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DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India

PROFILE

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UGC Non-SAP

DST FIST (Leve-lI)

DST-PURSE

MHRD RUSA

National Repository for Microalgae & Cyanobacteria – Freshwater

(Sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India)

National Recognitions

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Dr. N. Thajuddin

Professor and Head

Dr. K. Natarajaseenivasan

Professor

Dr. V. Rajesh Kannan

Associate Professor

Dr. D. Dhanasekaran

Assistant Professor

Dr. G. Muralitharan

Assistant Professor

Dr. P. Thiyagarajan

Assistant Professor

Dr. C. Nithya

DST-INSPIRE Faculty

FACULTY MEMBERS

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Department of Microbiology

PREFACE

This brochure is intended to provide an insight into the Department of Microbiology,

Bharathidasan University for the benefit of prospective students, alumni, industries and the

public. We hope this would convey the versatile dynamism and the infective enthusiasm of

the young and active Microbiology Department. As a result of emphasis on research that

erases the traditional academic boundaries, we collaborate closely with other departments of

Bharathidasan University as well as other universities, institutions and industries within and

outside the country.

The department is reverberating with active research in both basic and applied aspects of

microbiology encompassing wide areas such as biodiversity; ecobiology; & molecular

taxonomy including DNA fingerprinting of bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, actinomycetes and

microalgae; establishment of microbial repository; development of pharmaceuticals,

nutraceuticals and bioenergy from various microbes. We work also on microbial

nanoparticles; leptospirosis; molecular diagnostics; metagenomics; probiotics; marine

bacterial endosymbionts and rhizosphere biology.

The department is unique in having a host of faculty trained in advanced areas of research

in different countries around the world. They are now engaged in developing the required

manpower on modern microbiology, molecular biology and biotechnology in this country.

The most important aim of the department is to motivate, encourage, enable and empower the

student community. The educational process in the department is based on close student-

faculty interaction which is bidirectional. All these lead to transition from student to peer,

novice to authority and stranger to friend. No single formula guides this process. It is the

dedication of the faculty, cooperation among stakeholders and the product of the intellectual

climate of the department.

I look forward to welcoming you in the Department of Microbiology very soon.

Professor and Head

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DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

The department emerged as a component of the School of Life Sciences in 1992 with

Microbiology as one of the optional subjects in the Five-year Integrated M.Sc. Life Sciences

Program. An exclusive two year post graduate course on Microbiology was started during

1994. Now, twenty students are admitted every year on merit cum reservation basis and the

course structure is so framed as to enable the students to continue in research or seek

employment or become an entrepreneur. So far, more than 60 of them have joined Ph.D.

programs and others are in employment in India and outside. Since June 2007, the present

Department of Microbiology was delinked from NFMC into a separate full-fledged

department and Full Time M.Phil course was started in the same year. Within a short span of

time the Department had procured both basic and advanced instrumentation facilities from

the UGC and other funding agencies for successfully running the M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D.

programs. It is a pride and an additional feather to the cap of the university that in 2016, the

DBT has again funded a major infrastructural facility called National Repository for

Microalgae and Cyanobacteria (NRMC) with a part replacing the NFMC for marine and the

other part for the Department of Microbiology for freshwater Microalgae and Cyanobacteria.

This is housed in a new and separate building fully equipped to maintain the germplasm and

carry out basic as well as applied research on these organisms.

The faculty of the Department are fully committed to provide high quality education at

Post-graduate and Research levels and are well recognized for their research contributions at

National and International Levels. They have successfully competed and obtained research

projects with grants totalling ~Rs. 10 crores so far from various government funding

agencies viz.: DOD (MoES), DBT, DST, ICMR, CSIR, UGC, IFS and INSA. Recently the

department has received UGC-Non-SAP, DST-FIST and DST-PURSE funds for the

establishment of state of art research equipment.

The faculty in the department are all personally equipped with exposure to the best

laboratories in the world and have risen to the level of editing professional journals;

reviewing research publications; grant proposals; receive fellowships and awards from

reputed institutions and sit in committees constituted by the Government of India as members

as well as Chairman.

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To confirm the saying “Like begets like”, the students of the department excel by

themselves in team spirit and winning laurels and fellowships like:

SERB N-PDF, DSKPDF, DST Fast Track Young Scientist Fellowship, CSIR, ICMR

Fellowships, DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, Non-SAP Fellowship, Jawaharlal Nehru

Memorial Fund, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellwoship, Maoulana Azad Minority

Fellowship, University Research Fellowship and TNSCST student projects for M.Sc

students.

As the proof of the pudding is in eating, the quality of the level of research in the

department will be evident from the publications in reputed, peer reviewed, high impact

journals which abound from this department. The department not content with self-

development, tries its best to develop others by conducting regularly training workshops;

seminars; symposia; refresher courses; summer courses; DST-INSPIRE programs for school

students etc. to benefit the entire country. Students for their part regularly conduct from 2007,

annual intercollegiate meet to train and test talent amongst students of colleges and

departments of the universities called Cenitterz.

VISION:

To set a global standard in research and teaching of Microbiology and be the pioneer worthy

of emulation.

Mission:

To provide wholesome experience and knowledge to students to develop into

exemplary leaders of the future in academic and outside arena.

To pursue and promote world-class research and training at the frontiers of

microbiology

To move up through International & national alliances and collaborative initiatives to

excel globally in Microbiology and Biotechnology research and education.

Quality Policy

To pursue standards of excellence in research, teaching, training & consultancy

and remain accountable through continuous self-assessment and improvement. To be

open to constructive criticism and learn from experience.

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Faculty I

Area of Research/Specialization:

Cyanobacteria

Microalgal Taxonomy

Biotechnology

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 305

No. of papers presented in Conferences : International: 80 & National: 353

H-Index : 31

I-10 Index : 84

Total Citations : 4206

Patents Granted/Filed : Filed - 4

Products Developed : 3

Projects Completed/Ongoing : 13 / 03

Awards and Recognitions

1. Indian Botanical SocietyMerit Certificate (1989).

2. DBT Overseas Associateship Award [Long-term] (1994-1995) from the Dept. of

Biotechnology, Govt. of India.

3. Certificate of Appreciation from Bharathidasan University for the research work leading to

the development of valuable new technologies in the area of marine cyanobacteria (2001).

4. Professor Probir Chatterjee Memorial Lecture Award 2008, University of Culcutta,

Kolkotta, West Bengal, India.

5. Best Research Advisor Award 2013, Eco Club, H.H. The Rajah‟s Govt. College,

Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India.

6. Dr. G. S. Venkataraman Memorial NABS-Best Scientist Award of National Academy of

Biological Sciences for the year 2014.

7. BSR - One Time Grant from University Grants Commission, New Delhi (2015–2016).

RESEARCH INTEREST

Dr. N. THAJUDDIN

Professor and Head

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8. Professor T.V. Desikachary Endowment Lecture Award 2017, University of Madras,

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

9. Tamil Nadu Scientist Award(TANSA-2014) in Biological Sciences from Tamil Nadu State

Council for Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

10. Prof. V. Krishnamurthy Endowment Lecture Award 2018 of Seaweed Research and

Utilization Association, Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Research Group Members

Ph.D

1. G. Narchonai (Full – Time)

2. R. Thangaraj (Full – Time)

3. Lavaniya Ramachandran (Full – Time)

4. C. Arutselvan (Full – Time)

5. K. Peer Muhamed Noorani (Full – Time)

6. S. Soundararajan (Part – Time)

7. Anju Majeed (Part – Time)

8. Monalisa Das (Part – Time)

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1. Dr. A. Suresh

2. Dr. R. Thenmozhi

3. Dr. R. Vijayakumar

Past Members

Ph.Ds

1. Dr. A. Nagasathya

2. Dr. R. Shyam Kumar

3. Dr. V. Thiyagarajan

4. Dr. G. Muralitharan

5. Dr. I. Anandavalli

6. Dr. H. Syed Jahangir

7. Dr. R. Nazeerullah

8. Dr. K. Moorthy

9. Dr. M. Sathesh Kumar

10. Dr. N. Amaresan

11. Dr. Mohd. Rasheeduddin

12. Dr. S. Rajalaksmi

13. Dr. D. Mubarak Ali

14. Dr. V. Thennarasu

15. Dr. R. Praveen Kumar

16. Dr. N. Anandhakumar

17. Dr. A. Ilavarasi

18. Dr. D. Vijayan

19. Dr. A. Parveez Ahamed

20. Dr. N. Reehana

21. Dr. E. Baldev

22. Dr. F. Lewis Oscar

PDFs

23. Dr. C. Nithya

24. Dr. N. Kumaraguru

25. Dr. Segal Kiran

26. Dr. Beema Safreen

27. Dr. D. Bakkiyaraj

28. Dr. A. Hemalatha

29. Dr. K. Manivannan

30. Dr. Dharitri Borah

31. Dr. S. Sumathi

32. Dr. A. Parveez Ahamed

33. Dr. D. Mubarak Ali

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Faculty II


Medical microbiology and Infectious disease biology

Ca2+

mediated signalling pathways and the role of mitochondrial

Ca2+

uniporter (MCU) during infection

Identification of mitochondrial targeting proteins and its impact on

bioenergetics

Perseverance of macrophage migrationinhibitory factor (MIF)

during pulmonary leptospirosis

Identification of microRNA biomarkers for early diagnosis of

leptospirosis

Role of HIV tat on astrocytes and its impact on neurodegeneration



No. of papers presented in Conferences : 33

H-Index : 23

I-10Index : 50


Patents Granted/Filed : 01

Products Developed : 01

Projects Completed/Ongoing : 11/04


Travel award (2018) from FASEB to attend the FASEB Science Research Conference on

Calcium and Cell Function, Tahoe City, California.

Travel award (2014) from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of

Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India to attend Interscience Conference on

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICCAC) ASM held at Washington DC, USA.

Dr. K. NATARAJASEENIVASAN

Professor

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Long Term Fellowship (2012) from Department of Health Research (DHR), Indian Council

of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India.

DBT Associateship for Specialized Training of Young Scientists (2008) in Niche areas of

Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.

Fast Track Proposals for Young Scientists Scheme (2007) Science and Engineering

Research Board, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.

IAS-Summer Research Fellowship (2002) from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.

Research Fellowship (1992) from Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University for PhD

program.


1. T. Arulmozhi (Part-Time)

2. M. Ganesh (Full-Time)

3. K. Sivasankari (Full-Time)

4. C. Akino Mercy (Full-Time)

5. K. Sumaiya (Full-Time)

6. P. Saranya (Full-Time)

7. S. Suganya (Full-Time)

8. P. Bothammal (Full-Time)

Past Members

PhD Research scholars

1. Dr. K. Vedhagiri

2. Dr. S. G. Prabhakaran

3. Dr. R. Narayanan

4. Dr. T. Sathiyamoorthy

5. Dr. K. Vinodhini

6. Dr. B. T. Sureshkumar

7. Dr. M. Kanagavel

8. Dr. K. Abdhul

9. Dr. S. Vanithamani

10. Dr. V. Raja

Post Doctoral Fellows

1. Dr. R. Thenmozhi

2. Dr. M. Prasad

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Faculty III


Rhizosphere Biology: Rhizosphere Engineering & Management, Plant-

Microbe Interactions and GM Crop Adaptation.

Bioremediation: Degradation of Agrochemicals Residuals, Plastics and

Polyethylene Materials

Biopolymer Production and Applications and Microplastic Degradation

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 75


H-index : 13

i-10 index : 18


Patents Granted/Filed : 1(Filed)

Projects Completed/Ongoing : 7

Awards and Recognitions Young Scientist Fellow: DST – SERC Fast Track Young Scientist Scheme, New

Delhi, India

Blood Donor Award: Rotary Club of Coimbatore, India

Certificate of Appreciation: Anbalayam (Non-Governmental Organization), Tiruchirappalli

Certificate of Appreciation: Star Campaigner award (Indian Initiative for Management

of Antibiotic Resistance)

Research Group Members 1. V. Krishna Kumar

2. R. Janani

3. R. Ramya

4. S. Nathiya

5. G. Kumar

6. R. Kayalvizhi

7. C. Seetha Lakshmi

Past Members

1. Dr. C. S. Sumathi

2. Dr. J. Hemapriya

3. Dr. V. Balasubramanian

4. Dr. N. Ramesh

5. Dr. B. Hemambika

6. Dr. E. King Solomon

7. Dr. P. Rajesh

8. Dr. K. Natarajan

9. Dr. D. Nivas

10. Dr. R. Sangeetha Devi

11. Dr. A. Robert Antony

12. Dr. K. Kannan

13. Dr. S. Chandru

Dr. V. RAJESH KANNAN

Associate Professor

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Faculty IV


Diversity, taxonomy and natural products derivedactinobacteria,

fungi, mushroom and microalgae for Plant, animal and human health

improvement

Genome wide approaches of actinobacteria, Biosynthetic gene cluster

analysis

Microbiome of actinorhizal plant root nodules, lichen and Buffalo

vagina by metagenomic approach

Probiotics developments from actinobacteria

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 70


H-index : 18

i-10 index : 41


Patents Granted/Filed : 01 (Filed)


Awards and Recognitions 1. UGC-Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship to visit USA- University of New Hampshire,

Durham (2016-2017)

2. Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship held on 12th

March 2006 in Life

Science conducted by Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore

3. First class with distinction (with CWAM of 77.40) and secured Second Rank in M.Sc.

Microbiology

Research Group Members 1. G.Vinothini

2. M. Narayana Samy

3. V. Vishnu Raja

Past Members 1. Dr. C. Anchana Devi

2. Dr. Subhasish Saha

3. Dr. A. Suresh

4. Dr. P.Priyadharsini

5. Dr. K.Rajesh

6. Dr. L. Gayathri

7. Dr. P.M. Gopinath

8. Dr. S. Latha

9. Dr. K.Nithiya

10. Dr. A. Ranjani

Dr. D. DHANASEKARAN

Assistant Professor

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Faculty V


Cyanobacteria

Microbial Biodiversity

Phage display

Microalgae

Molecular Taxonomy & Phylogeny

Diagnostics & POC development

Secondary Metabolites

Molecular Evolution

Microbiome

Biofuels & Bio refineries

Ecology & Toxicology

Microbial Fuel Cells

High value products

Plant Microbe interactions

Photosynthesis




H-index : 7

i-10 index : 6



Awards and Recognitions Junior Research Fellowship by DBT, Govt. of India to carry out Ph.D. work at National

Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria.

DST-BOYSCAST overseas award to carry out research on cyanotoxin detection assay kit

development at Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Finland.

Research Group Members V. P. Ramya

C. Uthra

T. Shakina Fatheema

Past Members 1. Dr. S. P. Manivannan

2. Dr. M. Mohamed Imran

3. Dr. N. Prasanna Balaji

4. Dr. A. Anahas Perianaika Matharasi

5. Dr. M. Gayathri

Dr. G. MURALIDHARAN

Assistant Professor

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Faculty VI


Disease Control and Entomology




H-index : 03

i-10 index : 02




TDR-WHO Scholarship at CRME, Madurai.

Best Poster Award: International Conference on Climate change and Bioresource at

Department of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India


Naseemabee S

Past Members No

Dr. P. THIYAGARAJAN

Assistant Professor

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Guest Faculty I


Biofilm; quorum Sensing

Metagenomics

Secondary Metabolites from Cyanobacteria and microalgae




H-index : 09

i-10 index : 09




INSPIRE Faculty Award from Department of Science and Technology, Government of

India.

Young Scientist Award-Fast Track scheme from Department of Science and Technology,

Government of India.

Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellow from University Grants Commission, Government

of India


M. Arun Kumar (JRF-DST ISPIRE Faculty Scheme)

Dr. C. NITHYA

DST-Inspire Faculty

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WE FUNDED BY

FUNDS GENERATED BY

(In Lakhs)

DST-FIST

45.5UGC-Non SAP

20DST-PURSE

37.94

Research

1085.284

Collaboration

126.614

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Details of Research & Consultancy Projects – Appendix I

S. No. Name PhD Reg. No. Fellowship

1. Lavaniya Ramachandran M 46249 DST-INSPIRE-SRF

2. Peer Muhamed Noorani K 27171 DBT-JRF

3. Arutselvan C 36992 DBT- TA

4. Ganesh M 23294 DBT-JRF

5. Akino Mercy C 32642 ICMR-SRF

6. Sumaiya K 27668 DST- INSPIRE-JRF

7. Saranya P 27667 DBT-Project Assistant

8. Suganya S In Process ICMR-JRF

9. Janani R 14848 URF

10. Ramya R 451142 URF

11. Nathiya S 27701 DST-PURSE

12. Vinothini G 14926 DST-INSPIRE-SRF

13. Narayana Samy M 45143 URF

14. Ramya VP 5970 UGC-RGNF

15. Uthra C 27163 DST-PURSE

16. Shakina Fathima T 15359 DBT-JRF

17. Arun Kumar M 05875 JRF- ISPIRE Faculty Scheme

18. Naseemabee S 45141 RGNF For Students wth Disabilites

Details of Fellowships being availed by the

Research Scholars/Project Staff

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WE PUBLISHED IN

Citations in Each Year

(Web of Science)

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List of Research Publications since 2013-14 to 2017-18 – Appendix II

BOOKS

1. Thajuddin N (Editor; 2011). Fungicides: Beneficial and Harmful aspects. ISBN: 978-953-

308-508-INTECH Open Access Publisher. www.intechweb.org, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.

2. Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (Editors; 2012). Fungicides for Plant and

Animal Diseases. ISBN 978-953-307-804-5 INTECH Open Access Publisher.

www.intechweb.org, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.

3. Thajuddin N (2013). Microbiology & Immunology book in Tamil (Post Graduate level)

Publisher: Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai – 600 005.

4. Rajesh Kannan V (Editor, 2013). Microbiological Research in Agroecosystem Management.

Springer (Pvt.) limited India, New Delhi. 207-234. ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-3.

5. Rajesh Kannan V and BastasKubilay (Editors, 2015). Sustainable Approaches on Controlling

of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. CRC Press, USA. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

6. Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (Editors, 2015). Antimicrobials:

Synthetic and Natural Compounds. ISBN No: 9781498715621-CAT# K25354 (Editors), CRC

press, Tailor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 520 pages.

7. Dhanasekaran D and Jiang YI (Editors, 2016). Actinobacteria: Basics and Biotechnological

applications. In-Tech Open Access publisher, ISBN 978-953-51-2248-7, 398 pages, US $180,

Croatia, Eastern Europe (Feb. 2016)

8. Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N (Editors; 2016). Microbial Biofilms-Importance and

Applications. ISBN: 978-953-51-2436-8, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2435-1. INTECH Open

Access Publisher (www.intechweb.org).51000 Rijeka, Croatia.

9. Thajuddin N and Dhanasekaran D (Editors; 2016). Algae-Organisms for Imminent

Biotechnology. ISBN No.: 978-953-51-2432-0, Print ISBN No. 978-953-51-2431-3 INTECH

Open Access Publisher (www.intechweb.org), 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.

10. Thajuddin N, Senthil Kumar T and Dhanasekaran D (2016). Biological Techniques: A

Laboratory Manual. ISBN No.: 978-93-80622-41-5. Yazhini Publications, Cuddalore.

11. Thajuddin N, Dhanasekaran D, Muralitharan G and Senthil Kumar T (2018). Laboratory

Methods in Biology. ISBN No.: 978-93-87360-13-6. Jayam Publications, Tiruchirappalli – 620

023.

12. Tyagi BK and Dhanasekaran D (2018). Microbial control of Vector borne Diseases (Eds.)

CRC press, Tailor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, New York, USA. ISBN No.: 978-1-138-

05581-0. Pages 463.

http://www.intechweb.org/


http://www.intechopen.com/books/editor/microbial-biofilms-importance-and-applications



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BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Sangeetha J, King Solomon E, Natarajan K and Rajesh Kannan V (2013) Efficacy of AMF and

PGPR Inoculants on Maize (Zea mays L.) Plant Growth and their Rhizosphere Soil

Properties Microbiological Research in Agroecosystem Management. Edited by: Rajesh

Kannan V, Springer (Pvt) Limited India, New Delhi. 155-173. ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-3.

2. Raja V, Natarjaseenivasan K (2013) Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Leptospirosis (pp.

559-574) Book of Infections of the Gastrointestinal System Edited by ChetanaVaishnavi Jaypee

Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi-110 002, India.

3. Rajesh Kannan V, Dhanapal K, Muthukumar T and Udaiyan K (2013) Influence of

Bioinoculants on Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Dalbergia latifoliaRoxb. Under Tropical

Nursery Condition Microbiological Research in Agroecosystem Management. Edited by:

Rajesh Kannan V, Springer (Pvt.) limited India, New Delhi. 207-234. ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-

3.

4. Anahas AMP, Gayathri M and Muralitharan G (2013) Isolation and characterization of

microcystin producing Microcystis aeruginosa MBDU626 from a fresh water bloom sample

in Tamil Nadu, South India. In: Microbial Research in Agroecosystem ManagementRajesh

Kannan V (ed.) pp 235-248. ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-3 (Print) 978-81-322-1087-0 (Online).

5. Hemapriya J, Vijay Anand S and Rajesh Kannan V (2013) Biodegradation of Direct Red-28

by Bacillus sp. Strain DRS-1 under Aerobic Conditions and Analysis of phytotoxicity

Levels. Microbiological Research in Agroecosystem Management. Edited by: Rajesh Kannan

V, Springer (Pvt.) limited India, New Delhi. 53-83. ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-3.

6. Rajalakshmi S, Thajuddin N and Jayakumar V (2013) Salt tolerance and nitrogen fixing

properties of Rhizobium spp. associated with wild legumes found in coastal and forest areas

of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. In: Forest Health Management. (Eds.) Balu A, Jayaraj RSC,

Ragupathy A, Mohan V, Warrier RR, Raghunath TP and Krishnakumar N Published by Institute

of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, ICFRE, Coimbatore. 116 - 127.

7. Vijayakumar R, Panneerselvam A, and Thajuddin N (2013) Marine Actinobacteria - A

potential source for antifungal compounds.(Ed.) Se-Kwon Kim, Marine Pharmacognosy.

CRC Press, USA. Chapter 20: 231 – 252.

8. Rajesh Kannan V (Editors; 2013) Microbial Bioinoculants Potential on the Growth

Improvement of Curcuma longa L. under Tropical Nursery Conditions.In:Microbiological

Research in Agroecosystem Management. Springer (Pvt) Limited India, New Delhi. 249-264.

ISBN: 978-81-322-1086-3.

9. Thajuddin N, Muralitharan G, Dhanasekaran D and Muhammad Ilyas MH (2014) Microbial

Symbionts of Plants. In: Plant Biology and Biotechnology (Eds.) Bir Bahadur M, Rajam V,

Sahijram L and Krishnamurthy KV Springer. Chapter 11: 281 – 306

10. Rajesh Kannan V, KurtulusBastas K and Sangeetha Devi R (2015) Human and animal welfare

on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria control. Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant

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Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by: Rajesh Kannan V and BastasKubilay, CRC Press, USA. ISBN:

978-1-4822-4053-5.

11. Rajesh Kannan V, KurtulusBastas K, and Antony R (2015) Plant Pathogenic Bacteria – An

Overview. Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by:

Rajesh Kannan V and BastasKubilay CRC Press, USA. 1-15. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

12. Vijayakumar R, Vaijayanthi G, Panneerselvam A and Thajuddin N (2015) Actinobacteria – A

predominant Source of antimicrobial compound. In: Antimicrobials: Synthetic and

Natural Compounds (Eds. Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A) CRC Press

Tailor & Francis Group, USA, pp 117-141.

13. Hemambika B and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Eco-friendly Technologies for Heavy Metal

Remediation: A Pragmatic Approaches. Environmental Sustainability - Role of Green

Technologies. Edited by: P. Thangavel and Sridevi. Springer (Pvt.) limited India, New Delhi.

205-215. ISBN: 978-81-322-2055-8.

14. KurtulusBastas K and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Controlling Strategies

(Diagnosis/Quarantine/Eradication) of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Sustainable Approaches

on Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by: Rajesh Kannan V and BastasKubilay.

CRC Press, USA.81-110. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

15. KurtulusBastas K and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Modern Trends of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria

Control. Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by:

Kannan R and Kubilay B. CRC Press, USA. 351-368. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

16. KurtulusBastas K and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Pathogenesis of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.

Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by: Kannan R

and Kubilay B. CRC Press, USA. 17-47. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

17. Sumathy S, Muralitharan G and Thajuddin N (2015) Cyanobacteria and Algae-A Potential

Source of Biological Control Agents used against Phytopathogenic Bacteria. In:

Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (Eds. Rajesh Kannan

V and Kubilay B) CRC Press. USA. Chapter 12: 241 – 253.

18. Amaresan N, Srivathsa N, Jayakumar V, Someshwar B, Thajuddin N (2015) Antimicrobial

compounds from rhizosphere bacteria and their role in plant disease management, In:

Antimicrobials: Synthetic and Natural Compound (Eds. Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and

Panneerselvam A) CRC Press, Tailor and Francis Group, USA. pp. 371 - 385.

19. Dhanapal K, Rajesh Kannan V, Vijayan AK, Ajay D, Mathews AA and Sutharsan MR (2015)

Effect of microbial inoculants on seedling quality and foot rot disease of black pepper

(Piper nigrum L.). Phytophthora Diseases of Plantation Crops. Edited by: Jacob Mathew C,

Bindu Roy C, Kuruvilla Jacob and Ramachandran N. Rubber Research Institute of India,

Kottayam & Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp. 57-65. ISBN: 978-93-83491-24-7.

20. Nivas D, Kannan K, Rajesh Kannan V, and KurtulusBastas K (2015) Bacteriophages: An

Emerging Biocontrol Agent for Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Sustainable Approaches on

22

Controlling of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by: Rajesh Kannan V & KurtulusBastas

KCRC Press, USA. 297-310. ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

21. Kannan K, Nivas D, Rajesh Kannan V and KurtulusBastas K (2015) Agro-Traditional

Practices of Plant Pathogens Control. Sustainable Approaches on Controlling of Plant

Pathogenic Bacteria. Edited by: Rajesh Kannan V and Kubilay B, CRC Press, USA. 111-121.

ISBN: 978-1-4822-4053-5.

22. Sangeetha Devi R and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Role of microbes in plastic degradation.

Environmental Waste Management. Edited by: Ram Chandra, (CRC Press, USA). ISBN: 978-

1-4987-2474-6.

23. Thajuddin N, Vinitha G, Mubarakali D, and Lewis Oscar F (2016) Development and

Application of Nanocatalyst for Algal Biofuel Production. In: Biocatalysts in Biomass and

Bioproducts (Eds.) Ramasamy K, Karthikeyan S and Sivakumar U. Chapter 7, 121 – 134. Tamil

Nadu Agricultural University Publications. Coimbatore.

24. Robert Antony, Janani R and Rajesh Kannan V (2016) Biofilm Instigation of Plant Pathogenic

Bacteria and its Control Measures Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health. WILEY (Chapter No.

24) ISBN: 978-1-119-24634-3.

25. Lewis Oscar F, Nithya C and Thajuddin N (2016) Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy-

Basic Principle, Technique and Applications. Biological Techniques: A Laboratory Manual.

Yazhini Publications, Cuddalore. 199 pages. ISBN No.: 978-93-80622-41-5

26. LewisOscar F, Vismaya S, Arunkumar M, Thajuddin N, Dhanasekaran D and Nithya C* (2016)

Algal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Biotechnological Potentials. Chapter 7. In: Algae-

Organisms for Imminent Biotechnology (Eds.) Thajuddin N and Dhanasekaran D INTECH

Open Access Publisher, Croatia. Pages 157-182.

27. Narayanasamy M, Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N (2017) Biological Recovery of Metals

from Electronic Waste Polluted Environment using Microorganisms. In: Microbes for

Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems (Eds): Bagyaraj DJ and Jamaluddin. New India

Publishing Agency, New Delhi. Chapter 7, 149 – 172.

28. Dhanasekaran D, Sundaresan M, Suresh A, Thajuddin N, Thangaraj R and Vinothini G (2017)

Oleaginous Microorganisms for Biofuel Development. Book Series on Environmental

Science and Engineering, Climate Change and Sustainable Technology. Bhola R, Gurjar and

Govil JN (Eds.) Studium Press, USA, Chapter 12, pp. 243-263.

29. Borah D, Subramanian G and Thajuddin N (2018) Algal Blooms: understanding the Key to

Biomass Production In: Bioprospecting of Algae (Prof. J.P.Sinha Memorial Volume) (Eds):

Noor MN, Bhatnagar SK and Shashi K Sinha. Publisher: Society for Plant Research, India.

Pages 143-174.

30. Ezhilarasi A, Thajuddin N and Anand N (2018) Molecular Taxonomic studies on

Cyanobacteria. In: Bio prospecting of Algae (Prof. JP Sinha Memorial Volume) (Eds): Noor

MN, Bhatnagar SK and Shashi K. Sinha. Publisher: Society for Plant Research, India. Pages

293-308.

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31. Narchonai G, Mubarak Ali D and Thajuddin N (2018) Microalgal based Biofuel Production:

Prospects and Perspective. In: Bioprospecting of Algae (Prof. Sinha JP Memorial Volume)

(Eds): Noor MN, Bhatnagar SK and Shashi K, Sinha. Publisher: Society for Plant Research,

India Pages 108 – 142.

32. Akino Mercy CS, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2018) Prognosis and impact of recurrent uveitis

the ophthalmic infection caused by Leptospira sp (Pages 203-225) Leptospiral recurrent

uveitis. Edited by Balamurugan K, Packet Guides to Biomedical Sciences, CRC Press, Taylor &

Francis Group, Boca Raton, FA 33487 2742.

33. Reehana N, Mohamed Imran M, Thajuddin N and Dhanasekaran D (2018) Cyanobacterial

Toxins as Biolarvicides for Blood Sucking VectorsIn: Microbial Control of Vector Born

Diseases. (Eds.) Thyagi BK and Dhanasekaran D. CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group. Chapter

16: pp. 315-334.

34. Anand N, Thajuddin N and Dadheech PK (2019) Cyanobacterial Taxonomy: Morphometry

to Molecular Studies. In: Cyanobacteria-From Basic Science to Applications (Eds. Mishra

AK, Tiwari DN and Rai AN. Academic Press (An imprint of Elsevier Inc. London) Chapter 3:

pp. 43-63.

PATENTS FILED / GRANTED (2013-14 to 2017-18)

Details of Patents Filed/Granted

Year Name of Faculty

Owning the Patent

Patents Details (Number and Date by Category) Income

Generated

(Rs.

Lakhs) Filed Granted

Commer-

cialized

Jurisdiction

(India/

Elsewhere)

2015 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

4438/CHE/2015

dated 24/08/2015 - - India -

2015 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan 1963/CHE/2015 - India -

2016 Dr. N. Thajuddin 201641042909 A

& 30.12.2016 - - India -

2016 Dr. D.

Dhanasekaran

E2/1390/2016-

CHE/201641015447 - - India -

2018 Dr. N. Thajuddin 201741043178 A

& 26/01/2018 - - India -

2018 Dr. N. Thajuddin 201841006854

& 23.2.2018 - - India -

2018 Dr. N. Thajuddin US 15990972

& 29.05.2018 - - USA -

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CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS ORGANIZED

S.

No. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Period

1 National Symposium on Marine Algal Research in India-Prospect &

Retrospect August 16-18, 2001

2 National Symposium on Microalgal Biotechnology March 11-13, 2004

3 UGC Sponsered Refresher Course in Microbiology Nov. 1-21, 2004

4 National Symposium on Current Scenario in Microbial Technology January 3-5, 2008

5 National Symposium on Microbial Biodiversity, Bioremediation and

Biotechnology July 28-29, 2008

6 UGC Sponsored Special Summer School in Biosciences July 22 to Aug. 11,

2008

7 Seminar on Immunology & Immunotechnology Sept.18-19, 2009

8 Advanced Molecular and Immunological Techniques in Biology October 8-9, 2009.

9 INSPIRE Internship Programme May 11-15, 2010

10 Entrepreneurship progremme of Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

Technology for SC/ST Population in and around Tiruchirappalli May 19-22, 2010

11 Molecular tools, Techniques and Applications May 19-22, 2010

12 INSPIRE Internship Programme May 16-20, 2011

13 Shrimp aquaculture: Challenges and Innovative solutions Jan. 25-26, 2012

14 National Seminar on Cutting Edge Microbial Research & Challenges Feb 25-26, 2013

15 National Seminar on Microbes and Human Welfare July 20-21, 2013

16 National Seminar on Oppertunities and Challenges in Microbial

Reserach" (MICREC-13) Sept. 5-6, 2013

17 INSPIRE Internship Programme Dec. 26-31, 2013

18 National Conference on Progress in Algology in the Indian Context Sept. 19-21, 2014

19 Workshop on Molecular Techniques January 10, 2015

20 Workshop on DNA Finger Printing October 3, 2015

21 Advanced Molecular Techniques - 2015 October 31, 2015.

22 UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) March 3-23, 2016

23 UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) November 8-28, 2016

24 Microbiological Techniques of detection, identification and

enumeration of human pathogens Dec. 28-29, 2016

25 Recent Advances in Modern Biology and Rural Development

(RAMBARD-2017) October 6-7, 2017

26 Workshop on Edible Mushroom Cultivation for Self Employment of

Rural Population February 22-22, 2018

27 UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) June 19-July 9, 2018

28 Hands on training for the diagnosis of Infectious diseases by advanced

Molecular Biological Methods using Leptospirosis as a model system

Nov. 29-Dec. 13,

2010

25

29 State Level Orientation Workshop for PG Biology School Teachers

on „Let us Observe and Learn‟ July 6-8, 2012

30 Molecular Cloning, Expression and Purification Techniques March 3-4, 2015

31 National Symposium on Current Scenario in Microbial Technology

(NSCSMT-08) Jan. 3-5, 2008

32 National Conference on Microbiological Research in 21

stCentury

(NCOMRIT-12) July 27-28, 2012

33 Antimicrobial Resistance Delivered by Prof. Bulent Bozdogan, Adnan

Menderes University, 09100 AYDIN, Turkey. Sept. 01, 2014

34

Special Lecture on Development of Humanized Mouse Model for

Malaria Research delivered by Dr.AnburajAmaladoss, Research

Scientist, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore 529757.

Aug. 22, 2014

35 Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Programme among Doctors,

Pharmacist and Common People No. 15, 2017

36 Special Lecture on “Publication Phishing” Delivered by Dr. Murugain

Senthilvelan, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University Jan. 11, 2018

37 Special Lecture on “Memory Development” Delivered by Dr. Ayan

Raj Feb. 20, 2018

38 Science Academies‟ Lecture Workshop on Current Scenario in

Microbiology and Biotechnology July 17-18, 2018

39 Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Programme Dec. 20, 2017

26

M.Sc., Microbiology

A Post-graduate course in Microbiology is being conducted since 1994. To this course 25

students are selected every year based on the entrance examination and under-graduate

marks. Any science graduate who has completed atleast one paper in biology is eligible for

this course. This is unique in that it gives opportunity to science graduate, who have not

majored in biology but are capable to compete and get into Microbiology if they are

interested. The syllabus has been framed in such a manner that after completing the course,

the students can either do research, get employed in Microbiology related jobs, or be their

own employers.

Students complete 14 core papers including lab courses and a self study review paper in three

semesters. The fourth semester is dedicated to the project work where the students choose a

topic of their interest, carry out research in either Microbiology department or other

institutions of repute and submit their findings in the form of a dissertation. The students will

present their work in public seminar and a viva-voce will be conducted by outside experts.

From 2002-2003, choice based credit system with electives is being offered.

Ph.D., Microbiology

The Department of Microbiology is offering Ph.D. Microbiology (Full-time/Part-time) course

since 1994. The duration of the Ph.D. program shall be three to five years consisting of three

course work papers. There are five eminent faculties offering excellent opportunities for

research in thrust areas of Microbiology such as Medical Microbiology, Microbial

Biodiversity and Bioenergy, Rhizosphere Biology, Molecular Evolution of Microorganisms

and Bioprocessing Technology.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

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STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS (2013-14 to 2017-18)

S. No. Reg. No. Name Exam(s) Qualified

1. 18523 A. Robert Anony CSIR- NET

2 3362 D. Nivas ASRB-NET

AWARDS RECEIVED BY STUDENTS / SCHOLARS

Year Name of the Awarded

Students

National Awards

Name of the Award Awarding Institution

2009 N. Reehana Maulana Azad National

Fellowship UGC

2009 A. Ilavarasi DST -INSPIRE DST

2010 A. Suresh University Research Fellow Bharathidasan University

2011 P. Priyadharsini Rajiv Gandhi National

Fellowship UGC

2011 S. Latha INSPIRE Fellowship DST

2011 K. Nithya Rajiv Gandhi National

Fellowship UGC

2011 A. Anahas Perianaika

Matharasi UGC-MANF UGC

2011 P.M.Gopinath DST -PURSE DST

2012 S. P. Manivannan UGC-BSR UGC

2013 Sivasankara Narayani Best Poster Presentation Bharathidasan University

2013 F. LewisOscar Best Poster Presentation

Award University of Madras

2013 YesuBalan IAS- Summer Research

Fellowship IASc, Bangalore

2013 V. Raja Senior Research Fellowship CSIR

2013 R. Sangeetha Devi DST -INSPIRE DST

2013 A. Robert Antony Maulana Azad National

Fellowship UGC

2013 S. Latha Best Paper Presentation Gandhigram Rural Institue,

Gandhigram

2013 A. Ranjani Best Paper Presentation St. Terasa College,

Ernakulam, Kerala

2013 M. Gayathri BDU-URF Bharathidasan University

2013 M. Gayathri Best Paper Presentation Punjabi University

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2014 R. Lavanya Best Paper Presentation Pithapur Rajah

Government College

2014 G. Suganya TNSCST - Project TNSCST

2014 Anil Kiran IAS- Summer Research


2014 S. Latha Best Paper Presentation A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam

College, Poondi, Tanjore 2014 A. Ranjani Best Paper Presentation

2014 M. Mohamed Imran DST-JRF DST

2014 A. Anahas Perianaika

Matharasi

Best Paper Presentation and

Cash Prize

Bharathidasan University,

and Krishnamurthy

Institute of Algology

2014 G. Vinithini DST -INSPIRE DST

2015 F. Lewis Oscar Best Research Paper Bishop Heber College

2015 R. Lavanya Best Paper Presentation Krishnamurthy Institute of

Algology

2015 R. Lavanya Best Poster Presentation Bharathiyar University

2015 Nancy Catherine IAS- Summer Research


2015 Selva Mani IAS- Summer Research


2015 A. Ranjani Best Paper Presentation Jamal Mohamed College,

Tiruchirappalli

2015 VP. Ramya UGC-RGNF UGC

2016 R. Lavanya DST -INSPIRE DST

2016 Venkatesh TNSCST - Project TNSCST

2016 Dr. M. Prasad National Postdoctoral

Fellowship DST-SERB

2016 VeenaChavan IAS- Summer Research


2016 K. Dhevi IAS- Summer Research


2016 V. Raja Best Paper Presentation Alagappa University

2016 K. Sivasankari Best Poster Presentation Alagappa University

2017 S. Latha National Postdoctoral

Fellowship DST-SERB

2017 L. Gayathri National Postdoctoral

Fellowship DST-SERB

2017 PM. Gopinath National Postdoctoral

Fellowship DST-SERB

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2017 S. Sangeetha TNSCST - Project TNSCST

2017 S. Padma Priya TNSCST - Project TNSCST

2017 S. Seethalakshmi TNSCST-Project TNSCST

2017 Dr. S. Shanmughapriya DST INSPIRE Faculty DST

2017 C. Uthra DST -PURSE DST

2017 T. Shakina Fathima DBT-JRF DBT

2017 F. Lewis Oscar Best Poster Award AVVM Pondipuspam

College

2018 S. Padma Priya Best Paper Presentation Sri S Ramasamy Naidu

Memorial College, Sattur

2018 Sumaiya K DST –INSPIRE JRF DST

2018 O. Ramalakshmi TNSCST - Project TNSCST

2018 Dr. M. Gayathri SERB N-PDF DST-SERB

FOREIGN PDF RECEIVED BY SCHOLARS

(2012 ONWARDS)

SCHOLAR NAME AWARDING INSTITUTION

Dr. M. Satheesh Kumar Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

Dr. R. Praveen Kumar Marie Curie Fellow, KU Leuven, Belgium

Dr. D. Vijayan Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea

Dr. D. Mubarak Ali Centre for Surface Technology and Applications (CeSTA),

Korea Aerospace University, Goyang, Republic of Korea

Dr. A. Parveez Ahamed University of Texas Health Science, San Antonio, USA

Dr. M. Kanagavel Stanford University, California, USA

Dr. V. Raja River Side University, California, USA

Dr. Subhasish Saha Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong

Kong

Dr. Anandavalli Raju Kuwait University, Kuwait

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M.Sc GOLD MEDALISTS

S. No. NAME OF THE STUDENT YEAR OF PASSING

1 S. Mona 2008

2 R.M. Umayal 2009

3 S. Latha 2010

4 R. Sangeetha Devi 2011

5 M. Sivaranjani 2012

6 K.V.L. Aishwarya 2013

7 M. Lavanya Ramachandran 2014

8 T. Shanthini 2015

9 T. Kasthuri 2016

10 K. Sumaiya 2017

PhD AWARDEES

S. No. NAME OF THE SCHOLAR YEAR OF PASSING

1 Dr. A. Nagasathya 2005

2 Dr. R. Shyam Kumar 2007

3 Dr. V. Thiyagarajan 2007

4 Dr. G. Muralitharan 2008

5 Dr. I. Anandavalli 2009

6 Dr. H. Syed Jahangir 2009

7 Dr. C. S. Sumathi 2010

8 Dr. R. Nazeerullah 2011

9 Dr. K. Moorthy 2011

10 Dr. K. Vedhagiri 2011

11 Dr. M. SatheshKumar 2012

12 Dr. N. Amaresan 2012

13 Dr. Mohd Rasheeduddin 2012

14 Dr. S. Rajalaksmi 2012

15 Dr. D. Mubarak Ali 2012

16 Dr. S. G. Prabhakaran 2012

17 Dr. R. Narayanan 2012

18 Dr. J. Hemapriya 2012

19 Dr. V. Balasubramanian 2012

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20 Dr. N. Ramesh 2012

21 Dr. V. Thennarasu 2013

22 Dr. R. Praveen Kumar 2013

23 Dr. B. Hemambika 2013

24 Dr. E. King Solomon 2013

25 Dr. P. Rajesh 2013

26 Dr. N. Anandakumar 2014

27 Dr. T. Sathiyamoorthy 2014

28 Dr. K. Vinodhini 2014

29 Dr. K. Natarajan 2014

30 Dr. A. Suresh 2014

31 Dr. P.Priyadharsini 2014

32 Dr. A. Ilavarasi 2015

33 Dr. D. Vijayan 2015

34 Dr. A. Parveez Ahamed 2015

35 Dr. N. Reehana 2015

36 Dr. B. T. Sureshkumar 2015

37 Dr. M. Kanagavel 2016

38 Dr. K.Rajesh 2016

39 Dr. L. Gayathri 2016

40 Dr. K. Abdhul 2017

41 Dr. S. Vanithamani 2017

42 Dr. V. Raja 2017

43 Dr. D. Nivas 2017

44 Dr. R. Sangeetha Devi 2017

45 Dr. P.M. Gopinath 2017

46 Dr. S. Latha 2017

47 Dr. K.Nithiya 2017

48 Dr. A. Ranjani 2017

49 Dr. E. Baldev 2018

50 Dr. A. Robert Antony 2018

51 Dr. K. Kannan 2018

52 Dr. S. P. Manivannan 2018

53 Dr. M. Mohamed Imran 2018

54 Dr. N. Prasanna Balaji 2018

55 Dr. A. Anahas Perianaika Matharasi 2018

56 Dr. M. Gayathri 2018

57 Dr. F. Lewis Oscar 2018

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DEPARTMENT FACILITIES

National Repository for Microalgae &

Cyanobacteria -Fresh Water

(DBT, Govt. of India)

FT IR Spectrophotometer

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

BF, DF, PC & Fluorescent Microscopes

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

High Resolution Scanning Electron

Microscope

33

Chemidoc System

2D Electrophoresis

FPLC

RT-PCR

Scintillation Counter

Gas Chromatography

34

Fermentor

Fermentor 20 L

Biobase

Sonicator

Race way Pond

Experimental Nursery

35

NRMC-F Germplasm

Mushroom Cultivation Facility

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOP ORGANISED

National Seminar on Microbes and Human

Welfare, July 20-21, 2013

National Conference on Opportunities and

Challenges in Microbial Research

(MICREC-13), Sept. 5-6, 2013

Special Lecture on Development of

Humanized Mouse Model for Malaria

Research. Aug. 22, 2014

Special Lecture on Antimicrobial Resistance.

Sep. 1, 2014

36

National Conference on Progress in Algology in the Indian Context. Sept. 19-21, 2014

Workshop on DNA Finger Printing.

Oct. 3, 2015

Refresher Course in Life Sciences.

Nov. 8-28, 2016

Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Programme. Nov. 15, 2017

37

Special Lecture on Publication Phishing.

Jan. 11, 2018

Special Lecture on Memory Development.

Feb. 20, 2018

Workshop on Edible Mushroom Cultivation

for Self Employment of Rural Population.

Feb. 22-23, 2018

Refresher Course in Life Sciences.

June 19-July 9, 2018

Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on

Current Scenario in Microbiology and

Biotechnology. July 17-18, 2018

Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Programme.

Dec. 20, 2018

38

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

Campus Interview by Manian Lab.

Coimbatore held at Dept. of Microbiology,

Bharathidasan University, April 27, 2012

DNA Fingerprinting Workshop at AVVM

Pondipushpam College, December 11,

2013

Self employment of rural population held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,

February 20-22, 2018

Demonstration of Microbial Research Experiments

Biodiesel Preparation from on 21.11.2017

Algal Mass Production and Mushroom

Cultivation on 23.11.2017

39

Cyanobacteria Cultivation and Mass

Production

Post Harvesting Technology of Algae

Cultivation and Production

DEPARTMENT VISITS

Dr Ravindranathan Chairman, Dr Saroj Bhosle, Coordinator OSTC, MoES Visit October 27,

2010

Dr. Nathan Khan, Malaysia visit on

September 09, 2011

Dr. Carole & Daniel white PML, Plymoth UK

visit, November 27, 2013

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Dr. N. Thajuddin

Professor and Head

Department of Microbiology

Centre for Excellence in Life Sciences

Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024

Tamil Nadu, India

Phone No.: +91 431 2407082

E-mail: [email protected]

Website:http://www.bdu.ac.in/schools/life-sciences/microbiology/

Contact Us

mailto:[email protected]

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Appendix I

RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

COMPLETED PROJECTS

S.

No.

