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B S Chadha worked as Professor in Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and retired in 2023 after rendering 33 years of service that included teaching and research. The applicant headed positions as Head of Department, Dean Faculty of Life Sciences, Director Research, Nodal officer (IPR cell) of the university His lab focused on bioprospecting thermophilic fungi for industrially important enzymes and specifically bio-refinery relevant lignocellulolytic CAZYmes. His lab focused on classical strain development tools (mutagenesis, protoplast fusion and heterokaryosis) in addition to system biology approaches (Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics) for developing these strains to achieve high enzyme titers, beside bioprospecting novel genes through cloning and expression, and developing high through put screening assays. He transferred two technologies to BCIL for xylanase production and cellulases and xylanases production strains and technology to Gencrest, Mumbai. He filed 3 patents disclosing novel fungal strains as source of auxiliary enzymes capable of boosting the hydrolytic potential of commercial cellulases. The applicant was also one of the participating investigators in the DBT sponsored National mission mode project on “Screening for Bio-molecules from microbial diversity collected from different ecological niches”, where anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibiotic producing microbial strains were prospected through this project and one US patent was filed jointly by DBT, GNDU and Piramal Life Sciences, Mumbai. The application was awarded with DBT CREST fellowship at Concordia University, Montreal, ASM Indo US research professorship award at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, BBSRC International fellowship at Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK, Visiting Scientist (NSERC) at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada. The applicant guided 24 PhD students. He has handled various projects sponsored by DBT, ICAR (AMAAS, NAIP, NF), CSIR, UGC in the area of Industrial biotechnology. The applicant was a member of expert team from DST India to visit Sweden and discuss projects on bioeconomy in August 2014. He has more than 125 publications in high impact peer reviewed international journals to his credit. His work has 6700 citations with h index of 43. He has delivered talks at various international conferences/universities in Australia, Canada, Sweden and USA.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Agricultural Microbiology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Comparative Genomics
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Metabolomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biological Systems Engineering
• ☆ Biomass & Bioenergy
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Bioenergy & Biofuels

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Product Development Recipe Development, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Professor of Microbiology

34 years of Research and teaching in Microbiology

April 1991 - December 2023

Education

PhD

Punjan Agricultural University

February 1987 - May 1990

Certifications

• INDO US Research Professor

  IUSSTF

  June 2013 - July 2013

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Raheja, Y., Gaur, P., Islam, T., Chaurasia, A.K., Gaur, V.K., Chadha, B.S.(2025). Advancement in lignocellulolytic enzyme production: tailored strategies to overcome challenges in biomass hydrolysis . Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing. 5. (3). p. 948-968.

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Gaur, V.K., Sharma, G., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2025). Fortifying the Rasamsonia emersonii secretome with recombinant cellobiohydrolase (GH7) for efficient biomass saccharification . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 41. (7).

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Gaur, V.K., Sharma, G., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2025). From bench to biorefinery: custom cellulolytic cocktail development for 2G ethanol . Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing. 5. (3). p. 1211-1219.

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Gaur, V.K., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2025). Heterologous Expression of Thermostable Endoglucanases from Rasamsonia emersonii: A Paradigm Shift in Biomass Hydrolysis . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 197. (8). p. 5168-5185.

Chadha, B.S., Kaur, B., Basotra, N., Tsang, A., Pandey, A.(2025). Retraction notice to “Thermostable xylanases from thermophilic fungi and bacteria: Current perspective” [Bioresour. Technol. 277 (2019) 195–203, (S0960852419300550), (10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.044)] . Bioresource Technology. 415.

Yashika Raheja, Varinder Singh, Nitish Kumar, Dhruv Agrawal, Gaurav Sharma, Marcos Di Falco, Adrian Tsang, Bhupinder Singh Chadha (2024). Transcriptional and secretome analysis of Rasamsonia emersonii lytic polysaccharide mono-oxygenases . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Gaurav Sharma, Varinder Singh, Yashika Raheja, Bhupinder Singh Chadha (2024). Unlocking the potential of feruloyl esterase from Myceliophthora verrucosa: a key player in efficient conversion of biorefinery-relevant pretreated rice straw . 3 Biotech.

