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Influence of carbon source complexity on porosity, water retention and extracellular matrix composition of Neurospora discreta biofilms (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Narayanan, R., & Veni, A. (2020). Influence of carbon source complexity on porosity, water retention and extracellular matrix composition of Neurospora discreta biofilms. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 128(4), 1099-1108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14539

Aims
To evaluate carbon source complexity as a process lever to impact the microstructure, chemical composition and water retention capacity of biofilms produced by Neurospora discreta.

Methods and Results
Biofilms were produced by nonpathogenic... Read More about Influence of carbon source complexity on porosity, water retention and extracellular matrix composition of Neurospora discreta biofilms.

A first report on competitive inhibition of laccase enzyme by lignin degradation intermediates (2019)
Journal Article
Pamidipati, S., & Ahmed, A. (2020). A first report on competitive inhibition of laccase enzyme by lignin degradation intermediates. Folia Microbiologica, 65, 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-019-00765-5

Laccases have been widely explored for their ligninolytic capability in bioethanol production and bioremediation of industrial effluents. However, low reaction rates have posed a major challenge to commercialization of such processes. This study repo... Read More about A first report on competitive inhibition of laccase enzyme by lignin degradation intermediates.

Arrested fungal biofilms as low-modulus structural bio-composites: Water holds the key (2019)
Journal Article
Aravinda Narayanan, R., & Ahmed, A. (2019). Arrested fungal biofilms as low-modulus structural bio-composites: Water holds the key. European Physical Journal E, 42, Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2019-11899-2

Biofilms are self-assembling structures consisting of rigid microbial cells embedded in a soft biopolymeric extracellular matrix (ECM), and have been commonly viewed as being detrimental to health and equipment. In this work, we show that biofilms fo... Read More about Arrested fungal biofilms as low-modulus structural bio-composites: Water holds the key.

Erratum to: Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta (2017)
Journal Article
Pamidipati, S., & Ahmed, A. (2017). Erratum to: Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 182(3), 1256-1257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2380-5

The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The order of Figure 4 sub-panel images were placed incorrectly; the correct version is provided below and the original article has been corrected. The figure caption remains the... Read More about Erratum to: Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta.

Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta (2016)
Journal Article
Pamidipati, S., & Ahmed, A. (2017). Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 181(4), 1561-1572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2302-6

Locally isolated fungus, Neurospora discreta, was evaluated for its ability to degrade lignin in two agricultural residues: cocopeat and sugarcane bagasse with varying lignin concentrations and structures. Using Klason’s lignin estimation, high-perfo... Read More about Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta.

Improved ammonium removal from industrial wastewater through systematic adaptation of wild type Chlorella pyrenoidosa (2016)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Jyothi, N., & Ramesh, A. (2017). Improved ammonium removal from industrial wastewater through systematic adaptation of wild type Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Water Science and Technology, 75(1), 182-188. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.507

A single step process is proposed for ammonium removal from nitrogenous industrial effluents, with a concomitant generation of algal biomass. A microalgal strain found in the effluent treatment plant of a fertilizer industry in Mumbai, India was syst... Read More about Improved ammonium removal from industrial wastewater through systematic adaptation of wild type Chlorella pyrenoidosa.

Ethanol via biomass-generated syngas (2008)
Journal Article
Lewis, R., Frankman, A., Tanner, R., Ahmed, A., & Huhnke, R. (2008). Ethanol via biomass-generated syngas. International Sugar Journal, 110(1311), 150-152, 154-155 ref. 22

Developing low-cost sustainable fuels, such as ethanol, is receiving much attention due to rising energy costs, national security, and environmental issues. Renewable biomass, such as switchgrass, can be utilized to produce fuel-grade ethanol via a g... Read More about Ethanol via biomass-generated syngas.

Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide (2006)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., & Lewis, R. S. (2007). Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 97(5), 1080-1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.21305

The production of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, has been steadily increasing owing to the need for a reduced dependency on fossil fuels. It was demonstrated previously that biomass-generated synthesis gas (biomass-syngas) can be converted to etha... Read More about Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide.