Dr. Senthilkumar  Balakrishnan
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Dr. Senthilkumar Balakrishnan

Associate Professor
Haramaya University, Ethiopia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India

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Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Medical Microbiology
62%
Immunology
90%
Microbial Technology
75%
Antimicrobial
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Selvam, K., C. Sudhakar, T. Selvankumar, B. Senthilkumar, R.S. Kumar and N. Kannan, 2020. Biomimetic synthesis of copper nanoparticles using rhizome extract of Corallocarbus epigaeus and their bactericidal with photocatalytic activity. SN Appl. Sci., 10.1007/s42452-020-2811-3.
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  2. Chen, N., M. Zhou, X. Dong, J. Qu and F. Gong et al., 2020. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel Coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: A descriptive study. Lancet, 395: 507-513.
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  3. Ademe, D., D. Admassu and S. Balakrishnan, 2020. Analysis of salivary level Lactobacillus spp. and associated factors as determinants of dental caries amongst primary school children in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr., 10.1186/s12887-020-1921-9.
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  4. Srinivasan, P., T. Selvankumar, S. Kamala-Kannan, R. Mythili, A. Sengottaiyan, M. Govarthanan, B. Senthilkumar and K. Selvam, 2019. Production and purification of laccase by Bacillus sp. using millet husks and its pesticide degradation application. 3 Biotech, 10.1007/s13205-019-1900-8.
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  5. Marami D., S. Balakrishnan and B. Seyoum, 2019. Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates, and associated factors of urinary tract infections among hiv‐positive patients at hiwot fana specialized university hospital, eastern ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2019: 1-8.
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  6. Kayalvizhi, S., A. Sengottaiyan, T. Selvankumar, B. Senthilkumar, C. Sudhakar and K. Selvam, 2019. Eco-friendly cost-effective approach for synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic performance. Optik, 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163507.
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  7. Kandasamy, S., S. Chinnappan, S. Thangaswamy, S. Balakrishnan and A.Y.Z. Khalifa, 2019. Assessment of antioxidant, antibacterial activities and bioactive compounds of the wild edible mushroom pleurotus sajor-caju. Int. J. Pept. Res. Ther., 10.1007/s10989-019-09969-2.
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  8. Kandasamy, S., S. Chinnappan, S. Thangaswamy and S. Balakrishnan, 2019. Facile approach for phytosynthesis of gold nanoparticles from Corallocarbus epigaeus rhizome extract and their biological assessment. Mater. Res. Express, 10.1088/2053-1591/ab608f.
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  9. Bodena D., Z. Teklemariam, S. Balakrishnan and T. Tesfa, 2019. Bacterial contamination of mobile phones of health professionals in eastern ethiopia: antimicrobial susceptibility and associated factors. Tropical Medicine and Health 10.1186/s41182-019-0144-y http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0144-y.
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  10. Balakrishnan, S., K.S. Ibrahim, S. Duraisamy, I. Sivaji, S. Kandasamy, A. Kumarasamy and N.S. Kumar, 2019. Antiquorum sensing and antibiofilm potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles of Myristica fragrans seed extract against MDR Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from asymptomatic typhoid carriers and typhoid patients. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 27: 2844-2856.
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  11. Balakrishnan S., S. Duraisamy, M. Kasi, S. Kandasamy, R. Sarkar and A. Kumarasamy, 2019. Syntheses, physicochemical characterization, antibacterial studies on potassium morpholine dithiocarbamate nickel (ii), copper (ii) metal complexes and their ligands. Heliyon, Vol. 5. 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01687.
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  12. Saravanan K., S. Duraisamy, G. Ramasamy, A. Kumarasamy and S. Balakrishnan, 2018. Evaluation of the saccharification and fermentation process of two different seaweeds for an ecofriendly bioethanol production. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 14: 444-449.
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  13. Mohammed, M., B. Geda, Z. Teklemariam, F. Weldegebreal and S. Balakrishnan, 2018. Prevalence of childhood diarrhea and associated risk factors in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. J. Public Healt, 26: 29-37.
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  14. Kandasamy, S., S. Duraisamy, S. Chinnappan, S. Balakrishnana and S. Thangasamy et al., 2018. Molecular modeling and docking of protease from Bacillus sp. for the keratin degradation. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 13: 95-104.
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  15. Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration, 2018. Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2016: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study. JAMA Oncol., 4: 1553-1568.
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  16. Duraisamya, K., S. Muthusamya and S. Balakrishnan, 2018. An eco-friendly detoxification of chlorpyrifos by Bacillus cereus MCAS02 native isolate from agricultural soil, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 13: 283-290.
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  17. Duraisamy S., S. Balakrishnan, J. Jayachandran, F. Husain and A. Kumarasamy, 2018. Effect of Bacillus cereus peptide conjugated with nanoporous silica on inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in apple juice, as an ecofriendly preservative. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 25: 29345-29355.
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  18. Selvam, K., D. Senbagam, T. Selvankumar, C. Sudhakar, S. Kamala-Kannan, B. Senthilkumar and M. Govarthanan, 2017. Cellulase enzyme: Homology modeling, binding site identification and molecular docking. J. Mol. Struct., 1150: 61-67.
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  19. Selvam, K., C. Sudhakar, M. Govarthanan, P. Thiyagarajan, A. Sengottaiyan, B. Senthilkumar and T. Selvankumar, 2017. Eco-friendly biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers and evaluate its antibacterial, antioxidant potential. J. Radiat. Res. Appl. Sci., 10: 6-12.
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  20. Balakrishnan, S., I. Sivaji, S. Kandasamy, S. Duraisamy, N. Kumar and G. Gurusubramanian, 2017. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Myristica fragrans seed (Nutmeg) extract and its antibacterial activity against Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 24: 14758-14769.
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  21. Sivajia, I., S. Duraisamy and S. Balakrishnan, 2016. Analysis of TLR polymorphisms in typhoid patients and asymptomatic typhoid carriers among the schoolchildren. Egypt. J. Med. Hum. Gen., 17: 353-357.
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  22. Sengottaiyan, A., C. Sudhakar, K. Selvam, T. Selvankumar, M. Govarthanan, B. Senthikumar and K. Manoharan, 2016. Biogenic synthesis of Adhatoda vasica L. Nees mediated silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial, anticancer activity on Hep-G2 cell lines. Tradit. Complementary Med., 1: 1-9.
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  23. Senbagam, D., B. Senthilkumar, R. Amutha, T. Arun, G. Nagarajan and A. Kalandar, 2016. Phytotherapeutic control of food borne pathogens by Jasminum sambac L. Flowers. In. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 8: 188-193.
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  24. Selvam, K., T. Selvankumar, R. Radhika, P. Srinivasan, C. Shdhakar, B. Senthilkumar and M. Govarthanan, 2016. Enhanced production of amylase from Bacillus sp. using groundnut shell and cassava waste as a substrate under process optimization: Waste to wealth approach. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 7: 250-256.
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  25. Selvam, K., M. Govarthanan, D. Senbagam, S. Kamala-Kannan, B. Senthilkumar and T. Selvankumar, 2016. Activity and stability of bacterial cellulase immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles. Chin. J. Catal., 37: 1891-1898.
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  26. Kavitha, D., M. Sureshkumar and B. Senthilkumar, 2016. Screening of pesticide degrading and biosurfactant producing bacteria from chlorpyrifos contaminated soil. Int. J, Pharm. Bio Sci., 7: 525-532.
  27. Kandasamy, S., G. Muthusamy, S. Balakrishnan, S. Duraisamy, S. Thangasamy, K.K. Seralathan and S. Chinnappan, 2016. Optimization of protease production from surface-modified coffee pulp waste and corncobs using Bacillus sp. by SSF. 3 Biotech, Vol. 6. 10.1007/s13205-016-0481-z.
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  28. Derese, B., H. Kedir, Z. Teklemariam, F. Weldegebreal and S. Balakrishnan, 2016. Bacterial profile of urinary tract infection and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women attending at Antenatal Clinic in Dil Chora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Ther. Clin. Risk Manag., 12: 251-260.
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  29. Aruna, M.R., D.J.M. Kumar, D. Senbagam and B. Senthilkumar, 2016. Investigation on phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of tuber extracts of Pueraria tuberose Linn. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 10: 1573-1578.
  30. Sudhakar, C., K. Selvam, M. Govarthanan, B. Senthilkumar, A. Sengottaiyan, M. Stalin and T. Selvankumar, 2015. Acorus calamus rhizome extract mediated biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their bactericidal activity against human pathogens. J. Genet. Eng. Biotechnol., 13: 93-99.
