Dr. Dhamotharan K
Scientist
AEHM Division
MFSc. / Ph.D.

+91 7506628295

dhamotharan@cife.edu.in / dhamuaqua@hotmail.com

Research Interests

  • Fish virology
  • Viral disease diagnosis
  • Next-generation sequencing
  • Host virus interaction

Research Papers

  • Dhamotharan K, Bjørgen H, Malik MS, Nyman IB, Markussen T, Dahle MK, Koppang EO, Wessel Ø, Rimstad E. Dissemination of Piscine orthoreovirus-1 (PRV-1) in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) during the Early and Regenerating Phases of Infection. Pathogens. 2020 Feb;9(2):143.
  • Malik MS, Bjørgen H, Dhamotharan K, Wessel Ø, Koppang EO, Di Cicco E, Hansen EF, Dahle MK, Rimstad E. Erythroid Progenitor Cells in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) May Be Persistently and Productively Infected with Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV). Viruses. 2019 Sep;11(9):824.
  • Bjørgen H, Haldorsen R, Oaland Ø, Kvellestad A, Dhamotharan K, Rimstad E, Koppang EO. Melanized focal changes in skeletal muscle in farmed Atlantic salmon after natural infection with Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV). Journal of fish diseases. 2019 Jun;42(6):935-45.
  • Dhamotharan K, Tengs T, Wessel Ø, Braaen S, Nyman IB, Hansen EF, Christiansen DH, Dahle MK, Rimstad E, Markussen T. Evolution of the piscine orthoreovirus genome linked to emergence of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed atlantic salmon (salmo salar). Viruses. 2019 May;11(5):465.
  • Dubey S, Maiti B, Kim SH, Sivadasan SM, Dhamotharan K, Pandey PK, Girisha SK, Mutoloki S, Chen SC, Evensen Ø, Karunasagar I. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Edwardsiella isolates from different fish species and geographical areas in Asia: Implications for vaccine development. Journal of fish diseases. 2019 Jun;42(6):835-50.
  • Vendramin N, Dhamotharan K, Olsen AB, Cuenca A, Teige LH, Wessel Ø, Iburg TM, Dahle MK, Rimstad E, Olesen NJ. Piscine orthoreovirus subtype 3 (PRV-3) causes heart inflammation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Veterinary research. 2019 Dec 1;50(1):14.