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Dr. Kuntal Ghosh's profile

Name : Dr. Kuntal Ghosh


Designation : Assistant Professor & Vice Principal
Qualification : M.Sc., PhD
Subject : Microbiology
Department Name : Paramedical & Allied Health Science
Email ID : micro.kuntal@gmail.com
Address : Begri, Domjur, Howrah - 711411

Degree name Institute Year of passing/awarded
M.Sc. Vidyasagar University 2010
PhD Vidyasagar University 2016
  • Worked as Post-Doctoral Researcher in Chonbuk National University (Jeonbuk National University), Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 561-756, South Korea from 11th April, 2016 to 10th August, 2018
  • Working as Assistant Professor in Midnapore City College from 1st December, 2018 to till date
Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest
Bacteriophage as biocontrol agent Genome annotation
Food Microbiology Probiotic
Sl no. Subject
1 Bacteriology, Virology, Food Microbiology, Instrumentation

International Publication


Sl no. Title Author Journal Name ISBN/ISSN Page No/Internet DOI Impact Factor Year Link
1 Anti-obesity potentiality of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E2_MCCKT isolated from a fermented beverage, haria: a high fat diet-induced obese mice model study Das T.K., Kar P., Panchali T., Khatun A., Dutta A., Ghosh S., Chakrabarti S., Pradhan S., Mondal K.C., Ghosh K. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 1573-0972 40:168 4.0 2024 View Link
2 Probiotics as a therapeutic approach for non-infectious gastric ulcer management: a comprehensive review Mal S., Das T.K., Pradhan S., Ghosh K. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 1867-1306 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-024-10348-7 4.4 2024 View Link
3 Bioremediation by Brevibacterium sediminis: a prospective pyrene degrading agent to eliminate environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 21. Karmakar M., Jana D., Manna T., Mitra M., Guchhait K., Dey S., Raul P., Jana S., Roy S., Baitalik A., Ghosh K., Panda AK, Ghosh C. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 1573-0972 40: 377 4.0 2024 View Link
4 Pathogenicity of Vibrio harveyi and its biocontrol using bacteriophages Ghosh S., Kar P., Chakrabarti S., Pradhan S., Mondal K.C., Ghosh K. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing 2662-7655 3: 552–570 2023 View Link
5 Characterization of a novel lytic bacteriophage VPMCC14 which eiciently controls Vibrio harveyi in Penaeus monodon culture Kar P., Payra P., Ghosh S., Chakrabarti S., Pradhan S., Mondal K.C., Ghosh K. International Microbiology 1139-6709 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-023-00456-9 3.1 2023 View Link
6 Whole genome sequence analysis of Aeromonas-infecting bacteriophage AHPMCC7, a new species of genus Ahphunavirus and its application in Litopenaeus vannamei culture Ghosh S., Kar P., Chakrabarti S., Pradhan S., Mondal K.C., Ghosh K. Virology 1096-0341 588: 109887 3.7 2023 View Link
7 Antiobesity, antihyperglycemic, and antidepressive potentiality of rice fermented food through modulation of intestinal microbiota Hor P.K., Pal S., Mondal J., Halder S.K., Ghosh K., Santra S., Ray M., Goswami D., Chakrabarti S., Singh S., Dwivedi S.K., Takó M., Bera D., Mondal K.C. Frontiers in Microbiology 1664-302X 13: 794503 5.640 2022 View Link
8 Preparation of rice fermented food using root of Asparagus racemosus as herbal starter and assessment of its nutrient profile Hor P.K., Goswami D., Ghosh K., Tako M., Halder S. K., Mondal K. C. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing 2662-7655 2: 147–156 - 2022 View Link
9 Current status of probiotic and related health benefits Das T. K., Pradhan S., Chakrabarti S., Mondal K. C., Ghosh K. Applied Food Research 2772-5022 2: 100185 - 2022 View Link
10 Characterization of a Vibrio-infecting bacteriophage, VPMCC5, and proposal of its incorporation as a new genus in the Zobellviridae family Kar P., Das, T. K., Ghosh S., Pradhan S., Chakrabarti S., Mondal K. C., Ghosh K. Virus Research 0168-1702 321:198904 6.286 2022 View Link
11 Physicochemical characteristics and lactic acid bacterial diversity of an ethnic rice fermented mild alcoholic beverage, haria Ghosh K., Adak A., Halder S. K., Mondal K. C. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2571-581X 5: 680738 5.005 2021 View Link
12 Complete nucleotide sequence analysis and identification of 7-cyano-7- deazaguanine (PreQ0) biosynthesis-related genes in the novel Bacillus subtilis infecting Siphoviridae family phage BSP7 Ghosh K., Choi Y., Lee J.W., Baraki H., Kim K. P. Archives of Virology 0304-8608 166(6): 1795–1799 2.574 2021 View Link
13 Evaluation of nutrient profile, biochemical composition and anti-gastric ulcer potentialities of khambir, a leavened flat bread Hor P. K., Ghosh K., Halder S. K., Soren J. P., Goswami D., Bera D., Singh S. N., Dwivedi S. K., Parua S.M., Hossain M., Mondal K. C. Food Chemistry 0308-8146 345: 128824 7.514 2021 View Link
14 Structure-based assortment of herbal analogues against spike protein to restrict COVID-19 entry through hACE2 receptor: An in-silico approach Santra S., Das S.G., Halder S.K., Ghosh K., Banerjee A., Panda A.K., Mondal K.C. Acta Biologica Szegediensis 1588-4082 64(2): 159-171 - 2021 View Link
15 Antiobesity potentiality of Tapra fish (Opisthopterus tardoore) oil Pradhan S., Panchali T., Paul B., Khatun A., Rao S. J., Mondal K. C., Ghosh K., Chakrabarti S. Journal of Food Biochemistry 1745-4514 44(11): e13448 2.720 2020 View Link
16 Biofortification of multi-grain substrates by probiotic yeast Banik A., Ghosh K., Halder S. K., Ghosh C., Mondal K. C. Food Biotechnology 0890-5436 34(4): 285-305 1.564 2020 View Link
