Research Papers

• Bharathi Rathinam, R., Tripathi, G., Das, B.K., Jain, R. and Acharya, A., 2024. Comparative analysis of gut microbiome in Pangasionodon hypopthalmus and Labeo catla during health and disease. International Microbiology, pp.1-15.
• Rathinam, R.B., Acharya, A., Robina, A.J., Banu, H. and Tripathi, G., Comparative Immunology Reports.
• Rathinam, R.B., Iburahim, S.A., Ramanan, S.S. and Tripathi, G., 2022. A scientometric mapping of research on Aeromonas infection in fish across the world (1998–2020). Aquaculture International, 30(1), pp.341-363.
• Rathinam, R.B., Banu, H., Ghode, G.S., Bhushan, S., Bhuvaneswari, R. and Tripathi, G., 2021. High prevalence of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas infections among cage cultured Pangas catfish from the reservoirs of Maharashtra, India. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 73, pp.1-18.
• Chovatia, R.M., Acharya, A., Rasal, K.D., Bedekar, M.K., Jeena, K., Rathinam, R.B., Dinakaran, C. and Tripathi, G., 2024. Ontogeny and tissue specific expression profiles of recombination activating genes (RAGs) during development in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Gene Expression Patterns, 52, p.119358.
• Banu, H. and Rathinam, R.B., 2023. Myxozoan fish diseases: possible treatment and zoonoses. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 47(2), pp.215-223.
• Sushila, N., Das, B.K., Rathinam, R.B. and Tripathi, G., 2022. Strategies for enhanced adaptive immune responses of Pterophyllum scalare larvae against Aeromonas hydrophila. Aquaculture Research, 53(7), pp.2586-2596.
• Banu, H. and Rathinam, R.B., 2022. Occurrence of Multispecies Myxozoan Parasite Infestation by Genus Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 in a Group of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822). Journal of Aquaculture, pp.1-8.

Popular articles:

• Shrivastava, Y., Amulya, S.G., Rathinam, R.B. and Tripathi, G. (2024). Diseases of Molluscs: An Indian Scenario. 2024. Agri Mirror: Future India, 6(52-59.)
• Rathinam, R.B., Sahu, T.K., Paul, N.C., Bag, K., Kumari, S., Kumar, R. and Tamilarasan, K. (2024). Bio teaming: Unlocking Team Synergy and Lessons from Nature for Human team building. Food and Scientific Reports, 5(7), 30-35.
• Shinde, V.S., Ramkumar, S., Iburahim, S.A., Rathinam, R.B., Naidu, B.C. and Landge, T. A. 2023. Fisheries Current Affairs, September, 2023. Food and Scientific Reports, 4(1). 1-8.
• Shinde, V.S., Ramkumar, S., Iburahim, S.A., Rathinam, R.B., Naidu, B.C. and Landge, T. A. 2023. Fisheries Current Affairs, August 2023. Food and Scientific Reports, 4(1). 1-8.
• Naidu, B.C., Rathinam, R.B., Deepika, S., Meenatchi, S.S., Iburahim, S.A. and Landge, T.A. 2023. Fisheries Current Affairs July 2023. 4(5), 1-9.
• Rathinam, R.B., Kalpitha, N.N., Vishal, M., Iburahim, S.A., Bejawada, C.N., Vidhya, V. and Landge, T.A. 2023. Fisheries Current Affairs, June 2023. Food and Scientific Reports, 4(2), 1-6.
• Geenita, K., Vishal, M., Iburahim, S. A., Rathinam, R.B., Chanikya, B.N., Akamed, K. and Landge, A. 2023. Fisheries current affairs, May 2023. Food and Scientific Reports, 3(5), 1-9.
• Rathinam, R.B., Iburahim, S.A. and Tripathi, G. 2020. The Immune system of Sea cucumbers: An evidential approach. Food and Scientific Reports, 1(12), 49-54.
• Kumar, M., Rathinam, R. B. and Tripathi, G. 2020. Nidoviruses in Aquatic Organisms -Paradigm of a Nascent Concern. International Journal of Aquaculture and Fishery Sciences. 6(3): 082-088. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/2455-8400.000061.
• Iburahim, S. A., Rathinam, R. B., Pradhan, S. and Kumar, J. 2018. Facebook fisheries: a tool towards improvement of fisheries and fishers. Fishing Chimes, 38(4), 44.
• Sea, K.G., Peter, P.J.H., Rathinam, R. B. and Rao, B. M. 2018. Enterocytozoan hepatopenai – A glance. Aquaculture times. 2(5): 16.
• Rao, B.M., Ramteke, K., Vikas and Rathinam, R. B. 2016. Viral borne diseases in Macrobrachium species. Aquaculture times, 2(5), 16-18.
• Rathinam, R. B. and Anisha. V. 2014. Value added products prepared from Mussel and its significance (Tamil article). Meenvalasudar.

Ongoing Projects

• Identification and comparative expression analysis of novel immune-related genes against prevalent bacterial infections and development of remedial measures in Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer Role: Co-Principal Investigator Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology Project period: 2024-2026
• National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD II)Role: Co-Principal Investigator Funding agency: PMMSY Project period: 2024-2026

Significant Achievements in Research:

• Catalogued seasonal pattern of bacterial pathogens associated with cage cultured Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in the reservoirs of Maharashtra.
• Isolated and identified 60 Fish and shellfish pathogenic bacteria and ich parasite and characterized at molecular level using 16s and 18s rRNA gene sequences, submitted to NCBI and obtained accession numbers.
• Characterized the gut microbiome of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus using 16s metagenomic sequencing and submitted to sequence read archive (SRA) during health and disease.

Awards/ Honors:

• Recipient of JENESYS-2019 Fellowship.
• Recipient of Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri Gold Medal for securing the top position in the M.F.Sc. Programme (2016-18) at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai.
• Honored with the Prof. Rabindranath Krothapalli Gold Medal for securing in the M.F.Sc. Programme (2016-18) in Aquatic Environment Health Management at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai.
• Received International Travel Grant from ICAR-CIFE, NAHEP to participate the international conference on ‘12th Asian Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum’ held at Iloilo, Philippines during 8-12 April 2018, organized by Asian Fisheries Society.