Sharma, N., Sharma, G., Kour, S., Chadha, B.S., Ohri, P.(2024). Unravelling the role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in boosting plant growth and phytoremediation of heavy metals . Applied Soil Ecology. 199.

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Kumar, N., Agrawal, D., Sharma, G., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2024). Transcriptional and secretome analysis of Rasamsonia emersonii lytic polysaccharide mono-oxygenases . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108. (1).

Brar, K.K., Raheja, Y., Chadha, B.S., Magdouli, S., Brar, S.K., Yang, Y.-H., Bhatia, S.K., Koubaa, A.(2024). A paradigm shift towards production of sustainable bioenergy and advanced products from Cannabis/hemp biomass in Canada . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 14. (3). p. 3161-3182.

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Sharma, G., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2024). A thermostable and inhibitor resistant β-glucosidase from Rasamsonia emersonii for efficient hydrolysis of lignocellulosics biomass . Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 47. (4). p. 567-582.

Rai, R., Samanta, D., Goh, K.M., Chadha, B.S., Sani, R.K.(2024). Biochemical unravelling of the endoxylanase activity in a bifunctional GH39 enzyme cloned and expressed from thermophilic Geobacillus sp. WSUCF1 . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257.

Agrawal, D., Chadha, B.S., Raheja, Y., Basotra, N., Tsang, A., Pal, S.(2024). Conversion of industrially relevant lignocellulosic biomass into monomers: By customization of cellulolytic enzyme cocktail using simplex-lattice mixture designing (SLMD) . Bioresource Technology Reports. 27.

Sharma, G., Kaur, B., Raheja, Y., Kaur, A., Singh, V., Basotra, N., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2024). Developing endophytic Penicillium oxalicum as a source of lignocellulolytic enzymes for enhanced hydrolysis of biorefinery relevant pretreated rice straw . Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 47. (12). p. 2055-2073.

Sharma, G., Kaur, B., Singh, V., Raheja, Y., Falco, M.D., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2024). Genome and secretome insights: unravelling the lignocellulolytic potential of Myceliophthora verrucosa for enhanced hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass . Archives of Microbiology. 206. (5).

Sharma, G., Singh, V., Raheja, Y., Chadha, B.S.(2024). Unlocking the potential of feruloyl esterase from Myceliophthora verrucosa: a key player in efficient conversion of biorefinery-relevant pretreated rice straw . 3 Biotech. 14. (6).

Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, Yashika Raheja, Marcos di Falco, Adrian Tsang, Bhupinder Singh Chadha (2023). Novel β-glucanases along with xylanase identified in Thermomyces lanuginosus secretome for enhanced saccharification of different lignocellulosics . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

Hans, M., Pellegrini, V.O.A., Filgueiras, J.G., de Azevedo, E.R., Guimaraes, F.E.C., Chandel, A.K., Polikarpov, I., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, S.(2023). Optimization of Dilute Acid Pretreatment for Enhanced Release of Fermentable Sugars from Sugarcane Bagasse and Validation by Biophysical Characterization . Bioenergy Research. 16. (1). p. 416-434.

Singh, V., Raheja, Y., Basotra, N., Sharma, G., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2023). CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene editing of transcription factor ACE1 for enhanced cellulase production in thermophilic fungus Rasamsonia emersonii . Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. 10. (1).

Basotra, N., Kaur, B., Raheja, Y., Agrawal, D., Sharma, G., Chadha, B.S.(2023). Developing and evaluating lignocellulolytic hyper producing deregulated strains of Mycothermus thermophilus for hydrolysis of lignocellulosics . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 13. (6). p. 5059-5071.

Brar, K.K., Raheja, Y., di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2023). Novel β-glucanases along with xylanase identified in Thermomyces lanuginosus secretome for enhanced saccharification of different lignocellulosics . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 13. (1). p. 273-286.

Raheja, Y., Singh, V., Kaur, B., Basotra, N., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Singh Chadha, B.(2022). Combination of system biology and classical approaches for developing biorefinery relevant lignocellulolytic Rasamsonia emersonii strain . Bioresource Technology. 351.

Sharma, G., Kaur, B., Raheja, Y., Agrawal, D., Basotra, N., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Singh Chadha, B.(2022). Lignocellulolytic enzymes from Aspergillus allahabadii for efficient bioconversion of rice straw into fermentable sugars and biogas . Bioresource Technology. 360.