Principal

Investigator Project Title

Period Funding

Agency

Amount

(in

Lakhs) From To

1 Dr. N. Thajuddin Microalgal Biodiversity of

Bharathidasan University campus 1999 2000 UGC 20.00

2 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Analysis of OmpL1 and LipL41 genes

among Leptospira interrogans Serovars

& development of systems for the

expression of recombinant OmpL1 and

LipL41 of L. Autumnalis for their

immuno protective potential

2003 2006 DBT 29.93

3 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Combinatorial analysis of Recombinant

LipL32: Effective detection of

Leptospire specific antibodies by

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

(ELISA)

2006 2009 DST 10.32

4 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Molecular Biology of Marine

Cyanobacteria with reference to

Taxonomy and Establishment of

molecular Data Bank

2006 2009 MoES

(DOD) 8.56

5 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Improving the production of Ophior

rhizamungos L., a potential medicinal

plant, through biofertilizers

2006 2009 DST 8.16

6 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Prevalence and Molecular

Characterization of Multidrug-resistant

(MDR) Salmonellae in Tiruchirappalli

District, Tamil Nadu

2007 2010 UGC 9.92

7 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Influence of seasonal patterns on the

production of Camptothecin

(an alkaloid) in Ophiorrhizamungos L.,

a high-value anticancer medicinal plant

2007 2010 UGC 9.176

8 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Investigation of risk factors and the

prevalence of leptospirosis in a rural and

urban community of Tiruchirappalli

District, Tamil Nadu

2009 2012 ICMR 14.0

9 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Prevalence of high-risk human

papillomavirus (HR-HPV) types in

healthy adolescents and women with

cervical carcinoma in Tamil Nadu

2009 2012 ICMR 29.0

10 Dr. K. Development of a monoclonal antibody 2009 2012 DBT 26.94

42

Natarajaseenivasan based dot-blot ELISA for the detection

of leptospiral antigens in human clinical

samples

11 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Molecular characterization on Group I

self splicing introns within the

phylogenetically diverse cyanobacteria

2009 2012 UGC 9.64

12 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Entrepreneurship programme of Oyster

Mushroom cultivation technology for

SC/ST population in and around

Tiruchirappalli District

2009 2012 DBT 9.24

13 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Pilot scale demonstration of Algal oil

production with a target of atleast 100

litres of oil production / month

2009 2012 DBT 50.69

14 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Construction of Genomic Library of

Leptospira interrogans serovar

Autumnalis for the identification of

immunogenic proteins and

development of DNA vaccine

2010 2013 DBT 45.65

15 Dr. N. Thajuddin INSPIRE Internship Program 2010 DST 13.00

16 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Evolution of RuBis Cohypermorphs for

enhanced CO2 sequestration and its

utilization for polymer production

2011 2014 DST 69.0

17 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Identification of molecular markers to

establish the transmission dynamics of

leptospirosis in rural and urban

environments

2011 2014 DST 46.37


19 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Isolation and identification of

bacteriophages from hospital effluents to

treat multi drug resistant bacterial

infections

2011 2011 TNSCST 0.06

20 Dr.

D.Dhanasekaran

Biosynthesis and antimicrobial

applications of silver nanoparticles from

marine actinobacteria against the

multidrug resistant microbial pathogens

2012 2015 UGC 12.10

21 Dr. D.

Dhanasekaran

Evaluation of Larvicidal Effect of

Actinobacterial Metabolites for

Biological Control of Culex Mosquito

2012 2014 ICMR 14.50

22 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Antipathogenic potential of marine

cyanobacteria in preventing quorum

sensing dependent bacterial infections

among aquaculture organisms

2012 2013 DBT 19.25

23 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Development of restorative model to

degrade the polyethylene waste

materials through efficient microbes in

2012 2015 UGC 11.558

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domestic level


25 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Studies on Algal Blooms, their

charcterisation and the factors influence

bloom formation

2013 2015 DBT 44.27

26 Dr. N. Thajuddin

CO2 sequestration using hypersaline

microalgae : Selection, optimization and

large scale dmonstration through

raceway pond

2013 2016 DST 31.52

27 Dr. N. Thajuddin

Using flow cytometry and genomics to

characterize and optimize microalgal:

bacterial consortia cultivated on waste

water to produce biomass for biofuel.

2013 2016

DBT

Indo- UK

Project

143.82

28 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Elimination of seed sprouts Salmonella

pathogens through bacteriophages - A

sustainable biocontrol approaches

2013 2013 TNSCST 0.10

29 Dr. V. Rajesh

Kannan

Analysis of Glomalin(A soil Fertility

Protein) Profile and Bt-Cotton Impact in

Rhizosphere soil under Nursery

Practices

2014 2014 DST 6.0

30 Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Differential expression and

characterization of leptospiral proteins

associated with pathogenesis

2015 2018 UGC 15.40

31 Dr. N. Thajuddin UGC-BSR One Time Grant 2015 2016 UGC 7.00

32 Dr. D.

Dhanasekaran

Exploration of Endophytic fungi from

medicinal plants in Tiruchirappalli

district and their control potential

against microbial pathogens

2018 2018 TNSCST

0.10

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ONGOING PROJECTS

S.

No.

Principal

Investigator Project Title

Period Funding

Agency

Amount(Rs.

in lakhs) From To

1. Dr. C. Nithya

Exploring the anti-pathogenic

and antibiofilm potential of

cyanobacteria and microalgae

2013 2018

DST-

INSPIRE

Faculty

Scheme

35.0

2. Dr. N. Thajuddin

Establishment of National

Repository for Microalgae

& Cyanobacteria _

Freshwater (NRMC-F)

2015 - DBT 85.35

3. Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Construction of genomic

library of Edwardsiellatarda

and identification of in vivo

expressed proteins for its

immunoprotective

potential in Indian common

carp (L. rohita)

2016 2019 DBT 52.74

4. Dr. G.

Muralitharan

Characterization of

Leptospiral epitopes through

phage display technology

for highly sensitive

scFv/Fab diagnostic

antibodies production

2017 2020 ICMR 33.67

5. Dr. N. Thajuddin

Culturable Actinomycetes

associated with coastal

Lichens: A potential source

of bioactive compounds

2017 2020 DBT 42.64

6. Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Identification of microRNA

biomarkers for early

diagnosis of leptospirosis

2017 2020 ICMR 39.27

7. Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Perseverance of

Macrophage Migration

Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in

pulmonary leptospirosis

2017 2020 ICMR 35.97

8. Dr. K.

Natarajaseenivasan

Sero-surveillance of

Leptospirainfections in

animals of Northeastern

region of India

2017 2020 DBT 19.63

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COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

S.

No Agency

Period

Project Title

Budget

(Rs. In

lakhs) From To

1 CSIR 2006 2009 Development of novel antimicrobial agents

from endosymbionts marine actinomycetes 14.0

2 UGC 2007 2010

Exploitation of novel fungal and

entomopathogen nematode for the control

soil invading insect pests and subterranean

termites

8.556

3 UGC 2009 2011

Biological control of shrimp diseases using

antagonistic probiotics from marine

bacterial symbionts

7.478

4 ICMR 2013 2016 Potential antileptospiral drug from marine

actinomycetes 29.00

5 DBT 2013 2016

Biomethanation and bioconversion of

marine weeds (Ulva sp. and Laminaria sp.)

under natural and halophilic condition

24.42

6 DBT 2017 2020 Monitoring & Assessment of Rivers for

Emerging Pollutants and Phycoremediation 36.50

7

Lincoln

Memorial

University,

USA

2018 2019 Development of a biosensor based rapid

diagnostics for leptospirosis 6.66

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Appendix II

LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS since 2013-14

1. Anchana Devi, Ranjani C, Dhanasekaran A, Thajuddin N and Ramanidevi T (2013) Surveillance

of multidrug resistant bacteria pathogens from female infertility cases. African Journal of

Biotechnology 12(26): 4129-4134.

2. Anitha U, Nagasatya A, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2013) Exploring polyene antifungal

Streptomyces nodosus for yield improvement of Amphotericin B. International Journal of

Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2(1): 33 – 35.

3. Anitha U, Nagasatya A, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2013) Isolation and screening of

Streptomyces from western Ghats for the presence of Amphotericin B. International Journal

of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 2(12): 460 - 465.

4. Balaperiasamy B, Panneerselvam A, Thajuddin N and Jayapal J (2013) Preliminary

phytochemical analysis of Hypericum wightianum Wall. Ex Wight & ARN. World Journal of

Pharmaceutical Research 3(1): 726 – 738.

5. Baldev E, MubarakAli D, Ilavarasi A, Pandiaraj D, Sheik Syed Ishack KA and Thajuddin N

(2013) Degradation of synthetic dye, Rhodamine B to environmentally non-toxic products

using microalgae. Journal of Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 105: 207– 214 (IF: 4.287).

6. Dhanasekaran D, Latha C, Jayabharathi C, Saha S, Thajuddin N, Panneerselvam A and

Saravanamuthu R (2013) Effect of mutagens on Pleurotus eous APK1 for biomass

improvement. J Sci Trans Environ Technol 7(2): 89 – 95.

7. Dhanasekaran D, Latha S, Saha S, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2013) Extracellular

biosynthesis, characterisation and in-vitro antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles

using Agaricus bisporus. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 8(4): 579 – 588 (IF: 0.875).

8. Ebenezer KS, Natchimuthu R, Prabha T, Rajesh Kannan V (2013) In silico identification of

Cross affinity towards Cry1Ac Pesticidal Protein with Receptor Enzyme in Bostaurus and

Sequence Structure Analysis of Crystal Proteins for stability.Bioinformation 9(15): 792-795.

9. Gurusaravanan P, Vinoth S, Satheesh Kumar M, Thajuddin N and Jayabalan N (2013) Effect of

cyanobacteria extracellular products on high-frequency in vitro induction and elongation of

Gossypium hirsutum L organs through shoot apex explants. Journal of Genetic Engineering

and Biotechnology 11(1): 9 – 16.

10. Hemambika B, Balasubramanian V, Rajesh Kannan V, Arthur James R (2013) Screening of

Chromium-Resistant Bacteria for Plant Growth-Promoting Activities. Soil and Sediment

Contamination. An International Journal 22:7, 717-736.

11. Hoffman NE, Chandramoorthy HC, Shanmughapriya S, Zhang X, Rajan S, Mallilankaraman K,

Gandhirajan RK, Vagnozzi RJ, Ferrer LM, Sreekrishnanilayam K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Vallem

S, Force T, Choi ET, Cheung JY, Madesh M (2013) MICU1 motifs define mitochondrial

calcium uniporter binding and activity. Cell Reports 5: 1-13 (IF: 8.032).

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12. Jeyaraj M, Arun R , Sathishkumar G, MubarakAli D, Rajesh M, Sivanandhan G, Kapildeh G,

Manickavasagam M, Thajuddin N and Ganapathi A (2013) An evidence on G2/M arrest DNA

damage and caspase mediated apoptotic effect of biosynthesized gold nanoparticles on

human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa). Materials Research Bulletin52: 15 - 24 (IF-1.968).

13. Jeyaraj M, Sathishkumar G, Sivanandhan G, MubarakAli D, Rajesh M, Arun R, Kapildev G,

Manickavasagam M, Thajuddin N, Premkumar K and Ganapathi A (2013) Biogenic production

of silver nanoparticles using Sesbania grandi flora for cancer treatment: An experimental

report. Journal of Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 106: 86 - 92, (IF: 4.287).

14. Kumar MS, Praveenkumar R, Ilavarasi A, Rajeshwari K and Thajuddin N (2013) Biochemical

changes of fresh water cyanobacteria Dolichospermum flos-aquae NTMS07 to chromium-

induced stress with special reference to antioxidant enzymes and cellular fatty acids. Bull

Environ Contam Toxicol 90: 730 – 735 (IF: 1.216).

15. Latha S and Dhanasekaran D (2013) Antibacterial and extracellular enzyme activities of gut

Actinobacteria isolated from Gallus gallus domesticus and Capra hircus.Journal ofChemical

and Pharmaceutical Research 5 (11): 379-385.

16. Lohitesh K, Karthick V, Dhanasekaran D, Rao Sethumadhavan V, Shanthi and Ramanathan K

(2013) Prediction of Functional loss of human TWIK-related spinal cord K+ gene associated

with migraine disease using nanoseconds simulation study.Journal of Bionanoscience 7 (6):

654-659.

17. Moorthy K, Punitha T, Vinodhini R, Sureshkumar BT, Vijayalakshmi P and Thajuddin N (2013)

Antimicrobial activity and qualitative phytochemical analysis of Punica granatumLinn.

(PERICARP).Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 7(9): 474 – 479.

18. Mubarak Ali D, Arun Kumar J, Rahuman Sheriff M, Pandiaraj D, Sheik Syed Ishack KA and

Thajuddin N (2013) Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles with Cotton for Antibacterial Wound

Dressing. Journal of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 1 (1): 78-82.

19. Muralitharan G and Thajuddin N (2013) Genetic heterogeneity of marine Oscillatoriales

revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Phykos 43(1): 8 – 21.

20. Parveez Ahamed A, Mubarak Ali D, Ilavarasi A and Thajuddin N (2013) Evaluation of

Guanidium Thiocyanate as a Chemical Mutagen on the Expression of Nitrate Reductase

Gene (NR) in Chlorella sp. NTMP04. American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural &

Environmental Sciences 13 (1): 134-138.

21. Reehana N, Parveez Ahamed A and Thajuddin N (2013) Phylogenetic characterization and

homology modelling of C-Phycocyanin gene from Oscillatoria nigroviridis NTRI01. Phykos43

(1): 39 – 45.

22. Reehana N, Parveez Ahamed A, Mubarak Ali D, Suresh A, Arvind Kumar R and Thajuddin N

(2013) Structure based computational analysis and molecular phylogeny of C- Phycocyanin

gene from the selected cyanobacteria. World Academy of Science, Engineer&Technology 7(1):

12-16.

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23. Shanmughapriya S, Sudhakar S, Seshachalam A, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2013)Polymorphism

and overexpression of HER2/neu among ovarian carcinoma women from Tiruchirapalli

Tamil Nadu, India. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IF: 2.236).

24. Shyam Kumar R, Al-Hemaid FMA, Al-Dhabi NA, Muthukumar C, Ajmal Ali M and Thajuddin N

(2013) Distribution of Epiphytic Cyanobacteria on Lichens from Eastern Ghats of Tamil

Nadu. India. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology7(1): 505-514 (IF: 0.054).

25. Saha S, Dhanasekaran D, Shanmugapriya S and Latha S (2013) Nocardiopsis sp. SD5: A potent

feather degrading rare actinobacterium isolated from feather waste in Tamil Nadu, India.

Journal of Basic Microbiology 53, 608–616 (IF 1.585)

26. Thankappan B, Jeyarajan S, Hiroaki S, Anbarasu K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Fujii N (2013)

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of designed and synthesized antimicrobial peptide,

KABT-AMP. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 170 (5): 1184-1193 (IF: 1.429).

27. Vedhagiri K, Velineni S, Timoney JF, Shanmughapriya S, Vijayachari P, Narayanan R,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2013) Detection of LipL32 specific IgM by ELISA in sera of patients

with a clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis. Pathogens and Global Health 107: 130-135.

28. Shanmughapriya S, Vasanthi N, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2013) BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations

in the Ovarian Cancer Population across Race and Ethnicity: Special Reference to Asia.

Oncology 84: 224-236.

29. Kovendan K, Murugan K, Mahesh Kumar P, Thiyagarajan P and William SJ (2013) Ovicidal,

repellent, adulticidal and field evaluations of plant extact against dengue malaria and filarial

vectors. Parasitology Research 112: 1205-1219.

30. Suresh A, Praveenkumar R, Thangaraj R, Lewis-Oscar F, Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N

(2014) Microalgal fatty acid methyl ester a new source of bioactive compounds with

anitimicrobial activity. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 4 (2): S979-S984.

31. Suresh A, Praveenkumar R, Thangaraj R, Lewis Oscar F, Baldev E, Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddina

N (2014) Microalgal fatty acid methyl ester a new source of bioactive compounds with

antimicrobial activity. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 4(2): S979–S984.

32. Sureshkumar BT, Shanmughapriya S, DayBC, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2014) A population based

study on the prevalence of human papilloma virus from three districts of Tamil Nadu, South

India. International J Gynecology and Obstetrics 129 (1): 58-61 (IF: 2.17).

33. Thankappan B, Ramesh D, Ramkumar S, Natarajaseenivasan K, Anbarasu K (2014)

Characterization of Bacillus sp. from the gastrointestinal tract of Labeorohita – Towards to

identify novel probiotics against fish pathogens.Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,

175(1): 340-353. DOI: 10.1007/s1 2010-014-1270-y (IF: 1.797).

34. Upadhyaya A, Nagasatya A, Thajuddin N, Paneerselvam A, Giridhara U (2014) Mutation studies

on Streptomyces for amphotericin B yield improvement. Indian J Microbiol Res 1 (1): 56-59.

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35. Balasubramanian V, Natarajan K, Rajesh Kannan V and Perumal P (2014) Enhancement of in

vitro high density polyethylene (HDPE) degradation by physical chemical and biological

treatments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21 (21): 12549-62

36. Velmurugan K, Prabhu J, Rajesh Kannan V, Nandhakumar R (2014) Antimicrobial activity of

different solvent extracts of the leaves and stem of Mappiafoetida. Biotechnology: An Indian

Journal 9(4): 143-146.

37. Vijayakumar R, Panneerselvam A and Thajuddin N (2014) Diversity of bioactive compound

producing actinobacteria isolated from natural disaster affected marine

environments.Journal of Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation 8(1): 27 – 32.

38. Vijayalakshmi S, Panneerselvam A, Vijayakumar N, Savery MA and Thajuddin N (2014)

Diversity of endophytic and rhizosphere soil fungi of Suaeda monica in Maravakadu

mangrove forest. International Journal of Current Research 6(3): 5343-5345.

39. Vijayalakshmi S, Panneerselvam A, Vijayakumar N, Mohan A, Savery MA and Thajuddin N

(2014) Diversity of endophytic and rhizosphere soil fungi of Avicennia marinain

Maravakadu mangrove forest.IOSR J Pharmacy & Biological Sciences 9 (2): 24 - 28.

40. Vijayan D, Manivannan K, Santhoshkumar S, Pandiaraj D, MohamedImran M, Thajuddin N, Kala

K and Ilyas MHM (2014) Depiction of microalgal diversity in Gundur Lake Tiruchirappalli

District, Tamil Nadu South India. Asian Journal of Biological Sciences 7(3): 111 - 121.

41. Vinothkanna A, Manivannan SP, Muralitharan G and Sekar S (2014) In silico probing of anti-

arthritic potential of traditionally fermented ayurvedic polyherbal product Balarishta

reveals lupeol and desulphosinigrin as efficient interacting components with UREC. Int J

Pharm Pharm Sci 6 (10): 469-475.

42. Abdhul K, Ganesh M, Shanmughapriya S, Kanagavel M, Anbarasu K, Natarajaseenivasan K*

(2014) Antioxidant activity of exopolysaccharide from probiotic strain Enterococcus faecium

(BDU7) from Ngari. International J Biological Macromolecules. 70: 450-454 (IF: 3.909).

43. Amaresan N, Jayakumar V and Thajuddin N (2014) Isolation and characterization of

endophytic bacteria associated with chilli (Capsicum annuum) grown in coastal agricultural

ecosystem. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 13: 247-255 (IF: 0.51).

44. Balaperiasamy B, Parveez Ahamed A, Thajuddin N, Panneerselvam A (2014) Evaluation of

Hypericum wightianum Wall.ex Wight and Arn extracts for antibacterial activity against

human pathogens. International Journal of Current Research 6(9): 8669-8672

45. Baldev E, MubarakAli D and Thajuddin N (2014) Role of microalgae in dye degradation.

Journal of Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation 8(1): 1 – 8.

46. Baldev E, MubarakAli D, Dhivya M, SulaimanAli Alharbiand Thajuddin N (2014) Facile and

novel strategy for methods of extraction of biofuel grade lipids from microalgae- an

experimental report.Int J Biotechnology for Wellness Industries 3: 121-127.

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47. Biswas DD, Pal S, Mitra P, Dhanasekaran D, Ranjani A, Gayathri L, Akbarsha MA and Kole N

(2014) A novel trinuclear zinc-Schiff base complex: Bio-catalytic activity and cytotoxicity.

European J Inorganic Chemistry 21: 3350-3358 (IF:3.12)

48. Chandraleka S, Ramy K, Chandramohan G, Dhanasekaran D and Panneerselvam A (2014)

Antimicrobial mechanism of copper (II) phenanthroline and bipyridyl complex on bacterial

and fungal pathogens. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 18(6): 953-962 (IF 1.978)

49. Dhanasekaran D, Sharon R, Alharbi NS, Arunachalam C, Alharbi SA and Thajuddin N (2014)

Characterization and Identification of Biofilm Forming Bacterial Isolate Shewanellasp

DDR4. Journal of Advanced Microbiology 1 (2): 96 – 106.

50. Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N, Panneerselvam A, Chandraleka S (2014) Isolation

characterization of antibacterial methyl substituted β-Lactum compound from Streptomyces

noursei DPTD21 in Saltpan Soil India. J Biologically Active Products from Nature 4(2): 71-88.

51. Dhanasekaran D, Vinothini K, Latha S, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2014) Human dental

biofilm Screening characterization in vitro biofilm formation and antifungal resistance of

Candida spp. The Saudi Journal of Dental Sciences 5: 55 – 70.

52. Dhanasekaran D and Thangaraj R (2014) Microbial secondary metabolites are an alternative

approaches against insect vector to prevent zoonotic diseases. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis 4 (4):

253-261.

53. Borah D, Rout J and Thajuddin N (2014) Polyphasic characterization of Nostoc commune

(Cyanobacteria, Nostocaceae) isolated from rice growing agro-ecosystems of Dima Hasao

district of Assam, North-East India.Phytotaxa 161 (2): 111–120 (IF: 1.797).

54. Dineshkumar S, Santhanam P, Lewis-Oscar F and Thajuddin N (2014)A dual role of marine

microalga Chlorella sp (PSDK01) in aquaculture effluent with emphasis on initial population

density. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 40(1):29-35 (IF 0.39).

55. Faritha A, Nasser AJA, Parveez Ahamed A and Thajuddin N (2014) Synthesis, characterization

and antimicrobial evaluation of certain Pyrazolines. International Journal of Pharmaceutical

Research and Bio-Science 3(5): 516-527.

56. Faritha A, Nasser AJA, Parveez Ahamed A and Thajuddin N (2014) Synthesis characterization

and biological activity of certain Pyrazole derivatives.Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical

Research 6(9):189-193.

57. Priyadarshani I, Thajuddin N and Rath B (2014) Influence of aeration and light on biomass

production and protein content of four species of marine cyanobacteria of Odisha coast.

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences3(12): 173-182

58. Kanagavel M, Shanmughapriya S, Anbarasu K, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2014) B cell specific

peptides of Leptospira interrogans LigA for the diagnosis of cases with acute leptospirosis.

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 21 (3): 354-359 (IF: 2.598).

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59. Kannan K, Vijayan D, Mubarak Ali D, Praveenkumar R, Parveez Ahamed A and Thajuddin N

(2014) Evidence-based analysis of novel symbiotic and epiphytic cyanobacteria associated

with Azolla by cyto and molecular taxonomy. Biotechnology 13(20): 46 – 53.

60. Karthikeyan K, Manivannan P, Rajesh D, Muthukumar S, Muralitharan G, Akbarsha MA and

Archunan G (2014) Identification of p-cresol as an estrus-specific volatile in Buffalo saliva

comparative docking analysis of buffalo OBP and β-lactoglobulin with p-cresol. Zoological

Sciences 31 (1):31-36.

61. Kiran GS, Sabarathnam B, Thajuddin N and Selvin J (2014) Production of Glycolipid

Biosurfactant from Sponge-Associated Marine Actinobacterium

Brachybacteriumparaconglomeratum MSA21. J Surfact Deterg 17: 531 – 542 (IF 1.514).

62. Kumar MS, Praveenkumar R, Jeon BH and Thajuddin N (2014)Chlorpyrifos induced changes in

the antioxidants and fatty acid compositions of Chroococcus turgidus NTMS12.Letters in

Applied Microbiology 59(5): 535-541 (IF: 1.659).

63. LewisOscar F, Bakkiyaraj D, Nithya C, Thajuddin N (2014) Deciphering the Diversity of

Microalgal Bloom in Wastewater-An Attempt to Construct Potential Consortia for

Bioremediation. Journal of Current Perspectives in Applied Microbiology 3(2): 92-96.

64. Manivannan P. and Muralitharan G (2014) Molecular modeling of ABC transporter system –

permease proteins from Microcoleus chthonoplastes PCC 7420 for effective binding against

secreted aspartyl proteinases in Candida albicans-a therapeutic intervention. Interdiscip Sci

Comput Life Sci 6: 63-70.

65. Imran M, Reehana N, Muralitharan G and Thajuddin N (2014) Molecular phylogeny and in

silico analysis of 18S rRNA genes from selected microalgal cultures. Seaweed Research and

Utilization 36 (1&2): 126 – 135.

66. Moorthy K, Vinodhini R, Senthilkumar B, Punitha T, Senbagam D and Thajuddin N (2014)

Phytochemical analysis in-vitro anti-microbial activity of Indian medicinal ferns Adiantum

lunulatum and Hemionitis arifolia.Journal of Pharmacy Research 8(11):1671-1676.

67. Nithya C, LewisOscar F, Kanaga S, Kavitha R, Bakkiyaraj D, Arunkumar M, Naiyf S, Alharbi,

Chinnathambi A, Ali Alharbi S, and Thajuddin N (2014) Biofilm inhibitory potential of

Chlamydomonas sp. extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.J Algal Biomass Utln 5 (4): 74-

81.

68. Nithya M, Ambikapathy V, Panneerselvam A and Thajuddin N (2014) Anti tumour activity of

different extracts of Ganoderma lucidum (Curt. FR.) P. Karst.World Journal of

Pharmaceutical Research3(4): 2204-2214.

69. Prabhakaran SG, Shanmughapriya S, Dhanapaul S, James A, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2014) Risk

factors associated with rural and urban epidemics of Leptospirosis in Tiruchirappalli

District of Tamil Nadu, India. J Public Health 22(4): 323-333 (IF: 2.296).

70. Prabhu N, Meera J, Alwin RA, Natarajaseenivasan K (2014) In vitro antileptospiral activity of

chloroform extract of Piper betleL. World J Pharmaceutical Sciences 2: 711-715.

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71. Prabhu N, Meera J, Bharanidharan G, Natarajaseenivasan K, Ismail M, Uma A (2014)

Knowledge Attitude and Practice towards Leptospirosis among municipal workers in

Tiruchirappalli, India.Int J Pharma Research and Health Sciences 2: 246-254.

72. Prabhu N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Joseph PID (2014) Importance of serological analysis – an

interpreter of identifying infecting serovar in patients with leptospirosis. Medical Science 8:

27-31.

73. Prabhu N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Uma A, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Joseph PID (2014)

Leptospirosis now epidemiology progress challenges and research gaps. Elixir Human

Physiology 67: 21173-21179.

74. Priya E, Thenmozhi R, Nagasathya A, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2014) Diversity of

Actinobacteria in Mangrove Ecosystem of Muthupet India. Int Res J Envi Sci3(4): 13-17.

75. Priya E, Thenmozhi R, Nagasathya A, Praveen Kumar D, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2014)

Antagonistic potential of Streptomyces flavomacrosporus GACMPT-57 against plant

pathogens. J Microbiol Biotech Res 4(1): 68-73.

76. Priyadharsini P, Gopinath PM, Megala S, and Dhanasekaran D (2014) Medium optimization for

herbicidal compound production from Streptomyces anulatus using the Response surface

methodology.J. Sci. Environ. Technov 8 (1): 20-26.

77. Ramanathan K, Shanthi V, Upadhyay Pratik V, Karthick and Dhanasekaran D (2014)

Computational analysis of amprenavir resistance triple mutant (V32I, I47V and V82I) in

HIV-1 protease. Netw Model Anal Health Inform Bioinforma3: 48

78. Ramkumar S, Fujii N, Thankappan B, Sakaue H, Ingu K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Anbarasu K

(2014)Comparison of effect of gamma ray irradiatin on wild-type and N-terminal mutants of

A-crystallin. Molecular Vision 20: 1002-1016 (IF: 2.245).

79. Rasheed MU, Jamil, Kaisar, Thajuddin N, Pasupuleti M, Parveez Ahamed A, and

Muthukumerasan KP (2014) Distribution of the stx1, stx2 and hlyA genes: Antibiotic profiling

in Shiga-toxigenic E. coli strains isolated from food sources. International Journal of Current

Microbiology and Applied Sciences 3(5): 348 – 361 (IF: 1.594).

80. Rasheed MU, Thajuddin N, Parveez Ahamed A, Teklemarium Z and Jamil K (2014)

Antimicrobial drug resistance in strains of Escherichia coli isolated from food sources.Rev

Inst Med Trop SaoPaulo 56(4):341-346 (IF: 0.907).

81. Rekha D, Panneerselvam A and Thajuddin N (2014) Studies on medicinal plants of A.V.V.M

Sri Pushpam College Campus, Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu, Southern India.World

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 3(5): 785-820.

82. Sameer S, Vijayachari P, Sugunan AP, Subarna Roy, Natarajaseenivasan K (2014)

Seroprevalence and carrier status for leptospirosis in cattle and goats in Andaman Island,

India. J Veterinary Science & Technology 5: 5

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83. Shanmughapriya S, SornaKumari H, Lency A, Kavitha S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2014)

Synergistic effect of amphotericin B and tyrosol on the biofilm formed by Candida kruseiand

Candida tropicalis from intra uterine device users. Medical Mycology 52(8): 853-861 (IF: 2.8).

84. Thiyagarajan P, Mahesh kumar P, Kovendan K and Murugan K (2014) Effect of medicinal plant

and microbial insecticides for the sustainable mosquito vector control. Acta Biologica Indica

3(1): 527-535

85. Thiyagarajan P, Mahesh kumar P, Murugan K and Kovendan K (2014) Mosquito larvicidal,

pupicidal and field evaluation of microbial insecticide, Verticillium lecanii against the

malarial vector Anopheles stephensi.Acta Biologica Indica 3(1): 541-548.

86. Siva G, Sivakumar S, Premkumar G, Vigneshwaran M, Vinoth S, Muthamilselvan A, Parveez A,

Manivannan A, Rajeshkumar KR, Thajuddin N, Senthikumar T and Jayabalan N (2015)

Optimization of elicitation condition with Jasmonic acid, characterization and antimicrobial

activity of Psoralen from direct regenerated plants of Psoralea corylifolia. Biocatalysis and

Agricultural Biotechnology 4: 624–631 (IF: 0.901).

87. Tamilvani T, Solomon KE and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Biodegradation of Fluoride

ontaminated soil and water in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu, India. CIB Tech Journal

of Microbiology4(1):78-84.

88. Thajuddin N, Ilavarasi A, Baldev E, MubarakAli D, Naiyf S, Alharbi, Arunachalam C and

Sulaiman Ali Alharbi (2015) Stress Induced Lipids Accumulation in Naviculoid Marine

Diatoms for Bioenergy Application.IntJ Biotechnology for Wellness Industries. 4: 18-24.

89. Thangaraj R, Santhoshkumar S, Dhanasekaran, D, Kala K, Naiyf S, Alharbi, Arunachalam C,

Sulaiman Ali Alharbi and Thajuddin N (2015) Evaluation of antibacterial activity of zinc oxide

nanoparticles synthesized using phycobilins of Anabaena sp. NTSS17. Journal of Coastal Life

Medicine 3(12): 944 - 949.

90. Thennarasu V, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2015) Antibacterial activity of Penicillium

spinulosum TTMF2 isolated from marine soils of Chidiya Tapu in Andaman and Nicobar

Islands India.World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 4(5): 2577-2587.

91. Thirumalairaj J, Shanmugasundaram T, Sivasankari K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Balagurunathan R

(2015) Isolation Screening and Characterization of potent marine Streptomyces sp. PM105

against antibiotic resistant pathogens. Asian J Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research. 8: 439-443.

92. Rajesh Kannan V, Sithara S and Chandru S (2015) Proportional analysis of Leghaemoglobin

concentration in various nodulating plants and intuitive Rhizobium species. European Journal

of Experimental Biology 5(4):15-23.

93. Vanithamani S, Shanmughapriya S, Narayanan R, Raja V, Kanagavel M, Sivasankari K,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Lipopolysaccharide specific immunochromatography based

lateral flow assay for serogroup specific diagnosis of leptospirosis.PloS One10(9): e0137130.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137130 (IF: 2.76).

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94. Verma B, Kumar P, Karthik,L, Dhanasekaran D, Babalola OO and SP Banakar (2015) Gas

Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry analysis and antibacterial activity of bluish-green

pigment from Pseudomonas sp. JJTBVK (KF836502).Brazilian Archives of Biology and

Technology 58(4): 628-635.

95. Abdhul K, Ganesh M, Shanmughapriya S, Vanithamani S, Kanagavel M, Anbarasu K,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Bacteriocinogenic potential of a probiotic strain Bacillus

coagulans [BDU3] from Ngari. Int J Biological Macromolecules 79: 800 - 809 (IF: 3.909).

96. Anahas AMP, Muralitharan G (2015) Isolation and screening of heterocystous cyanobacterial

strains for biodiesel production by evaluating the fuel properties from fatty acid methyl

ester (FAME) profiles. Bioresour Technol 184: 9-17.

97. Arunkumar G, Robert Antony A and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Exploration of endophytic

microorganisms from selected medicinal plants and their control potential to multi drug

resistance pathogens. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 3(1): 27-29.

98. Baldev E, MubarakAli D, Dinesh Kumar R and Thajuddin N (2015) Molecular Phylogeny of

Morphologically Diverse Cyanobacteria Based on Ribosomal Conserved Sequence. Journal

of Environmental Science and Technology 8 (5): 188-197.

