Faculty of Agro-Industry PSU

Academic Staff

FACULTY OF AGRO-INDUSTRY

Mr. Vorasan Sobhon

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Education :

  • M.App.Sc. (Biotechnology)   University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Grad.Dip. (Biotechnology)   University of New South Wales, Australia
  • B.Sc. (Radiological Technology)   Mahidol University, Thailand

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Field of interest :

  • Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Biotechnology

Current researches :

  • Utilization of biosurfactant and microorganism for the degradation and remediation of environmental contaminants

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Publications :

  1. Saboo, V., Sullivan, M., Sobhon, V. and Gealt, M. A. 2001. Chapter 3: Genes for pentachlorophenol degradation and the bacteria that contain them. In: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology (eds. N. Ahmed, F. M. Qureshi and O. Y. Khan). Horizon Press: Norfolk, England. pp. 21-32.
  2. Aksornchu, P., Prasertsan, P. and Sobhon, V. 2008. Isolation of arsenic-tolerant bacteria from arsenic contaminated soil. Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. 30 (Suppl. 1): 95-102.
  3. Sonkong, K., Prasertsan, P. and Sobhon, V. 2008. Screening and identification of p,p’-DDT degrading soil isolates. Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. 30 (Suppl. 1): 103-110.
  4. Saimmai, A., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2011. Molasses as a whole medium for biosurfactants production by Bacillus strains and their application. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 165: 315–335.
  5. Saimmai, A., Onlamool, T., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. An efficient biosurfactantproducing bacterium Selenomonas ruminantium CT2, isolated from mangrove sediment in south of Thailand. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. DOI 10.1007/s11274-012-1161-8 (Published online: 30 August 2012)
  6. Saimmai, A., Rukadee, O., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis TD4 and Pseudomonas aeruginosaSU7 grown on crude glycerol obtained from biodiesel production plant as sole carbon source. J. Sci. Industrial Res. 71: 396-406.
  7. Saimmai, A., Rukadee, O., Onlamool, T., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. Isolation and functional characterization of a biosurfactant produced by a new and promising strain of Oleomonas sagaranensis World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (Published online: 27 June 2012)
  8. Saimmai, A., Rukadee, O., Onlamool, T., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of microbial surface active compound-producing bacteria. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. (Published online: 17 August 2012)
  9. Saimmai, A., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. Production of biosurfactant from a new and promising strain of Leucobacter komagatae Ann. Microbiol. 62: 391–402.
  10. Saimmai, A., Tani, A., Sobhon, V. and Maneerat, S. 2012. Mangrove sediment, a new source of potential biosurfactant-producing bacteria. Ann. Microbiol. DOI 10.1007/s13213-012-0424-9 (Published online: 23 February 2012)