Sharma, P., Kaur, S., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, R., Kaur, M., Kaur, S.(2021). Anticancer and antimicrobial potential of enterocin 12a from Enterococcus faecium . BMC Microbiology. 21. (1).

Agrawal, D., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2021). Economizing the lignocellulosic hydrolysis process using heterologously expressed auxiliary enzymes feruloyl esterase D (CE1) and β-xylosidase (GH43) derived from thermophilic fungi Scytalidium thermophilum . Bioresource Technology. 339.

Hans, M., Garg, S., Pellegrini, V.O.A., Filgueiras, J.G., de Azevedo, E.R., Guimaraes, F.E.C., Chandel, A.K., Polikarpov, I., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, S.(2021). Liquid ammonia pretreatment optimization for improved release of fermentable sugars from sugarcane bagasse . Journal of Cleaner Production. 281.

Y. Raheja, B. Kaur, M. Falco, A. Tsang, B.S. Chadha(2020). Secretome analysis of Talaromyces emersonii reveals distinct CAZymes profile and enhanced cellulase production through response surface methodology . Industrial Crops and Products. 152. p. 112554. Elsevier {BV}

Agrawal, D., Kaur, B., Kaur Brar, K., Chadha, B.S.(2020). An innovative approach of priming lignocellulosics with lytic polysaccharide mono-oxygenases prior to saccharification with glycosyl hydrolases can economize second generation ethanol process . Bioresource Technology. 308.

Agrawal, D., Basotra, N., Balan, V., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2020). Discovery and Expression of Thermostable LPMOs from Thermophilic Fungi for Producing Efficient Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Cocktails . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 191. (2). p. 463-481.

Brar, K.K., Espirito Santo, M.C., Pellegrini, V.O.A., deAzevedo, E.R., Guimaraes, F.E.C., Polikarpov, I., Chadha, B.S.(2020). Enhanced hydrolysis of hydrothermally and autohydrolytically treated sugarcane bagasse and understanding the structural changes leading to improved saccharification . Biomass and Bioenergy. 139.

Rai, R., Basotra, N., Kaur, B., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2020). Exoproteome profile reveals thermophilic fungus Crassicarpon thermophilum (strain 6GKB; syn. Corynascus thermophilus) as a rich source of cellobiose dehydrogenase for enhanced saccharification of bagasse . Biomass and Bioenergy. 132.

Raheja, Y., Kaur, B., Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2020). Secretome analysis of Talaromyces emersonii reveals distinct CAZymes profile and enhanced cellulase production through response surface methodology . Industrial Crops and Products. 152.

Basotra, N., Dhiman, S.S., Agrawal, D., Sani, R.K., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2019). Characterization of a novel Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase from Malbranchea cinnamomea exhibiting dual catalytic behavior . Carbohydrate Research. 478. p. 46-53.

Rai, R., Bibra, M., Chadha, B.S., Sani, R.K.(2019). Enhanced hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass with doping of a highly thermostable recombinant laccase . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 137. p. 232-237.

Brar, K.K., Agrawal, D., Chadha, B.S., Lee, H.(2019). Evaluating novel fungal secretomes for efficient saccharification and fermentation of composite sugars derived from hydrolysate and molasses into ethanol . Bioresource Technology. 273. p. 114-121.

Chadha, B.S., Kaur, B., Basotra, N., Tsang, A., Pandey, A.(2019). Thermostable xylanases from thermophilic fungi and bacteria: Current perspective . Bioresource Technology. 277. p. 195-203.

Basotra, N., Joshi, S., Satyanarayana, T., Pati, P.K., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2018). Expression of catalytically efficient xylanases from thermophilic fungus Malbranchea cinnamomea for synergistically enhancing hydrolysis of lignocellulosics . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 108. p. 185-192.

Dhiman, S.S., Shrestha, N., David, A., Basotra, N., Johnson, G.R., Chadha, B.S., Gadhamshetty, V., Sani, R.K.(2018). Producing methane, methanol and electricity from organic waste of fermentation reaction using novel microbes . Bioresource Technology. 258. p. 270-278.

