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ASSOCIATION OF MICROBIOLOGISTS OF INDIA
55th Annual Conference
National Conference on Empowering Mankind with
Microbial Technologies (AMI-EMMT-2014)
November 12th - 14th, 2014
Association of Microbiologists of India
Coimbatore Unit &
Department of Agricultural Microbiology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore - 641 003
The Association of Microbiologists of India
The Association of Microbiologists of India established in 1938 is one of the oldest and reputed scientific
organizations of the country. AMI has contributed significantly towards development of Microbiology,
particularly in the areas of research, teaching and commerce in the country. The Association publishes the
journal, Indian Journal of Microbiology (For more details, please visit: www.springer.com / life+ sciences /
microbiology / journal / 12088 ) for the last 45 years and holds a National convention annually at one of the wellestablished Centers of Microbiology in the country. At present, there are more than 4000 life and annual
members and about 450 corporate members of the Association. Indian Journal of Microbiology, by publishing
peer reviewed original research findings and research reviews from researchers in India and abroad, has
acquired a respectable status among national and international scientific research periodicals in the world. (For
more details, please visit: www.amiindia.info).
Annual Conferences of AMI
The Association brings together all the Microbiologists and related
scientists and professionals through Annual Conference every year.
The main objective of the Conference is to encourage the exchange of
scientific information on frontier discoveries and innovations in
Microbiology and its interdisciplinary relevance. The Conference will have plenary sessions with invited
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lectures of renowned Microbiologists and Poster presentations. The 55 Annual Conference of AMI will be
organised during 12th - 14th, November, 2014 at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore as a National
Conference on Empowering Mankind with Microbial Technologies (AMI - EMMT - 2014).
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The 55 Annual Conference on “Empowering Mankind with Microbial
Technologies (AMI - EMMT-2014)”
Brief about the conference theme
The total global market for microbes and microbial products was worth more than $156 billion in 2011 and it is
projected to exceed $259 billion by 2016, reflecting a 10.7% projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
between 2011 and 2016. The market for biofertilizers, biopesticides, and probiotics was $4.9 billion in 2011,
which is projected to approach $6.8 billion in 2016 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% over
the forecast period. Microorganisms have been exploited for their specific biochemical and physiological
properties from the earliest times for baking, brewing, and food preservation and more recently for producing
antibiotics, solvents, amino acids, feed supplements, and chemical feedstuffs. Over time, there has been
continuous selection by scientists of special strains of microorganisms, based on their efficiency to perform a
desired function.
Developments in molecular biology and genetic engineering provided novel solutions to long-standing
problems. Over the past decade, scientists have developed the techniques to move a gene from one organism to
another, based on discoveries of how cells store, duplicate, and transfer genetic information. Until recently,
fermentation processes depended on a few types of raw materials (substrates) and on available strains of
microorganisms. But now microbes can be genetically manipulated to function more efficiently and to use a
wide variety of substrates. As these microbes are re- engineered and their fermentation capabilities fully
exploited, we are rapidly near the day when chemicals can be produced economically and naturally.
A tremendous amount of research input is going into exploration and exploitation of microbes for
biotechnological purposes. This employs advanced scientific tools for the manipulation of microorganisms for
the production of goods or services beneficial to all sectors of human society. Currently, microorganisms have
become the basis and driving factor behind majority of applications in medicine, food and chemical industries.
In Indian industrial sectors, microbial products are playing a strategic role in the economic development by
offering affordable health care services, while meeting the challenges of food and energy security. Microbial
Technology is projected to contribute massively to the global as well as national economy. Hence, the focal
theme of the 55th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India is proposed as “Empowering
Mankind with Microbial Technologies”.
The deliberations of the Conference will cover applications of Microbial Technologies in the following fields.
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Agricultural Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Industrial Microbiology
Medical Microbiology
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Antimicrobial compounds
Microbial fuels
Microbial diversity and bioprospecting
Fermentation Technology
Veterinary Microbiology
Organizing Committee
Chairman
: Dr. K. Ramasamy, Vice Chancellor, TNAU, CBE
Organizing secretary : Dr. K. Kumar, Professor, TNAU, CBE
Members
: Dr. R. Rabindran, Registrar, TNAU, CBE
Dr. R. Murugesan, Director, ABD, TNAU, CBE
Dr. K. Ilamurugu, Controller of Examinations, TNAU, CBE
Dr. P. Pandiyarajan, Dean, ADAC & RI, Trichy
Dr. V. P. Duraisamy, Special Officer, DNRM, TNAU, CBE
Dr. S. Antoniraj, Director, Rom Vijay Biotech, Pondicherry
Dr. P. Lakhsmanaperumalswamy, Registrar, Karpagam Univ, CBE
Dr. S. Gunasekaran, Prof & Head, Microbiology, TNAU, CBE
Dr. N.O.Gopal, Prof & Head, Microbiology, AC&RI, Madurai
Dr. P. Subramanian, Prof & Head, Environmental Sciences, TNAU, CBE
Dr. K. Swaminathan, Prof & Head, Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiyar Univ, CBE
Dr. R. Rajendran, Principal, PSGCAS, CBE
Dr. M. Palanisamy, Head, Microbiology, Karpagam University, CBE
Dr. Rathnamala, Head, Nehru College of Arts & Science, CBE
Dr. N. Ramanathan, Prof & Head, Microbiology, Annamalai University, A Nagar
Dr. M. Krishnan, Prof & Head, Ecobiotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy
Dr. R. Muthukumaraswamy, Prof & Head, Microbiology, Periyar University, Salem
Dr. R. Rengaswamy, Director, CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai
Dr. K. Singaravadivel, Principal Microbiologist, IICPT, Thanjavur
Dr. N. Sakthivel, Prof & Head, Biotechnology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Dr. G. Venkateshwaran, CFTRI, Mysore
Dr. I. Munnavar, Dept of Genetics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
National Advisory Committee
National Advisory Committee
Chairman : Dr. S. Ayyapan, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi
Convener : Dr. K. Ramasamy, Vice Chancellor, TNAU, Coimbatore
Members : Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF, Taramani, Chennai
Dr. C.N.R. Rao, Scientific Advisor to PM, New Delhi
Dr. Kasthurirangan, Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi
Dr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, UGC, New Delhi
Dr. Samir K. Bramachari, DG, CSIR, New Delhi
Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, DST, New Delhi
Dr. V. Rajagoplan, Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Dr. H. Devaraj, Vice Chairman, UGC, New Delhi
Dr. J. Samadhanam, Director, DST, New Delhi
Dr. R. R. Sinha, Director, DBT, New Delhi
Dr. R. C. Kuhad, Chairman, IAMS, University of Delhi
Dr. S. S. Dudeja, Retd. Professor & President, AMI (2014), HAU, Hisar
Dr. T. K. Adhya, President, AMI (2014), KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
Dr. T. Satyanarayana, President Elect (2015), AMI, UDSC, New Delhi
Dr. Pratyoosh Shukla, General Secretay, AMI, M D University, Rohtak, Haryana
Dr. D. K. Singh, Treasurer, AMI, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
Dr. P. Gunasekaran, Vice Chancellor, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore
Dr. V. C. Kalia, Editor-in-Chief, IJM, IGIB, New Delhi
Dr. A. Kaliraj, Director, Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai
Dr. D. J. Bagayaraj, Professor Emeritus, UAS, Bangalore
Dr. Alok Adhya, TERI, New Delhi
Dr. K. V. B. R. Tilak, Hon. Professor, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Dr. P. Tauro, Former President, AMI, Mangalore
Dr. N. N. Prasad, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
Dr. J. H. Kulkarni, Former VC, UAS, Dharwad
Dr. George V. Thomas, Director, CPCRI, Kassargod
Dr. J. K. Ladha, IRRI Liaison Office, New Delhi,
Dr. D. L. N. Rao, Project Coordinator, AINP-Biofertilizers, IISSR, Bhopal
Dr. N. Anand, Former VC, Vels University, Chennai
Dr. S. K. Apte, BARC, Mumbai
Dr. N. S. Subba Rao, Bangalore
Dr. James Pitchai, Vice Chancellor, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
Dr. N. Vijayan Nair, Director, SBI, Coimbatore
Dr. N. Krishna Kumar, Director, IFGTB, Coimbatore
Dr. K. Azhagu Sundaram, Director, IICPT, Thanjavur
Dr. N. C. Talukdar, Retd Professor, AAU, Guahati
AMI Central Office Bearers 2014 - 15
President
Prof. S.S. Dudeja (April 2014-September, 2014)
Professor, Dept of Microbiology,
C.C.S HAU, Hisar (Haryana)
Prof. Tapan K. Adhya (October, 2014-March, 2015)
Professor, School of Biotechnology
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar - 751024, Odisha
President Elect (2015)
Prof. T. Satyanarayana
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
University of Delhi South Campus,
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021
General Secretary
Dr. Pratyoosh Shukla,
Head, Department of Microbiology,
M.D. University, Rohtak (Haryana)
Treasurer
Dr. Dileep Kumar Singh,
Department of Zoology,
University of Delhi, North Campus Delhi – 110007
Chairman, IAMS
Prof. R.C. Kuhad
Professor, Department of Microbiology,
University of Delhi South Campus,
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021
Editor-in- Chief, Indian Journal of Microbiology
Dr. V.C. Kalia
Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer),
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology,
Mall Road, Delhi-110 007
Immediate Past President
Prof. Rup Lal,
Molecular Biology Laboratory,
Room No 115, Department of Zoology,
University of Delhi North Campus,
Delhi-110007
Central Council Members
Central Council Members
Prof. Appa Rao Podile,
Department of Plant Sciences,
School of Life Science,
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad – 500046
Prof. (Dr.) M. Gopal Reddy,
Department of Microbiology,
Osmania University,
Hyderabad 500007, A.P.
Dr. Sashi Kanta Dash
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,
Bhubaneswar,
Odisha-751003, India.
Dr. Sunil Kumar Lal
International Centre for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology,
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi, 110067
Dr. Ram Chandra
Professor & Head,
Department of Environmental, Microbiology,
B.B. Ambedkar University
Rae Bareily Road,
Vidya Vihar, Lucknow
Dr Sunil Pabbi
Principal Scientist,
IARI, New Delhi
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University was originally established as Agricultural College. It was started in
1876 as Agricultural Demonstration Farm in Saidapet, Chennai (Madras) and was shifted to Coimbatore as
Agricultural College in 1906. It attained University status in the year 1971 with major objectives of teaching,
research and extension in the field of Agricultural Sciences. Graduate and Post graduate programmes are being
offered in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering and Home Science. TNAU is a leading
University among the thirty eight Agricultural Universities in the country (For more details, please visit:
www.tnau.ac.in).
Department of Agrl Microbiology
Considering the importance of Microbiology in Agriculture, it was started as one of the units of the Department
of Biology during 1971 in TNAU and attained the status of separate department during 1979. This department
was further bifurcated into Department of Bioenergy, Department of Environmental Sciences and Agrl.
Biotechnology. Since its inception, the department is involved in research, teaching and extension activities.
The department has released novel strains of biofertilizers for various crops and soils and is pioneer in deducing
novel strains for K, Zn and Mn solubilization and hence is recognized as Nodal agency for bioinoculants in
Tamil Nadu and authorized for quality check of agricultural bioinoculants. The recent research focus of the
department has been extended on bioprocessing, fermentation of vegetables, climate change impact on
microbial diversity and biofuels. Post graduate programmes leading to M.Sc. (Ag) and Ph.D. in Agricultural
Microbiology were started in 1979 and so far 245 M.Sc. (Ag) and 93 Ph.D. students were trained. This
department also offers 13 under graduate courses in microbiology for B.Sc. (Ag), B.Tech. (Biotech), B.Tech
(Hort), B.Tech (Food Process Engineering) programmes.
The department has established collaborative research work with international agencies/ institutes viz., Institute
of Applied Microbiology, Justus Leiburg University, Giessen, Germany (Bioremediation and metagenomics),
Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa (Algal
biofuels), School of Applied Biology, Florida International University, Miami, USA (Soil metagenomics),
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainsville, USA (Laccase system for
biomass conversion), Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (Endophytic N2
fixation in cereal crops), IRRI, LosBonas, Philippines (Biological N2 fixation in wetland ecosystem), Department
of Life Sciences, King's College, London (Photobiological H2 production by cyanobacteria) and national
institutes viz., CRRI, Cuttack (Climate change and microbial dynamics), CRIDA, Hyderabad; UAS, Dharwad;
Delhi University (Soil genomics network), NBAIM, Mau Nath Bhanjan, UP (Food fermentation and value
addition), NCOF, Faizabad (Bioinoculant's quality control), IISC, Bhopal (Biological Nitrogen Fixation Network)
and BRNS, Mumbai (Mycorrhiza). The department is having research projects from ICAR, DBT, DST, BRNS,
MOFPI and so on with a total budget of about Rs. 5.0 crores per annum.
Based on the work, the department was recognized as the Centre for Advanced Studies in Agricultural
Microbiology by UNDP / FAO / ICAR during 1979 to 1986 and by ICAR from 1997 onwards.
