Department of Biotechnology, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India. Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India. Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, 6102, Australia. Department of Biotechnology, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India. msreddy@thapar.edu.