Brar, K.K., Sarma, A.K., Aslam, M., Polikarpov, I., Chadha, B.S.(2017). Potential of oleaginous yeast Trichosporon sp., for conversion of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate into biodiesel . Bioresource Technology. 242. p. 161-168.

Chadha, B.S., Monga, A., Oberoi, H.S.(2017). α-L-arabinofuranosidase from an efficient hemicellulolytic fungus Penicillium janthinellum capable of hydrolyzing wheat and rye arabinoxylan to arabinose . Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food Sciences. 6. (5). p. 1132-1139.

Rai, R., Kaur, B., Chadha, B.S.(2016). A method for rapid purification and evaluation of catalytically distinct lignocellulolytic glycosyl hydrolases from thermotolerant fungus Acrophialophora sp . Renewable Energy. 98. p. 254-263.

Brar, K.K., Kaur, S., Chadha, B.S.(2016). A novel staggered hybrid SSF approach for efficient conversion of cellulose/hemicellulosic fractions of corncob into ethanol . Renewable Energy. 98. p. 16-22.

Bhagat, J., Kaur, A., Kaur, R., Yadav, A.K., Sharma, V., Chadha, B.S.(2016). Cholinesterase inhibitor (Altenuene) from an endophytic fungus Alternaria alternata: optimization, purification and characterization . Journal of Applied Microbiology. 121. (4). p. 1015-1025.

Rai, R., Kaur, B., Singh, S., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2016). Evaluation of secretome of highly efficient lignocellulolytic Penicillium sp. Dal 5 isolated from rhizosphere of conifers . Bioresource Technology. 216. p. 958-967.

Mahajan, C., Basotra, N., Singh, S., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2016). Malbranchea cinnamomea: A thermophilic fungal source of catalytically efficient lignocellulolytic glycosyl hydrolases and metal dependent enzymes . Bioresource Technology. 200. p. 55-63.

Basotra, N., Kaur, B., Di Falco, M., Tsang, A., Chadha, B.S.(2016). Mycothermus thermophilus (Syn. Scytalidium thermophilum): Repertoire of a diverse array of efficient cellulases and hemicellulases in the secretome revealed . Bioresource Technology. 222. p. 413-421.

Bhagat, J., Kaur, A., Chadha, B.S.(2016). Single step purification of asparaginase from endophytic bacteria Pseudomonas oryzihabitans exhibiting high potential to reduce acrylamide in processed potato chips . Food and Bioproducts Processing. 99. p. 222-230.

Rawat, R., Kumar, S., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, D., Oberoi, H.S.(2015). An acidothermophilic functionally active novel GH12 family endoglucanase from Aspergillus niger HO: purification, characterization and molecular interaction studies . Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology. 107. (1). p. 103-117.

Kaur, A., Chadha, B.S.(2015). Penicillium janthinellum: a Source of Efficient and High Levels of β-Glucosidase . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 175. (2). p. 937-949.

Kaur, K., Singh Chimni, S., Singh Saini, H., Singh Chadha, B.(2015). Pseudomonas gessardii growing cells as a new biocatalyst for asymmetric synthesis of α-bromohydrins . Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 4. (1). p. 49-54.

Singh, B., Bhagat, J., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, A.(2014). Cholinesterase inhibitory potential of different Alternaria spp. and their phylogenetic relationships . Biologia Poland. 69. (1). p. 10-14.

Kaur, B., Oberoi, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2014). Enhanced cellulase producing mutants developed from heterokaryotic Aspergillus strain . Bioresource Technology. 156. p. 100-107.

Mahajan, C., Chadha, B.S., Nain, L., Kaur, A.(2014). Evaluation of glycosyl hydrolases from thermophilic fungi for their potential in bioconversion of alkali and biologically treated Parthenium hysterophorus weed and rice straw into ethanol . Bioresource Technology. 163. p. 300-307.

Rawat, R., Srivastava, N., Chadha, B.S., Oberoi, H.S.(2014). Generating fermentable sugars from rice straw using functionally active cellulolytic enzymes from aspergillus niger HO . Energy and Fuels. 28. (8). p. 5067-5075.

Vyas, P., Rahi, P., Chadha, B.S., Gulati, A.(2014). Statistical Optimization of Medium Components for Mass Production of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbial Inoculant Pseudomonas trivialis BIHB 745 (MTCC5336) . Indian Journal of Microbiology. 54. (2). p. 239-241.

Oberoi, H.S., Rawat, R., Chadha, B.S.(2014). Response surface optimization for enhanced production of cellulases with improved functional characteristics by newly isolated Aspergillus niger HN-2 . Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology. 105. (1). p. 119-134.

Kaur, B., Sharma, M., Soni, R., Oberoi, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2013). Proteome-based profiling of hypercellulase-producing strains developed through interspecific protoplast fusion between aspergillus nidulans and aspergillus tubingensis . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 169. (2). p. 393-407.

Biala, S., Chauhan, P., Chadha, B.S., Singh, B., Saini, H.S.(2013). Biotransformation of CI Acid Blue 113 and other dyes by Shewanella sp. P6 . Coloration Technology. 129. (5). p. 330-337.

Sandhu, S.K., Oberoi, H.S., Babbar, N., Miglani, K., Chadha, B.S., Nanda, D.K.(2013). Two-stage statistical medium optimization for augmented cellulase production via solid-state fermentation by newly isolated Aspergillus niger HN-1 and application of crude cellulase consortium in hydrolysis of rice straw . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61. (51). p. 12653-12661.

Singh, B., Thakur, A., Kaur, S., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, A.(2012). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory potential and insecticidal activity of an endophytic alternaria sp. From ricinus communis . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 168. (5). p. 991-1002.

Oberoi, H.S., Babbar, N., Sandhu, S.K., Dhaliwal, S.S., Kaur, U., Chadha, B.S., Bhargav, V.K.(2012). Ethanol production from alkali-treated rice straw via simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using newly isolated thermotolerant Pichia kudriavzevii HOP-1 . Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 39. (4). p. 557-566.

Bhagat, J., Kaur, A., Sharma, M., Saxena, A.K., Chadha, B.S.(2012). Molecular and functional characterization of endophytic fungi from traditional medicinal plants . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28. (3). p. 963-971.

Sharma, D., Kaur, T., Chadha, B.S., Manhas, R.K.(2011). Antimicrobial activity of actinomycetes against multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and various other pathogens . Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 10. (6). p. 801-808.

Sharma, M., Soni, R., Nazir, A., Oberoi, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2011). Evaluation of glycosyl hydrolases in the secretome of Aspergillus fumigatus and saccharification of alkali-treated rice straw . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 163. (5). p. 577-591.

Bala, N., Chimni, S.S., Saini, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2010). Bacillus alcalophilus MTCC10234 catalyzed enantioselective kinetic resolution of aryl glycidyl ethers . Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic. 63. (3-4). p. 128-134.

Sharma, M., Agrawal, S.K., Sharma, P.R., Chadha, B.S., Khosla, M.K., Saxena, A.K.(2010). Cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of essential oil from Ocimum viride towards COLO 205 cells . Food and Chemical Toxicology. 48. (1). p. 336-344.

Soni, R., Nazir, A., Chadha, B.S.(2010). Optimization of cellulase production by a versatile Aspergillus fumigatus fresenius strain (AMA) capable of efficient deinking and enzymatic hydrolysis of Solka floc and bagasse . Industrial Crops and Products. 31. (2). p. 277-283.

Nazir, A., Soni, R., Saini, H.S., Kaur, A., Chadha, B.S.(2010). Profiling differential expression of cellulases and metabolite footprints in aspergillus terreus . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 162. (2). p. 538-547.

Sharma, M., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2010). Purification and characterization of two thermostable xylanases from Malbranchea flava active under alkaline conditions . Bioresource Technology. 101. (22). p. 8834-8842.

Kaur, H., Kaur, A., Saini, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2010). Response surface methodology for lovastatin production by aspergillus terreus GD13 strain . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 57. (4). p. 377-391.

Sharma, S., Singh, P., Raj, M., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2009). Aqueous phase partitioning of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers by biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa WH-2 . Journal of Hazardous Materials. 171. (1-3). p. 1178-1182.

Singh, P.B., Sharma, S., Saini, H.S., Chadha, B.S.(2009). Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas sp. and its role in aqueous phase partitioning and biodegradation of chlorpyrifos . Letters in Applied Microbiology. 49. (3). p. 378-383.

Nazir, A., Soni, R., Saini, H.S., Manhas, R.K., Chadha, B.S.(2009). Purification and characterization of an endoglucanase from Aspergillus terreus highly active against barley β-glucan and xyloglucan . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25. (7). p. 1189-1197.

Nazir, A., Soni, R., Saini, H.S., Manhas, R.K., Chadha, B.S.(2009). Regulation of expression of multiple β-glucosidases of Aspergillus terreus and their purification and characterization . Bioresources. 4. (1). p. 155-171.

Kaur, H., Kaur, A., Saini, H., Chadha, B.(2009). Screening and selection of lovastatin hyper-producing mutants of Aspergillus terreus using cyclic mutagenesis . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 56. (2). p. 169-180.

Sonia, K.G., Chadha, B.S., Badhan, A.K., Saini, H.S., Bhat, M.K.(2008). Identification of glucose tolerant acid active β-glucosidases from thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 24. (5). p. 599-604.

Sharma, M., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, M., Ghatora, S.K., Saini, H.S.(2008). Molecular characterization of multiple xylanase producing thermophilic/thermotolerant fungi isolated from composting materials . Letters in Applied Microbiology. 46. (5). p. 526-535.

Soni, R., Nazir, A., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2008). Novel sources of fungal cellulases for efficient deinking of composite paper waste . Bioresources. 3. (1). p. 234-246.

Badhan, A.K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2008). Purification of the alkaliphilic xylanases from Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 using cellulose-binding domain as an affinity tag . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 24. (7). p. 973-981.

Rampal, P., Saini, H.S., Raj, M., Chimni, S.S., Chadha, B.S.(2007). Enantiocomplementary reduction of 3-phenylthiopropan-2-one by Bacillus sp.: Effect of medium components . Bioresource Technology. 98. (3). p. 725-728.

Gulati, H.K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2007). Production and characterization of thermostable alkaline phytase from Bacillus laevolacticus isolated from rhizosphere soil . Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34. (1). p. 91-98.

Gulati, H.K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2007). Production of feed enzymes (phytase and plant cell wall hydrolyzing enzymes) by Mucor indicus MTCC 6333: Purification and characterization of phytase . Folia Microbiologica. 52. (5). p. 491-497.

Badhan, A.K., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, J., Saini, H.S., Bhat, M.K.(2007). Production of multiple xylanolytic and cellulolytic enzymes by thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 . Bioresource Technology. 98. (3). p. 504-510.

Gulati, H.K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2007). Production, purification and characterization of thermostable phytase from thermophilic fungus thermomyces lanuginosus TL-7 . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 54. (2). p. 121-138.

Kaur, J., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, B.A., Saini, H.S.(2007). Purification and characterization of two endoglucanases from Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 . Bioresource Technology. 98. (1). p. 74-81.

Kaur, J., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, B.A., Kaur, G.S., Saini, H.S.(2007). Purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 . Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 10. (2). p. 260-270.

Badhan, A.K., Chadha, B.S., Kaur, J., Sonia, K.G., Saini, H.S., Bhat, M.K.(2007). Role of transglycosylation products in the expression of multiple xylanases in Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 . Current Microbiology. 54. (6). p. 405-409.

Khehra, M.S., Saini, H.S., Sharma, D.K., Chadha, B.S., Chimni, S.S.(2006). Biodegradation of azo dye C.I. Acid Red 88 by an anoxic - Aerobic sequential bioreactor . Dyes and Pigments. 70. (1). p. 1-7.

Ghatora, S.K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S., Bhat, M.K., Faulds, C.B.(2006). Diversity of plant cell wall esterases in thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi . Journal of Biotechnology. 125. (3). p. 434-445.

Jatinder, K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2006). Optimization of culture conditions for production of cellulases and xylanases by Scytalidium thermophilum using response surface methodology . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 22. (2). p. 169-176.

Jatinder, K., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2006). Optimization of medium components for production of cellulases by Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 under solid-state fermentation . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 22. (1). p. 15-22.

Kaur, J., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2006). Regulation of cellulase production in two thermophilic fungi Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 and Scytalidium thermophilum MTCC 4520 . Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 38. (7). p. 931-936.

