Research Papers

• Manickavasagam S, Kumar S, Kumar K, Bhuvaneswari R, Paul T, Shukla SP. 2020. Quantitative assessment of influx and efflux of marine debris in a water channel of South Juhu creek, Mumbai, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science. doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101095
• Karmakar S, Abraham TJ, Kumar S, Kumar S, Shukla SP, Roy U, Kumar K, 2019. Triclosan exposure induces varying extent of reversible antimicrobial resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.180:309-16.
• Ajima MN, Pandey PK, Kumar K, Poojary N, Gora AH. 2019. Verapamil caused biochemical alteration, DNA damage, and expression of hepatic stress-related gene biomarkers in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Comparative Clinical Pathology. 26:1-10.
• Paul T, Shukla SP, Kumar K, Poojary N, Manickavasagam S, Kumar S. 2019. Effects of Temperature and pH on Acute Toxicity of Triclosan in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences.1-9.
• Thilakan AP, Kumar K, Shukla SP, Kumar S, Saharan N, Karmakar S. Occurrences of triclosan in Versova creek of Mumbai, India and its toxicity on selected aquatic organisms. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India. 2019;22(2):737-42.
• Paul T, Shukla SP, Kumar K, Poojary N, Kumar S, 2019. Effect of temperature on triclosan toxicity in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878): hematology, biochemistry and genotoxicity evaluation. Science of the Total Environment. 668: 104-114
• Shameena SS, Kumar K, Kumar S, Kumar S, Rathore G, 2019 Virulence characteristics of Aeromonas veronii biovars isolated from infected freshwater goldfish (Carassius auratus). Aquaculture. doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734819
• Shau V. K., Karmakar, S., Kumar, S., Shukla, S. P. and Kumar K, 2018. Triclosan toxicity alters behavioral and hematological parameters and vital antioxidant and neurological enzymes in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878). Aquatic Toxicology 202: 145-152.
• Kumar, V., Kumar K, , Raman, RP., Prasad, K.P., Kumar, N., Kumar, V. and Roy ,S. 2018.Evaluation of cellular induction, soluble components of proteins and expression of pro-inflammatory genes in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Journal of Environmental Biology; 39 (4): 486-492
• Ajima, M. N. O., Pandey, P. K., Kumar K, and Poojary, N., 2018. Alteration in DNA structure, molecular responses and Na+-K+-ATPase activities in the gill of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in response to sub-lethal verapamil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 147: 809-816
• MNO Ajima, PK Pandey, K Kumar, N Poojary., 2017. Neurotoxic effects, molecular responses and oxidative stress biomarkers in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to verapamil. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 196: 44–52
• PK Pandey, MNO Ajima, K Kumar, N Poojary, S Kumar., 2017. Evaluation of DNA damage and physiological responses in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to sub-lethal diclofenac (DCF). Aquatic Toxicology 186, 205- 2014
• Rathor, P. K., Rather, M. A., Gireesh-Babu, P., Kumar K, Purayil, S. B. P. and Sharma, R., 2017. Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene expression construct: Development, nanodelivery and effect on reproduction in air-breathing catfish, Clarias batrachus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Part A, 104: 1082-1090.
• Nilavan, E., Raman, RP., Srivastava, PP., Basha, A., Kumar K, Kumar, A., Shukla, SP., Saravanan, K., Kumar S., 2017. Dietary piperine improves haemato-immunological parameters, growth profil;es and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822). Journal of Aquaculture in The Tropics, 32(3-4): 189-203.
• N Sharma, MA Rather, MNO Ajima, P Gireesh-Babu, K Kumar, R Sharma., 2016. Assessment of DNA damage and molecular responses in Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) following short-term exposure to silver nanoparticles. Food and Chemical Toxicology 96: 122-132
• ShashiKumar B.N., Pandey, P. K., Kumar K, and Kumar, S. 2016. Increase in temperature induces the malathion toxicity in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus: A short term acute test. Proceeding of the National Academy of Science: Biology. DOI :10.1007/s40011-016-0787-y
• MNO Ajima, PK Pandey, Kumar K, N Poojary., 2016.Assessment of mutagenic, hematological and oxidative stress biomarkers in liver of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in response to sublethal verapamil exposure. Drug and Chemical Toxicology, DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2016.1219914

• Assessment of triclosan in waste water treatment plants of Mumbai: Its impact and remediation strategies (PI) Institutional project, 2019-2021
• Performance evaluation and improvement of newly-designed water filtration unit. (CO-PI, 2016-2019)
• Isolation, Identification and characterization of common pathogens of Pangasius stocks. (Co-PI, Project Completed March 2013)
• Commonly Occurring Parasitic Diseases of Ornamental Fishes - Devising Effective Therapeutics ( Co-PI, Project Completed March 2012)
• A comparison of genetic parameters for economic traits in Macrobrachium rosenbergii reared in different production environments ( Co-PI, Project Completed March 2012)