Publications

Research & Review Articles:

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  • The lysis cassette of jumbophage phiKZ.
    Manohar P, Wan J, Ganser G, Sharp K, Young R. BioRxiv, 2025.
  • The lysis genes of paradigm phage SP6.
    Manohar P, Young R. PHAGE: Therapy, Applications and Research, 6, 2025.
  • Characterization of Salmonella phage of the genus Kayfunavirus isolated from sewage infecting clinical strains of Salmonella enterica.
    Juliet R, Loganathan A, Neeravi A, Bakthavatchalam YD, Veeraraghavan B, Manohar P, Nachimuthu R. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1391777, 2024.
  • Phage-antibiotic combinations to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa–Candida two-species biofilms.
    Manohar P, Loh B, Nachimuthu R, Leptihn S. Scientific Reports, 14, 2024.
  • Phage-antibiotic combinations in various treatment modalities to manage MRSA infections.
    Archana L, Bozdogan B, Manohar P, Ramesh N. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, 2024.
  • In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the biofilm-degrading Pseudomonas phage Motto, as a candidate for phage therapy.
    Manohar P, Loh B, Turner D, Tamizhselvi R, Mathankumar M, Elangovan N, Nachimuthu R, Leptihn S. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 2024.
  • Complete genomic analysis of Escherichia phage Mangalyan infecting Escherichia fergusonii.
    Manohar P, Ry Young. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(1), 2023.
  • The applications of animal models in phage therapy: An update
    Khan FM, Manohar P, Gondil VS, Mehra N, Oyejobi GK, Odiwuor N, et al.
    Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2175519, 2023.
  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas phage Motto.
    Manohar P, Loganathan A, Nachimuthu R, Loh B, Ma L, Turner D, Leptihn S.
    Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11 (11), 2022.
  • A lysozyme murein hydrolase with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity from Enterobacter phage myPSH1140.
    Ramesh N, Manohar P, Eniyan K, Archana L, Athira S, Loh B, Ma L, Leptihn S. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (9), 2022.
  • Antibacterial Efficacy of Lytic Phages against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Bacteraemia Mice Models.
    Arumugam SN, Manohar P, Sukumaran S, Sadagopan S, Loh B, Leptihn S, Ramesh N. BMC Microbiology, 2022, 22, 187.
  • A Multiwell-Plate Caenorhabditis elegans Assay for Assessing the Therapeutic Potential of Bacteriophages against Clinical Pathogens.
    Manohar P, Loh B, Elangovan N, Loganathan A, Nachimuthu R, Leptihn S. Microbiology Spectrum, 2022, 10 (1), e01393-21.
  • Synergistic Effects of Phage-Antibiotic Combinations against Citrobacter amalonaticus.
    Manohar P, Royam MM, Loh B, Bozdogan B, Nachimuthu R, Leptihn S. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2022, 8 (1), 59-65.
  • Complete genomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages Kaya, Guyu, Kopi and TehO.
    Loh B, Wang X, Hua X, Luo J, Zhang L, Ma L, Manohar P, Nachimuthu R, Grainge I, Yu Y, Leptihn S. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021, 10:e01043-21.
  • Complete genome of the virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae phage Geezett infecting MDR clinical strains.
    Loh B, Zhang L, Hua X, Yu Y, Ma L, Wang X, Manohar P, Nachimuthu R, Martins W, Toleman M, Leptihn S. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021, 10:e00685-21.
  • Complete Genome Sequence of the Lytic Bacteriophage Phab24, Which Infects Clinical Strains of the Nosocomial Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii.
    Loh B, Wang X, Hua X, Chook HW, Ma L, Zhang L, Manohar P, Jin Y, Leptihn S. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021, 10:e00669-21.
  • Application of bacteriophages and its endolysin as a biocontrol measure.
    Ramesh N, Madhav MR, Manohar P, Leptihn S. Biological Control, 2021, 104678.
  • Dissemination of carbapenem-resistance and plasmids-encoding carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from India.
    Manohar P, Leptihn S, Lopes BS, Ramesh N. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021, 3(1), dlab015.
