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Last published 2026
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Kipa Tamrakar

Biological Scientist

Also affiliated: University of Florida (2026); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2024–2026)

Unknown Researcher

2 h-index 8 pubs 11 cited

  • Fusarium
  • Glycine max
  • Rhizosphere
  • Multiomics
  • Bacteria
  • Plant Diseases
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Plant Roots
  • Microbiota

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Kipa Tamrakar's research focuses on understanding microbial communities within the plant rhizosphere, particularly in soybean plants interacting with the pathogen *Fusarium virguliforme*. Tamrakar investigates microbial activity and dynamics using multi-omics approaches, including metatranscriptomics. Recent work has involved developing and optimizing RNA extraction methods from rhizosphere samples, employing ribosomal RNA depletion techniques to enhance the analysis of microbial gene expression. Collaborations on this work include researchers from Arkansas State University, such as Asela Wijeratne and Maureen C. Dolan, and Jimmy DuVall from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Tamrakar also has research experience with antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, as indicated by a publication on *Escherichia coli* resistance to colistin from chicken farms in Nepal. With an h-index of 2 and seven total publications, Tamrakar is an actively publishing scientist.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 11

Selected Publications

  • Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction (2026)
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA depletion techniques (2025)
    BMC Methods 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques  (2024)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • An optimized CTAB based RNA extraction from rhizosphere, followed by universal rRNA depletion for metatranscriptomics v1 (2024)

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Collaboration Network

10 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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