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Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus and bacterial pathogenesis



Durg V. Singh, Ph.D.
 Scientist
Institute of Life Sciences
Nalco Square
Bhubaneswar-751023, India
 Office: 0091 674 2300137/ 2301476 ext. 206
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Email: singhdv@ils.res.in, durg.singh@gmail.com
 

Publications

 

Original peer-reviewed articles:

 

  1. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Singh DV. Effect of  storage and sodium chloride on excision of CTXΦ or pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ from Vibrio cholerae O139 strains. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2010; in press.

  2. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Sequence analysis of Vibrio cholerae orfU and zot from pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ reveals multiple origin of pre-CTXΦ and CTXΦ. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2010;2(1):67-75.

  3. Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Mohapatra Harapriya, Colwell RR, Singh DV Analysis of clonally related environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor isolated before 1992 from Varanasi, India reveals origin of SXT-ICEs belonging to O139 and O1 serogroups. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2010;2(1):50-57.

  4. Turabe Fazil MHU, Kumar Sunil, Subbarao N, Pandey HP, Singh DV.  Homology modeling of a sensor histidine kinase from Aeromonas hydrophila, Journal of Molecular Modeling 2010;16(5):1003-1009. (IF: 2.018)

  5. Mohapatra SS, Ramachandran D, Mantri CK, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Determination of relationships among non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains from housekeeping gene sequences and ribotype patterns. Research in Microbiology 2009; 160: 57-62. (IF: 2.055)

  6. Mohanty A, Swain S, Singh DV, Mahapatra N, Kar SK, Hazra RK. A unique methodology for detecting the spread of chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, in previously unreported area, by analyzing anophelines of malaria endemic zones of Orissa, India. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2009; 9(4):462-467. (IF: 2.792)

  7. Mohapatra Harapriya, Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Colwell, RR, Singh DV. Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 strains isolated before 1992 from Varanasi, India are multiple drug resistant, contain intSXT, dfr18 and aadA5 genes. Environmental Microbiology 2008; 10(4):866-873. (IF: 4.929)

  8. Thomas S, Ramachandran D, Remani B, Singh DV. Detection and molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 Inaba biotype El Tor strain in Kerala, S India. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2008; 24:433-434. (IF: 0.471)

  9. Mohanty A, Kar P, Mishra K, Singh DV, Mohapatra N, Kar SK, Dash AP, Hazra RK. Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Anopheles fluviatilis species complex, human host preference, and Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite presence, using a unique mosquito processing method. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2007; 76(5): 837-843. 

  10. Patra Minakshi, Pandey SK, Ramamurthy T, Singh DV, Das SK. Characterization of cytotoxin producing Aeromonas caviae (strain HT10) isolated from a sulfur spring in Orissa, India. Letters in Applied Microbiology 2007; 44: 338-341.

  11. Ramachandran D, Bhanumathi R, Singh DV. Multiplex PCR for detection of antibiotic resistance genes and the SXT element: application in the characterize Vibrio cholerae. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2007; 56(3): 246-251.

  12. Mohapatra SS, Ramachandran D, Mantri CK, Singh DV. Characterization of the genetic background of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Inaba strains isolated in Trivandrum, Southern India. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2007; 56(2): 260-265.

  13. Mantri CK, Mohapatra SS, Ramamurthy T, Ghosh R, Colwell RR, Singh DV. Septaplex PCR assay for rapid identification of Vibrio cholerae including detection of virulence and intSXT genes. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2006; 265(2): 208-214.

  14. Singh DV, Bhanumathi R, Colwell RR. Characterization of a cholera toxin-gene negative clinical strain of Vibrio cholerae O139. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2004; 42: 1381.

  15. Bhanumathi R, Isac Sree Renjini, Shukla BN, Singh DV. Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water and the aquatic plant Eichhornia crassipes in the River Ganga, Varanasi, India. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2003; 69(4): 2389-2394.

  16. Bhanumathi R, Sabeena F, Isac Sree Renjini, Radhakutty G, Singh DV. Characterization of a toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O139 strain belonging to a new ribotype and isolated from a diarrheal patient. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002; 40(12): 4779-4781.

  17. Singh DV, Isac Sree Renjini, Colwell RR. Development of a hexaplex PCR assay for rapid detection of virulence and regulatory genes in Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio mimicus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002; 40(11): 321-4324.

  18. Sabeena F, Thirivikramji G, Radhakutty G, Indu P, Singh DV. In vitro susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains associated with an outbreak of cholera in Kerala, Southern India. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2001; 47: 361-362

  19. Singh DV, Matte MH, Matte GR, Ziang S, Sabeena F, Shukla BN, Sanyal SC, Huq A, Colwell RR. Molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, non-O1, and non-O139 strains: clonal relationships between clinical and environmental isolates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2001; 67(2): 910-921.

  20. Singh DV. Production of heat labile enterotoxin by strains of Aeromonas veronii bv veronii. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition 2000; 18: 44-48.

