Education & Experience
2007-2013 Ph.D., Pesticide Science, South China Agricultural University, with Professor Lian-Hui Zhang and Professor Meiying Hu
2003-2007 B.A., Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015- Associate Professor, College of Plant Protection/Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University
2013-2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
2012-2013 Research Assistant, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Research Fields
Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Biocontrol; Degrading microorganisms; Antagonistic microorganisms; Quorum sensing; Quorum quenching
Recent Publications
1. Zhang WP, Li JY, Zhang YM, Wu XZ, Zhou Z, Huang YH, Zhao YJ, Sandhya M, Bhatt P, Chen SH*.Characterization of a novel glyphosate-degrading bacterial species, Chryseobacterium sp. Y16C, and evaluation of its effects on microbial communities in glyphosate-contaminated soil. J Hazard Mater, 2022, 432: 128689.
2. Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhou Z, Wu XZ, Li JY, Huang YH, Zhang WP, Lei QQ, Bhatt P, Sandhya M, Chen SH*. Novel pathway of acephate degradation by the microbial consortium ZQ01 and its potential for environmental bioremediation. J Hazard Mater, 2022, 426: 127841.
3. Bhatt P, Pandey SC, Joshi S, Chaudhary P, Pathak VM, Huang YH, Wu XZ, Zhou Z, Chen SH*. Nanobioremediation: a sustainable approach for the removal of toxic pollutants from the environment. J Hazard Mater, 2022, 427: 128033.
4. Sandhya M, Huang YH, Li JY, Wu XZ, Zhou Z, Lei QQ, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is a powerful tool for the removal of environmental pollutants. Chemosphere, 2022, 294: 133609.
5. Bhatt P, Rene ER, Huang YH, Wu XZ, Zhou Z, Li JY, Kumar AJ, Sharma A, Chen SH*. Indigenous bacterial consortium-mediated cypermethrin degradation in the presence of organic amendments and Zea mays plants. Environ Res, 2022, 212: 110660.
6. Pang SM, Lin ZQ, Li JY, Zhang YM, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Microbial degradation of aldrin and dieldrin: mechanisms and biochemical pathways. Front Microbiol, 2022, 13: 713375.
7. Zhou Z, Wu XZ, Li JY, Zhang YY, Huang YH, Zhang WP, Shi Y, Wang JX*, Chen SH*. A novel quorumquencher, Rhodococcus pyridinivorans XN-36, is a powerful agent for the biocontrol of soft rot disease in various host plants. Biol Control, 2022, 169: 104889.
8. Bhatt P,Joshi T, Bhatt K, Zhang WP, Huang YH, Chen SH*. Binding interaction of glyphosate with glyphosate oxidoreductase and C–P lyase: molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies. J Hazard Mater, 2021, 409: 124927.
9. Bhatt P, Zhou XF, Huang YH, Zhang WP, Chen SH*. Characterization of the role of esterases in the biodegradation of organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid pesticides. J Hazard Mater, 2021, 411: 125026.
10. Mishra S, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhang YM, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Biosurfactant is a powerful tool for the bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated soils. J Hazard Mater, 2021, 418: 126253.
11. Bhatt P,Bhandari G, Bhatt K, Maithani D, Mishra S, Gangola S, Bhatt R, Huang YH, Chen SH*. Plasmid-mediated catabolism for the removal of xenobiotics from the environment. J Hazard Mater, 2021, 420: 126618.
12. Bhatt P, Bhatt K, Sharma A, Zhang WP, Mishra S, Chen SH*. Biotechnological basis of microbial consortia for the removal of pesticides from the environment. Crit Rev Biotechnol, 2021, 41(3), 317-338.
13. Zhang WP, Pang SM, Lin ZQ, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Biotransformation of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors from various environmental systems: advances and perspectives. Environ Pollut, 2021, 272: 115908.
14. Huang YH, Zhang WP, Pang SM, Chen JM, Bhatt P, Mishra S, Chen SH*. Insights into the microbial degradation and catalytic mechanisms of chlorpyrifos. Environ Res, 2021, 194: 110660.
15. Bhatt P, Rene ER, Kumar AJ, Gangola S, Kumar G, Sharma A, Zhang WP, Chen SH*. Fipronil degradation kinetics and resource recovery potential of Bacillus sp. strain FA4 isolated from a contaminated agricultural field in Uttarakhand, India. Chemosphere, 2021, 276: 130156.
16. Mishra S, Pang SM, Zhang WP, Lin ZQ, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Insights into the microbial degradation and biochemical mechanisms of carbamates. Chemosphere, 2021, 279: 130500.
