Balakrishna Pillay

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Balakrishna Pillay is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Balakrishna Pillay has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pollution, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Balakrishna Pillay's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (18 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (11 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (10 papers). Balakrishna Pillay is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (18 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (11 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (10 papers). Balakrishna Pillay collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Nigeria. Balakrishna Pillay's co-authors include Ademola O. Olaniran, Adhika Balgobind, Suren Singh, Johnson Lin, Mduduzi P. Mokoena, Deenan Pillay, Manormoney Pillay, Bernard A. Prior, Nathlee Abbai and Ajit Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemosphere and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Balakrishna Pillay

59 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Bioavailability of Heavy Metals in Soil: Impact on Microbial Biodegradation of Organic Compounds and Possible Improvement Strategies

2013 427 citations Ademola O. Olaniran, Balakrishna Pillay et al. profile →

Peers

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Güven Özdemir Türkiye

Harshad Lade South Korea

Kambiz Akbari Noghabi Iran

Chunyan Li China

Azra Yasmin Pakistan

Suresh Kumar Dubey India

Oluwadara Alegbeleye Brazil

Prashant K. Dhakephalkar India

P. Lakshmanaperumalsamy India

Andréa M. A. Nascimento Brazil

Güven Özdemir Türkiye

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310 ×0.9

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258 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Balakrishna Pillay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Balakrishna Pillay

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20 of 20 papers shown

Loots, Du Toit, et al.. (2022). M. tuberculosis curli pili (MTP) facilitates a reduction of microbicidal activity of infected THP-1 macrophages during early stages of infection. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 90-91. 101907–101907. 1 indexed citations

Pillay, Balakrishna, et al.. (2017). Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains induce strain-specific cytokine and chemokine response in pulmonary epithelial cells. Cytokine. 104. 53–64. 26 indexed citations

Pillay, Balakrishna, et al.. (2016). Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains exhibit differential and strain-specific molecular signatures in pulmonary epithelial cells. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 65. 321–329. 9 indexed citations

Pillay, Balakrishna, et al.. (2015). Canonical pathways, networks and transcriptional factor regulation by clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells. Tuberculosis. 97. 73–85. 24 indexed citations

Kumar, Ajit, Balakrishna Pillay, & Ademola O. Olaniran. (2015). l-2-Haloacid dehalogenase from Ancylobacter aquaticus UV5: Sequence determination and structure prediction. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 83. 216–225. 10 indexed citations

Kumar, Ajit, Balakrishna Pillay, & Ademola O. Olaniran. (2014). Two Structurally Different Dienelactone Hydrolases (TfdEI and TfdEII) from Cupriavidus necator JMP134 Plasmid pJP4 Catalyse Cis- and Trans-Dienelactones with Similar Efficiency. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101801–e101801. 5 indexed citations

Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2013). Aroma-active ester profile of ale beer produced under different fermentation and nutritional conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 117(1). 57–64. 56 indexed citations

Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2013). Assessment of physico-chemical qualities and heavy metal concentrations of Umgeni and Umdloti Rivers in Durban, South Africa. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(4). 2629–2639. 28 indexed citations

Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2013). Kinetics of heavy metal inhibition of 1,2‐dichloroethane biodegradation in co‐contaminated water. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 55(3). 277–284. 9 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2013). Enhanced 1,2-dichloroethane degradation in heavy metal co-contaminated wastewater undergoing biostimulation and bioaugmentation. Chemosphere. 93(9). 1826–1834. 22 indexed citations

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Pillay, Balakrishna, et al.. (2011). Characterization of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) degrading bacteria isolated from South African waste water. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(55). 11567–11573. 12 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2011). Toxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae: Classification, pathogenesis and virulence determinants. 6(3). 94–100. 7 indexed citations

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Pillay, Balakrishna, et al.. (2008). Visualisation of the microbial colonisation of a slow sand filter using an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 11(2). 119–125. 23 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., Deenan Pillay, & Balakrishna Pillay. (2008). Aerobic biodegradation of dichloroethenes by indigenous bacteria isolated from contaminated sites in Africa. Chemosphere. 73(1). 24–29. 32 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2008). Bacterial biosensors for rapid and effective monitoring of biodegradation of organic pollutants in wastewater effluents. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 10(7). 889–889. 14 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., Deenan Pillay, & Balakrishna Pillay. (2006). Aerobic cometabolic degradation of cis- and trans- dichloroethene by a consortium of bacteria isolated from contaminated sites in Africa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 5(20). 1913–1917. 1 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., Deenan Pillay, & Balakrishna Pillay. (2005). Biostimulation and bioaugmentation enhances aerobic biodegradation of dichloroethenes. Chemosphere. 63(4). 600–608. 45 indexed citations

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Olaniran, Ademola O., Deenan Pillay, & Balakrishna Pillay. (2004). Chloroethenes contaminants in the environment: Still a cause for concern. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 3(12). 675–682. 6 indexed citations

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Lin, Johnson, et al.. (1999). Purification and biochemical characteristics of β‐D‐xylanase from a thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus‐SSBP. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 30(1). 73–79. 58 indexed citations

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Lin, Johnson, Balakrishna Pillay, & Suren Singh. (1999). Purification and biochemical characteristics of β‐D‐glucosidase from a thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus–SSBP. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 30(1). 81–87. 56 indexed citations

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