Sandeep Kondakala Data-verified

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Researcher

NCTR
Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

7 h-index 16 pubs 150 cited

Research Areas

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Sandeep Kondakala's research primarily investigates microbial contamination in tattoo and permanent makeup inks. He has published on the detection of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria from commercial inks, including surveys of inks with a history of recalls. His work also examines the causes, patterns, and epidemiology of tattoo-associated infections. Kondakala has explored the microbiological aspects of these infections since 1820 and investigated the directional and strain-specific interactions between bacterial species like Lactobacillus plantarum and Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, his research extends to the metabolic effects of environmental exposures, with studies on alterations in systemic and hepatic function following exposure to trans-nonachlor in rats on high-fat diets. He has a record of 16 publications, with an h-index of 6 and 143 total citations. Kondakala collaborates with several researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research, including Seong‐Jae Kim, Ohgew Kweon, and Steven L. Foley.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 150

Selected Publications

  • Causes, patterns, and epidemiology of tattoo-associated infections since 1820 (2024)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Microbiology of tattoo-associated infections since 1820 (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Directional and Strain-Specific Interaction Between Lactobacillus plantarum and Staphylococcus aureus (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria from commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recalls of tattoo and permanent makeup inks in the United States and a follow-up microbiological survey of inks with a previous recall history (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • CPGminer: An Interactive Dashboard to Explore the Genomic Features and Taxonomy of Complete Prokaryotic Genomes (2023)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection, Genophenotypic Characterization, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Microbial Contaminants (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Microbiological Survey of 47 Permanent Makeup Inks Available in the United States (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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