  • Encapsulation and Delivery of Therapeutic phages.
    Loh B, Gondil VS, Manohar P, Khan FM, Yang H, Leptihn S. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2021, 87(5).
  • Biological Inventory of Prophages in A. baumannii Genomes Reveal Distinct Distributions in Classes, Length and Genomic Positions.
    Loh B*, Chen J*, Manohar P, Yu Y, Hua X, Leptihn S. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020.
  • Secondary bacterial infections in patients with viral pneumonia.
    Manohar P, Loh B, Nachimuthu R, Hua X, Welburn SC, Leptihn C. Frontiers in Medicine, 2020, 7, 420.
  • Secondary bacterial infections during pulmonary viral diseases: Phage therapeutics as alternatives to antibiotics?
    Manohar P, Loh B, Athira S, Nachimuthu R, Hua X, Welburn SC, Leptihn C. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11:1434.
  • Characterization and genome analysis of B1 sub-cluster mycobacteriophage PDRPxv.
    Sinha A, Eniyan K, Manohar P, Ramesh N, Bajpai U. Virus Research, 2020, 197884.
  • Improved lyophilization conditions for long-term storage of bacteriophages.
    Manohar P and Ramesh N. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1).
  • Therapeutic characterization and efficacy of bacteriophage cocktails infecting Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter species.
    Manohar P, Ashok J Tamhankar, Cecilia Stalsby Lundborg, Nachimuthu Ramesh. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019; 10, 574.
  • Synthesis, characterisation, molecular docking, biomolecular interaction and cytotoxicity studies of novel ruthenium (ii)–arene-2-heteroarylbenzoxazole complexes.
    De S, Chaudhuri SR, Panda A, Jadhav GR, Kumar RS, Manohar P, Ramesh N et al. New Journal of Chemistry, 2019.
  • Isolation, characterization and in vivo efficacy of Escherichia phage myPSH1131.
    Manohar P, Ashok J Tamhankar, Cecilia SL, Ramesh N. PLoS One, 2018; 13(10):
    e0206278.
  • The therapeutic potential of bacteriophages targeting Gram-negative bacteria using Galleria mellonella infection model.
    Manohar P, Ramesh N, Bruno S Lopes. BMC Microbiology, 2018, 18:97.
  • Identification of blaDIM-1 Metallo beta-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated From Tamil Nadu, India.
    Manohar P, Subramanian Babu, Bulent Bozdogan et al. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2018, 13, 7-8.
  • Comparison of reduced metagenome and 16S rRNA gene sequencing for determination of genetic diversity and mother-child overlap of the gut-associated microbiota.
    Anuradha Ravi, Ekaterina Avershina…. Manohar P, N Ramesh, Kunt Rudi. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2018, 149, 44-52.
  • The distribution of carbapenem- and colistin- resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from Tamil Nadu region in India.
    Manohar P, T Shanthini, Ramankannan A et al. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2017, 66, 874-883.
  • Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria from Tamil Nadu.
    Nachimuthu R….Karthikeyan S, Manohar P, Bülent Bozdogan. Journal of Chemotherapy, 2016, 28(5), 371-374.
up next (in-preparation):
  1. Manohar P, Oppong K, Young R. Biological characterization of two T4-like Salmonella phages and lysis genes. 2025.
  2. Manohar P, Young R. Methodology: Solving the mystery behind isolating small ssRNA phage. 2025.
  3. Manohar P, Young R. Meta-transcriptome mining: Characterization of novel lysis proteins, Single Gene Lysis. 2025.
Edited Books and Contributed Book Chapters:
  • Book: Bacteriophages: Interaction, Diversity and Applications
    Editor: Dr Prasanth Manohar, PhD., [Nova Science Publications Inc., NY.]
    (https://doi.org/10.52305/FKKZ2786)
  • Chapter: Phage therapy as an alternative antibacterial therapy.
    Ramesh N, Manohar P, Archana L, Eniyan K, Leptihn S. Frontiers in Anti-Infective Agents. [Bentham Science publishers], 19(6), 2021.