Veterinary Public Health Division
Major Achievements
- Discovered a new and potent Brucella phage – Izatnagar (Iz) phage Gr 6
- Improvised enrichment broths for isolation of Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter and Aeromonas spp. from foods
- Characterized outer membrane/ cell surface proteins of Salmonella, Aeromonas and Listeria spp. and employed to develop immunoassays (FAT/ELISA/slide agglutination test) for their detection.
- Standardized LLO-based ELISA and PI-PLC assay for listeriosis
- Compared and fractionated different antigens of Brucella spp. for developing rapid and reliable tests including Plate ELISA for brucellosis
- Standardized Modified Agglutination Test (MAT) for sero-diagnosis of animal and human toxoplasmosis
- Standardized PCR protocols for:
- Rapid detection of Salmonella spp. Aeromonas spp., L. monocytogenes, Campylobacter spp., Staph. aureus and verotoxic E. coli and important virulence genes of these organisms
- Detection of Brucella, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis
- Trans-PCR/Real Time PCR for detection of Coxiella burnetti
- RT-PCR targeting VP7 gene for detection of human and bovine rotavirus
- Antibiotic sensitivity profile of major foodborne pathogens worked out
- Ameliorative effect of Curd and Arjuna feeding on atherosclerosis lesions in lab animals
- Patent Filed: Agarwal, R.K., Sunil, B., Bhilegaonkar, K.N. and Rahman, H. A chitosan based biopreservative mix for buffalo meat mince at 5±10C (submitted vide file No. 2144/DEL/2007, DD No. 919486 dt. 19/7/2007)
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