Indian Journal of Microbiology is the official organ of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI). It publishes full-length papers, short communication reviews and mini reviews on all aspects of microbiological research, published quarterly (March, June, September and December). Areas of special interest include agricultural, food, environmental, industrial, medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary and molecular microbiology.
Additional information on AMI and its activity can be found at the AMI website.

Editor-in-Chief
V.C. Kalia,Professor,
National Research Foundation of Korea
502, Molecular Biotechnology Lab
Department of Chemical Engineering
Konkuk University
1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 05029


Associate Editors
Prince Sharma, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Editors
Dr. Tapan K. Adhya, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
Rup Lal, University of Delhi, India
H.J. Purohit
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
Nagpur, India
Dr. Pratyoosh Shukla
Maharshi Dayanand University
Rohtak, India
Y. Singh, University of Delhi, India
AMI Office Bearers
President
J.S. Virdi, University of Delhi,
New Delhi, India
Past President
Appa Rao Podile, University of
Hyderabad, India
Chairman IAMS
R.C. Kuhad, Vice Chancellor,
Central University of Haryana,
India
President-Elect
Y. Singh, University of Delhi, Delhi
General Secretary
Pratyoosh Shukla, Maharshi Dayanand
University, Rohtak, India
Joint Secretary
Sunil K. Khare, IIT Delhi, India
Treasurer
Sunil Pabbi, IARI, New Delhi, India
Executive Members
D.K. Singh, University of Delhi, India
Gopal Reddy, Osmania University
Hyderabad, India
Prince Sharma
University of Punjab, Chandigarh, India
Ram Chandra,
B.B.A.University, Lucknow, India
Sashi Kanta Das
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
Bhubaneswar, India
V.C. Kalia
Konkuk University, Seoul,
Republic of Korea Yogendra Singh
University of Delhi, India