17 Modulatory Effect of low-shear modeled microgravity on stress resistance, membrane lipid composition, virulence, and relevant gene expression in the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes Sheet S., Sathishkumar Y., Ghosh K., Choi M.S., Shim K.S., Lee Y.S. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 0141-0229 133: 109440 3.493 2020 View Link
18 Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of a novel Bacillus subtilis-infecting phage, BSP38, possibly belonging to a new genus in the subfamily Spounavirinae Ghosh K., Kim K. P. Archives of Virology 0304-8608 164(3):875-878 2.574 2019 View Link
19 Amelioration of cold-induced gastric injury by a yeast probiotic isolated from traditional fermented foods Banik A., Mondal J., Rakshit S., Ghosh K., Sha S. P., Halder S. K., Ghosh C., Mondal K. C. Journal of Functional Foods 1756-4646 59: 164-173 4.451 2019 View Link
20 Some functional properties of khambir, an ethnic fermented cereal-based food of Western Himalayas Hor P.K., Ray M., Pal S., Ghosh K., Soren J.P., Maiti S., Bera D., Singh S., Dwivedi S., Takó M., DasMohapatra P.K., Mondal K.C. Frontiers in Microbiology 1664-302X 10:730 5.640 2019 View Link
21 Impact of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) based hydrogel on rat fallopian tube as contraceptive implant with selective antimicrobial property Subramanian B., Rameshbabu A. P., Ghosh K., Jha P. K., Jha R., Murugesan S., Chattopadhyay S., Dhara S., Mondal K. C., Basak P., Guha S. K. Materials Science and Engineering: C Materials for Biological Applications 0928-4931 94:94-107 7.328 2019 View Link
22 High prevalence of Bacillus subtilis-infecting bacteriophages in soybean-based fermented foods and its detrimental effects on the process and quality of Cheonggukjang Ghosh K., Kang H. S., Hyun W. B., Kim K. P. Food Microbiology 0740-0020 76:196-203 5.516 2018 View Link
23 Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of a novel Bacillus subtilis-infecting bacteriophage BSP10 and its effect on poly-gamma-glutamic acid degradation Ghosh K., Senevirathne A., Kang H. S., Hyun W. B., Kim J. E., Kim K. P. Viruses 1999-4915 10:240 5.048 2018 View Link
24 Estimating genetic conformism of Korean mulberry cultivars using random amplified polymorphic DNA and inter-simple sequence repeat profiling Sheet S., Ghosh K., Acharya S., Kim K. P., Lee Y. S. Plants 2223-7747 7:21 3.935 2018 View Link
25 Complete genome sequence analysis of a novel Staphylococcus phage StAP1 and proposal of a new species in the genus Silviavirus Senevirathne A., Ghosh K., Roh E., Kim K. P. Archives of Virology 0304-8608 162:2145-2148 2.574 2017 View Link
26 Fortification of rice gruel into functional beverage and establishment as a carrier of newly isolated Bifidobacterium sp. MKK4 Ray M., Ghosh K., Har P. K., Singh S. N., Mondal K. C. Research Journal of Microbiology 1816-4935 12:102-117 - 2017 View Link
27 Folk to functional: An explorative overview of rice-based fermented foods and beverages in India Ray M., Ghosh K., Singh S. N., Mondal K. C. Journal of Ethnic Foods 2352-6181 3:5-18 - 2016 View Link
28 Ethnic preparation and quality assessment of Chhurpi, a home-made cheese of Ladakh, India Panda A.*, Ghosh K.*, Ray M., Nandi S. K., Parua (Mondal) S., Bera D. Singh S. N., Dwivedi S. K., Mondal K. C. Journal of Ethnic Foods 2352-6181 3:257-262 - 2016 View Link
29 Role of probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum KKL1 in the preparation of a rice based fermented beverage Ghosh K., Ray M., Adak A., Halder S. K., Das A., Jana A., Parua (Mondal) S., Vágvölgyi C., Das Mohapatra P. K., Pati B. R., Mondal K. C. Bioresource Technology 0960-8524 188:161–168 9.642 2015 View Link
30 Microbial, saccharifying and antioxidant properties of an Indian rice based fermented beverage Ghosh K., Ray M., Adak A., Dey P., Halder S. K., Das A., Jana A., Parua (Mondal) S., Das Mohapatra P. K., Pati B. R., Mondal K. C. Food Chemistry 0308-8146 168:196–202 7.514 2015 View Link
31 Tannase immobilization by chitin-alginate based adsorption-entrapment technique and its exploitation in fruit juice clarification Jana A., Halder S. K., Ghosh K., Paul T., Vágvölgyi C., Mondal K. C., Das Mohapatra P. K. Food and Bioprocess Technology 1935-5130 8:2319–2329 4.465 2015 View Link
32 Purification and biochemical characterization of chitinase of Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 biosynthesized using crustacean shell Halder SK, Jana A, Paul T, Das A, Ghosh K, Pati BR, Mondal KC Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 1878-8181 5:211-218 - 2015 View Link
33 Enzymatic hydrolyzed feather peptide, a welcoming drug for multiple-antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Structural analysis and characterization Paul T, Mandal A, Mandal SM, Ghosh K, Mandal AK, Halder SK, Das A, Maji SK, Kati A, Das Mohapatra PK, Pati BR, Mondal KC Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology Part A: Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology 0273-2289 175:3371-3386 1.797 2015 View Link
34 Ethnic preparation of haria, a rice based fermented beverage, in the province of lateritic West Bengal, India Ghosh K, Maity C, Adak A, Halder SK, Das A, Jana A, Parua (Mondal) S, Das Mohapatra PK, Pati BR, Mondal KC Ethnobotany Research and Applications 1547-3465 12:39-49 2014 View Link
35 Chitinases biosynthesis by immobilized Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 by prawn shells valorization and application of enzyme cocktail for fungal protoplast preparation Halder SK, Maity C, Jana A, Ghosh K, Das A, Paul T, Das Mohapatra PK, Pati BR, Mondal KC Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 1389-1723 117:170-177 2.015 2014 View Link
36 Production of chitin and bioactive materials from Black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) shell waste by the treatment of bacterial protease cocktail Paul T, Halder SK. Das A, Ghosh K, Mandal A, Payra P, Barman P, Das Mohapatra PK, Pati BR, Mondal KC 3 Biotech 2190-5738 5:483-493 1.497 2014 View Link