Khehra, M.S., Saini, H.S., Sharma, D.K., Chadha, B.S., Chimni, S.S.(2005). Comparative studies on potential of consortium and constituent pure bacterial isolates to decolorize azo dyes . Water Research. 39. (20). p. 5135-5141.

Chadha, B.S., Rubinder, K., Saini, H.S.(2005). Constitutive α-Amylase producing mutant and recombinant haploid strains of thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus . Folia Microbiologica. 50. (2). p. 133-140.

Khehra, M.S., Saini, H.S., Sharma, D.K., Chadha, B.S., Chimni, S.S.(2005). Decolorization of various azo dyes by bacterial consortium . Dyes and Pigments. 67. (1). p. 55-61.

Phutela, U., Dhuna, V., Sandhu, S., Chadha, B.S.(2005). Pectinase and polygalacturonase production by a thermophilic Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from decomposting orange peels . Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 36. (1). p. 63-69.

Sonia, K.G., Chadha, B.S., Saini, H.S.(2005). Sorghum straw for xylanase hyper-production by Thermomyces lanuginosus (D2W3) under solid-state fermentation . Bioresource Technology. 96. (14). p. 1561-1569.

Sharma, D.K., Saini, H.S., Singh, M., Chimni, S.S., Chadha, B.S.(2004). Biodegradation of acid blue-15, a textile dye, by an up-flow immobilized cell bioreactor . Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 31. (3). p. 109-114.

Sharma, D.K., Saini, H.S., Singh, M., Chimni, S.S., Chadha, B.S.(2004). Biological treatment of textile dye Acid violet-17 by bacterial consortium in an up-flow immobilized cell bioreactor . Letters in Applied Microbiology. 38. (5). p. 345-350.

Sharma, D.K., Saini, H.S., Singh, M., Chimni, S.S., Chadha, B.S.(2004). Biotreatment of simulated textile dye effluent containing malachite green by an up-flow immobilized cell bioreactor . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 20. (4). p. 431-434.

Badhan, A.K., Chadha, B.S., Sonia, K.G., Saini, H.S., Bhat, M.K.(2004). Functionally diverse multiple xylanases of thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 . Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 35. (5). p. 460-466.

Sharma, D.K., Saini, H.S., Singh, M., Chimni, S.S., Chadha, B.S.(2004). Isolation and characterization of microorganisms capable of decolorizing various triphenylmethane dyes . Journal of Basic Microbiology. 44. (1). p. 59-65.

Chadha, B.S., Harmeet, G., Mandeep, M., Saini, H.S., Singh, N.(2004). Phytase production by the thermophilic fungus Rhizomucor pusillus . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 20. (1). p. 105-109.

Chadha, B.S., Ajay, B.K., Mellon, F., Bhat, M.K.(2004). Two endoxylanases active and stable at alkaline pH from the newly isolated thermophilic fungus, Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 . Journal of Biotechnology. 109. (3). p. 227-237.

Rubinder, K., Chadha, B.S., Singh, N., Saini, H.S., Singh, S.(2002). Amylase hyperproduction by deregulated mutants of the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus . Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 29. (2). p. 70-74.

Rubinder, K., Chadha, B.S., Singh, S., Saini, H.S.(2000). Amylase hyper-producing haploid recombinant strains of Thermomyces lanuginosus obtained by intraspecific protoplast fusion . Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 46. (7). p. 669-673.

Chadha, B.S., Kaur, R., Saini, H.S., Singh, S.(2000). Characterization of hygromycin-resistant transformants of thermophilie fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 16. (3). p. 303-306.

Chadha, B.S., Jaswinder, K., Rubinder, K., Saini, H.S., Singh, S.(1999). Xylanase production by Thermomyces lanuginosus wild and mutant strains . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 15. (2). p. 195-198.

Singh, S., Kaur, S., Gupta, U., Kaur, R., Chadha, B.S.(1998). Protoplasting in Amylase Producing Thermomyces lanuginosus . Indian Journal of Microbiology. 38. (2). p. 85-87.

Saini, H.S., Chadha, B.S., Bhaskar, S., Singh, S., Kumar, R., Mahajan, M.(1998). Short note: Biodegradation of chlorobenzoates by actinomycetes . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 14. (5). p. 785-786.

Chadha, B.S., Singh, S., Vohra, G., Saini, H.S.(1997). Shake culture studies for the production of amylases by Thermomyces lanuginosus . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 44. (2). p. 181-185.