  21. Singh DV. A putative heat-labile enterotoxin expressed by strains of Aeromonas media. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2000; 49: 685-689.

  22. Singh DV. Virulence factors in Aeromonas veronii bv veronii. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1999; 17: 90-91.

  23. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Virulence patterns of Aeromonas eucrenophila isolated from water and infected fish. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1999; 17: 37-42.]

  24. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Enteropathogenicity of Aeromonas jandaei and A. trota. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 1997; 17: 243-250.

  25. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Enterotoxicity, haemolytic activity and antibiotic susceptibility of Aeromonas eucrenophila strains isolated from water and infected fish. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1997; 35: 144-147.

  26. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Production of haemolysin and enterotoxin by Aeromonas jandaei and Aeromonas trota after animal passage. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1996; 14: 274-279.

  27. Tikoo Anjali, Singh DV, Shukla BN, Sanyal SC. Development of an improved synthetic medium for a better production of the new cholera toxin and its immunological relationship with the toxin produced by Vibrio cholerae O139 strains. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 1996; 14: 67-72.

  28. Singh DV, Tikoo Anjali, Sanyal SC. Candidate live oral cholera vaccine strains produce a new cholera toxin. Current Science 1996; 70: 237-238.

  29. Singh DV, Tikoo Anjali, Sanyal SC. Cholera toxin zonula occludens toxin and accessory cholera enterotoxin gene negative Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains produce the new cholera toxin. Current Science 1996; 70: 1041-1043.

  30. Singh DV, Tikoo Anjali, Sanyal SC. Haemolysin produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 is not enterotoxic. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1996; 45: 35-39.

  31. Singh DV, Tikoo Anjali, Sanyal SC. Production of the new cholera toxin by environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae non-O1. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1996; 45: 31-34.

  32. Shukla BN, Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Attachment of non-culturable toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1 and Aeromonas spp. to the aquatic arthropod Gerris spinolae and plants in the River Ganga, Varanasi. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 1995; 12: 113-120.

  33. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Relationship between enterotoxicity and multiple drug resistance in Aeromonas spp. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1995; 13: 172-175.

  34. Tikoo Anjali, Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Influence of animal passage on haemolysin and enterotoxin production in Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor stains. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1994; 40: 246-251.

  35. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Antibiotic resistance in clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas spp. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1994; 33: 368-369.

  36. Singh DV, Dubey RS, Sanyal SC. Adherence of haemagglutinating and non-haemagglutinating clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1993; 11: 157-160.

  37. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Haemagglutinating activity, serum sensitivity and enterotoxicity of Aeromonas spp. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1993; 38: 49-53.

  38. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Biochemical characteristics and enterotoxicity of Aeromonas species isolated from man and environment. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1992; 10: 231-234.

  39. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Production of chitinase by enterotoxigenic Aeromonas species isolated from clinical and environmental sources. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1992; 10: 213-216.

  40. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Production of haemolysin and its correlation with enterotoxicity in Aeromonas spp. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1992; 37: 262 - 267.

  41. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Enterotoxicity of clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas spp. Journal of Medical Microbiology 1992; 36: 269-272.

  42. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Haemolysin and enterotoxin production by Aeromonas caviae isolated from diarrhoeal patients, fish and environment. Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 1992; 10: 16-20.

 

Review articles:

 

  1. Singh DV, Mohapatra Harapriya. Application of DNA based methods in typing Vibrio cholerae strains. Future Microbiology 2008; 3(1):87-96. (IF: 0.645)

  2. Singh DV. Hexaplex PCR for rapid detection of virulence factors. Expert Review in Molecular Diagnostics 2003; 361:781-784. (IF: 2.425)

 

Proceeding:

 

  1. Singh DV, Sanyal SC. Virulence factors of Aeromonas spp. In: Recent Advances in Toxinology, Gopalakrishnakone P, Tan CK editors, National University of Singapore 1992;1:291–307.

 

Chapters in Encyclopedia/ Books:

 

  1. Mohapatra H, Mohapatra SS, Mantri CK, Singh DV. Horizontal gene transfer and ICEs: a perspective with reference to SXT ICEs in Vibrio cholerae. In: New Horizon in Biotechnology. Pandey A, Larroche C, Soccol CR, Dussap C-G (Eds.), Asiatech Publishers, Inc, New Delhi, 2008, pp388-403.

  2. Thomas S, Praveen Kumar PP, Wilson PA, Bibin T, Singh DV. Molecular monitoring of Vibrio cholerae in the aquatic environment of Kerala. In: Environment and Health, eds. Natarajan P, Paulose CS, Bright Singh IS, Pillai Raji K. Rajiv Gandhi Chair in Contemporary Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin. 2007, pg. 67-78.

  3. Singh DV. Vibrio cholerae. In: Encyclopedia of Medical Genomics and      Proteomics. J. Fuch, M. Podda (Eds.).  2005, pg. 1307-1311.

 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 

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