Dr. Bomba Dam

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsMicrobial Ecology and Applied Microbiology,Cell Biology
KeywordsBiogeochemistry, Genomics/Metagenomics, Transcriptomics/Metatranscriptomics, Methanotrophs, Bioenergy

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CitySantiniketan
InstitutionVisva-Bharati University
InstituteDepartment of Botany

Host during sponsorship

Priv. Doz. Dr. Werner LiesackMax-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Marburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2010

Program(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2013Bomba Dam, Somasri Dam, Yonkyu Kim, Werner Liesack: Ammonium induces differential expression of methane and nitrogen metabolism-related genes in Methylocystis sp. strain SC2 . In: Environmental Microbiology, 2013,
2013Bomba Dam, Somasri Dam, Jochen Blom, Werner Liesack: Genome analysis coupled with physiological studies reveals a diverse nitrogen metabolism in Methylocystis sp. strain SC2. In: PLoS ONE, 2013, e74767
2012Philipp A. Nauer, Bomba Dam, Werner Liesack, Josef Zeyer, Martin H. Schroth: Activity and diversity of methane-oxidizing bacteria in glacier forefields on siliceous and calcareous bedrock. In: Biogeosciences, 2012, 1-16
2012Bomba Dam, Somasri Dam, Michael Kube, Richard Reinhardt, Werner Liesack : Complete genome sequence of Methylocystis sp. strain SC2, an aerobic methanotroph with high-affinity methane oxidation potential . In: Journal of Bacteriology, 2012, 6008-6009
2012Bomba Dam, Michael Kube, Somasri Dam, Richard Reinhardt, Werner Liesack: Complete sequence analysis of two methanotroph-specific repABC-containing plasmids from Methylocystis sp. strain SC2. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012, 4373-4379
2012Pravin Malla Shrestha, Claudia Kammann, Katharina Lenhart, Bomba Dam, Werner Liesack: Linking activity, composition and seasonal dynamics of atmospheric methane oxidizers in a meadow soil. In: The ISME Journal, 2012, 1115-1126