• EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

    • Certificate Program in Bioinformatics (2023), BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram
    • PhD: Microbiology (2021), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi
    • Thesis: Distribution, genetic characterization and antimicrobial resistance profile of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus from retail markets and aquaculture farms in Kerala (India)
    • M.Sc. Microbiology (2010), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
    • B.Sc. Microbiology (2008), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

    CAREER DETAILS

    • April 2025 – Till Date : Scientist- B; KSCSTE-CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala
    • August 2021- April 2025: Technical Assistant; Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. https://cift.res.in 
    • Aug 2016- Aug 2021: Senior Technician; Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. https://cift.res.in
    • Aug 2011- Aug 2016: Technician; Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. https://cift.res.in
    • Aug 2010 – Nov 2010 : Intern; Banana Research Station, Kerala Agricultural University, Kannara, Thrissur

    AWARDS

    • Travel Grant from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India to attend the Summer Course EMBO/FEBS ‘The New Microbiology’, at Spetses, Greece

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Detection of pathogenic free-living amoeba in water
    • Antimicrobial Resistance 
    • Water-borne pathogens
    • Wastewater epidemiology
    • Water quality analysis
    • Metagenomics approach to evaluate ARG’s
    • Gene expression studies
       

     

Prevalence of ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae and metagenomic evaluation of ARG burden in the Conolly canal of Calicut
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sreejith V N
Funding Agency:
SEED GRANT, KSCSTE
Duration:
1 Year
Budget:
Rs. 5 Lakhs
Details

Narayanan, S. V., Joseph, T. C., Peeralil, S., Koombankallil, R., Vaiyapuri,M., Mothadaka, M. P., & Lalitha, K. V. (2020). Tropical shrimp aquaculture farms harbour pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus with high genetic diversity and Carbapenam resistance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111551

Narayanan, S. V., Joseph, T. C., Peeralil, S., Mothadaka, M. P., & Lalitha, K. V. (2020). Prevalence, Virulence Characterization, AMR Pattern and Genetic Relatedness of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates From Retail Seafood of Kerala, India. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 592. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00592
As Co-author
Details

Vaiyapuri, M., Tony, A., Sivam, V., Koombankallil, R., Narayanan, S. V., Sumathi, E. N., et al. (2025). Molecular Characterization of MRSA in Seafood: Potential for Virtual Transmission Tracking. J. Pure Appl. Microbiol. https://doi:10.22207/JPAM.19.2.33

 

Kusunur, A. B., Kuraganti, G. K., Mogilipuri, S. S., Vaiyapuri, M., Narayanan, S. V., & Badireddy, M. R. (2022). Multidrug resistance of Escherichia coli in fish supply chain: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Food Safety, 42(3), e12972. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfs.12972

Shaheer, P., Sreejith, V. N., Joseph, T. C., Murugadas, V., & Lalitha, K. V. (2021). Quorum quenching Bacillus spp.: an alternative biocontrol agent for Vibrio harveyi infection in aquaculture. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 146, 117–128. https://doi.org/10.3354/DAO03619

Peeralil, S., Joseph, T. C., Murugadas, V., Akhilnath, P. G., Sreejith, V. N., & Lalitha, K. V. (2020). Vibrio harveyi virulence gene expression in vitro and in vivo during infection in black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 139, 153–160. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03475

Shaheer, P., Akhilnath, P. G., Sreejith, V. N., Joseph, T. C., Murugadas, V., & Lalitha, K. V. (2019). Strain variability and pathogenic potential of tdhcarrying Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from diseased Penaeus monodon. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 137(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03425

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Shaheer P, Sreejith V N, Toms C Joseph, K V Lalitha (2023). Anti-virulence to counter the AMR conundrum: Principles and Strategies. Handbook on Antimicrobial Resistance: Current Status, Trends in Detection and Mitigation Measures, Springer, 2023.
First Author:
Co Author:
Dr. Sreejith V N
Publication Year:
2023

Shaheer P, Sreejith V N, Toms C Joseph, K V Lalitha (2023). Anti-virulence to counter the AMR conundrum: Principles and Strategies. Handbook on Antimicrobial Resistance: Current Status, Trends in Detection and Mitigation Measures, Springer, 2023.

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