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  31. Sivaji, I., S. Duraisamy, S. Balakrishnan and S. Periasamy, 2015. A prevalence study of typhoid fever and convalescent phase asymptomatic typhoid carriers among the schoolchildren in the northern part of Tamil Nadu. J. Public Health, 23: 373-378.
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  32. Hemalatha, P., P. Martin, B. Senthilkumar, D. Senbagam and M. Rajasekarapandian, 2015. A surveillance of virulent bacterial isolates among the respiratory infected cotton industry labours, Tamil Nadu. World J. Pharm. Res., 4: 1007-1018.
  33. Hema, S., T. Arun, B. Senthilkumar, D. Senbagam and M. Sureshkumar, 2015. Report: In vivo anticoccidial effects of Azadirachta indica and Carica papaya L. with salinomycin drug as a dietary feed supplement in broiler chicks. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 28: 1409-1415.
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  34. Duraisamy, S., M. Kasi, S. Balakrishnan, S. Al-Sohaibani and G. Ramasamy, 2015. Optimization of Lactobacillus brevis NS01 brevicin production and its application in apple juice biopreservation using food-grade clarifying agent silica as a carrier. Food Bioprocess Technol., 8: 1750-1761.
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  35. Arun, T, B. Senthilkumar, D. Senbagam and V. Lakshmi, 2015. Phytochemical screening, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of Coriandrum sativum (L.) seeds. Int. J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci., 7: 153-159.
  36. Thangavel, A., S. Balakrishnan, A. Arumugam, S. Duraisamy and S. Muthusamy, 2014. Phytochemical screening, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of phytochemical constituents and anti-bacterial activity of Aerva lanata (L.) leaves. Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 8: 126-135.
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  37. Senthilkumar, B., P. Sivakumar, R. Madhanraj, D. Senbagam and S. Illakia, 2014. A comparative analysis of TLR5 polymorphism and clinical parameters in typhoid patients and asymptomatic typhoid carriers. J. Public Health, 22: 131-137.
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  38. Senthilkumar, B., K. Anbarasu, D. Senbagam and M. Rajasekarapandian, 2014. Induction of deletion mutation on ompR gene of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from asymptomatic typhoid carriers to evolve attenuated strains for vaccine development. Asia Pac. J. Trop. Med., 7: 933-939.
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  39. Senthilkumar, B., D. Senbagam and M. Rajasekarapandian, 2014. An epidemiological surveillance of asymptomatic typhoid carriers associated in respect to socioeconomic status in India. J. Public Health, 22: 297-301.
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  40. Selvankumar, T., B.S. Kumar, C. Sudakar, K. Selvam, P.M. Anbarasan, M. Govarthanan and S. Kamala-Kannan, 2014. Statistical optimization of citric acid production from alkali-treated coffee husk with lemon peel pomace by using Aspergillus niger. Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng., 1: 14-19.
  41. Selvam, K., M. Govarthanan, S. Kamala-Kannan, M. Govindharaju, B. Senthilkumar, T. Selvankumar and A. Sengottaiyan, 2014. Process optimization of cellulase production from alkali-treated coffee pulp and pineapple waste using Acinetobacter sp. TSK-MASC. RSC Adv., 4: 13045-13051.
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  42. Murugan, K., B. Senthilkumar, D. Senbagam and S. Al-Sohaibani, 2014. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acacia leucophloea extract and their antibacterial activity. Int. J. Nanomed., 9: 2431-2438.
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  43. Moorthy, K., R. Vinodhini, B. Senthilkumar, T. Punitha, D. Senbagam and N. Thajuddin, 2014. Phytochemical analysis, In-vitro Anti-Microbial activity of Indian medicinal plants Adiantum lunulatum and Hemionitis arifolia. J. Pharm. Res., 8: 1671-1676.
  44. Karunakaran, S., A. Saravanan, S. Dhanasekaran, D. Senbagam and B. Senthilkumar, 2014. Xylanase production from Aspergillus niger. Int. J. ChemTech Res., 6: 4207-4211.
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  45. Valarmathi, S., M.R. Pandian and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Incidence and screening of wound infection causing microorganisms. J. Acad. Ind. Res., 1: 508-510.
  46. Sudha, R., M.R. Pandian and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Screening of urinary tract infection causing bacteria and their Antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Namakkal district, TN. J. Acad. