Dr. Songeeta Singha

Singha, S., Thomas, R., Vishwakarma, J. N., Bharadwaj, D., Sharma, D., Gupta, V. K. (2024). Evaluation of the Lemon Juice Induced Changes in Fatty Acid Composition, Membrane Fluidity and Virulence in Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 1-10., Impact Factor: 1.0. SCI, SCIE, SCOPUS

Singha, S., Thomas, R., Kumar, A. & Viswakarma, J. N. (2023). Presence of potent inhibitors of bacterial biofilm associated protiens in the key to Citrus limon’s antibiofilm activity against pathogenic Escherichia coli, Biofouling, 171-188, Impact Factor: 3.797. INDEX: SCIE, SCOPUS 

Singha, S., Thomas, R., Kumar, A. & Viswakarma, J. N. (2023).Thermal Adaptation Alters Response to Thermal Stress and expression of Virulent Genes (eae, stx 1, stx 2, and hly A) in Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Pork,80(10)Impact Factor: 2.6. INDEX: SCIE, SCOPUS

R Thomas, D Bharadwaj, S Singha, D Sharma (2024). Recent Advances on Harnessing Multi-Omic Approaches for Assessing Meat Quality and Safety.Annals of Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Technology (AMRIT), 3(1), 2024, 07-14

Thomas, R., Singha, S., Bharadwaj, D., Kumar, A. & Gupta, V. K. (2023). In silico evaluation of phytochemicals present in Bambusa polymorpha and Citrus limon extracts against Salmonella enteric Typhimurium combined with in vitro antimicrobialandacidicstressresponsivestudies. Journal of Food Safety,p.e13074,ImpactFactor: 2.4. SCI,SCIE,SCOPUS

Singha, S., Thomas, R., Viswakarma, J. N., & Gupta, V. K. (2022). Foodborne illnesses of Escherichia coli O157origin and its control measures. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-10, Impact Factor: 3.117. SCIE, SCOPUS 

Thomas, R., Saikia, M., Singha, S., Baruah, Z., Kalita, R., Saharia, N., & Rajkhowa, S. (2021). A method for authentication of meat by pcr amplification of species-specific markers of mitochondrial origin. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 55(7), 780-785. SCOPUS 

Thomas, R., Saikia, M., Singha, S., Baruah, Z., Kalita, R., Saharia, N., & Rajkhowa, S. (2021). PCR based method for authentication of pork in raw and processed products as well as in binary meat mixtures. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 91(1). SCOPUS 

Thomas, R., Singha, S., Saikia, M., Kalita, R., Baruah, Z., & Saharia, N. (2020). Evaluation of sticky rice flour, jack fruit seed flour and tapioca flour as fillers in pork nuggets. Journal of Meat Science, 15(1), 56-59

Thomas, R., Singha, S., Saikia, M., Kalita, R., Baruah, Z., & Saharia, N. (2020). Estimation of concentration of selected heavy metals in muscle, liver and bones of pigs. Journal of Meat Science, 15(1), 56-59

Thomas, R., Sahariah, N., Singha, S., Saikia, M., Kalita, R., & Baruah, Z. (2020). Incidence and Economic Impact of Major Livestock Diseases in India. Agriculture Observer, Article No. :21

Thomas, R., Saikia, M. & Singha, S. (2020). Food Safety Management in ‘Farm-To-Fork’ Supply Chains. Agriculture Observer, Article No. :10

Thomas, R., Sahariah, N., Singha, S., Saikia, M., Kalita, R., & Baruah, Z. (2020). Traditional Meat, Fish and Milk Products of North Eastern Region of India: A Review. Agriculture Observer, Article No. :12

Book/chapters:

• Thomas, R., Singha, S., and Saikia M. ”Food Safety- A Farm to Fork Risk Based Approach” (2021)
• Singha, S. and Thomas R. ”The Pig as an Emerging Model for Human Disease Research” (2021). In Research Trends in Multidiciplinary Research, Vol. 28.

Oral/Poster Presentation:

• 67th annual technical Session of Assam Science Society,Title: Thermal adaptation alters expression of virulent genes in pathogenic Escherichia coli
• International Symposium on Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases: Breaking the Chain through Multidisciplinary approach,Title: Citrus limon inhibits biofilm formation and viability of pathogenic E.coli isolated from meat
• 27th IFoST at Tezpur University, Assam,Title: Molecular means for segregating meat from male and female pigs

Publications (Magzine):

• Indian Food Industry, Biofilms in food industry- Interactions and control measures, 2022
• AgriGate, Food Safety and Food Borne Diseases in India, 2021
• Indian Food Industry, Food Safety risk communication-Strategies for FBOs, 2021

Nucleotide sequences published at NCBI GenBank database:  

• Escherichia coli strain EM033 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence,GenBank Accession No: OP824838, 15-NOV-2022
• Escherichia coli strain EM053 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence,GenBank Accession No: OP824839, 15-NOV-2022
• Escherichia coli strain EM085 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence,GenBank Accession No: OP824840, 15-NOV-2022
• Escherichia coli strain EM087 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence,GenBank Accession No: OP824841, 15-NOV-2022

Guidance:  

M. Sc. Dissertation supervised                                              : 03 Students

PhD student guidance                                                          : 03 (ongoing)

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Life member of assam Science society (Membership no. 6436)

Technical Skills:

Worked as an analyst in ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certified Food Quality Control Laboratory, ICAR-NRC on Pig.

GATE(2016) QUALIFIED