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Srijak Bhatnagar

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Assistant Professor, Computational BiologyAthabasca University

Srijak Bhatnagar

Assistant Professor, Computational Biology

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Athabasca University

Athabasca, Alberta, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.

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Research

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Microbial Ecology Ecophysiology Extremophiles (Meta)Genomics Large sequence data Knowledge mobilization Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

Metagenomic analysis after selective culture enrichment of hospital and community wastewater enhances antimicrobial resistance gene detection.
mBio · 2025
Complete genome sequences of nine isolates from microplastics in the Bow River, Calgary, Canada.
Microbiology resource announcements · 2025 · senior author
Nitrate-reducing microorganisms prevent souring of an oil field produced water storage pond.
FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Indigenous knowledge-driven microbial measure of the effects of forestry glyphosate on Labrador tea, a sakawiyiniwak (Northern Bush Cree) tea and medicine
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Indigenous knowledge-driven microbial measure of the effects of forestry glyphosate on Labrador tea, a sakawiyiniwak (Northern Bush Cree) tea and medicine
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 2 grants and awards

10 publications.

Metagenomic analysis after selective culture enrichment of hospital and community wastewater enhances antimicrobial resistance gene detection.

Acosta N, Lee J, Bautista MA, Bhatnagar S, Li C, Waddell BJ, Au E, Pradhan P, Clark RG, Meddings J, Achari G, Pitout JD, Conly J, Frankowski K, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

mBio2025

DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01672-25 PMID: 40741762

Complete genome sequences of nine isolates from microplastics in the Bow River, Calgary, Canada.

Goff KL, Suresh S, Stadfeld JM, Bhatnagar S

Microbiology resource announcements2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/mra.01085-24 PMID: 40183585

Nitrate-reducing microorganisms prevent souring of an oil field produced water storage pond.

Scheffer G, Rattray J, Evans P, Shi W, Bhatnagar S, Hubert CRJ

FEMS microbiology ecology2025

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaf041 PMID: 40295121

Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods.

Lee J, Xiang K, Au E, Sarabi S, Acosta N, Bhatnagar S, Van Doorn J, Bertazzon S, Conly JM, Rennert-May E, Pitout JDD, Lee BE, Pang X, O'Grady C, Frankowski K, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00729-y PMID: 39775111

Ecology and biogeochemistry of the microbial underworld in two sister soda lakes.

Paquette AJ, Bhatnagar S, Vadlamani A, Gillis T, Khot V, Novotnik B, De la Hoz Siegler H, Strous M, Rattray JE

Environmental microbiome2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40793-024-00632-y PMID: 39609930

Hydrocarbon-degrading microbial populations in permanently cold deep-sea sediments in the NW Atlantic.

Adebayo O, Bhatnagar S, Webb J, Campbell C, Fowler M, MacAdam NM, Macdonald A, Li C, Hubert CRJ

Marine pollution bulletin2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117052 PMID: 39357372

Campus node-based wastewater surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 burden relative to the surrounding community.

Lee J, Acosta N, Waddell BJ, Du K, Xiang K, Van Doorn J, Low K, Bautista MA, McCalder J, Dai X, Lu X, Chekouo T, Pradhan P, Sedaghat N, Papparis C, Buchner Beaudet A, Chen J, Chan L, Vivas L, Westlund P, Bhatnagar S, Stefani S, Visser G, Cabaj J, Bertazzon S, Sarabi S, Achari G, Clark RG, Hrudey SE, Lee BE, Pang X, Webster B, Ghali WA, Buret AG, Williamson T, Southern DA, Meddings J, Frankowski K, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

Water research2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120469 PMID: 37634459

Environmental Selection and Biogeography Shape the Microbiome of Subsurface Petroleum Reservoirs.

Gittins DA, Bhatnagar S, Hubert CRJ

mSystems2023

DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00884-22 PMID: 36786580

Author Correction: Microbial community dynamics and coexistence in a sulfide-driven phototrophic bloom.

Bhatnagar S, Cowley ES, Kopf SH, Castro SP, Kearney S, Dawson SC, Hanselmann K, Ruff SE

Environmental microbiome2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40793-023-00472-2 PMID: 36997980

Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater of tertiary care hospitals correlates with increasing case burden and outbreaks.

Acosta N, Bautista MA, Waddell BJ, Du K, McCalder J, Pradhan P, Sedaghat N, Papparis C, Beaudet AB, Chen J, Van Doorn J, Xiang K, Chan L, Vivas L, Low K, Lu X, Lee J, Westlund P, Chekouo T, Dai X, Cabaj J, Bhatnagar S, Ruecker N, Achari G, Clark RG, Pearce C, Harrison JJ, Meddings J, Leal J, Ellison J, Missaghi B, Kanji JN, Larios O, Rennert-May E, Kim J, Hrudey SE, Lee BE, Pang X, Frankowski K, Conly J, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

Journal of medical virology2023

DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28442 PMID: 36579780

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Microbial Ecology Dear Professor Bhatnagar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Metagenomic analysis after selective culture enrichment of hospital and community wastewater enhances antimicrobial resistance gene detection." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Indigenous knowledge-driven microbial measure of the effects of forestry glyphosate on Labrador tea, a sakawiyiniwak (Northern Bush Cree) tea and medicine" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Srijak Bhatnagar

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Metagenomic analysis after selective culture enrichment of hospital and community wastewater enhances antimicrobial resistance gene detection.

Complete genome sequences of nine isolates from microplastics in the Bow River, Calgary, Canada.

Nitrate-reducing microorganisms prevent souring of an oil field produced water storage pond.

Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods.

Ecology and biogeochemistry of the microbial underworld in two sister soda lakes.

Hydrocarbon-degrading microbial populations in permanently cold deep-sea sediments in the NW Atlantic.

Campus node-based wastewater surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 burden relative to the surrounding community.

Environmental Selection and Biogeography Shape the Microbiome of Subsurface Petroleum Reservoirs.

Author Correction: Microbial community dynamics and coexistence in a sulfide-driven phototrophic bloom.

Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater of tertiary care hospitals correlates with increasing case burden and outbreaks.

Indigenous knowledge-driven microbial measure of the effects of forestry glyphosate on Labrador tea, a sakawiyiniwak (Northern Bush Cree) tea and medicine

Indigenous knowledge-driven microbial measure of the effects of forestry glyphosate on Labrador tea, a sakawiyiniwak (Northern Bush Cree) tea and medicine

Frequent collaborators

Gopal Achari

Xiaoli Pang

Xuewen Lu

John Conly

Elissa Rennert-May

Stefania Bertazzon

Jason Cabaj

Marc Strous

Hector De la Hoz Siegler

Oscar Larios

Sneha Suresh

Jenine Leal

Tyler Williamson