Dr. Manoj Pandit Brahmane
Principal Scientist
Fish Genetics & Biotechnology Division
MFSc.and Ph. D.

mbrahmane@cife.edu.in

Research Interests

  • Molecular biology of stress
  • Tissue/Cell culture
  • Microbiology
  • Population genetics
  • Computational Biology

Research Papers

  • Brahmane, M.P., Das, M.K., Sinha, M.R., Sugunan, V. V, Mukherjee, A., Singh, S.N., Prakash, S., Maurye, P., Hajra, A., 2006. Use of RAPD fingerprinting for delineating populations of hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) 5, 643–652.
  • Manna, S. K., Brahmane, M.P., Manna, C., Batabyal, K. and Das, R. (2006). Occurrence, virulence characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157 in slaughtered cattle and diarrhoeic calves in West Bengal, India. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 43, 405–409.
  • Manna, S K, Brahmane, M.P., Das R, Manna Chandana, B. S. (2006). Detection of Escherichia coli O157 in foods of animal origin by culture and multiplex polymerase chain reaction. J. Food Sci. Technol. 43, 77–79.
  • Mishra S S, Brahmane, M.P., Mishra. S. K. (2009). PCR Detection and DNA restriction profile analysis of Vibrio parahemolyticus isolates. Indian Vet. J. 86, 229–233.
  • Mishra S S, Brahmane, M.P., M. S. K. (2009). PCR detection and genomic characterization of Aeromonas hydrophila isolates. Indian Vet J 86, 1000–1003.
  • Brahmane, M.P., Krishnani, K.K., Sarkar, B., Sajjanar, B., Kumar, S., Nakhawa, A D., Minhas, P.S., 2014. Growth , thermal tolerance and oxygen consumption in rohu , Labeo rohita early fry acclimated to four temperatures. African J. Agric. Res. 9, 854–858.
  • Brahmane, M.P., Kundu, S.N., Das, M.K., Sharma, A P., 2013. Low genetic diversity and absence of population differentiation of hilsa ( Tenualosa ilisha ) revealed by mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b region in Ganga and Hooghly rivers. African Journal of Biotechnology, 12, 3383–3389.
  • Deb, R., Sajjanar, B., Singh, U., Kumar, S., Brahmane, M.P., Singh, R., Sengar, G., Sharma, A., 2013. Promoter variants at AP2 box region of Hsp70.1 affect thermal stress response and milk production traits in Frieswal cross bred cattle. Gene 532, 230–235.
  • Gupta, A.K., Kumar, S., Sharma, P., Pal, Y., Dedar, R.K., Singh, J., Bhardwaj, A., Brahmane, M., Raut, A., Yadav, S.C., Kumar, B., 2016. Biochemical profiles of Indian donkey population located in six different agro-climatic zones. Comp. Clin.
  • Krishnani, K.K., Boddu, V.M., Moon, D.H., Ghadge, S. V, Sarkar, B., Brahmane, M.P., Choudhary, K., Kathiravan, V., Meng, X., 2015. Metals Bioaccumulation Mechanism in Neem Bark. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 95, 414–9.
  • Krishnani, K.K., Kathiravan, V., Shakil, N.A., Singh, M.K., Brahmane, M.P., Meena, K.K., Sarkar, B., Choudhary, K., Singh, M.K., Kumar, J., 2015. Bactericidal Activity of Nanopolymers Against Shrimp Pathogenic Bacterium Vibrio harveyi. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India Sect. B Biol. Sci. 85, 1079–1086.
  • Kumar, S., Krishnani, K.K., Bhushan, B., Brahmane, M.P., 2015. Metagenomics: Retrospect and Prospects in High Throughput Age. Biotechnol. Res. Int. 2015, 121735.
  • Sajjanar, B., Deb, R., Singh, U., Kumar, S., Brahmane, M., Nirmale, A., Bal, S.K., Minhas, P.S., 2015. Identification of SNP in HSP90AB1 and its association with the relative thermotolerance and milk production traits in Indian dairy cattle. Anim. Biotechnol. 26, 45–50.
  • Brahmane, M.P., Sajjanar B, Kumar N, Pawar S S, Bal S K, K. K. K. (2017). Impact of rearing temperature on tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus growth, muscle morphology and gene expression. J. Environ. Biol. 38,.
  • AK Gupta, S Kumar, Y Pal, M Brahmane, B Kumar, M Chauhan, P Sharma, P Singh, RN Sheokand, DR Aneja, 2017. Phenotypic Clustering of Indian Donkey Population Belonging to Six Agro-Climatic Regions. Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species, 5(4)
  • SS Pawar, B Sajjanar, VD Lonkar, NP Kurade, AS Kadam, AV Nirmal, MP Brahmane, SK Bal, 2016. Assessing and mitigating the impact of heat stress on poultry. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci, 4(6), 332-341
  • Mukesh P. Bhendarkar, M. P. Brahmane and N. P. Singh. MS Accepted Present status and prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Maharashtra, India: An Overview. GeoMarine Science.

Other Publications

  • Bhendarkar MP, Brahmane, MP, Kumar N and Singh NP. 2018. Better Management Practices for Modern Carp Culture. ICAR-NIASM Technical Folder No.: 29.
  • भेंडारकर एम ऩी, ब्राह्मणे एम ऩी, कु मार, आणण ससहिं , एन.ऩी. २०१८. आधनुनक मत्स्य शतेीसाठी उत्तम व्यव्थाऩन ऩद्धनत. तकनीकी फ़ोल्डर सिंख्या: ३०.
  • Bhendarkar, Mukesh P. and Brahmane, M P. 2018. Farm Pond based Aquaculture Model in perspective of Doubling Farmers Income. In: Training Manual of ICAR Sponsored Summer School on Climate Change & Abiotic Stress Management Strategies for Doubling Farmers Income. ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management. Pp 117-125.
  • Brahmane, M P and Bhendarkar, Mukesh P. 2018. Fisheries Resources for Doubling Farmer’s Income. In: Training Manual of ICAR Sponsored Summer School on Climate Change & Abiotic Stress Management Strategies for Doubling Farmers Income. ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management. pp 152-157.
  • Mukesh PB and Brahmane, M P. Carp Polyculture Management to Boost Fish Production. Pro Aqua Farm Marine Biol 2019, 2(2): 180024.
  • Brahmane, M P, Gaikwad BB, Kochewad SA, Kumar M, Kurade NP, Meena KK, Nirmale AV, Pawar SS, Rane J, Wakchaure GC and Pathak H. 2020. National Lockdown and Agriculture: Impacts and Remedies. ICAR-NIASM Publication http://niam.res.in/sites/default/files/pdfs/National%20Lockdown%20and%20Agriculture Impacts%20and%20Remedies%20H%20Pathak.pdf

Ongoing Projects

  • Quantifying thermal tolerance limits and genetic polymorphism to temperature stress in fishes from drought affected Bhima and Krishna rivers in Maharashtra IXX14264
  • Identification, cloning and expression analysis of temperature, salinity and hypoxia responsive genes in fish IXX09672
  • Spawning and larval development of Snakehead fish, Channa sp. and Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.