Dr. Thavasi Renga Thavasi
R&D ManagerPrivate Biotech Company in Wisconsin, USA
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Annamalai Unversity, India
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Selected Publications
- Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and I.M. Banat, 2011. Effect of biosurfactant and fertilizer on biodegradation of crude oil by marine isolates of Bacillus megaterium, Corynebacterium kutscheri and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bioresour. Technol., 102: 772-778.
PubMed | Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and I.M. Banat, 2011. Application of biosurfactant produced from peanut oil cake by Lactobacillus delbrueckii in biodegradation of crude oil. Bioresour. Technol., 102: 3366-3372.
PubMed | - Thavasi, R., N.V.R.M. Subramanyam, S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramaian and I.M. Banat, 2011. Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa from renewable resources. Ind. J. Microbiol., 51: 30-36.
CrossRef | PubMed | Direct Link | - Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S.Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2011. Extraction, purification and characterization of thermostable, alkaline tolerant α-amylase from Bacillus cereus. Ind. J. Microbiol. (In Press), 10.1007/s12088-011-0160-z.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2011. A novel thermostable and halostable carboxymethyl cellulase from marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis AU01. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (In Press), 10.1007/s11274-011-0674-x.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Annamalai, N., R. Thavasi, S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2009. Thermostable and alkaline tolerant xylanase production by Bacillus subtilis isolated from marine environment. Ind. J. Biotechnol., 8: 291-297.
Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramanian and I.M. Banat, 2008. Production and characterization of a glycolipid biosurfactant from Bacillus megaterium. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 24: 917-925.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramaian and Imbrahim M. Banat, 2007. Biosurfactant production by Corynebacterium kutscheri from waste motor lubricant oil and pea nut oil cake. Lett. Applied Microbiol., 45: 686-691.
Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, R. Radhakrishnan and T. Balasubramanian, 2007. Plasmid incidence in four species of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria isolated from oil polluted marine environment. Biotechnology, 6: 349-352.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., K. Apernadevi, S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2007. Plasmid mediated antibiotic resistance in marine bacteria. J. Environmental Biol., 28: 617-621.
Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi, T. Balasubramanian and I.M. Banat, 2006. Biodegradation of crude oil by nitrogen fixing marine bacteria Azotobacter chroococcum. Res. J. Microbiol., 1: 401-408.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Thavasi, R., S. Jayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian, 2005. Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in Cuddalore Fishing Harbour Waters, East Coast of India. Pollution Res., 24: 51-55.
- Thavasi, R. and S. Jayalakshmi, 2003. Bioremediation potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in Cuddalore harbour waters (India). Res. J. Chem. Environ., 7: 17-22.
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