National Publication


Sl no. Title Author Journal Name ISBN/ISSN Page No/Internet DOI Impact Factor Year Link
1 Evaluation of some effective potentialities of newly formulated rice fermented food using Elephantopus scaber L. rhizome as herbal starter Hor P.K., Ghosh K., Halder S.K., Mondal S., Mondal K.C. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 0975-1009 60(9):701-712 0.944 2022 View Link
2 Dietotherapeutic potency of ornamental lentil dumpling, a traditional food preparation from South West Bengal, India Mondal S.P., Ghosh K., Hor P.K., Samanta S., Mondal K.C. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 0975-1009 60(9):713-718 0.944 2022 View Link
3 Modulation of small intestinal homeostasis along with its microflora during acclimatization at simulated hypobaric hypoxia Adak A, Ghosh K, Mondal KC Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 0019-5189 52:1098-1105 0.818 2014 View Link
Sl no. Scholar name Thesis title Co-Supervisor Status Completion year
1 Tridip Kumar Das Probiotic Dr. Shrabani Pradhan 2025 Ongoing
2 Priyanka Kar Bacteriophage as Biocontrol Agent Ongoing
3 Smita Ghosh Bacteriophage as Biocontrol Agent Ongoing
Sl no. Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Status
1 Screening and profiling of genomic composition of Vibrio harveyi-infecting bacteriophages and assessment its efficacy in field trial condition to prevent Vibrio harveyi infection in tiger shrimps (Penaeus monodon) Principal Investigator SERB, Govt. of India 3494829 3 Years 2020-2023 Ongoing
  • Life Member of Biotech Research Society of India
Sl no. Award Name Awarded By Year
1 Senior Research Fellow CSIR 2015
2 Outstanding poster presentation award International conference on ‘Ethnic fermented foods and beverages: Microbiology and health benefits’ organized by Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India 2015
3 Outstanding poster presentation award 10th International Conference and Exhibition on Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods-ISNFF 2017 2017
4 Outstanding poster presentation award 2018 KoSFoST International Symposium and Annual Meeting 2018
5 Partial PhD studies C2 Tempus Public Foundation (TPF), Hungary 2015