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Adiga, R., Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar I. 2011. Outer membrane protein secretin of Type III secretion system of  Vibrio  vulnificus:

  structure prediction and orientation. Open Access Bioinformatics, 3: 61-66. 

Adiga R., Karunasagar, I., and Karunasagar.I. 2011. Molecular Docking Studies of Type III  Secretion System Effector SopB  homolog in Vibrio vulnificus J. Comput. Sci. Syst. Biol. 4:16 -20.

Asplund M. E., Rehnstam-Holm AS, Atnur V, Raghunath P, Saravanan V, Härnström K, Collin B, Karunasagar I, Godhe A.  2011. 

  Water column dynamics of Vibrio in relation to phytoplankton community composition and environmental conditions  in  a  tropical

   coastal area. Environ. Microbiol. 13: 2738- 2751.

Bharathi, P., Bhowmick P.P., Shekar, M. and Karunasagar I. 2011.  Biofilm formation by pure and mixed culture of  Lactobacillus

   isolates on polysterene surface in varyingnutrient conditions. Biotechnol. Bioinfo. Bioengg. 1: 93-98.

Bharathi, P., Shekar, M. and Karunasagar, I. 2011. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus species  associated  with 

  dentures.Biotechnol. Bioinfo. Bioengg. 2: 235-239

Bhowmick P.P., Shabarinath, S., Devegowda, D., Shekar, M., Ruwandeepika, H.A.D., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I.  2011.  

   Serotyping and molecular characterization for study of genetic diversity among seafood associated nontyphoidal  Salmonella

   serovars. Ind. J. Med Res. (in press)

Bhowmick P.P., Devegowda, D., and Karunasagar, I. 2011. Virulotyping of seafood associated Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

   isolated from Southwest coast of India . Biotechnol. Bioinfo. Bioengg. 1: 63-69.

Bhowmick P.P., Devegowda, D., Ruwandeepika, H.A., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. 2011. Presence of Salmonella

   pathogenicity Island 2 genes in seafood associated Salmonella serovars and the role of sseC gene in survival of Salmonella

   enterica serovar  Weltevreden in epithelial cells.  Microbiology. 157:160-168.

Bhowmick P.P., Devegowda, D., Ruwandeepika, H.A., Fuchs, TM, Srikumar S, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. 2011. gcpA

   (stm1987)  is critical for cellulose production and biofilm formation on polystyrene surface by Salmonella enterica serovar

   Weltevreden in both  high and low nutrient  medium.  Microb Pathog. 50: 114-122. 

Karunasagar, A., Maiti, B., Shekar, M., Shenoy M. S., Karunasagar, I. 2011. Prevalence of OXA-type carbapenemase genes and

   genetic heterogeneity in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. from Mangalore, India. Microbiol.  Immunol., 55: 239-46. 

Kumar, B.K., Raghunath, P., Devegowda, D., Deekshit, V.K., Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2011.

   Development of monoclonal antibody based sandwich ELISA for the rapid detection of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in

   seafood. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 31: 145: 244-9.

Maiti, B., Shetty, M., Shekar, M., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. 2011. Recombinant outer membrane protein (OmpA) of

   Edwardsiella tarda, a potential vaccine candidate for fish, common carp. Microbiol. Res. 167:1-7.

Natrah, F.M., Ruwandeepika  H.A., Pawar, S., Karunasagar, I., Sorgeloos, P.,  Bossier, P. and Defoirdt, T. 2011. Regulation of

   virulence factors by quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi. Vet. Microbiol. 154: 124-129.

Neema, M. Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar I. 2011. Antigenic epitopes and     MHC binders in OmpA of fish pathogen Edwardsiella

   tarda: a bioinformatics study. Biotechnol.Bioinfo.Bioengg. 1: 39-45.

Neema, M., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar, I. 2011. Structural and functional characterization of outer membrane protein N in

   Edwardsiella ictaluri: A bioinformatics approach. Int. J. Pharma Sc. Res. 2: 13-26.

Neema, M., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2010. in silico identification and characterization of novel drug targets and outer

   membrane proteins in the fish pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. Dove Press J. Open Access Bioinformatics, 3: 37-42.

Rai, P., Safeena, M.P., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. 2011. Complete nucleic acid sequence of Penaeus stylirostris densovirus

   (PstDNV) from India. Virus Res. 158: 37-45.

Ruwandeepika  H.A., Defoirdt, T., Bhowmick, P.P., Karunasagar, I., Bossier, P. 2011. Expression of virulence genes in luminescent

   and nonluminescent isogenic vibrios and virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana). J. Appl.Microbiol. 110:

   399-406.

Ruwandeepika, H.A., Defoirdt, T., Bhowmick, P.P., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and  Bossier, P. 2011. In vitro and in vivo

   expression of virulence genes in Vibrio isolates belonging to the Harveyi clade in relation to their virulence towards gnotobiotic brine

   shrimp (Artemia franciscana). Environ Microbiol. 13:506-517.

Ruwandeepika HA, Defoirdt T, Bhowmick PP, Karunasagar I, Bossier P. 2011. The presence and in vivo expression levels of

   virulence genes in vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade in relation to virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp. Commun Agric

   Appl Biol Sci. 76(1): 223-6

Ruwandeepika, H.A.D., Bhowmick, P. P., Karunasagar, I., Bossier, P., and Defoirdt,  T. 2011. Quorum sensing regulation of virulence

   gene expression  in Vibrio Harveyi in vitro and in vivo during infection of brain shrimp (Artemia  Francsiscana). Environ. Microbiol.

   Rep. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2229. 2011.00268.x).

Walker, P. J., Gudkovs, N., Pradeep, B., Raj V.S., Sergeant,E., Mohan, A.B. C., Ravibabu, G., Umesh, N.R., Karunasagar, I., Santiago,

   T.C., and Mohan, C.V. 2011. Longitudinal disease studies in small-holder black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) ponds in Andhra

   Pradesh, India. III. A complex dynamic of WSSV infection and WSSV genotype distribution in farmed shrimp and wild crustaceans.

   Aquaculture, 319:319 -327.

Walker P.J., Gudkovs, N., Padiyar, P.A., Stalin Raj ,V., Pradeep, B., Sergeant, E., Chandra Mohan A.B., Ravibabu, G., Vijayan, K.K.,

   Karunasagar, I., Santiago, T.C., Mohan, C.V. 2011. Longitudinal disease studies in small-holder black tiger shrimp (Penaeus

   monodon) farms in Andhra Pradesh, India. I. Correlation of WSSV infection with risk of crop failure. Aquaculture.  318:277-282.

Walker, P. J., Gudkovs, N., Mohan, C.V., Raj V.S., Pradeep, B., Sergeant,E., Mohan, A.B. C., Ravibabu, G., Karunasagar, I., Santiago,

   T.C. 2011. Longitudinal disease studies in small-holder black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) ponds in Andhra Pradesh, India. II.

   Multiple WSSV genotypes   associated with disease outbreaks in ponds seeded with uninfected postlarvae. Aquaculture, 319:18 -24.

Adiga, R., Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar I. 2010. Bioinformatics based analysis of Type III secretion system effector protein of

   Vibrio vulnificus. Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 3: 222-228.

Maiti, B., Khushiramani R., Tyagi, A., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2010. Recombinant ferritin protein protects Penaeus

  monodon infected pathogenic Vibrio harveyi. Dis. Aquat. Org., 88: 99-105.

Raghunath, P., Maiti, B., Shekar, M., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2010. Clinical Aeromonas veronii biovar veronii strains

  harbour non-functional gene similar to the thermostable direct hemolysin-related hemolysin (trh) gene of  Vibrio

  parahaemolyticus. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 307:151 -157.

Ruwandeepika, H.A., Defoirdt, T., Bhowmick, P.P., Shekar, M., Bossier, P. and Karunasagar, I. 2010. Presence of typical and atypical

   virulence genes in vibrio isolates belonging to the Harveyi clade. J. Appl. Microbiol. 109: 888-899.

Ryo S, Wijdeven R.H., Kono, T., Karunasagar, I., Rombout, J.H., Sakai , M., Tyagi, A., Hermsen, T., Verburg-van Kemenade, B. M.,

  Savan, R. 2010. Common carp have two subclasses of bonyfish specific antibody IgZ showing differential expression in response 

  to infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 34:1183-90.

Safeena M.P, Tyagi A., Rai P., Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar I. 2010.  Complete nucleic acid sequence of Penaeus monodon

   densovirus (PmDNV) from India. Virus Res., 150:1-11.     

     2009

Almany, G.R., De Arruda, M.P.,  Arthofer, W., Atallah, Z. K., Beissinger, S.R., Berumen, M. L. et al. 2009. Permanent Genetic  

   Resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009–31 July 2009. Mol. Eco. Res., 9: 1460–1559

Härnström K., Karunasagar, I. and Godhe, A. 2009. Phytoplankton species assemblages and their relationship to hydrographic 

   factors-a study at the old port in Mangalore, coastal Arabian Sea. Indian J. Mar. Sci. 38: 224-234.

Heuer, O.E., Hilde Kruse, H., Grave, K., Collignon, P., Karunasagar, I. and Angulo, F.J. 2009. Human health consequences  of  use of

   antimicrobial agents in aquaculture. Clin. Infect. Dis., 49: 1248–53.

Khushiramani R, Girisha S.K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Evaluation of a digoxigenin-labelled probe for  detection of

   Aeromonas spp. Lett Appl. Microbiol. 48: 383-385.

Maiti, B., Raghunath, P., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Cloning and expression of an outer membrane protein OmpW of

   Aeromonas hydrophila and study of its distribution in Aeromonas spp. J.  Appl. Microbiol. 107: 157-67.

Maiti, B., Raghunath, P., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Typing of clinical and environmental strains of  Aeromonas 1 spp.

   using two PCR based methods and whole cell protein analysis.  J. Microbiol. Methods, 78: 312-318.

Maiti, B., Shekar, M., Khushiramani, R., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Evaluation of random amplified  polymorphic

   DNA-PCR and protein profile analysis to differentiate Vibrio harveyi strains prevalent along southwest coast of  India.. J. Genet. 88: 

   273-279

Pradeep, B., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Fitness and virulence of different strains of white spot syndrome virus

  J. Fish Dis. 32: 801-805.

Raghunath, P., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Improved isolation and detection of pathogenic Vibrio  parahaemolyticus

   from seafood using a new enrichment broth. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 129: 200-203.

Rai, P., Pradeep, B., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Detection of viruses in Penaeus monodon from India showing

  signs of slow growth syndrome. Aquaculture, 289: 231–235.

Rai, P., Pradeep, B., Safeena, M.P., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar,  2009. Simultaneous presence of infectious hypodermal

  and hematopoetic necrosis virus (IHHNV) and Type A virus-related sequences in Penaeus monodon from India. Aquaculture

   295: 168-174.

Tyagi, A., Saravanan, V., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2009. Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in tropical shellfish

  by  SYBR green real-time PCR and evaluation of three enrichment media. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 129:124-30.

   2008

Bhowmick, P.P.,  Khushiramani, R., Raghunath, P.  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2008.  Molecular typing of  Vibrio

   parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood harvested along the south-west coast of India. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 46: 198–204.

Divu, D., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008.  Microsatellite DNA markers in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium

  rosenbergii -A tool for genetic analysis. Mol. Ecol. Resource. 8:1040-1042.

Divu, D., Khushiramani, S.,  Shekar, M., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008.  Isolation, characterization and evaluation of

   microsatellits DNA markers in giant freshwater  prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergi from South India. Aquaculture., 284: 281-284.

Joseph, B., Mertins, S., Stoll, R., Schar, J., Umesha, K. R., Luo, Q., Muller- Altrock, S. and   Goebal W. 2008. Glycorol- Metabolism

    and Prf A activity in Listeria monocytogenes. J. Bacteriol., 190: 5412-5430. 

Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Marine Biotechnology: A natural biorefinery source of marine products and by-

    products for human welfare. Asian Biotechnology and Development Review. 10: 89-102.

Matlani, R., Girisha, S.K., Bhowmick, P.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Prevalence of different outer membrane

    protein in isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 24:2263-2268.

Pais, R., Khushiramani, R., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Effect of immunostimulants on the haemolymph

   haemagglutinins of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon.  Aqua. Res., 39: 1339-1345.

Parvathi, A., Umesha, K.R., Sanath Kumar, H.,  Sithithaworn, P., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Development and

   evaluation of a polymerase chain  reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in fish. Acta Tropica. 107: 13-16.

Pradeep, B., Shekar, M., Gudkovs, N., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Genotyping of white spot syndrome virus

    prevalent in shrimp farms of India. Dis. Aquat. Org. 78 : 189-198

Pradeep, B., Shekar, M., Gudkovs, N., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Characterization of variable genomic regions

   of Indian white spot syndrome virus. Virology, 376: 24-30.

Raghunath, P., Acharya, S.,  Bhanumathi, A., Karunasagar,  I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2008.  Detection and molecular

   characterization of  Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood harvested along the southwest coast of India. Food  Microbiol.

   25:824- 830.

Shekar,M., Acharya, S., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Variable repeat regions in the genome of  Vibrio  vulnificus

    and polymorphism in one of the locus in strains  isolated from oysters. Int. J. Food  Microbiol. 123: 240-245.

Tyagi, A., Prashanth ,V., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2008.  Determination of chloramphenicol in shrimp by liquid

    chromatography – electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Food Additives & Contaminants. 25: 432-437.

Umesha, K.R., Bhavani, N.C., Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I., Krohne, G.and Karunasagar, I. 2008. Prevalence of human

    pathogenic entric viruses in bivalve molluscan shellfish and cultured shrimp in south west coast of India. Int. J. Food  Microbiol. 

   122: 279-286

Umesha, K. R., Sanath Kumar, H., Parvathi, A., Duenngai, K., Sithithaworn, P., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2008.

   Opisthorchis viverrini. Detection by Polymerase chain reaction  (PCR) in human stool samples. Experimental Parasitology.

   120: 353-356.

    2007

Dass, B. K. M., Venugopal, M. N., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2007. Bacteria associated with biofilms in a

  Macrobrachium rosenbergii hatchery. Asian Fisheries Sci. 20: 299-307.

Harnstrom, K., Godhe, A., Saravanan, V., Karunasagar, I. Karunasagar,  I. and Rehnstam-Holm Ann S. 2007.  Tropical

    phytoplankton community development in mesocosms inoculated with different life stages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 346: 75-88

Karunasagar, I., Shivu M.M.,  Girisha, S.K. ,  Krohne, G. and  Karunasagar, I. 2007. Biocontrol of pathogens in shrimp hatcheries  

   using bacteriophages. Aquaculture, 268: 288–292.

Khushiramani, R., Girisha S. K, Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2007. Protective efficacy of recombinant OmpTS protein of

  Aeromonas hydrophila in Indian major carp. Vaccine,  25: 1157-1158.

Khushiramani, R., Girisha S. K, Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2007. Cloning and  expression of  an outer  membrane

  protein ompTS of Aeromonas hydrophila  and study of immunogenicity in fish. Protein  Exp. Pur., 51: 303-307.

Kunyarat, D., Paiboon, S., Umesha, K.R., Karunasagar I., Thewarach, L., Christen, R.S., Hanne, S. and Maria, V.J. 2008.   

  Improvement of PCR for Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini DNA in Human stool samples. J. Clin. Microbiol. 46 : 366 – 368

Pais, R., Shekar, M., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2007. Hemagglutinating activity and electrophoretic pattern of

  hemolymph serum proteins of Penaeus monodon and Macrobrachium rosenbergii  in white spot syndrome virus

   injections. Aquaculture, 270: 529-534

Parvathi, A., Sanath Kumar, H., Prakasha Kenchanna, B., Lu, J., Xu, X., Hu, W., Feng, Z., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I.  2007.

   Clonorchis sinensis : Development and evaluation of a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Exp. Parasitol.,

  115 : 291-295.

Prakasha, B.K., Ramakrishna, R.P., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I., 2007. Detection of Laem – singh virus (LSNV) in

  culture Penaeus monodon from India. DAO, 77: 83 – 86.

Raghunath, P., Karunasagar , I. and Karunasagar, I. 2007. Evaluation of an alkaline phosphatase-labeled oligonucleotide probe

  for detection and enumeration of Vibrio spp. from shrimp hatchery environment. Mol.Cellular Probes, 21: 312-315.

Raghunath, P., Pradeep, B.,  Karunasagar I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2007. Rapid detection an enumeration of trh- carrying Vibrio

   parahaemolyticus with the alkaline phosphatase-labeled oligonucleotide probe. Environ.Microbiol., 9: 266-270.

Saravanan, V., Sanath Kumar, H.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar,  I. 2007. Putative virulence genes of Vibrio cholerae from 

   seafoods and the coastal environment of Southwest India. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 119: 329-333.

Shabarinath, S.,  Sanath Kumar, H.,  Khushiramani, R.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar,  I. 2007. Detection and characterization of

  Salmonella  associated with tropical seafood. Int. J. Food Microbiol. , 114: 227-233.

Shekar, M., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I.  2007. Abundance, composition and distribution of simple sequence repeats and 

   dinucleotide compositional bias within WSSV genomes. J. Genet., 86: 69-73.

Shivu, M.M.,  Rajeeva, B.C., Girisha, S.K., Karunasagar, I., Krohne, G. and  Karunasagar, I., 2007. Molecular characterization

  of Vibrio harveyi bacteriophages isolated from aquaculture environment along the coast of India.Environ. Microbiol.,9:

  322-331.    

Tyagi, A., Khushiramani, R.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar,  I. 2007. Antivibrio activity of recombinant lysozyme expressed

   from black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon. Aquaculture, 272: 246–253.

    2006 

Bob Kennedy, M.D., Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2006.   Bacterial flora associated with the giant  freshwater

  prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii, in the hatchery system. Aquaculture , 261:1156-1167. 

Godhe, A., McQuoid, M.R., Karunasagar, I.,  Karunasagar, I. and Rehnstam-Holm Ann S. 2006. Comparison of three common 

   molecular tools for distinguishing among geographically separated clones of the diatom Skeletonema marinoi sarno et  zingone

   (Bacillariophyceae).  J.  Phycol. 42 : 280-291.

Parvathi, A.,  Sanath Kumar, H., Bhanumathi, A., Ishibashi, M., Nishibuchi, M.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2006. Molecular 

   characterization of  thermostable direct haemolysin-related haemolysin (TRH)  positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus  from oysters  in 

   Mangalore, India. Environ.  Microbiol.  8):  997–1004.

Sanath Kumar, H., Parvathi, A.,  Indrani Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2006. A gyrB-based PCR for the detection of Vibrio 

   vulnificus and its application for  direct detection of this pathogen in oyster enrichment broths. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 111: 216- 220. 

Shabarinath, S.,  Sanath Kumar, H.,  Khushiramani, R., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar,   I. 2006. Detection and characterization 

   of Salmonella  associated with tropical seafood. Int. J. Food  Microbiol. 114: 227-233.

Uma, A., Koteeswaran, A., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2006. Prevalence of hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) in Penaeus 

   monodon postlarvae from commercial shrimp hatcheries in Tamilnadu, southeast coast of  India. Asian Fish. Sci., 19: 110-113. 

Umesha, K. R., Bob Kennedy, M.D.,  Manja Naik, B., Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2006. High  prevalence  of

   dual and triple viral infections in black tiger shrimp ponds in India. Aquaculture 258: 91-96. 

Vinod, M.G.,  Shivu, M.M., Umesha, K.R., Rajeeva, B.C.,  Krohne, G.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2006.  Isolation of Vibrio  

  harveyi  bacteriophage with a potential for biocontrol of luminous vibriosis in hatchery  environments.  255: 117 -124.

    2005

Deepanjali, A., Sanath Kumar, H., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2005. Seasonal variation in  abundance of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters along the south west coast of   India.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 3575 -3580. 

Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2005. Retention of pathogenicity in viable nonculturable pathogens.  In:  Belkin, S. and Colwell, R.R. (Reds.),  Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment. Springer, New York, pp. 361-371.

Karunasagar, I., Vinod, M.G., Bob Kennedy, M.D., Atnur, V., Deepanjali, A., Umesha, K.R.  and  Karunasagar, I.  2005. Biocontrol of 

   bacterial pathogens in aquaculture with emphasis on phage therapy. In: P.Walker, R. Lester and M.G. Bondad-Reantaso (eds.).

   Diseases in Asian Aquaculture V, Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, Manila. pp. 535-542.   

Lekha P., Sanath H.K., Karunasagar I. and  Karunasagar I. 2005. Diagnosis of partially treated culture negative bacterial 

   meningitis using 16S rRNA universal primers and restriction endonuclease digestion. J. Med. Microbiol. 54: 539-542.

Malathi S., Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar, I. 2005. A computer based identification of variable number tandem repeats in white

   spot syndrome virus (WSSV) genomes. Curr. Sci. 89 :882-887.

Manjanaik, B., Umesha, K.R., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar, I. 2005. Detection of  hepatopancreatic  parvovirus (HPV) in wild

    shrimps in India by nested polymerase chain reaction  (PCR), DAO. 63:255-259.

Manjanaik, B.  Venugopal, M.N.,  Karunasagar I.and  Karunasagar I. 2005. Effect of sanitizer treatment on bacteriology of 

   microcosm simulating shrimp pond ecosystem. Asian Fisheries Sci., 18: 127-137.  

Parvathi, A. Sanath H.K., Karunasagar,I. and Karunasagar,I. 2005. Study of occurrence of  V.vulnificus in oysters in India by  

  polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and heterogeneity among V.vulnificus by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA PCR and  gyrB

  sequence analysis.  Environ. Microbiol  7: 995-1002

Sanath H.K.,  Parvathi, A.,  Karunasagar I. and Karunasagar I.  2005. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in

   tropical seafood. World J. Microbiol. Biotech. 21: 619-623.    

Shubha G., Otta,S.K. Sanath H.K., Karunasagar I.,  Nishibuchi, M. and  Karunasagar I. 2005. The occurrence of Vibrio species in 

   tropical shrimp culture environments; implications for food safety. International J. Food Microbiol., 102: 151 - 159.

Uma, A.   Koteeswaran, A., Karunasagar I.  and  Karunasagar I. 2005. Prevalence of Whitespot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and 

   monodon baculovirus (MBV) in Penaeus monodon broodstock and postlarvae (PL) from hatcheries in southeast coast of   India .

   Curr. Sci. 89: 1619-1622.

    2004

Bob, K. M.D. Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2004. Histamine level in fishmeal and shrimp feed marketed in India. Asian Fis. Sci.

   17: 9-19.

Hossain, Md. S., Otta, S.K., Chakraborty,  A., Sanath,H.K. , Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2004.  Detection of  WSSV in

   cultured shrimps, captured brooders, shrimp postlarvae and water samples in Bangladesh by PCR using different primers. 

    J. Aqua. 237: 59-71.

Parvathi, A. Sanath, H. K., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2004. Detection and enumeration  of  Vibrio vulnificus in oysters

   from two estuaries along the south west coast of India using molecular  methods. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70: 6909 - 6913.

Sanath , H.K., Karunasagar, I. Karunasagar, I. Teizou, T. Shima, K. and Yamasaki, S. 2004. Characterisation of Shiga toxin

   producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from seafood and  beef. FEMS  Microbiol. Lett. 233:173-178. 

     2003  

Dhanashree, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I., Goebel, W.  and Karunasagar, I. 2003. Incidence of Listeria  spp. in clinical and food

   samples in Mangalore, India. Food Microbiol., 20: 447-453.

Dhanashree, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I.  and Karunasagar, I. 2003. Protein profile analysis of Listeria  monocytogenes

   strains from tropics. Curr. Sci., 84 : 628 -630.

Dhanashree, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I.  and Karunasagar, I. 2003. Typing of Listeria monocytogenes isolates by random

   amplification of polymorphic DNA. Ind. J. Med. Res.,117: 19-24.

Dilip, V.,  Sanath, K. H., Kumar, Y., Karunasagar, I., Nishibuchi, M. and Karunasagar, I. 2003.  Application   of polymerase chain

   reaction for the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with tropical seafoods and coastal environment. Lett. Appl.

   Microbiol. 36: 423-427.

Karunasagar, I. 2003. FAO/WHO risk assessment for Vibrio spp. in seafoods.  Fifth World Fish Inspection and Quality Control

   Congress, The Hague, Netherlands,   pp. 152-154

Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and Otta, S.K. 2003. Disease problems affecting fish in tropical environments. J. Appl. Aqua.,  13 :

   231 -249. 

Karunasagar, I., Rivera, I., Joseph, B., Kennedy, B., Shetty, B.R., Huq, A., Karunasagar, I. and Colwell, R.R. 2003. ompU genes in

   nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae associated with aquaculture. J. Appl. Microbiol. 95:338-343.    

Mannivanan, S., Bob, K.M.D., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2003. Prevalence of monodon baculovirus (MBV) in wild

   Metapenaeus species along south west coast of India. Aquaculture: 232:63-67.

Sanath, K.H., Sunil, R.,  Venugopal, M. N., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2003.  Detection of salmonella spps. in tropical

   seafood by polymerase chain reaction(PCR). Int. J.Food Microbiol. 88:91-95. 

Umesha, K.R., Uma, A., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2003. Detection by PCR of hepatopancreatic parvovirus  (HPV)

   and other viruses in hatchery reared postlarvae of Penaeus monodon in India by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Dis.  Aquat. Org,

   57: 141-146.

   2002

Chakraborty, A., Otta, S.K., Joseph, B., Sanath K., Hossain, Md. S., Karunasagar, I., Venugopal M.N. and Karunasagar I. 2002. 

   Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild crustaceans along the coast of India. Curr. Sci., 82 : 1392-1397. 

Chythanya, R., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2002. Inhibition of shrimp pathogenic vibrios by a marine Pseudomonas  strain

   I-2.  Aquaculture.  208 : 1-10.  

Danashree, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar,I., Goebel, W. and Karunasagar, I. 2002. Incidence of Listeria spp. in clinical and food

  samples in Mangalore, India.  Food Microbiology , 20 : 447 - 453.

Godhe, A., Rehnstam–Holm, A., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar,I. 2002. PCR detection of dinoflagellate cysts in field  sediment

  samples from tropic and temperate environments. Harmful Algae ( Elsevier ),   pp. 361-373

Manivannan, S., Otta, S.K.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2002. Multiple viral infection in Penaeus monodon  shrimp

   postlarvae in an Indian hatchery. Dis. Aquat. Org., 48 : 233-236.  

Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2002. Detection of  Monodon Baculovirus (MBV) and whitespot syndrome virus

  (WSSV) in apparently healthy Penaeus monodon postlarvae from India by polymerase chain reaction. Aquaculture, 220 : 59-67.

    2001

Godhe, A., Otta, S.K., Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm,  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2001. Polymerase chain reaction in

   detection of  Gymnodinium mikimotoi and Alexandrium minutum in field samples from south west India. Mar. Biotechnol. 3 : 152-

   162.

Hossain, Md. S., Otta, S. K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2001. Detection of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in wild

   captured shrimp and in non-cultured crustaceans from shrimp ponds in Bangladesh by polymerase chain reaction. Fish

   Pathology,  36 : 93-95.

Hossain, Md. S., Chakraborty,  A., Joseph, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2001.  Detection of new host for

   whitespot syndrome virus of shrimp using nested polymerase chain reaction.  Aquaculture, 198 : 1-11.

Joseph, B., Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I and Karunasagar, I. 2001.  Biofilm formation by Salmonella spp in food contact surfaces and

   their sensitivity to sanitisers. Int. J. of Food Microbiol., 64 : 367-372.  

Karunasagar, I. and Karuansagar, I. 2001.  Diseases of shrimp-their prevention and control. In : Sustainable Indian Fisheries.

  National Academy of  Agriculture, New Delhi, 166-188.  

Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2001 .  Bacteriological study of shrimp ( Penaeus  monodon ) hatcheries in  India.  J.

  of Applied Ichthyol., 17: 59-63.

Sanath  K. H., Otta, S. K.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2001.  Detection  of  Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in  fresh

  seafoods and meat marketed in Mangalore, India by PCR. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 33 : 1-5.

Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and  Varadaraj, M.C. 2001. Growth and survival of Kanagawa positive Vibrio

  parahaemolyticus in Fish and Prawn preparations held at ambient and elevated temperature.  Asian Fish. Sci., 14 : 83-88.

    2000

Godhe, A., Karunasagar, I. Karunasagar, I. and Karlson, D.B., 2000. Dinoflagellate cysts in  recent marine sediment from west

   India. Botanica Marina. 43 : 39-48.

Jeyasekaran, G., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 2000.  Effect of sanitizers on Listeria  biofilm on contact surfaces. Asian Fish.

   Sci. 13 : 209-213.

Nayak, B.B., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 2000.  Bacteriological and  physico-chemical factors associated with Noctiluca

   miliaris  bloom along Mangalore south west coast of India.  Ind. J. Mar.Sci. 29 : 139-143

Rao, P.S., Karunasagar, I., Otta, S.K. and  Karunasagar, I. 2000. Incidence of bacteria involved in nitrogen and  sulphur cycle in

   tropical shrimp culture ponds. Aquaculture International,  8 : 463-472.

Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and  Varadaraj, M.C. 2000.  Survival of  Vibrio parahaemolyticus in presence of

   chlorine.  J. of  Food Sci. and Technol.. 37: 517-519.

    1999

Karunasagar,  I. and Karunasagar, I. 1999. Diagnosis,  treatment   and  prevention  of microbial diseases  of  fish  and shellfish. Curr.

   Sci. 76 : 387-399.

Karunasagar, I.,  Karunasagar, I  and Reilly, A. 1999.  Aquaculture and Biotechnology, Science  Publishers Inc. New  Hampshire, 

   USA. pp. 186.  

Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 1999.  Bacterial flora associated with  shrimp culture ponds growing  Penaeus

   monodon in India. J. Aqua. Trop. 14 : 309-318.  

Otta, S.K., Shubha, G., Joseph, B., Chakraborty, A., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 1999.  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

  detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in cultured and  wild crustaceans in India. Dis.  Aquat. Org., 38 : 67-70.

Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Varadaraj, M.C. 1999. Effect of  sanitizers on Vibrio parahaemolyticus in

   cooked shrimp stored at different temperatures. Ind. J.  Microbiol. 39 :  253-254. 

Venugopal, M.N., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and  Varadaraj,  M.C. 1999. Growth and survival of   kanagawa  positive Vibrio

  parahaemolyticus in cooked shrimp stored at different  temperatures. Ind. J. Microbiol. 39 :  175-177.  

     1998

Devaraja,  T.N.,  Otta S.K., Shubha,  G  and  Karunasagar,I. Tauro, P.  and  Karunasagar, I.  1998.  Immunistimulation  of shrimp

   through oral administration of Vibrio  bacterin  and  yeast glucan In: Flegel TW (ed) Advances in shrimp  biotechnology, National 

   Centre for  Genetic  Engineering  and  Biotechnology, Bangkok. Pp. 167 - 170.

Karunasagar,  I.,  Otta,  S.K.  and  Karunasagar,  I.  1998. Disease problems affecting cultured  penaeid shirmp in India.  Fish

  Pathol., 33 : 413-419.  

Karunasagar,  I., Otta, S.K. and Karunasagar, I. 1998.   Monodon  Baculovirus (MBV) and Bacterial septicaemia associated  with 

   mass  mortality of cultivated shrimp ( Penaeus monodon )  from  the east coast of India. Indian. J.Virol.B 14:  27-30.

Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 1998. Effect of Eutrophication  and harmful algal blooms on coastal aquaculture and  fisheries 

   in  India. In: Advances in  Aquatic  Biology  and  Fisheries.  P. Natarajan, K.Dhevendran, C.M.  Aravindan  and  S.D.Rita  Kumari (eds).

   Prof. N.Balakrishnan Nair  Felicitation committee, Trivandrum pp 163-173.  

Otta, S.K., Karunasagar, I., Tauro, P. and  Karunasagar, I. 1998. Microbial Diseases of shrimp, Ind. J. of  Microbiol., 38 : 113 - 124.  

    1997

Ali, A., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I. 1997. Effect of oxytetracycline  on the immune response in  Labeo rohita  to

   Aeromonas hydrophila vaccine. In. Diseases in Asian Aquaculture  III, Flegel, T. et al. Asian Fish. Soc., 187-191.

Karunasagar,  I.,  Ali. A, Otta, S.K.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1997.    Immunological  response of the Indian  major  carp,  Labeo 

   rohita  (Hamilton)  to motile  aeromonads.  In:  Fish   Vaccinology , Developments in Biological Standardisation  V70. Gudding 

   R.,Lillehaug,  A, Midtlyng, P.J.  &  Brown  F.  (Eds.) Karger, Basel 135-141.  

Karunasagar,  I.,  Lampidis. R,  Goebel. W and Kreft, J.  1997. Complementation  of Listeria seeligeri with plcA, prfA  genes from

   L. monocytogenes activates transcription of seeligerolysin  and  leads to bacterial escape from  the  phagosome  of infected

   mammalian cells. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 146 : 303-310.

Karunasagar,  I.,  B. B. Nayak and Karunasagar, I.  1997.  Rapid detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from fish by polymerase chain

   reaction (PCR). In. Diseases in Asian Aquaculture III, Flegel, T. et al. Asian Fish. Soc., 119-122.  

Karunasagar, I., Sugumar, G.,  Nayak, B. B. and Karunasagar, I. 1997. Polymerase chain  reaction based methods for rapid

   detection of pathogenic Vibrio spp. in seafoods. FAO Fisheries Report No. 563: 11-15.  

Karunasagar,  I., Otta, S.K. and Karunasagar, I.  1997.   Histopathological  and Bacteriological study of white  spot  syndrome of

   Penaeus monodon along west coast of India. Aquaculture 153 : 9-13.    

Nayak  B. B.,  Karunasagar, I., and Karunasagar, I.  1997.  Influence of bacteria on growth and hemolysin  production by  marine 

   dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae  Mar. Biol. 130 : 35-39.

    1996

Karunasagar,  I. and Karunasagar, I. 1996. Effect of thymectomy on immune response of Labeo rohita to Aeromonas hydrophila

   vaccine. J. Aquacul. in  Trop., 11 : 79 – 82.  

Karunasagar,  I., Otta, S.K. and Karunasagar, I. 1996. Biofilm formation by Vibrio harveyi on surfaces.  Aquaculture , 140 : 241 - 245. 

Karunasagar, I., Sugumar, G., Karunasagar, I. and Reilly,  A. 1996.  Rapid polymerase chain  reaction method for  detection of

   Kanagawa positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus  in  seafoods.  Int. J. Food Microbiol. 31 : 317- 323.    

    1995

Jeyasekaran, G., Karunasagar, I.  and Karunasagar, I.  1995.  Incidence  of Listeria spp. in   tropical seafoods.  Int.  J.  Food 

   Microbiol., 31 : 333 – 340.  

Karunasagar, I., Sugumar, G., Karunasagar, I. and Reilly, A. 1995.  Rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae  contamination of  seafood  by

   polymerase chain reaction.  Mol.  Mar.  Biol.  Biotechnol. 4 : 365 - 368.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Sugumar, G.  and  Karunasagar I. 1995.  Virulence   characters of  Aeromonas spp isolated  from  fish affected by

   epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS). In:  Diseases  in Asian Aquaculture II, Shariff, M., Arthur,  J.R. and Subasinghe,  R. (Eds) Asian

   Fish. Soc., Malaysia.  pp. 313 - 320.  

Karunasagar, I., Millar, S.D. and Frerichs, G.N. 1995.  A  new cell line from Puntius schwanenfeldi sensitive to  snakehead  fish cell

   line C-type retrovirus. Asian Fish. Sci.  8 : 151-157. 

Nayyar  A.,  Karunasagar, I.  and  Karunasagar, I.   1995. Microbiology  of  cultured shrimp in India.  Proc.  IX  IPFC Working Party

  Meeting on Fish Technology and Marketing,  FAO  Fisheries Rep 514 (S), FAO, Rome, pp. 13 – 22.

Pai, R., Karunasagar, I., Shetty, H.P.C. and Karunasagar, I. 1995. Effect of stress factor on Aeromonas hydrophila infection of 

  Cyprinus carpio. J.  Aquaculture  in  Trop.,   10 : 29 – 35.  

  1994

Karunasagar, I., Senghass, B., Krohne, G. and  Goebel, W. 1994. Ultra structural study of Listeria monocytogenes entry into  human

   colonic epithelial cells. Infect. Immun. 62: 3554-3558.  

Karunasagar, I.  and Karunasagar, I.  1994.  Bacteriological studies on epizootic ulcerative syndrome in India. Proc ODA Regional 

  Seminar  on Epizootic Ulcerative  Syndrome  (R.  J Roberts,  B.Campbell  and  I.H.MacRae  Eds)  Aquatic  Animal  Health Research

  Institute, Bangkok, pp. 158-170.

Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 1994. Methods to detect Vibrio  spp  hazards in seafoods.  Proc. FAO/DANIDA  Expert

  Consultation  on  Quality Assurance in Fish  Industry,  FAO,  Rome pp. 3 - 6. 

Karunasagar, I.,  Pai, R.,  Malathi, G.R. and  Karunasagar, I. 1994.  Mass mortality  of Penaeus monodon due to antibiotic  resistant 

   Vibrio harveyi  infection. Aquaculture, 128 :  203-209.  

   1993

Jeyasekaran, G.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.  1993.  Validity  of faecal coliform test in tropical  fishery  products. Proc.

  Second Indian Fisheries Forum,  273-275.  

Karunasagar,  I., Krohne, G., and Goebel, W. 1993.  Listeria  ivanovii  is capable of cell to cell spread involving actin  polymerisation. 

   Infect Immun . 61: 162-169.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Ismail, S. M.,  Amarnath, H. V.  and  Karunasagar, I.  Bacteriology  of tropical shrimp and  marine  sediments. 

  Proc 9th session of Indo-Pacific Fishery  Commission  working  Party on Fish Technology FAO, Rome FAO Fish.  Tech. Paper

  410 (Suppl) 1993. p.  1-8.  

Reddy, Y. M.,  Karunasagar, I.  and  Karunasagar, I.  1993. Evaluation  of  some rapid techniques  for  determining  the bacteriological

  quality  of seafood.  Proc.  Second  Indian  Fisheries Forum,  295-297.  

   1992

Ali, A., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I. 1992. Bacteriological changes during iced storage of the tropical fresh water carp 

  Labeo rohita. Fish. Res. 13 : 189-197. 

Basavakumar, K. V.,  Karunasagar, I.,  and   Karunasagar, I. 1992. Ability  of fish associated bacteria to produce amines suspected

   to  be involved in scombroid  poisoning.  Ind.  J .Microbiol. 32 : 75-79. 

Karunasagar, I.  and  Karunasagar, I.  1992. Gymnodinium  nagasakiense  red  tide  off  Someshwar, West Coast  of  India  and 

  mussel toxicity.  J. Shellfish Res. 11 : 477-478,  

Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and Pai R., 1992. Systemic  Citro bacter freundii  infection in common  carp,  Cyprinus carpio L.,

   fingerlings.  J. Fish. Dis. 15 :  95-98,  

Karunasagar,I., Rosalind, G., Karunasagar, I., and Malathi, G.R. 1992. Virulence   of   seafood  associated  strains  of   non  01 Vibrio

  cholerae  In  Huss, H., Jakobsen, M.  and  Liston, J.(Eds) Quality Assurance in the Fish Industry.  Elsevier Sci.  Publ. Co.  p 211-216, 

   1991 

Karunasagar, I.,  Rosalind, G. and Karunasagar, I. 1991. Immunological  response of Indian major carps to Aeromonas  hydrophila 

   vaccine.  J. Fish Dis. 14 : 413-417.  

Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I., 1991. Harvest and post  harvest Microbiology of fishes.  Ind. J. Microbiol. 31 :  211- 229.  

Manoj, Y.B., Rosalind, G.M., Karunasagar, I. and  Karunasagar, I.  1991. Incidence of Listeria sp. in fish and fish handling  areas

  around Mangalore, India.  Asian Fish. Sci. 4 : 119-122.  

Shenoy, M.G. and Karunasagar, I.  1991. Production of  emulsification  factors by hydrocarbon degrading bacteria. In  Bioactive

   compounds from marine organisms.  Thompson M.,  Sarojini, R. and Nagabhushanan, R. (Eds.), Oxford IB & M, p. 129-132.

    1990

Karunasagar, I., Suseela, P.M.,  Malathi, G.R. and  Karunasagar, I.  1990. Incidence  of human pathogenic vibrios in  seafoods 

  harvested  along the coast of Karnataka (India).   FAO  Fish  Rep. 401 (Suppl.), 53-56.

Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I., Oshima, Y. and   Yasumoto, T. 1990. Toxin profile of shellfish involved in outbreak of paralytic

   shellfish poisoning in India.  Toxicon. 28 : 868-870.

Malathi, G.R.,  Karunasagar, I.,  and  Karunasagar, I.  1990. Virulence  of non-hemolytic strains of Vibrio  vulnificus  associated  with

   seafoods.   In  Hirano, R.   and   Hanyo, I.  (editors).  The Second Asian Fisheries Forum.  pp.  931-934

Malathi, G. R.,  Karunasagar, I., Ali, P.K.M.M. and  Karunasagar, I.  1990. Influence of amino acids and phosphates on Kanagawa

   hemolysin  production by Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  Ind.  J. Microbiol. 30 : 327-330.  

Nagendra, T. A., Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.  1990. Levels of histamine in some commercially important fish and  fishery

   products  in India.  FAO Fish. Rep. 401  (Suppl.),  112-120.  

Reddy Y. M., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I. and Udupa, K.S. 1990. Resazurin  test for rapid determination of bacteriological

   quality of shrimp.  Asian Fish. Sci. 3 : 263-267.  

Reddy, Y.M., Karunasagar, I., and Karunasagar, I., 1990. Resazurin reduction test for rapid determination of the bacteriological

   quality of fish.  Fish. Res. 9 : 75-79.

    1989 

Karunasagar, I.,  Rosalind, G. M., Karunasagar, I. and  Rao, K. G. 1989. Aeromonas  hydrophila septicaemia of Indian major  carps in 

   some commercial fish farms of West Godavari district, Andhra  Pradesh.  Curr. Sci. 18 : 1044-1045.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Segar, K. and Karunasagar, I.  1989.  Potentially toxic  dinoflagellates in shellfish harvesting  areas  along  the

   coast of Karnataka.  In Red Tides: Biology,  Environmental Science and Toxicology.  Okaichi, T., Anderson, D.M. and Nemoto,T.

   (Eds.), Elsevier Science Publ. Co., New York,  p.  63-66.  

Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I., Segar, K.,  Rosalind, G. M. and  Jeyasekaran, G.  1989. Limulus lysate test  for  determining  the 

   bacteriological quality of seafoods.  Ind.  J.  Microbiol. 29 : 377-380. 

Karunasagar, I., Segar, K. and Karunasagar, I.  1989. Incidence of  paralytic  shellfish poison (PSP) and  diarrhoetic  shellfish   

  poison  (DSP) in shell-fishes in Karnataka.  In  Red  Tides: Biology, Environmental Science and Toxicology.  Okaichi, T.,  Anderson,

  D.M. and Nemoto, T. (Eds.), Elsevier Science Publ.  Co., New York, p. 59-62.  

Karunasagar,I., Karunasagar, I., Malathi, G.R. and Nagesha, C.N. 1989. Hemolysins  of  Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain passaged  in 

   mice.  Ind. J. Med. Res. 89 : 376-380.  

Malathi, G. R.,  Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.  1989. Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated from seafoods.  Ind.  J. Med.

   Res. 89 : 128-131.  

Sachindra, N. M.  and Karunasagar, I.  1989. Fractionation  of  extract  from seeds of Adenanthera pavonia and effect of these

   fractions  on fish spoilage bacteria.  J. Food  Sci.  Technol.,  283-285.  

    1988

Sachindra, N. M.  and Karunasagar, I.  1988. Biochemical and  microbiological profile of prawns treated with Adenanthera pavonia 

   seed extract.  Ind. J. Microbiol. 28 : 82-86.  

Karunasagar, I. 1988.  Vibrios in seafoods NAGA 11, 12.  

Karunasagar, I. and Sripathy, N.V. (Eds.). 1988. Problems  and  prospects of Marine fishing and  fish proceedings in  Karnataka. 

   Forum of Fishery Professionals, India.  

Karunasagar, I., Segar, K., Karunasagar, I., Ali,  P.K.M.M. and   Jeyasekaran, G. 1988.  Virulence  of  Aeromonas  hydrophila  strains

   isolated   from fish ponds and infected  fish.   In : Chang, S.T., Chan, K. and Woo, Y.S. (Ed.),  Recent  advances in Biotechnology and

   Applied Biology, p. 205 -211. The  Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Karunasagar, I., Venugopal, M. N., Jeyasekaran, G., Segar, K. and  Karunasagar, I. 1988. Microorganisms associated  with  prawn

   pickle  spoilage.  J.  Food Sci.  Technol.  25: 103-104.  

Malathi, G. R.,  Karunasagar, I.,  Suseela, P.M.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1988.  Role of hemolysins in the pathogenicity of  vibrios

   associated  with  seafood.  Proc. First Indian  Fish.  Forum. 365-367.  

Segar,  K.,  Karunasagar, I., and  Karunasagar, I. 1988.  Dinoflagellate toxins in shellfishes along the coast of  Karnataka.  Proc.

  First Indian Fisheries Forum, 389-390.  

Suseela,  M.,  Karunasagar, I., Malathi, G.R.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1988.  Vibrio cholerae in seafoods and environs around

  Mangalore, India.  Asian Fish. Sci. 2 : 121-126.  

Venugopal, M.N.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1988.   Effect  of  chemical preservatives on Vibrio parahaemolyticus in  fish.  Proc. First  Indian

   Fisheries Forum, 407-408.  

    1987

Karunasagar, I., and Karunasagar, I. 1987. Spontaneous mutation to 0/129 resistance in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  Curr. Sci.  56 :

   773-775.

Karunasagar, I.,  Mathew, S.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1987. Vibrio vulnificus in fish and clams from Mangalore waters.   Ind.  J. Mar.

   Sci. 16 :136-137.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Karunasagar, I., Venugopal, M. N. and  Nagesha, C.N. 1987.  Survival  of  Vibrio  parahaemolyticus  in estuarine

   water,  seawater and in association with clams. Syst.  Appl. microbiol. 9 : 316-319.

Karunasagar, I., Nagesha, C.N. and Karunasagar, I. 1987.  Screening  of  Vibrio  parahaemolyticus  isolates  for  plasmids.   Ind. J.

   Med. Res. 86 : 711-715.  

   1986

Karunasagar, I., Venugopal, M. N., Karunasagar, I.  and Segar, K. 1986.   Evaluation of methods for enumeration of  Vibrio

  parahaemolyticus  from seafoods.  Appl. Environ.  Microbiol. 52 : 583-585.  

Karunasagar, I., Ali, P.K.M.M., Jeyasekaran, G. and  Karunasagar, I. 1986.  Ulcerative form of Aeromonas hydrophila infection of

   Catla catla.  Curr. Sci. 55 : 1194-1195.  

Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I., Venugopal, M.N. and  Segar, K. 1986. Role of chitin on the survival of Vibrio  parahaemolyticus

   at different temperatures. Can. J. Microbiol. 32 : 889-891.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Karunasagar, I.,  Segar, K. and  Venugopal, M. N.  1986.  Presence  of dinoflagellate toxins and  pathogenic 

   bacteria in clams along coast of Karnataka.  Proc.  National  Seminar on Mussel Watch, Cochin, Vol. II, p. 180- 184.  

Karunasagar, I., Venugopal, M. N., Segar, K. and  Karunasagar, I. 1986. Survival  of  Vibrio parahaemolyticus in cold  smoked  fish. 

   Ant. Van Leewen. 52 : 145-152.  

Krishnamurthy, B.V.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1986.  Microbiology  of shrimps handled and stored in ice and in chilled sea  water.  

   J. Food Sci. Technol. 23 : 148-151.  

    1985   

Gowda, H.S.V. and Karunasagar, I.  1985. Effect of protease inhibitors on biochemical and microbiological characters of  fishes.

   J. Sci. Food. Agric. 36: 1113-1119.  

Subburaj , M.,  Karunasagar, I., and  Karunasagar, I.   1985. Rapid screening  test for the detection of  Proteus spp, the  major 

   histamine  formers in fish.  FAO Fish.  Rep.  317  (Suppl.),  p. 363-367.

    1984

Karunasagar, I., Joseph, S.W.,  Twedt, R.M.,  Hada, H.  and Colwell, R.R. 1984. Enhancement of Vibrio parahaemolyticus  virulence by

   lysed erythrocyte factor and iron.  Infect. Immun. 46 : 141-144.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Venugopal M. N. and Karunasagar, I.  1984. Levels of Vibrio  parahaemolyticus in  Indian  shrimp  undergoing

   processing  for export.  Can. J. Microbiol. 30 : 713- 715.  

Karunasagar,I., Gowda, H.S.V., Subburaj, M., Venugopal, M. N. and Karunasagar, I.  1984. Outbreak of paralytic shellfish  poisoning 

   in Mangalore, West Coast of India, Curr. Sci  53 :  247- 249.  

Nandeesha, M.C.,  Karunasagar, I. and  Keshavanath, P.  1984. Preliminary  investigations on the microbial  contamination  of  

  sewage  and fish grown in sewage treated ponds.  Curr.  Res. 13 : 82-83. 

Subburaj, M.,  Karunasagar, I.  and  Karunasagar, I. 1984. Incidence of histidine decarboxylating  bacteria in fish  and  market

  environs.  Food Microbiol. 1 : 263-267.  

Venugopal, M. N.,  Karunasagar, I., and Karunasagar, I. 1984. Survival  of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in dry fishes.  J.  Food.  Sci. 

  Technol. 21 : 235-23

 1983 - 1980

Karunasagar, I., Krishnakumar, S. and Halinge, N. V. 1982. Survival   of  Vibrio parahaemolyticus in association with prawns. In: 

  Ravindran, K. (Ed.), Harvest and Post-Harvest Technology  of  Fish.  522-524.  

Rao, B.R.,   Karunasagar, I.  and  Bhat, J.V.  1982.  Enterobacter aerogenes infection of Hoplochaetella suctoria In  Earthworm

   Ecology (Satchill, J.E. Ed) Chapman and Hall, London.

Karunasagar, I. 1981. Biotechnology of oil shale extraction.  Urja 10 : 125-126.

Karunasagar, I. 1981. Production of hemolysin by Vibrio parahaemolyticus  in a chemically defined  medium.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.

  41: 1274-1275.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Nagesha, C.N. and Bhat, J.V. 1981. The  role  of  trace elements and phosphates in the production of  vascular

   permeability  factor by Vibrio  cholerae  J. Med. Microbiol. 14: 243-250.  

Indrani, R., Agarwal, S.C. 1980. Cell mediated immunity in experimental parainfluenza type- 3  virus infection. J. Med. Microbiol. 13:

   527-534. 

Karunasagar, I. and Mohankumar, K.C. 1980. Occurrence of  Kanagawa positive  Vibrio parahaemolyticus around Mangalore.  

   Ind.  J. Med. Res. 72 : 619-621.  

  1979 - 1975

Karunasagar, I.,  Nagesha, C.N.  and  Bhat, J.V.  1979. Effect  of  metal ions on the production of vascular permeability factor  by

   569 B strain of V. cholerae.  Ind. J. Med. Res. 69 : 18- 25.  

Indrani, R., Stephen, S., Rao, K.N.A. 1978. Pyocine typing of  Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Ind. J. Microbiol. 18: 103-106

Karunasagar, I.,  Nagesha, C.N.  and  Bhat, J.V. 1978. Effect  of  metal  ions on the end products of glucose  fermentation  in  Inaba

   serotypes  of  V. cholerae  and V. eltor. Ind. J. Exptl. Biol. 17: 1337-1349.  

Karunasagar, I., Nagesha, C.N. and  Rao, G. P. 1978. Effectivity  of  zinc  sulphate zinc and silver  sulphadiazine in the  topical  therapy

   of Pseudomonas infection of burns in mice.  Burns 6 : 131-133.

Nagesh, C.N.   and  Karunasagar, I.  1978. In vitro  activity   of  sulphadiazine  compounds  of zinc and  silver.  Arch. Surg. 113 : 906. 

Stephen, S., Indrani, R. and Rao, K.N.A. 1978. Brucellosis in coastal Karnataka. Ind. J. Microbiol. 18:  28-31.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R., Chandrashekar, S., Vaz, A.L., Rao, K.N.A. 1978. Enteropathic Escherichia coli  serotypes from various

  clinical specimens. Ind. J. Pathol. Microbiol. 21: 313-320.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R., Rao, K.N.A. , 1978. Brucellosis in fowl – A preliminary communication. Ind. J. Med. Res. 68: 738-740.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R., Rao, K.N.A. 1978. Shigellosis in south west coast of India. Ind. J. Pathol. Microbiol. 21: 233-236.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R., Rao, K.N.A., 1978. Q fever antibodies in domestic animals in South Kanara – A preliminary report. Ind. J.

  Med. Res. 68: 39-43.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R.,  Rao, P.,  Rao, K.N.A. 1978. Listeriosis and human abortions including a brief review of literature. J. Obst.

  Gyanec . India. 28: 497-501.

Karunasagar, I., Radhakrishna S. D. and  Nagesha, C.N. 1977. Candidacidal  activity  of leukocytes from  pregnant  women. 

   Arogya-Journal of Health Science, 3 : 73-75.  

Nagesha, C.N.  Lalithamma, B.P., Narasimha  Rao, S.,Ananthkrishna, N.C. and Karunasagar, I. 1977. Cobalt toxicity  and  its

  reversal by Fe and Mg in Ogawa serotypes of  V. cholerae and  V. eltor. Current Science, 46 : 770-773.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Narasimha Rao, S.   Nagesha, C.N.   and  Bhat, J.V. 1976. Reversal  of zinc toxicity by Fe and Mg in  Inaba serotypes 

   of  V. cholerae and V. eltor.  Arogya-Journal  of Health Science, 2 : 50-54.  

Karunasagar, I., Narasimha Rao, S. and Nagesha, C.N.  1976. Interrelationship  between Mg and Mn in the metabolism of  Inaba 

  serotypes  of  V. cholerae and V. eltor. Arogya-Journal  of Health Science, 1 :146-148.  

Karunasagar, I., Narasimha Rao, S. and Nagesha, C.N. 1976. Role of  Fe and Mg in the reversal of Ni toxicity in Inaba  serotypes  of 

  V. cholerae and V. eltor. Ind. J. of  Experimental  Biol., 14 : 51-53.  

Lalithamma, B.P.,  Karunasagar, I.,  Narasimha Rao, S.  and Nagesha, C.N. 1976. Role of Fe and Mg in the reversal of Ni toxicity in

  Ogawa serotypes of V. cholerae and  V. eltor. Curr.  Sci., 45 : 578-580.  

Karunasagar, I.,  Narasimha Rao, S. and  Nagesha, C.N. 1975.  Effect  of  on  Inaba  serotypes of   V. cholerae  and  V. eltor. 

   Arogya  Journal of Health Science, 1 : 60-64.  

Stephen, S.,  Indrani , R.,  Kotian, M. and Rao, K.N.A. 1975. Isolation of enteropathic E. coli from fish and mussels. Ind. J.  Microbiol.

  15: 64-67.  

Stephen, S., Indrani, R., Kumar, S., Rao, K.N.A. 1975. Human infection with Aeromonas  sp. varied clinical manifestations. Ann. Int.

   Med. 83 : 368-369.  

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