Wet techniques

PCR, Agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, DNA extraction, Cloning procedures (restriction, ligation, TEDA assembly, electroporation), Bacteria cultivation, Enzyme assays, Thin layer and Flash chromatography

Dry techniques

Bacterial genome assembly (Illumina, ONT), Phylogenetic analysis (trees construction), Database expertise (NCBI, UniProt, InterPro, MetaCyc), BLAST, RStudio, Pyton

Miscellaneous

Literature search and review, Publication process, Grants application procedure, Public presentations, Methodology of experimental design, Patent search

FEATURED ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS (AS MANAGER)

2016 - 2017 Grant for young scientists (Russian Foundation of Basic Researh)

"Studying the metabolism of psychotrophic oil-degrading microorganisms of the genera Rhodococcus and Pseudomonas when growing on hydrocarbon substrates at low positive temperatures"

2012 - 2013 U.M.N.I.K. program (Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere)

"Development of microbial biosurfactants preparation for the degradation of oil and oil products"

2009 - 2010 Grant for scientific research by postgraduate students (Federal Target Program)

"Oil-degrading microorganisms of the genera Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus as biological surfactants producers for the remediation of territories contaminated with oil and oil products"

Co-author of 12 articles (for the last 5 years), 4 patents, number of conferences abstracts.

Featured papers:

• Mullaeva, S. A., Delegan, Y. A., Streletskii, R. A., Sazonova, O. I., Petrikov, K. V., et al. (final revision). Characterisation of bacterium Pseudomonas veronii strain 7-41 degrading both medium-chain n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Scientific Reports.

• Sazonova, O. I., Gavrichkova, O., Ivanova, A. A., Petrikov, K. V., et al. (2022). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in three different functional zones of the cities of Moscow and Murmansk. Microorganisms. V. 10. No 10. 1979.

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101979

• Delegan, Y., Petrikov, K., et al. (2022). Complete genome analysis of Rhodococcus opacus S8 capable of degrading alkanes and producing biosurfactant reveals its genetic adaptation for crude oil decomposition. Microorganisms. V. 10. No 6. 1172.

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061172

• Ivanova, A. A., Mullaeva, S. A., Sazonova, O. I., Petrikov, K. V., Vetrova A. A. (2022). Current research on simultaneous oxidation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria of genus Pseudomonas. Folia Microbiol. V. 67. No 4. P. 591–604.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-022-00966-5

• Pozdnyakova-Filatova I., Petrikov K., et al. (2020) The naphthalene catabolic genes of Pseudomonas putida BS3701: Additional regulatory control. Frontiers in Microbiol. V. 11. 1217.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01217

Additional Links & Author Profiles

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirill-petrikov-3063a59a/

ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kirill-Petrikov

WoS ResearcherID B-1476-2013

Scopus AuthorID 55700999300

ORCHID 0000-0003-4126-6537

Personal Interests

Historical European martial arts (HEMA fencing) and reenactment, live action role-playing games, home cooking.