17. Bhatt P, Gangola S, Bhandari G, Zhang WP, Maithani D, Mishra S, Chen SH*. New insights into the degradation of synthetic pollutants in contaminated environments. Chemosphere, 2021, 268: 128827.
18. Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhou Z, Wu XZ, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Current insights into the microbial degradation for butachlor: strains, metabolic pathways, and molecular mechanisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2021, 105(11): 4369-4381.
19. Bhatt P, Rene ER, Huang YH, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhang WP, Chen SH*. Systems biology analysis of pyrethroid biodegradation in bacteria and its effect on the cellular environment of pests and humans. J Environ Chem Eng, 2021, 9(6): 106582.
20. Bilal M, Bagheri AR, Bhatt P*, Chen SH*. Environmental occurrence, toxicity concerns, and remediation of recalcitrant nitroaromatic compounds. J Environ Manage, 2021, 291: 112685.
21. Bhatt P, Verma A, Gangola S, Bhandari G, Chen SH*. Microbial glycoconjugates in organic pollutant bioremediation: recent advances and applications. Microb Cell Fact, 2021, 20: 72.
22. Mishra S, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhang WP, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Recent advanced technologies for the characterization of xenobiotic-degrading microorganisms and microbial communities. Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2021, 9: 632059.
23. Bhatt P, Sharma A, Rene ER, Kumar AJ, Zhang WP, Chen SH*. Bioremediation mechanism, kinetics of fipronil degradation using Bacillus sp. FA3 and resource recovery potential from contaminated environments. J Water Process Eng, 2021, 39: 101712.
24. Zhang WP, Fan XH, Li JY, Ye T, Mishra S, Zhang LH, Chen SH*. Exploration of the quorum-quenching mechanism in Pseudomonas nitroreducens W-7 and its potential to attenuate the virulence of Dickeya zeae EC1. Front Microbiol, 2021, 12: 694161.
25. Li JY, Zhang WP, Lin ZQ, Huang YH, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Emerging strategies for the bioremediation of the phenylurea herbicide (PUH) diuron. Front Microbiol, 2021, 12: 686509.
26. Guo YX, Huang YH, Pang SM, Zhou TH, Lin ZQ, Yu HX, Zhang GR, Bhatt P*, Chen SH*. Novel mechanism and kinetics of tetramethrin degradation using an indigenous Gordonia cholesterolivorans A16. Int J Mol Sci, 2021, 22(17): 9242.
27. Xu XD, Ye T, Zhang WP, Zhou T, Zhou XF*, Dai WJ*, Chen SH*. Identification of FadT as a novel quorum quenching enzyme for the degradation of diffusible signal factor in Cupriavidus pinatubonensis strain HN-2. Int J Mol Sci, 2021, 22(18): 9862.
28. Zhou Z, Wu XZ, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Mishra S, Chen SH*. Biodegradation of fipronil: current state of mechanisms of biodegradation and future perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2021, 105(20): 7695-7708.
29. Wu XZ, Li JY, Zhou Z, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Bhatt P, Mishra S, Chen SH*. Environmental occurrence, toxicity concerns, and degradation of diazinon using a microbial system. Front Microbiol, 2021, 12: 717286.
30. Zhang YM, Zhang WP, Li JY, Pang SM, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Zeng DX*, Chen SH*.Emerging technologies for degradation of dichlorvos: a review. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021, 18(11): 5789.
31. Bhandari G, Sharma M, Negi S, Gangola S, Bhatt P*, Chen SH*. System biology analysis of endosulfan biodegradation in bacteria and its effect in other living systems: modeling and simulation studies.J Biomol Struct Dyn, 2021, 1-13.
32. Bhatt P, Rene ER, Kumar AJ, Zhang WP, Chen SH*. Binding interaction of allethrin with esterase: bioremediation potential and mechanism. Bioresour Technol, 2020, 315: 123845.
33. Bhatt P, Huang YH, Rene ER, Kumar AJ, Chen SH*. Mechanism of allethrin biodegradation by a newly isolated Sphingomonas trueperi strain CW3 from wastewater sludge. Bioresour Technol, 2020, 305: 123074.
34. Mishra S, Zhang WP, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Huang YH, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Carbofuran toxicity and its microbial degradation in contaminated environments. Chemosphere, 2020, 259: 127419.
35. Zhan H, Huang YH, Lin ZQ, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. New insights into the microbial degradation and catalytic mechanism of synthetic pyrethroids. Environ Res, 2020, 182: 109138.
