial phylum CSP1-3, herein Sysuimicrobiota, National Science Review. doi:10.1093/nsr/nwae378.

  3. Jiao JY, Ma SC, Salam N, Zhou Z, Lian ZH, Fu L, Chen Y, Peng CH, OuYang YT, Fan H, Li L, Yi Y, Zhang JY, Wang JY, Liu L, Gao L, Oren A, Woyke T, Dodsworth JA, Hedlund BP, Li WJ, Cheng L (2024). Cultivation of novel Atribacterota from oil well provides new insight into their diversity, ecology, and evolution in anoxic, carbon-rich environments. Microbiome, 12: 123. doi: 10.1186/s40168-024-01836-7.

  4. Jiao JY, Abdugheni R, Zhang DF, Ahmed I, Ali M, Chuvochina M, Dedysh SN, Dong X, Goker M, Hedlund BP, Hugenholtz P, Jangid K, Liu SJ, Moore ERB, Narsing Rao MP, Oren A, Rossello-Mora R, Rekadwad BN, Salam N, Shu W, Sutcliffe IC, Teo WFA, Trujillo ME, Venter SN, Whitman WB, Zhao G, Li WJ (2024). Advancements in prokaryotic systematics and the role of Bergey's International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS) in addressing challenges in the meta-data era. National Science Review, 11(7): nwae168. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwae168.

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