About Coimbatore
Coimbatore is the second largest city of Tamil Nadu state with about 1.5 million populations. The climate is
comfortable round the year with mean maximum and minimum temperatures during Summar, 34.7°C and
21.1°C and at winter are 32.2°C and 19.2°C respectively. The city is surrounded by Western ghats and is known
for cool breeze throughout the year. The city is having nearly 30,000 small, medium and large scale industries
and textile mills and acts as industrial hub and multifaceted business endeavors. Coimbatore city is popularly
referred as “Manchester of South India”. The city is surrounded by number of natural tourist spots, which
includes Marudhamalai, Kovai Kuttralam, Thirumoorthy falls, Monkey falls; hill stations like Ooty, Topslip and
also with many famous temples. From this city, Kerala (Palakkad and Cochin) and Karnataka (Mysore) are easily
reachable.
Coimbatore city is also known for its educational institutes. Apart from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
central research institutes like Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Institute for
Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education and state government
institutes like Bharathiyar University, Tamil Nadu Institute for Urban Studies are present in the city. For more
details, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore.
How to reach Coimbatore
Coimbatore city is well connected to all parts of India by road, rail and air. The Coimbatore International Airport,
located at Peelamedu (15 km away from the city) caters to domestic flights to major Indian cities like
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and international flights to Sharjah and
Singapore. Coimbatore junction (about 5 km from TNAU) is well connected railway to Chennai, Mumbai,
Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and so on. There are three national highways passing
through the city through which, Palakkad and Cochin of Kerala (NH47), Ooty (NH67) and Bengaluru (NH209)
are connected. City has four bus stations at Gandhipuram (about 3 km from TNAU) including Express services.
Registration for participation
The participants are requested to register their names through on-line registration only For more details, please
visit: www.ami2014.org. During registration, abstract for the oral / poster presentation can be uploaded.
Guidelines for Abstract preparation
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The abstract should have title (Times new roman, 12 pt, Bold; Sentence case) followed by authors and
their affiliations (Times new roman, 12 pts, Normal, Sentence case).
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The corresponding author's name should be underlined and should provide the Email ID after affiliations.
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The body of the abstract should be processed using MS word with Times new roman font, 12 pts, Normal,
Sentence case.
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Abstract should be a single paragraph of less than 300 words and must be informative.
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It is important that the abstract should state briefly the purpose of research, the principal results and major
conclusions.
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The references should not be cited. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if
necessary, they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
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Do not abbreviate genus names at first use in the Abstract.
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The MS word template for the abstract can be downloaded from www.ami2014.org.
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The registration and submission of abstract are only through on-line (www.ami2014.org).
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Only one abstract per author is permitted.
Registration fee
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All the participants should pay registration fee for attending the Conference.
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After on-line registration and abstract submission, the registration number generated should be used for
payment of fee.
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Registration fee can be paid through wire-transfer or demand draft.
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The electronic wire transfer details are as follows:
Account Name : Assn. Microbiologists of India, TNAU, Coimbatore
Account Number : 10663186123
Bank and Branch : State Bank of India, TNAU Branch, Coimbatore
IFSC code
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While transferring, indicate the registration number generated at the time of submitting your abstract
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In case of demand draft, it should be drawn in favour of “Assn. Microbiologists of India, TNAU, Coimbatore”
payable at Coimbatore, India.
Please note:
l No refund of registration fee will be entertained under any circumstances.
l The registration fee includes access to Conference sessions, Conference materials, meals and refreshments.
l Registration fee for accompanying person includes food only.
l Accommodation charges are extra. Please see the website for details (www.ami2014.org).
Accommodation
Accommodation will be arranged for
desiring participants in guest houses and
city hotels only on advance booking
subject to availability.
Visa for international participants
Letter of invitation for visa application
will be sent on request after receipt of
registration and passport details. Please
check the local Indian embassy /
consulate for visa details and other
requirements.
Category
Hotel tariff (INR per day)
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Deluxe
Standard room Cat-1
Standard room Cat-2
Standard room Cat-3
University guest houses
Students hostels
Important Dates to note :
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For further details:
Dr. K. Kumar
Professor & Organizing Secretary (AMI EMMT 2014)
Department of Agricultural Microbiology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore 641003, India
Phone:+91 422 6611294 | +91 422 6611394
Email: [email protected]
Ph: +91 9443572956
FAX: +91 422 2431672