Publications by authors named "Sundaram Rajakumar"

Removal of fluoride (F) was performed using a novel bacterium isolated from F contaminated soil collected from Pappireddipatti block of Dharmapuri District in Tamil Nadu, India. Impact of changing variables for the removal of F from synthetic medium at different concentrations of carbon and nitrogen sources (0.5, 1.

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Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. It is caused by the abnormal growth of the retinal blood vessels. Plasminogen activator inhibitor1 (PAI1) is the key growth factor and the inhibition of PAI1 can reduce the angiogenesis.

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The efficiency of bacterial isolates to reduce nitrate from synthetic nitrate-rich water was tested using a batch scale process. Two efficient nitrate reducing bacterial species were isolated from water samples collected from Kodaikanal and Yercaud lakes. Bacterial analysis of the samples revealed the presence of nitrate reducing bacteria belonging to the genera Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Micrococcus and Alcaligenes.

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