99. Baldev E, Pandiaraj D, Shriraman R. V, MubarakAli D, Alharbi NS and Thajuddin N (2015)

Extraction and partial characterization of exopolysaccharides from marine cyanobacteria

and their flocculation property. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 9(1): 28 - 38.

100. Bhuvaneswari M, Shanmughapriya S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Prevalence of Multidrug-

Resistance (MDR) Salmonella enteritidis in Poultry and Backyard Chickens from

Tiruchirappalli, India.Microbiology Journal 5: 28-35.

101. Nivas D, Ramesh N, KrishnaKumar V, Rajesh P, King Solomon P and Rajesh Kannan V (2015)

Distribution Isolation and Characterization of Potential Therapeutic Bacteriophages for

MDR and ESBL Producing Pathogens from Hospital Effluents. Asian Journal of

Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 8(2): 384-389.

102. Dey D, Basuroy A, Ranjani A, Gayathri L, Chandraleka S, Dhanasekaran D, Akbarsha MA, shen

Cy, Tsai HL, Maji M, Kole N and Bhaskar B (2015) Synthesis and bio-catalytic activity of

isostructural cobalt(III)-phenanthroline complexes. J. Chem. Sci 127 (4): 649–661 (IF-1.19).

103. King Solomon E and Rajesh Kannan V (2015) Persistence and Enzymatic Activities

Assessments of Larvicidal Crystal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis Bollgard II Cotton in

Bioinoculant Rhizosphere Soils. International Journal of Advanced Research 3(2): 555-562.

104. Enthumathi R, Shanmughapriya S, Sumathi S, Das BC, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Prevalence

of Human papillomavirus, Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia trachomatis among women with

normal cervical cytology and their impact on TLRs expression. Research J Obstetrics and

Gynecology 8(1): 1-8. DOI: 10.3923/rjog.

105. Ganesh M, Senthamarai A, Shanmughapriya S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Effective

production of low crystallinity Poly (3-Hydroxybutyrate) by recombinant E. coli strain

JM109 using crude glycerol as sole carbon source. Bioresour Technol 192: 677-681 (IF: 5.8).

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106. Gayathri M, Kumar PS, Prabha AML and Muralitharan G (2015) In vitro regeneration of

Arachis hypogaea L. and Moringa oleifera Lam. using extracellular phytohormones from

Aphanothece sp. MBDU 515. Algal Research 7:100-105.

107. Gayathri L, Dhanasekaran D, Akbarsha MA (2015) Scientific concepts and applications of

integrated discrete multiple organ co-culture technology. J Pharmacology

Pharmacotherapeutics 6 (2): 63-70.

108. Gayathri L, Dhivy R, Dhanasekaran D, Periasamy VS, Alshatwi AA and Akbarsha MA (2015)

Hepatotoxic effect of ochratoxin A and citrinin, alone and in combination, and protective

effect of vitamin E: in vitro study in HepG2 cell. Food and Chemical Toxicology 83: 151-163

(IF 2.8).

109. Gopinath PM, Dhanasekaran D, Ranjani A, Thajuddin N, Akbarsha MA, Velmurugan M

Panneerselvam A (2015) Optimization of sporicidal activity and environmental Bacillus

endospores decontamination by biogenic silver nanoparticles.Future Microbiology 10(5): 725-

741 (IF: 3.89).

110. Gopinath PM, Narchonai G, Dhanasekaran D, Ranjani A, Thajuddin N (2015) Mycosynthesis

characterization and antibacterial properties of AgNPs against multidrug resistant (MDR)

bacterial pathogens of female infertility cases. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 10:

138-145 (IF: 0.218).

111. Jeyaraj N, Ravikumar S, Pandiaraj D, Santhanam P and Thajuddin N (2015) Occurrence of

Trichodesmium erythraeum bloom in the Gulf of Mannar Southeast coast of

India.International Journal of Current Research and Development3 (2): 1-10.

112. Kumari RP, Ramkumar S, Thankappan B, Natarajaseenivasan K, Balaji S, Anbarasu K (2015)

Transcriptional regulation of crystalline, redox, and apoptotic genes by C-Phycocyanin in

the selenite-induced cataractogenic rat model. Molecular Vision 14; 21-26 (IF: 2.45).

113. Latha S, Vinothini G and Dhanasekaran D (2015) Chromium [Cr(VI)] biosorption property of

the newly isolated actinobacterial probiont Streptomyces werraensis LD22. 3 Biotech 5(4):

423-432 (IF: 1.36)

114. LewisOscar F, Nithya C, Bakkiyaraj D, Arunkumar M, Naiyf S, Alharbi and Thajuddin N (2015)

Biofilm inhibitory effect of Spirulina platensis extracts on bacteria of clinical significance.

PNAS Biological Sciences 87 (2): 537-544 (IF: 0.36).

115. Lewis-Oscar F, Bakkiyaraj D, Nithya C and Thajuddin N (2015) Deciphering the diversity of

Microalgal bloom in wastewater – An attempt to construct potential consortia for

bioremediation. J Current Perspectives in Applied Microbiology 3(2): 92-96.

116. LewisOscar F, Bakkiyaraj D, MubarakAli D, Nithya C, Priyanka R, Gopinath V, Naif S. Alharbi,

Thajuddin N (2015) One pot synthesis and antibiofilm potential of copper nanoparticles

(CuNPs) against clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biofouling 31 (4): 379-391

(IF:2.786)

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117. LewisOscar F, Praveenkuma R and Thajuddin N (2015) Bioethanol production using starch

extracted from microalga Stigeoclonium sp BUM11007 cultivated in domestic wastewater.

Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 9 (5): 216-224.

118. Tharanya M, Vadakkan K, Hempriya J, Rajesh Kannan V and Vijayanand S (2015) Biogenic

Approach for the Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Using a Halophilic Bacterial

Isolate-Chromohalobacter salexigens Strain PMT-1. International Journal of Current Research

and Academic Review 3(10): 334-342.

119. Manivannan N, Udhayakumar G, Gnanadesigan M, Thajuddin N, Daniel T, Sivakumar VK,

Thanighaiarassu RR, Raghunathan D and Sivamani P (2015) Effects of biofertilizer enriched

vermicompost on the growth parameters of Vigna unguiculata (L.). Int J Scientific Research

4(10): 129 – 132.

120. Manivannan N, Udhayakumar G, Ravishankar R, Thajuddin N, Thilagavathy D, Thanighaiarassu

RR, Sivamani P and Raghunathan D (2015) Study on vermicast microflora of Eudrilus

eugeniae using different leaf litters.Eur J Pharmaceutical & Medical Research 2(5): 826-835.

121. Moorthy K, Punitha T, Vinodhini R, Suresh M, Shonga A, Tomass Z and Thajuddin N (2015)

Efficacy of different solvent extracts of Aristolochia krisagathra and Thottea ponmudiana for

potential antimicrobial activity. Journal of pharmacy 9(1): 35-40

122. MubarakAli D, Thajuddin N (2015) Factors inhibiting the Education specialists Agents in

transferring technology from lab to land in India. Asian J Scientific Research 8(2): 134-141.

123. MubarakAli D, Arunkumar J, Pooja P, Subramanian G, Thajuddin N and Alharbi NS (2015)

Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible tenorite nanoparticles for implant coating

with potential property against biofilm formation. Saudi Pharmaceutical J23: 421–428 (IF

1.0).

124. Muthukumar C, Panneerselvam A, Vijayakumar R, Nithya K, Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and

Saravanamuthu R (2015) Diversity of wood inhabiting fungi from Muthupet mangrove

environs of Tamil Nadu. Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovations 9(1): 42-49.

125. Narayanan R, Sumathi G, Prabhakaran SG, Shanmughapriya S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015)

Pediatric leptospirosis a population based case-control study from Chennai, India. Indian J

Medical Microbiology 34: 228-232 (IF: 1.1).

126. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, DuraipandiyanV, Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N (2015) Diversity

and antimicrobial potential of culturable actinobacteria from desert soils of Saudi Arabia. J

Pharm Sci & Res 7(3): 117-122.

127. Padmavathi AR, Bakkiyaraj D, Thajuddin N, Pandian SK (2015) Effect of 2, 4-di-tert-

butylphenol on the growth and biofilm formation of an opportunistic fungus Candida

albicans. Biofouling 31(7): 565–574 (IF: 3.701).

128. Palash M, Sanjay R, Gayathri L, Bitapi M, Dhanasekaran DS, Chattopadhyay MA. Akbarsha,

Partha Sarathi G, Partha Sarathi S (2015) 1-Amino-4-hydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone-an

analogue of anthracycline anticancer drugs, interacts with DNA and induces apoptosis in

human MDA-MB-231 breast adinocarcinoma cells: Evaluation of structure-activity

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relationship using computational, spectroscopic and biochemical studies. Biochemistry and

Biophysics Reports 4: 312–323.

129. Prabha T, King Solomon E, Rajesh Kannan V and Senthil Kumar R (2015) Competence of

Trichoderma viride as Biocontrol Agent against Soil Borne Fusarium oxysporum Wilt Disease

on Onion Crop.Eur J Environmental Ecology 2(2):72-77.

130. Prabhu N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Joseph PID (2015) Survey of leptospiral pathogens carried by

rodents at different areas of Tiruchirappalli, India. Int J Extensive Research 6: 26-31.

131. Prabhusaran N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Joseph PID (2015) Appearance of black pigments in the

EMJH semisolid medium – cultural confusion.European J Pharmaceutical and Medical

Research. 2: 864-872 (IF: 4.89).

132. Prabhusaran N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Joseph PID (2015) Poor garbage management: a major

source of emergence of leptospirosis and other infectious diseases. Ewemen J Epidemiology

and Clinical Medicine. 1: 1-6.

133. Priyadharsini P and Dhanasekaran D (2015) Diversity of soil Allelopathic Actinobacteria in

Tiruchirappalli district Tamil Nadu, India. J Saudi Society Agricultural Sci 14(1):54–60.

134. Raja V and Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) Pathogenic, Diagnostic and Vaccine potential of

Leptospiral outer membrane proteins (OMPs). Critical Rev Microbiology 41: 1-17 (IF: 6.02).

135. Raja V, Shanmughapriya S, Kanagavel M, Artiushin SC, Velineni S, Timoney JF,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2015) In vivo expressed proteins of virulent Leptospira interrogans

serovar Autumnalis N2 elicit strong IgM responses of value in early diagnosis. Clinical &

Vaccine Immunology 23: 65-72 (IF: 2.8).

136. Sangeetha Devi R, Rajesh Kannan V, Nivas D, Kannan K, Chandru S and Antony RA (2015)

Biodegradation of HDPE by Aspergillus spp. from Marine Ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar,

India. Marine Pollution Bulletin 96: 32–40.

137. Rajesh D, Muthukumar S, Siva D, Saibaba S, Dhanasekaran D and Archunan G (2015)

Examining and elucidation of human weight cycle model adopting e-cell simulation system.

Bioinformation 11(7): 336-342.

138. Rajesh K, Dhanasekaran D and Tyagi BK (2015) Mosquito survey and larvicidal activity of

actinobacterial isolates against Culex larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).Journal of the Saudi Society

of Agricultural Sciences 14, 116–122

139. Ramkumar S, Fujii N, Sakaue H, Fujii N, Thankappan B, Kumari RP, Natarajaseenivasan K,

Anbarasu K (2015) Real-time heterogeneous protein-protein interaction between A-

crystallin N-terminal mutants and B-crystallin using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM).

Amino Acids 47 (5): 1035-1043 (IF: 2.906).

140. Ramkumar S, Thankappan B, Fujii N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Anbarasu K (2015) Interaction of

A-crystallin F71L mutant with wild type A and B-crystallins by mammalian two hybrid

assay. International J Biological Macromolecules 76: 102-108 (IF: 3.909).

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141. Ramya VP and Muralitharan G (2015) Cyanobacterial biodiversity in freshwater habitats of

Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India.J Current Perspectives in Applied Microbiology

4(2): 26-33.

142. Saravanakumar K, MubarakAli D, Kathiresan K, Thajuddin N, Alharbi NS and Jie Chen (2015)

Biogenic metallic nanoparticles as catalyst for bioelectricity production: a novel approach in

microbial fuel cells. Materials Science and EngineeringB 203: 27-34 (IF: 2.136).

143. Sethupathy S, Nithya C and Pandian SK (2015) 2-furaldehyde diethyl acetal from tender

coconut water (Cocos nucifera L: Arecaceae) attenuates biofilm formation and quorum

sensing-mediated virulence of Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Biofouling 31 (9-10), 721-733 (IF: 2.786).

144. Shalini ASS, Amaladasan M, Prasannabalaji N, Revathi, J and Muralitharan G (2015) Synthesis,

characterization, and antimicrobial studies on 13-membered-N6-macrocyclic transition

metal complexes containing trimethoprim. Arabian Journal of Chemistry

145. Kanagavel M, PrincyMargreat AA, Arunkumar M, Prabhakaran SG, Shanmughapriya S,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of leptospiral strains

isolated from two geographic locations of Tamil Nadu, India. Infection Genetics and Evolution

37: 123-128 (IF: 2.5).

146. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Duraipandiyan V, Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N (2015) Diversity

and antimicrobial potential of culturable actinobacteria from desert soils of Saudi Arabia. J

Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research 7(3): 117 – 122.

147. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Dhanasekaran D, Shine K, Naiyf SA, Jamal MK and Thajuddin N

(2016) Production, Optimization and Partial Characterization of Thermostable and Alkaline

Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis KSU-6. Int J Agriculture & Biology 18 (6): 1188-1194

148. Prabhusaran N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Jospeh PID (2016) Clinical significance of serum

hepcidin levels on early infectious complications in human leptospirosis. J Pharmaceutical

and Biological Sciences 4: 104-110 (IF: 0.8).

149. Ranjani A, Gopinath PM, Rajesh K, Dhanasekaran D and Priyadharsini P (2016) Diversity of

silver nanoparticle synthesizing actinobacteria isolated from marine soil, Tamil Nadu, India.

Arab J Sci Eng 41(1): 25-32 (IF: 1.09).

150. Santhakumari S, Kannappan A, Pandian SK, Thajuddin N, Babu Rajendran R and Veera Ravi A

(2016) Inhibitory effect of marine cyanobacterial extract on biofilm formation and virulence

factors production of bacterial pathogens causing vibriosis in aquaculture. Journal of Applied

Phycology 28: 313-324 (IF: 2.401).

151. Santhoshkumar S, Baldev E, Thangaraj R, Arulselvan C, Deepa K, Kala K, Panneerselvam A and

Thajuddin N (2016) Microalgal diversity from different freshwater ponds around Thanjavur,

Tamil Nadu. Seaweed Res Utiln 38(1): 115 – 126.

152. Santhoshkumar S, Karthi C, Velayutham P, Jeyaprakash R, Thajuddin N and Kala K (2016)

Effect of cyanobacterial extracellular products on mass propagation of Gloriosa superba L.

through shoot apex explants. World J Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sci 5 (11): 1324-1334.

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153. Shanmughapriya S, Lency A, Kavitha S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Prolonged

Aminoglycoside Treatment for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Associated Ovarian Carcinoma.

Trends in Medical Research 1-5 (IF: 0.8).

154. Shanmughapriya S, Senthilkumar G, Arun S, Das BC, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Risk factors

for epithelial ovarian carcinoma in India: a case-control study in Low-incidence population.

International J Cancer Research 1-8 (IF: 7.3).

155. Shine K, Kanimozhi K, Panneerselvam A, Muthukumar C and Thajuddin N (2016) Optimization

of production and partial characterization of alkaline protease by newly isolated Bacillus

subtilis strain RS2 from desert soil. J Environmental & Applied Bioresearch4 (1): 9 – 15.

156. Shine K, Kanimozhi K, Panneerselvam A, Muthukumar C, Thajuddin N (2016) Production and

optimization of alkaline protease by Bacillus cereus RS3 isolated from desert soil.Int. J. Adv.

Res. Biol. Sci 3(7): 193-202.

157. Sivasankari K, Shanmughapriya S, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Leptospiral renal colonization

status in asymptomatic rural population of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Pathogens

and Global Health 110: 209-215 (IF: 1.7).

158. Soundararajan S, Suresh A, Dhanasekaran D and Thajuddin N (2016) Diversity of microalgae

from different water bodies around Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Seaweed Res Utiln 38(1): 95

– 102.

159. Suresh M, Al-Aboody MS, Rath PK, Panneerselvam A and Thajuddin N (2016) Screening and

antibacterial efficacy of selected Indian medicinal plants. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical

Biomedicine 6(3): 185 – 191 (IF: 1.062).

160. Thajamanbi M, Jayashree R and Thajuddin N (2016) Blue green algae from rice fields of

karimganj district, Assam, North East India. Int J Life Sciences & Pharma Res 6(4): 25 – 34.

161. Thajamanbi M, Rout J and Thajuddin N (2016) Isolation and characterization of two

cyanobacterial strains Calothrix sp. and Microchaete sp. from rice fields of Karimganj

District, Assam, North East India. Current World Environment 11 (2): 399 – 405.

162. Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2016) PCR based DNA/rRNA fingerprinting and phylogeny

of cyanobacteria. Seaweed Res Utiln 38(1): 137 – 147.

163. Amit D, Sanjay R, Palash M, Arup D, Kalachand M, Gayathri L, Dhanasekaran D, Sengupta

PS, Akbarsha MA and Partha SG (2016) Studies on the interaction of 2-amino-3-hydroxy-

anthraquinone with surfactant micelles reveal its nucleation in human MDA-MB-231 breast

adinocarcinoma cells. RSC Advances 6: 28200-28212 (IF: 3.84).

164. Anita Kumari, Premlatha MM, Kanagavel M, Akino Mercy CS, Raja V, Shanmughapriya S,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Evaluation of combined B cell specific N-terminal immunogenic

domains of LipL21 for diagnosis of leptospirosis. International J Biological Macromolecules,

91: 465-471 (IF: 3.9).

165. Asha Parveen SM, Suganyaa B, Sathya MS, Margreat AA, Sivasankari K, Shanmughapriya S,

Hoffman NE, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2016) Leptospirosis seroprevalence among blue metal

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mine workers of Tamil Nadu, India. American J Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95 (1): 38-42

(IF: 2.5).

166. Balaperiasamy B, Thajuddin N and Panneerselvam A (2016) Cytotoxic Activity and Apoptosis

Induction of Hypericum wightianum Wall, Ex Wight & Arn. Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res 38(2):

232-237.

167. Baldev E, MubarakAli D and Thajuddin N (2016) Microalgal Biomass Production: Lab-to-

Land practices in Bharathidasan University, India. ENVIS Newsletter 14(3): 2-4.

168. Borah D, Vimala N and Thajuddin N (2016) Biochemical composition and chemotaxonomy of

cyanobacteria isolated from Assam, North-East India. Phykos 46 (2): 33-45.

169. Das S, Das B, Ranjani A, Gayathri G, Saha S, Pasan J, Dhanasekaran D, Akbarsha MA, Mali M

and Biswas B (2016) Recognition of self-assembled water-nitrate cluster in a Co(III)-2,2-

bipyridine host: Synthesis, X-ray structure, DNA cleavage, molecular docking and

anticancer activity.J Chem Sci 125(11): 1755-1764 (IF: 1).

170. Dey D, Das S, Ram Yadav H, Ranjani A, Gayathri L, Roy S, Sarathi Guin P, Dhanasekaran D,

Choudhury AR, Akbarsha MA and Bhaskar B (2016) Design of a mononuclear copper(II)-

phenanthroline complex: Catecholoxidation, DNA cleavage and antitumor properties.

Polyhedron 106: 106-114 (IF: 2.10).

171. Gopinath PM, Ranjani A, Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N, Archunan G, Akbarsha MA, Gulyas B

and Padmanabhan P (2016) Multi-functional nano silver: A novel disruptive and theranostic

agent for pathogenic organisms in real-time. Scientific Reports 6: 34058 (IF: 5.578).

172. Gopinath V, Priyadarshini S, MubarakAli D, Loke MF, Thajuddin N, Alharbi NS, Yadavalli T,

Alagiri M and Vadivelu J (2016) Anti-Helicobacter pylori, cytotoxicity and catalytic activity of

biosynthesizedgold nanoparticles: Multifaceted application. Arabian J Chemistry (In Press)

173. Haja Hameed AS, Karthikeyan C, ParveezAhamed A, Thajuddin N, Naiyf S, Alharbi ASA and

Ravi G (2016) In vitro antibacterial activity of ZnO and Nd doped ZnO nanoparticles against

ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. Scientific Reports 6: 24312

174. Hemalatha A, Suresh A, Girija K, Thajuddin N and Anantharaman P (2016) Growth and

biochemical composition of three cultured marine diatoms.Seaweed Res Utiln 38 (1): 155 –

160.

175. Hemalatha A, Suresh M, Girija K, Thajuddin N and Anantharaman P (2016) Growth and

biochemical composition of three cultured marine diatoms. Seaweed Ressearch and Utilization

38(1): 155 – 160.

176. Ilangovan A, Sakthivel P, Sivasankari K, Akino Mercy CS, Natarajaseenivasan K (2017)

Discovery of 6,7-dihydro-3H-pyrano[4,3-c]isoxazol-3-ones as a new class of pathogen specific

anti-leptospiral agents. European J Medicinal Chemistry 125: 29-40 (IF: 1.9).

177. Imran MY, Reehana N, Jayaraj KA, Ahmad AA, Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N, Alharbi NS and

Muralitharan G (2016) Statistical optimization of exo-ploysaccharide production by

Lactobacillus plantarum NTM105 and NTM120. Int J Biol Macromol 93: 731-745.

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178. Latha S, Vinothini G, Devadasan John DC and Dhanasekaran D (2016) In vitro probiotic profile

based selection of indigenous actinobacterial probiont Streptomyces sp. JD9 for enhanced

broiler production. J Bioscience & Bioengineering 121(1): 124-131 (IF: 1.869).

179. Lavania T, Baldev E and Thajuddin N (2016) Extraction and optimization of

exopolysaccharide (EPS) from cyanobacterium Phormidium animale NTEL4 with special

reference to its biotechnological potentials. Seaweed Res Utiln 38(1): 149 – 154.

180. Mubarak Ali D, LewisOscar F, Santhoshkumar S and Thajuddin N (2016) Bright field, dark

field, phase-contrast and confocal laser scanning microscopic studies of morphologically

diverse selected fresh water microalgae a comparative report. Phykos 46 (1): 40-51.

181. Satheesh Kumar M, Kabra N, Booki Min, El-Dalatony M, Xiong J, Thajuddin N, Lee DS and Jeon

B (2016) Insecticides induced biochemical changes in freshwater microalga Chlamydomonas

mexicana.Environ Sci Pollut Res 23(2): 1091-1099.

182. Muthukumar C, Panneerselvam A, Vijayakumar R, Nithya K, Dhanasekaran D, Thajuddin N and

Saravanamuthu R (2016) Diversity of wood-inhabiting marine fungi from Muthupet

Mangrove environs of Tamil Nadu, India. J Sci Trans Environ Technol 9(1): 42 – 49.

183. Muthuselvam R, Vinothini G, Palliyarai Thaiyammal S, Latha S, Aunachalam C, Dhanasekaran

D, Padmanabhan P, Sulaiman AA, Archunan G (2016) The cell aggregating propensity of

probiotic actinobacterial isolates: isolation and characterization of the aggregation inducing

peptide pheromone.Biofouling 32(1), 1, 71–79 (IF 3.4).

184. Nazeerullah R, Thajuddin N and Syed Moideen R (2016) Studies on bacteriorhodopsin

synthesis in UV induced mutant Halobacterium salinarium with different time of UV

exposure. International J Scientific Research 5(1): 571 – 573.

185. Nisha J, Ramanathan K, Nawaz Khan F, Dhanasekaran D and Shanthi V (2016) Discovery of a

potential lead compound for treating leprosy with dapsone resistance mutation in M. leprae

folP1. Molecular Biosystems 12: 2178-2188 (IF: 3.210).

186. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Dhanasekaran D, Arunachalam C and Thajuddin N (2016) Isolation,

characterization and screening of antimicrobial metabolites from desert actinobacteria

Streptomyces sp. Strain DA7-2. Int J Biological & Pharmaceutical Research 7(2): 116-121.

187. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Dhanasekaran D, Kadaikunnan S, Alharbi NS, Khaled JM and

Thajuddin N (2016) Production optimization and partial characterization of thermostable

and alkaline amylase from Bacillus licheniformis KSU-6. Int J Agric Biol 18: 1188‒1194.

188. LewisOscar F*, Nithya C*, Bakkiyaraj D, Arunkumar M, Naif S. Alharbi, Thajuddin N (2017)

Biofilm inhibitory effect of Spirulina platensis extracts on bacteria of Clinical significance.

PNAS IndiaSection B:Biological Sciences 87: 537-544 (I F: 0.396)

189. MubarakAli D, LewisOscar F, Gopinath V, Alharbi NS, Alharbi SA and Thajuddin N (2017) An

inhibitory action of chitosan nanoparticles against pathogenic bacteria and fungi and their

potential applications as biocompatible antioxidants. Microbial Pathogenesis 114: 323-327.

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190. MurpinKumar PS, MubarakAli D, Saratale RG, Saratale GD, Pugazhendhi A, Gopalakrishnan K

and Thajuddin N (2017) Synthesis of nano-cubical gold particles for effective antimicrobial

property against clinical human pathogens. Microbial Pathogenesis 113: 68-73 (IF: 2.0).

191. Narayanasamy M, Dhanasekaran D, Vinothini G and Thajuddin N (2017) Extraction and

recovery of precious metals from electronic waste printed circuit boards by bioleaching

acidophilic fungi. International J Environmental Science & Technology 15 (1): 119-132 (IF:

2.344).

192. Krishnan N, Velramar B, Pandiyana R, and Rajesh Kannan V (2017) Anti-pseudomonal and

anti-endotoxic effects of surfactin-stabilized biogenic silver nanocubes ameliorated wound

repair in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice.Nanomedicine & Biotechnology 46(3): 488-499.

193. Nithya C, LewisOscar F, MubarakAli D, Alharbi NS and Thajuddin N (2017) In vitro and In vivo

antibiofilm effect of one pot synthesized copper nanoparticles against aquaculture

pathogens.Biocat Agri Biotechnol 10: 336 – 341.

194. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Shine K, Naiyf SA, Jamal MK, Dhanasekaran D (2017) Purification,

characterization, and statistical optimization of a thermostable - amylase from desert

actinobacterium Streptomyces fragilis DA7-7. 3Biotech 7 (5): 350 (IF: 1.36).

195. Pandiaraj D, Baldev E, Muhammad Ilyas MH and Thajuddin N (2017) Production, Extraction

and purification of C-Phycoerythrin from marine cyanobacterium, Phormidium persicinum

NTDP01. Phykos 47 (1): 16-22.

196. Parveez Ahamed A, Rasheed MU, Peer Muhamed Noorani K, Reehana N, Santhoshkumar S,

Mohamed Imran M, Alharbi NS, Alharbi SA, Arunachalam C, Akbarsha MA and Thajuddin N

(2017) In vitro antibacterial activity of MGDG-Palmitoyl from Oscillatoria acuminata

NTAPC05 against extended spectrum beta lactamase producers. J Antibiotics 70 (6): 754-762

(IF: 2.173).

197. Prasannabalaji N, Ramya VP and Muralitharan G (2017) In vitro assessment of Lyngbya sp. and

Phormidium sp. extracts for antibacterial and antioxidant properties. J Algal Biomass

Utilization 8(2): 16-29.

198. Manohar P, Shanthini T, Gothandam KM, Rajesh Kannan V, Ramesh N (2017) Enhanced

amylolytic activity of intracellular α-amylase produced by Bacillus tequilensis.J

Microbiology, Biotechnology & Food Sciences 6(6): 1314-1318.

199. Priya E, Thenmozhi R, Nagasathya A, Praveen Kumar D, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2017)

Antagonistic potential of Streptomyces flavomacrosporus GACMPT-57 against plant

pathogens. J Microbiology & Biotechnology Research 4 (1): 68-73.

200. Priyadharsini P, Dhanasekaran D, Gopinath PM, Ramanathan K, Shanthi V, Chandraleka S and

Biswas B (2017) Spectroscopic identification and molecular modeling of Diethyl 7-

hydroxytrideca - 2, 5, 8, 11- tetraenedioate-a herbicidal compound from Streptomyces sp.

Arab J Sci Eng 42: 2217–2227 (IF: 1.09).

201. Rajasree S, MubarakAli D, Desika P, Harshiny M, Thajuddin N, Smit SK and Pugazhendhi A

(2017) An enhancement of antimicrobial efficacy of biogenic and ceftriaxone conjugated

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silver nanoparticles: green approach. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 25 (11):

10362-10370 (IF: 2.76).

202. Rajkumari J, Meena H, Muralitharan G and Siddhardha B (2017) Green synthesis of anisotropic

gold nanoparticles using hordenine and their antibiofilm efficacy against Pseudomonas

aeruginosa. IET Nanobiotech 11(8): 987-994.

203. Ramya R, Sangeetha Devi R, Manikandan A, Rajesh Kannan V (2017) Standardization of

Biopolymer Production from Seaweed Associative Bacteria. Int J Biological Macromol 102:

550–564.

204. Sabeeha S, Gowri S and Thajuddin N (2017) Automatic Detection and Pattern recognition of

Morphological growth phases of Scenedesmus sp. Int J Advanced Trends in Computer

Applications 4(6): 1-6.

205. Sanjay R, Gayathri L, Dhanasekaran D, Akbarsha MA, Partha Sarathi G (2017) Model studies on

the interactions of a Cu(II) - quinone complex with surfactant micelles and DNA explore its

induction of apoptosis in human MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cells. J Coordination

Chemistry 70: 2128-2147 (IF 1.75)

206. Shafreen RB, Seema S, Ahamed AP, Thajuddin N and Alharbi SA (2017) Inhibitory effect of

biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from extract of Nitzschia palea against curli-mediated

biofilm of Escherichia coli. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 183(4): 1351-1361 (IF: 1.606).

207. Shunmugam S, Gayathri M, Prasannabalaji N, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2017)

Unraveling the presence of multi-class toxins from Trichodesmium bloom in the Gulf of

Mannar region of the Bay of Bengal. Toxicon 135: 43-50.

208. Sumathy S, Gayathri M, Prasannabalaji N, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2017) Unraveling

the presence of multi-class toxins from Trichodesmium bloom in the Gulf of Mannar region

of the Bay of Bengal. Toxicon 135: 43-50 (IF: 2.309).

209. Thirumalairaj J, Sivasankari K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Balagurunathan R (2017) Potential anti-

leptospiral compound, leptomycin B from marine Streptomyces indiaensis MSU5: taxonomy,

fermentation, compound isolation, in vitro and in vivo efficacy.World J Microbiol Biotechnol

33: 187 (IF: 2.1).

210. Velmurugan K, Thamilselvan, Antony R, Rajesh Kannan V, Tang L, Nandhakumar R (2017)

Imidazoloquinoline bearing thiol probe as fluorescent electrochemical sensing of Ag and

relay recognition of Proline. J Photochemistry &Photobiology A: Chemistry 333: 130–141.

211. Vijayakumar S, Malaikozhundan B, Shanthi S, Vaseeharan B and Thajuddin N (2017) Control of

biofilm forming clinically important bacteria by green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles and

its ecotoxicity on Ceriodaphnia cornuta.Microbial Pathogenesis 107: 88-97 (IF: 1.888).

212. Vimal Raj R, Vinod Kumar K, Sugunan AP, Natarajaseenivasan K, Vijayachari P (2017)

Homologous microscopic agglutinating antibodies after natural infection with leptospires –

results from a long term follow up of a cohort living in an endemic area. Pathogens and

Global Health 23: 1-5 (IF: 1.7).

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213. Anju M, Kalyanam N, Majeed M, Samuel Manoharan T and Thajuddin N (2017) An expeditious,

green and protecting-group - Free synthesis of a potent secondary metabolite Calebin-A and

its analogues.SynOpen: 1: 125 – 128.

214. Antony AR, Nivas D, Chandru S, Sangeetha Devi R, Kannan K, Rajesh Kannan V (2017)

Validation of Alcaligenes faecalis RBL1 Efficacy on Zinc Solubilization in Sorghum bicolor

Rhizosphere Soils. Asian J Microbiology, Biotechnology & Envil Sciences 19(3): 1-12.

