Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEFCC- NMHS/LG-2016/005)
Article History
Received: 3 October 2020
Revised: 29 January 2021
Accepted: 9 February 2021
First Online: 4 March 2021
Compliance with ethical standard
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The letter granting permission from responsible authorities of rat-hole coal mining sites, where from samples were obtained has been duly attached. The study did not involve engineered or pathogenic organisms and hence no ethical approval was needed. The organisms are of GRAS category.
: All the authors had their consent to participate in the research study.