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| Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Plant-Bacteria interaction, Rhizoremediation, Hydrocarbons Degradation |
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor (Research), Faculty of Science, Assam down town University, Guwahati, Assam, India
TEACHING AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1. Assistant Professor
B.Sc. Microbiology and Biotechnology Program
November 2023 – August 2025,
Department of Bioscience, Asian Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati, Assam.
2. Examiner and Paper Setter
Theory and Practical Papers of B.Sc. Microbiology and Biotechnology
November 2023 – August 2025,
Under Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.
3. Mentor
M.Sc. Microbiology Practical Classes, Examinations, and Dissertation
January 2019 – November 2023,
Department of Microbiology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Project title: Impact of rhizosphere mediated bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons on different soil microbiomes in contaminated surface soil of oil and gas drilling sites in Assam.
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,
Principal Investigator: Prof. Piyush Pandey, Department of Microbiology, Assam University
2. Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Project title: Impact of rhizosphere mediated bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons on different soil microbiomes in contaminated surface soil of oil and gas drilling sites in Assam.
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,
Principal Investigator: Prof. Piyush Pandey, Department of Microbiology, Assam University
3. M.Sc. Dissertation
Project title: Stimulation of growth and amelioration of stress response in Zea mays plant by application of cadmium-resistant Serratia marcescens in contaminated soil.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Piyush Pandey, Department of Microbiology, Assam University
PUBLICATIONS
1.Bhuyan, B., Kotoky, R., & Pandey, P. (2023). Impacts of rhizoremediation and biostimulation on soil microbial community, for enhanced degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in crude oil-contaminated agricultural soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(41), 94649-94668.
2.Das, N., Bhuyan, B., & Pandey, P. (2022). Correlation of soil microbiome with crude oil contamination drives detection of hydrocarbon degrading genes which are independent to quantity and type of contaminants. Environmental research, 215, 114185.
3.Bhuyan, B., & Pandey, P. (2022). Remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil using hydrocarbonoclastic rhizobacteria, applied through Azadirachta indica rhizosphere. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 24(13), 1444-1454.
4.Das, N., Kotoky, R., Maurya, A. P., Bhuyan, B., & Pandey, P. (2021). Paradigm shift in antibiotic-resistome of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Science of the Total Environment, 757, 143777.
5.Environmental applications of microbial extremophiles in the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in extreme environments
6.Bhuyan, B., Kotoky, R., Maheshwari, D. K., & Pandey, P. (2022). Rhizoremediation of Cd-contaminated soil using Zea mays Sturt, with heavy metal resistant rhizobacteria that alleviate Cd-induced stress in plant. Environmental Sustainability, 5(3), 375-387.
7.Bhuyan, B., Debnath, S., & Pandey, P. (2021). The rhizosphere microbiome and its role in plant growth in stressed conditions. In Rhizosphere microbes: soil and plant functions (pp. 503-529). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
8.Das, N., Das, A., Mazumder, D., Bhuyan, B., Debnath, S., Chowdhury, R., ... & Pandey, P. (2025). Microbes for a Sustainable World: Pioneering the SDGs Through Microbial Ingenuity. In Environmental Sustainability and Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 3-50). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.