Publications of 2020

  1. Karunasagar I. Review of National Residue Control Programme for Aquaculture Drugs in Selected Countries. Asian Fisheries Society.2020 Dec, 33. S1:62–74
  2. Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Bondad-Reantaso M G. Complexities Involved in Source Attribution of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Found in Aquaculture Products. Asian Fisheries Society, 2020 Dec,33. S1:16–21
  3. Haenen O, Karunasagar I , Manfrin A , Zrncic S, Lavilla-Pitogo C, Lawrence M , Hanson L , Rohana Subasinghe R , Bondad-Reantaso M G , Indrani Karunasagar I .Contact-Zoonotic Bacteria of Warmwater Ornamental and Cultured Fish. Asian Fisheries Society, 2020 Dec,33. S1:39–45
  4. Sidhu A, Grosbart M, Sánchez H, Verhagen B, van der Zon NL, Ristić D, van Rossum-Fikkert SE, Wyman C. Conformational flexibility and oligomerization of BRCA2 regions induced by RAD51 interaction. Nucleic acids research. 2020 Sep 25;48(17):9649-59
  5. Nanjappa D P, Patle M, Bhat S, Sheety V, Nayak K, Shroof U,Chakraborty A. Point mutations in Muscle Segment Homeobox 1 (MSX1) Gene in an individual with Mandibular Retrognathia: A case report. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020;14(12): ZD05-ZD07
  6. Kumar SN, Rai P, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Genomic and antibody-based assays for the detection of Indian strains of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus and extra small virus associated with white tail disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. VirusDisease. 2020; 31:459–469
  7. Rohit A, Shraddha Rani M, Suresh Anand N, Chellappa C, Mohanapriya P, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Deekshit V K. Burkholderia vietnamiensis causing a non-lactational breast abscess in a non-cystic fibrosis patient in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2020; 38(3)496-499
  8. Divyashree M, Deekshit VK, Kumar BK, Shetty VA, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I. Occurrence of antibiotic resistance among gram-negative bacteria isolated from effluents of fish processing plants in and around Mangalore. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2020, 30(6) 653–660
  9. Arjuna S, Venkataram R, Dechamma PN, Chakraborty G, Babu N, D’Cruz A, Hosmane GB, Chakraborty A. Non-invasive detection of EGFR mutations by cell-free loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CF-LAMP). Scientific reports. 2020; 16;10(1):1-7
  10. Prabhakara A, Babu N, Dechamma P N, Kalladka K, Chakraborty A, Chakraborty G. Exposure to mosquito repellents causes profound developmental defects and induces oxidative stress in zebrafish. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10(03): 122-127
  11. Udaya S, Babu N, Dechamma PN, Kalladka K, Chakraborty A, Chakraborty G. Evaluation of toxicity and antioxidant property of Cassia fistula stem bark extracts in zebrafish. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10(03): 109-115
  12. Rai A, Vittal RV, Raj JRM. Isolation, characterisation and comparison of efficiencies of bacteriophages to reduce planktonic and biofilm associated Staphylococcus aureus Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10(03):102-108
  13. Bhat I, Yathisha UG, Karunasagar I, Mamatha BS. Nutraceutical approach to enhance lutein bioavailability via nano delivery systems. Nutrition reviews, 2020; 78(9) 709–724
  14. D’Souza L C, Mishra S, Chakraborty A, Shekher A, Sharma A, Gupta S C. Oxidative stress and cancer development: Are non-coding RNAs the missing links? Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2020; 33(17):1209-1229
  15. Mundanda M. Dechamma, Madhu K. Mani, Rajeish M, Santhosh SK, Akhila DS, Maiti B, Bossier P, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Differential expression of akirin gene in black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon in response to immunostimulant administration and infections with Vibrio harveyi and White spot syndrome virus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 2020; 51(4),1054-1065
  16. Jayaweera TS, Ruwandeepika HA, Deekshit VK, Vidanarachchi JK, Kodithuwakku SP, Karunasagar I, Cyril HW. Isolation and Identification of Salmonella spp. from Broiler Chicken Meat in Sri Lanka and their Antibiotic Resistance. Journal of Agricultural Sciences–Sri Lanka, 2020; 15(3)
  17. D'Souza J M, Chakraborty A, Veigas J. The biological connection to the feeling of happiness. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020; 14(10): VE01-VE05
  18. Dinesh D, Dechamma P N, Babu N, Kalladka K, Chakraborty A, Chakraborty G. Evaluation of toxicity and antiangiogenic activity of Murraya koenigii leaf extracts in zebrafish. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10 (02):79-85
  19. Giridhar BH, Rajesh V, Shetty V, Ankeeta MJ, Chakraborty A. Evaluation of staging at diagnosis and its relationship to survival duration in non-small cell lung cancer cases in Southern India. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10 (02):63-67
  20. D’Souza C, Prithvisagar KS, Deekshit VK, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Kumar BK. Exploring the Pathogenic Potential of Vibrio vulnificus Isolated from Seafood Harvested along the Mangaluru Coast, India. Microorganisms, 2020; 8; 999
  21. Rohit, A, Rajasekaran, S, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar, I. Fate of respiratory droplets in tropical vs temperate environments and implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Medical Hypotheses, 2020; 144: 109958
  22. Kesavelu Sr D, Rohit A, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Composition and Laboratory Correlation of Commercial Probiotics in India. Cureus Nov;12(11)e11334
  23. Srividya A, Chakraborty G, Rajesh V, Dechamma PN, Chakraborty A. Detection of Epidermal growth factor receptor T790M mutation by Allele-specific Loop Medicated Isothermal Amplification (AS-LAMP), Journal of Carcinogenesis, 2020; 19:3
  24. Akshatha K, Aditya V, Jazeela K, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Deekshit VK. Effect of bile on growth and biofilm formation of multidrug-resistant and sensitive non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars isolated from seafood and poultry. Research in Microbiology, 2020; 171(5-6):165-73
  25. Gananathan P, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I. Cancer Theranostics: Bridging Conventional and Nano-photodynamic Therapy. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10(01):03-8
  26. Karunasagar I, Karunasagar, I. Ongoing COVID-19 Global Crisis and Scientific Challenges. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2020; 10(01): 01-02
  27. Maiti B, Dubey S, Munang'andu HM, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Application of outer membrane protein-based vaccines against major bacterial fish pathogens in India. Frontiers in Immunology, 2020; 11: 1362
  28. Prabhu SG, Srinikethan, G. & Hegde S. Pelletization of pristine Pteris vittata L. pinnae powder and its application as a biosorbent of Cd (II) and Cr (VI). SN Applied Sciences, 2020; 2, 132
  29. Prabhu S, Srinikethan G, Hegde. Efficient biosorption of Pb (II) on Pteris vittata L. from aqueous solution using pulsed plate column techniques. Separation Science and Technology. 2020 Nov 21;55(17):3089-101
  30. Anupama KP, Nayak A, Karunasagar I, Maiti B. Rapid visual detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood samples by loop-mediated isothermal amplification with hydroxynaphthol blue dye. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020; 36(5):76
  31. Rajesh MK, Muralikrishna KS, Nair SS, Kumar BK, Subrahmanya TM, Sonu KP, Subaharan K, Sweta H, Prasad TK, Chandran N, Karunasagar I. Facile coconut inflorescence sap mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its diverse antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties. Materials Science and Engineering, 2020; 111:110834
  32. Divyashree M, Mani MK, Prakash KS, Deekshit VK, Shetty AV, Shetty AK, Karunasagar I. Hospital wastewater treatment reduces NDM‐positive bacteria being discharged into water bodies. Water Environment Research, 2020; 4: 562-568
  33. Jazeela K, Chakraborty A, Rai P, Kumar BK, Srikumar S, Nguyen SV, Hurley D, Fanning S, Karunasagar I and Deekshit VK. Draft genome sequences of Salmonella Oslo isolated from seafood and its laboratory-generated auxotrophic mutant. Journal of Genomics, 2020; 8:7-10
  34. Jazeela K, Chakraborty A, Karunasagar I and Deekshit VK. Nontyphoidal Salmonella: a potential anticancer agent. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2020; 128(1): 2-14
  35. Suhan Alva, Divyashree M, Janardhana Kamath, P S Prakash, Shama P K. A study on bicarbonate supplementation effect on the progression of chronic kidney disease”. Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2020; 30 (2): 91-97
  36. Divyashree M, Mani MK, Reddy D, Kumavath R, Barh D. Clinical Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs): where do we stand now?” Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020; 27(2):120-134
  37. Poojari R, Sawant AV, Kini S, Srivastava R, Panda D. Antihepatoma activity of multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles via inhibition of microtubules and tyrosine kinases. Nanomedicine, 2020; 15(04):381-96
  38. Paithankar JG, Kudva AK, Raghu SV, Patil RK. Radioprotective role of uric acid: evidence from studies in Drosophila and human dermal fibroblast cells. Molecular Biology Reports, 2020; 47(4):2427-2436
  39. Jain S, Shetty SA, Akhila DS, Raj JM, Santhosh KS. Application of bacteriophage to control Salmonella Enteritidis on raw egg. Iranian Journal of veterinary research, 2020;21(3),72, 221-225
  40. Khyahrii SA, Sharanya K, Kini S, Gaurav MR, Hegde S, Phytochemical analysis of Curculigo orchioides and its cytotoxic effect on lung adenocarcinoma cancer cell line (NCI-H522), Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries, 2020; 12 (3) 400-404

  41. Edited Book
  42. Prof.Dr. Smitha Hegde. Birds of the Campus. 2020.Nitte University, ISBN: 978-81-946311-0-1


  43. Book/Book Chapter
  44. Hegde S, Nivas S, D'souza L. Anacardium Occidentale Cashew (ch.2) Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, 2nd edition, 2020, CABI,page No.19-26. ISBN: 978-1-78064-8279
  45. Kini S, Badekila AK, Barh D, Sharma A. Cellular and Organismal Toxicity of Nanoparticles and Its Associated Health Concerns. In: NanoBioMedicine, Saxena, Shailendra K., Khurana, S.M. Paul (Eds.) Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 9789813298972. 2020; 477-497
  46. Kini S, Divyashree M, Mani MK, Mamatha BS. Chapter 12- Algae and cyanobacteria as a source of novel bioactive compounds for biomedical applications. In: Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology. Academic Press. 2020; pp. 173-194. ISBN: 9780128193112
  47. Priyanka A, Akshatha K, Deekshit VK, Prarthana J, Akhila D S. Klebsiella pneumoniae infections and antimicrobial drug resistance. Model organisms for microbial pathogenesis, biofilm formation and antimicrobial drug discovery. Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 9789811516948. 2020; pp 195-225
  48. Davda LS, Mallya GR, Hegde KS, Hegde S, Understanding the coronavirus pandemic and staying protected against COVID-19, The Pandemic Notebook, A handy guide from “The Hindu” Online, Website of Indian Academy of Science, 2020