Kanwar, S.S., Chadha, B.S., Tewari, H.K., Sharma, V.K.(1995). Continuous production of lactic acid from molasses by free and immobilized Sporolactobacillus cellulosolvens . World Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology. 11. (6). p. 687-688.

Chadha, B.S., Kanwar, S.S., Saini, H.S., Garcha, H.S.(1995). Hybrid process for ethanol production from rice straw . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 42. (1). p. 53-59.

Kanwar, S.S., Tewari, H.K., Chadha, B.S., Punj, V., Sharma, V.K.(1995). Lactic acid production from molasses by Sporolactobacillus cellulosolvens . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 42. (4). p. 331-338.

Chadha, B.S., Kanwar, S.S., Garcha, H.S.(1995). Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of rice straw into ethanol . Acta Microbiologica Et Immunologica Hungarica. 42. (1). p. 71-75.

Chadha, B.S., Garcha, H.S.(1992). Mixed cultivation of Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus ochraceus for improved cellulase production . Acta Microbiologica Hungarica. 39. (1). p. 61-67.

BOOK CHAPTER

Raheja, Y., Sharma, G., Singh, V., Agrawal, D., Chadha, B.S.(2024). Dependence of enzymatic saccharification on the type of biomass and pretreatment . Handbook of Biorefinery Research and Technology Biomass Logistics to Saccharification. p. 863-882.

Basotra, N., Raheja, Y., Sharma, G., Singh, K.A., Sharma, D., Rai, R., Chadha, B.S.(2022). Bioprospecting Extremophiles for Sustainable Biobased Industry . Extremophiles General and Plant Biomass Based Biorefinery. p. 83-109.

Raheja, Y., Sharma, G., Chadha, B.S., Basotra, N.(2022). Synthetic biology and the regulatory roadmap for the commercialization of designer microbes . Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Designer Microbial Cell Factories Metabolic Engineering and Applications. p. 449-475.

Basotra, N., Raheja, Y., Kaur, B., Chadha, B.S.(2022). Thermophilic Fungal Lignocellulolytic Enzymes in Biorefineries . Progress in Mycology Biology and Biotechnological Applications. p. 15-43.

Brar, K.K., Chadha, B.S., Brar, S.K., Singh, P.(2020). Biotechnological Strategies for Enhanced Production of Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass . Green Energy and Technology. p. 521-551.

Brar, K.K., Martinez, D.L., Naghdi, M., Brar, S.K., Chadha, B.S., Singh, P., Surampalli, R.Y.(2020). Industrial Practices in Sustainability . Sustainability Fundamentals and Applications. p. 313-338.

Chadha, B.S., Rai, R., Mahajan, C.(2019). Hemicellulases for lignocellulosics-based bioeconomy . Biomass Biofuels Biochemicals Biofuels Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Liquid and Gaseous Biofuels. p. 427-445.

Rai, R., Agrawal, D., Chadha, B.S.(2019). New paradigm in degradation of lignocellulosic biomass and discovery of novel microbial strains . Microbial Diversity in Ecosystem Sustainability and Biotechnological Applications Volume 2 Soil Agroecosystems. p. 403-440.

Kaur, B., Chadha, B.S.(2017). Approaches for bioprospecting cellulases . Extremophilic Enzymatic Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Bioenergy. p. 53-71.

Manju, S., Chadha, B.S.(2011). Production of Hemicellulolytic Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass . Biofuels Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes. p. 203-228.

Manju, S., Singh Chadha, B.(2011). Production of hemicellulolytic enzymes for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass . Biofuels. p. 203-228.

OTHER

Agrawal, D., Raheja, Y., Basotra, N., Tsang, A., Pal, S., Chadha, B.S.(2023). Multi-component cocktail designing to develop a cost effective second generation bioconversion technology . Research Square.

Hans, M., Pellegrini, V.O.A., Filgueiras, J.G., de Azevedo, E.R., Guimaraes, F.E.C., Chandel, A.K., Polikarpov, I., Chadha, B.S., Kumar, S.(2022). Optimization of Dilute Acid Pretreatment for Enhanced Release of Fermentable Sugars from Sugarcane Bagasse and Validation by Biophysical Characterization . Research Square.