36. Bhatt P, Bhatt K, Huang YH, Lin ZQ, Chen SH*. Esterase is a powerful tool for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides. Chemosphere, 2020, 244: 125507.
37. Ye T, Zhou T, Xu XD, Zhang WP, Fan XH, Mishra S, Zhang LH, Zhou XF*, Chen SH*. Whole-genome sequencing analysis of quorum quenching bacterial strain Acinetobacter lactucae QL-1 identifies the FadY enzyme for degradation of the diffusible signal factor. Int J Mol Sci, 2020, 21(18): 6729.
38. Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Zhang WP, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Degradation of acephate and its intermediate methamidophos: mechanisms and biochemical pathways. Front Microbiol, 2020, 11: 2045.
39. Ye T, Zhang WP, Feng ZX, Fan XH, Xu XD, Mishra S, Zhang LH, Chen SH*. Characterization of a novel quorum-quenching bacterial strain, Burkholderia anthina HN-8, and its biocontrol potential against black rot disease caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Microorganisms, 2020, 8(10): 1485.
40. Pang SM, Lin ZQ, Zhang YM, Zhang WP, Alansary N, Mishra S, Bhatt P,Chen SH*. Insights into the toxicity and degradation mechanisms of imidacloprid via physicochemical and microbial approaches. Toxics, 2020, 8(3): 65.
41. Feng YM, Zhang WP, Pang SM, Lin ZQ, Zhang YM, Huang YH, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Kinetics and new mechanism of azoxystrobin biodegradation by an Ochrobactrum anthropi strain SH14. Microorganisms, 2020, 8(5): 625.
42. Pang SM, Lin ZQ, Zhang WP, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Insights into the microbial degradation and biochemical mechanisms of neonicotinoids. Front Microbiol, 2020, 11: 868.
43. Huang YH, Lin ZQ, Zhang WP, Pang SM, Bhatt P, Rene ER, Kumar AJ, Chen SH*. New insights into the microbial degradation of D-cyphenothrin in contaminated water/soil environments. Microorganisms, 2020, 8(4): 473.
44. Zhang WP, Lin ZQ, Pang SM, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Insights into the biodegradation of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) using a microbial system. Front Microbiol, 2020, 11: 522.
45. Bhatt P, Huang YH, Zhang WP, Sharma A*, Chen SH*. Enhanced cypermethrin degradation kinetics and metabolic pathway in Bacillus thuringiensis strain SG4. Microorganisms, 2020, 8(2): 223.
46. Feng YM, Huang YH, Zhan H, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. An overview of strobilurin fungicide degradation: current status and future perspective. Front Microbiol, 2020, 11: 389.
47. Fan XH, Ye T, Li QT, Bhatt P, Zhang LH, Chen SH*. Potential of a quorum quenching bacteria isolate Ochrobactrum intermedium D-2 against soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum. Front Microbiol, 2020, 11: 898.
48. Lin ZQ, Zhang WP, Pang SM, Huang YH, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Current approaches to and future perspectives on methomyl degradation in contaminated soil/water environments. Molecules, 2020, 25(3): 738.
49. Bhatt P, Verma A, Verma S, Anwar MS, Prasher P, Mudila H, Chen SH*. Understanding phytomicrobiome: a potential reservoir for better crop management. Sustainability, 2020, 12(13): 5446.
50. Ye T, Zhou T, Fan XH, Bhatt P, Zhang LH, Chen SH*. Acinetobacter lactucae strain QL-1, a novel quorum quenching candidate against bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Front Microbiol, 2019, 10: 2867.
51. Huang YH, Zhan H, Bhatt P, Chen SH*. Paraquat degradation from contaminated environments: current achievements and perspectives. Front Microbiol, 2019, 10: 1754.
52. Bhatt P, Huang YH, Zhan H, Chen SH*. Insight into microbial applications for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides. Front Microbiol, 2019, 10: 1778.
53. Zhan H, Feng YM, Fan XH, Chen SH*. Recent advances in glyphosate biodegradation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2018, 102(12): 5033-5043.
54. Zhan H, Wang HS, Liao LS, Feng YM, Fan XH, Zhang LH, Chen SH* . Kinetics and novel degradation pathway of permethrin in Acinetobacter baumannii ZH-14. Front Microbiol, 2018, 9: 98.
55. Yang JJ, Feng YM, Zhan H, Liu J, Zhang KY, Zhang LH, Chen SH*. Characterization of a pyrethroid-degrading Pseudomonas fulva strain P31 and biochemical degradation pathway of D-phenothrin. Front Microbiol, 2018, 9: 1003.