A. Peer-reviewed research articles
(* denotes high school student co-author; ** denotes undergraduate student co-author; *** denotes graduate student co-author, unlabeled denotes postdocs/lecturer/faculty)
Mitra M, Stanescu A. Complete genome sequence of Microbacterium sp. strain Clip185. Microbiol Resour Announc 0:e01348-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01348-24
Mitra M and Stanescu A. Complete Genome Sequence of Acidovorax temperans strain LMJ from a contaminated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Tris-Acetate-Phosphate medium culture plate. Microbiol Resour Announc 0:e01293-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01293-23
Mitra M, Nguyen KMAK, Box TW, Berry TL, Fujita M. Isolation and characterization of a heavy metal- and antibiotic-tolerant novel bacterial strain from a contaminated culture plate of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a green micro-alga. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2021, 10:533; https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.53779.2
Mitra M, **Broom SM, **Pinto K, *Wellons SD, **Roberts AD. 2020. Engaging inexpensive hands-on activities using Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (a green micro-alga) beads to teach the interplay of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to K4–K16 Biology students. PeerJ -The Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences 8:e9817; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9817
Mitra M, **Nguyen KMAK, **Box TW, **Gilpin JS, **Hamby SR, *Berry TL and Duckett EH. Isolation and characterization of a novel Sphingobium yanoikuyae strain variant that uses biohazardous saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds as sole carbon sources [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2020, 9:767; https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25284.1
Mitra M, **Nguyen KMAK, **Box TW **Gilpin JS, **Hamby SR, *Berry TL and Duckett EH. Isolation and characterization of a novel bacterial strain from a Tris-Acetate-Phosphate agar medium plate of the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii that can utilize common environmental pollutants as a carbon source [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. F1000Research 2020, 9:656; https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24680.1
***/ **Grovenstein PB, ** Lankford KD, ** Wilson DA, ** Gaston KA, ** Perera S and Mitra M. Identification and molecular characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis, F1000Research 2013, 2:138; https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-138.v2.
***/** Grovenstein PB, **Wilson DA, *Lennox CG, **Smith KP, **Contractor AA, **Mincey JL,**Lankford KD, Smith JM, **Haye TC and Mitra M. Identification and molecular characterization of the second Chlamydomonas gun4 mutant, gun4-II, F1000Research 2013, 2:142; https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-142.v2 .
Mitra M, ***Kirst H, Dewez D and Melis A. Modulation of the light- harvesting chlorophyll antenna size in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by TLA1 gene over-expression and RNA interference. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, November, 2012 367: 3430-3443; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2012.0229.
Mitra M, Dewez D, ***Gines García-Cerdán J and Melis A. Polyclonal antibodies against the TLA1 protein also recognize with high specificity the D2 reaction center protein of PSII in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynthesis Research, 2012, 112: 39-47; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-012-9733-x
Mitra M, **Ng S and Melis A. The TLA1 protein family members contain a variant of the plain MOV34/MPN domain. American J. Biochem & Mol. Bio, January 2012, 2:1-18;
https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajbmb.2012.1.18
Mitra M and Melis A. Genetic and biochemical analysis of the TLA1 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Planta, 2010, 231:729-740; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-009-1083-3
Mitra M and Melis A. Optical properties of microalgae for enhanced biofuels production, Optics Express, 2008, 16: 21807-21820; https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.021807 (This article was also selected out of all the articles published every month in different journals published by Optical Society of America, for publication in “The virtual Journal for Bio Medical optics” published by Optical Society of America).
Tetali S, Mitra M and Melis A. Development of the light-harvesting chlorophyll antenna in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is regulated by the novel TLA1 gene, Planta, 2007, 225: 813-829; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-006-0392-z
Ynalvez, RA, Cunnusamy K, Xiao, Y, Mitra M and Moroney, JV, Identification, Cloning and Characterization of Two Closely Related β-Carbonic Anhydrases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The FASEB Journal, 2006, 20: A476-A477; https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.20.4.A476-e
Bartlett SG, Mitra M and JV Moroney. CO2 concentrating mechanisms. A book chapter in the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration series titled "The structure and function of plastids"; volume 23, pp 253-271; edited by Wise RR and Hoober JK; Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2006; https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4020-4061-0.
Mitra M, Mason C, **Lato SM, ***Ynalvez, RA, Xiao Y and Moroney JV. The three carbonic anhydrase families of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Canadian Journal of Botany, July 2005, 83: 780-795; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/b05-065
Mitra M, **Lato S, ***Ynalvez R and Moroney JV. Identification of a new chloroplast carbonic anhydrase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiology, 2004, 135:173-182; https://academic.oup.com/plphys/article/135/1/173/6111960?login=false