215. Karthikeyan B, Harini L, Krishnakumar V, Rajesh Kannan V, Sundar K and Kathiresan T (2017)

Insights on the involvement of (–)-epigallocatechin gallate in ER stress-mediated apoptosis in

age-related macular degeneration. Apoptosis 22(1): 72-85.

216. Buvaneswari G, Thenmozhi R, Nagasathya A and Thajuddin N (2017) Screening of efficient

monocrotophos degrading bacterial isolates from paddy field soil of Sivagangai District,

Tamil Nadu, and India.J Environmental Science & Technology 10(1): 13-24.

217. Nithya C, LewisOscar F, MubarakAli D, Alharbi SA and Thajuddin N (2017) In vitro and in vivo

antibiofilm effect of copper nanoparticles against aquaculture pathogens.Biocatalysis &

Agricultural Biotechnology 10: 336-341 (IF: 0.887)

218. Gayathri M, Sumathy S, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2017) Phytohormones and free

volatile fatty acids from cyanobacterial biomass wet extract (BWE) elicit plant growth

promotion. Algal Research 26: 56–64 (IF: 3.99).

219. Gayathri M, Shunmugam S, Thajuddin N and Muralitharan G (2017) Phytohormones and free

volatile fatty acids from biomass wet extract (BWE) elicit plant growth promotion. Algal Res

26:56-64.

220. Hemalatha A, MohammedEsa SAR, Suresh M, Thajuddin N and Anantharaman P (2017)

Identification of Odontella aurita by rbcL gene sequence-a high antibacterial potential

centric marine diatom. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 28 (5): 655 -661 (IF: 1.209).

221. Kanagavel M, Shanmughapriya S, Aishwarya KVL, Ponmurugan K, Murugan K, Al-Dhabi NA,

Natarajaseenivasan K*(2017) Peptide specific monoclonal antibodies of Leptospiral LigA for

acute diagnosis of leptospirosis. Scientific Reports 7: 3250 (IF: 4.1).

222. Krishnan R, Paneerselvam A, Ilavarasi A and Thajuddin N (2017) Isolation of pigment

producing halophilic bacteria from Marakkanam salt pans and evaluation of their

antioxidant ability. World J Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 (10): 205 – 216.

223. Krishnan R, Panneerselvam A, Thajuddin N and Ilavarasi A (2017) Isolation and

characterization of halophilic bacteria producing amylase and protease enzyme from

Marakkanam salt pan. International J Biological Research & Development 7(1): 1-8.

224. Kumar KV, Lall C, Vimal Raj R, Vedhagiri K, Kartick C, Surya P, Natarajaseenivasan K,

Vijayachari P (2017) Overexpression of heat shock GroEL stress protein in leptospiral

biofilm. Microbial Pathogenesis 102: 8-11 (IF: 2.3).






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http://www.tandfonline.com/author/Mohammed+Esa%2C+Syed+Abdul+Rahman

http://www.tandfonline.com/author/Suresh%2C+Murugan

http://www.tandfonline.com/author/Thajuddin%2C+Nooruddin

http://www.tandfonline.com/author/Anantharaman%2C+Perumal

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225. Latha S, Sivaranjani G and Dhanasekaran D (2017) Response surface methodology: A non-

conventional statistical tool to maximize the throughput of Streptomyces species biomass and

their bioactive metabolites. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 43(5): 567–582 (IF 8.13).

226. Rajha Vignesh KM, Thiyagarajan P, Rubalakshmi G (2017) Nirubama Evaluation of

Phytochemical Analysis and Antithrombolytic Activities of Dual Organisms Lichens–

Parmotrema perlatum. Indian J Nat Sci 7 (42): 12285-12293.

227. Gayathri M, Shunmugam S, Mugasundari AV, Rahman PK and Muralitharan G (2018) Growth

kinetic and fuel quality parameters as selective criterion for screening biodiesel producing

cyanobacterial strains. Bioresource technology 247: 453-462.

228. Janani R, Nathiya S, Rajesh Kannan V (2018) Bacillus thuringiensis Thuricin S (Bacteriocin)

Efficacy against Bacterial Blight Disease Causative Agent of Xanthomonas sp. in Cowpea. J

Emerging Technologies &Innovative 5(9): 376-381.

229. Janani R, Nathiya S, Rajesh Kannan V (2018) Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis from

Bt cotton rhizosphere against Anopheles mosquito larvae (Culicidae).Asian J Pharmaceutical

& clinical research 11(9): 456-462.

230. Ebenezer KS, Seshiah A and Rajeshkannan V (2018) Cloning and DNA fingerprinding of

breast cancer gene by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR)-A case

report. J Pharma Research 7(4)

231. LewisOscar F, Nithya C, Alharbi NS, Alharbi SA, Thajuddin N (2018) In vitro and in silico

attenuation of quorum sensing mediated pathogenicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using

Spirulina platensis.Microbial Pathogenesis 116: 246-256 (IF: 2.33)

232. LewisOscar F, Nithya C, Alharbi NS, Alharbi SA, Thajuddin N (2018) Microfouling inhibition

of human nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa using marine cyanobacteria.

Microbial Pathogenesis 114: 107-115 (IF: 2.33)

233. MubarakAli D, Baldev E, Thajuddin N, Lee SY and Kim JW (2018) An evidence of C16 fatty

acid methyl esters extracted from microalga for effective antimicrobial and antioxidant

property. Microbial Pathogenesis 115: 233 – 238 (IF: 2.009).

234. Narayanasamy M, Dhanasekaran D, Vinothini G and Thajuddin N (2018) Extraction and

recovery of precious metals from electronic waste printed circuit boards by bioleaching

acidophilic fungi. Int J Environmental Science & Technology 15: 119–132 (IF: 2.344).

235. Krishnan N, Velramar B, Ramatchandirin B, Abraham GC, Duraisamy N, Pandiyan R, Rajesh

Kannan V (2018) Effect of biogenic silver nanocubes on matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9

expressions in hyperglycemic skin injury and its impact in early wound healing in

streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Materials Science & EngineeringC 91: 146-152.

236. Natarajaseenivasan K*, Cotto B, Shanmughapriya S, Lombardi AA, Datta PK, Madesh M, Elrod

JW, Khalili K, Langford D (2018) Astrocytic metabolic switch is a novel etiology for Cocaine

and HIV-1 Tat-mediated neurotoxicity. Cell Death and Disease 9: 415 (IF: 5.6).

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237. Nithya K, Muthukumar C, Biswas Br, Alharbi NS, Shine K, Khaled Jamal M, Dhanasekaran D

(2018) Desert Actinobacteria as a source of bioactive compounds production with a special

emphases on Pyridine-2,5-diacetamide a new pyridine alkaloid produced by Streptomyces

sp.DA3-7. Microbiological Research 207: 116-133 (IF: 3.2)

238. Pattnaik S, Barik S, Muralitharan G and Busi S (2018) Ferulic acid encapsulated chitosan-

tripolyphosphate nanoparticles attenuate quorum sensing regulated virulence and biofilm

formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. IET Nanobiotechnology 12(8): 1056-1061.

239. Raja V, Prasad M, Bothammal P, Saranya P, Sumaiya K, Akino Mercy CS, Natarajaseenivasan

K* (2018) Silver enhanced nano-gold dot blot immunoassay for leptospirosis. J

Microbiological Methods 156: 20-22 (IF: 1.9).

240. Raja V, Sobana S, Akino Mercy CS, Cotto B, Bora DP, Natarajaseenivasan K* (2018)

Heterologous DNA prime-protein boost immunization with RecA and FliD offers cross-clade

protection against leptospiral infection. Scientific Reports 8: 6447 (IF: 4.1).

241. Ramya R, Akila K, Sangeetha Devi R and Rajesh Kannan V (2018) Analysis of plastic

degrading marine bacterial (Bacillus aryabhattai VRKPV15 and Bacillus cereus VRKPK25)

probiotic properties under in vitro condition. IntJ Medicobiological Research 1(9): 464-474.

242. Ramya R, Veeramuthu M and Rajesh Kannan V (2018) Analysis of biopolymer efficacy against

Xanthomonas causing bacterial blight disease in cowpea under nursery experiment.J

Emerging Technologies and Innovative 5(11): 619-633.

243. Ranjani A, Gopinath PM, Ananth S, Narchonai G, Thajuddin N and Dhanasekaran D (2018)

Multidimensional dose-response toxicity exploration of silver nanoparticles from

Nocardiopsis flavascens RD30. Applied Nanoscience 8: 699-713 (IF 3.2).

244. Sangeetha Devi R, Ramya K, Kannan A, Antony R, Rajesh Kannan V (2018) Investigation of

biodegradation potentials of high density polyethylene degrading marine bacteria isolated

from the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin (Accepted).

245. Shanmughapriya S, Tomar D, Dong Z, Slovik K, Nemani N, Natarajaseenivasan K, Carvalho E,

Lu C, Corrigan K, Garikipati VNS, Ibetti J, Rajan S, Barrero C, Chuprun K, Kishore R, Merali S,

Tian Y, Yan W, Madesh M (2018) FOXD1-dependent MICU1 regulation determines

mitochondrial activity and cell lineage. Nature Communication 9: 3449 (IF: 12.353).

246. Suresh S, Bhuvanesh N, Prabhu J, Thamilselvan A, Rex JeyaRajkumar S, Kannan K,

RajeshKannan V, Nandhakumar R (2018) Pyrene based chalcone as a reversible fluorescent

chemosensor for Al3+

ion and its biological applications. J Photochemistry & Photobiology A:

Chemistry 359: 172-182.

247. Tamil Kumar T, Saliq SM, Ilyas MHM, Thajuddin N, Panneerselvam A, Pausha MKS and

Jahangir HS (2018) Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial studies in Leaf extracts of

Indigofera aspalathoides (Vahl.). Pharmacognosy J 10 (6): 1208 - 1215 (IF: 0.7).

248. Thajuddin N, MubarakAli D and Subramanian G (2018) Emerging biotechnological potential of

marine cyanobacteria. Envis Newsletter 16(1): 2 – 5.

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249. Vasantharaja R, Stanley AL, MubarakAli D, Narendrakumar G, Thirugnanasambandam R,

Kirubagaran R and Thajuddin N (2018) Unraveling rapid extraction of fucoxanthin from

Padina tetrastromatica: Purification characterization and biomedical application. Process

Biochemistry 73: 211 - 219 (IF: 2.9).

250. Vijayakumar R, Gopalakrishnan A, Singaravel V and Thajuddin N (2018) Pathology of gastric

tumour in gold spot mullet (Liza parsia) from Parangipettai coastal waters southeast coast of

India.Wayamba Journal of Animal Science 10: 733 – 736.

251. Vinothini G, Kavitha R, Latha S, Arulmozhi M and Dhanasekaran D (2018) Cell aggregating

temperament and biopotency of cultivable indigenous actinobacterial community profile in

chicken (Gallusgallus domesticus) gut system. Arabian J Science & Engineering (IF: 1.09).

252. Anahas AMP and Muralitharan G (2018) Characterization of heterocystous cyanobacterial

strains for biodiesel production based on fatty acid content analysis and hydrocarbon

production.Energy Conversion and Management 157: 423-437.

253. Anita Kumari, Premlatha MM, Raja V, Akino Mercy CS, Sumathi K, Shariff M,

Natarajaseenivasan K* (2018) Protective immunity of recombinant LipL21 and I-LipL21

against Leptospira interrogans serovar Autumnalis N2 infection. J Infect Dev Ctries12: 22-30.

DOI: 10.3855/jidc.9545 (IF: 1.2).

254. Baldev E, Mubarakali D, Saravanakumar K, Arutselvan C, Alharbi SA, Alharbi NS,

Sivasubramanian V, Thajuddin N (2018) Unveiling algal cultivation using raceway ponds for

biodiesel production and its quality assessment.Renewable Energy 123: 486 - 498 (IF: 4.357).

255. Bhuvanesh N, Suresh S, Prabhu J, Kannan K, Rajesh Kannan V, Nandhakumar R (2018)

Ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for silver ion and its bacterial cell imaging. Optical

Materials 82: 123-129.

256. Bhuvanesh N, Suresh S, RamKumar P, Mothi EM, Kannan K, Rajesh Kannan V, Nandhakumar R

(2018) Small molecule “turn on” fluorescent probe for silver ion and application to bio-

imaging. J Photochemistry &Photobiology A: Chemistry 360: 6-12.

257. Borah D, Subramanian G, Jayashree Rout, Alharbi SA, Alharbi NS and Thajuddin N (2018)

Biolubricant potential of Exo-polysaccharides from the cyanobacterium Cyanothece

epiphytica. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 102 (8): 3635 – 3647 (IF: 3.420).

258. Buvaneswari G, Thenmozhi R, Nagasathya A, Thajuddin N and Praveenkumar D (2018) GC-MS

and molecular analyses of monocrotophos biodegradation by selected bacterial isolates.

African J Microbiology Research 12(3): 52 – 61.

259. Cotto B, Natarajaseenivasan K, Ferrero K, Wesley L, Sayre M, Langford D (2018) Cocaine and

HIV-1 Tat disrupt cholesterol homeostasis in astrocytes: Implications for HIV-associated

neurocognitive disorders in cocaine user patients. Glia 00: 1–14 (IF: 5.8).

260. Gayathri L, Karthikeyan BS, Rajalakshmic M, Dhanasekaran D, Li AP and Akbarsha MA (2018)

Metabolism-dependent cytotoxicity of citrinin and ochratoxin A alone and in combination as

assessed adopting integrated discrete multiple organ co-culture (IdMOC). Toxicology in Vitro

46: 166–177 (IF 2.8).

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261. Anahas AMP and Muralitharan G (2019) Central composite design (CCD) optimization of

phytohormones supplementation for enhanced cyanobacterial biodiesel production.

Renewable Energy 130: 749-761.

262. Shrikanth SK, Saraswathi K, Sindhu K, Sankararamasubramanian M, Thajuddin N and Ajay P

(2019) Overexpression of Suaeda maritima Choline Monooxygenase and Betaine Aldehyde

Dehydrogenase cDNAs enhances salinity tolerance in different strains of E. coli. Jordan J

Biological Sciences 12(1): 113-118.

263. Silambarasan S, Logeswari P, Cornejo P, Rajesh Kannan V (2019) Evaluation of the production

of exopolysaccharides by plant growth promoting yeast Rhodotorula sp. strain CAH2 under

abiotic stress conditions.Int J Biological Macromolecules 121: 55-62.

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Appendix III

M.Sc. MicrobiologyProgramme Structure

Sem

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Name of the Course

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Cre

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Exam

Hrs

.

Inte

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18MICCC1 Fundamentals of Biological Sciences(or)

Mycology and Phycology (T) 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC2 Biological Macromolecules 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC3 Microbial Cell Biology and Physiology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC4 Microbial Genetics & Molecular Biology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC5 Practical (18MICCC2, 18MICCC3, 18MICCC4) 6 4 6 25 75 100

II

18MICCC6 Immunotechnolgy 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC7 Medical Microbiology(or) Public Health

Microbiology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC8 Virology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC9 Practical (18MICCC6, 18MICCC7, 18MICCC8) 6 4 6 25 75 100

18MICNME1 Biological Techniques (T) 3 2 3 25 75 100

18MICEDC1

Molecular Taxonomy & Phylogeny (or) Medical

Entomology(or) Extremophiles(or) Microalgal

Technology(or) Pharmaceutical Microbiology

3 2 3 25 75 100

III

18MICCC10 Food & Industrial Microbiology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC11 Recombinant DNA Technology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC12 Environmental & Agriculture Microbiology

(or) Rhizosphere Biology 6 5 3 25 75 100

18MICCC13 Practical (18MICCC10, 18MICCC11,

18MICCC12) 6 4 6 25 75 100

18MICNME2 Commercial Biotechnology and IPR (T) 3 2 3 25 75 100

18MICEDC2

Bio-Informatics & Bio-Statistics

(or) Microbial Nanotechnology

(or) Biology of Probiotics

(or) Microbial Remediation

(or) Microbiome Science (T)

3 2 3 25 75 100

IV 18MICCC14 Self Study Review 6 4 3 100

18MICCC15 Project and Dissertation 24 16 3 100

Cumulative 120 90 1900

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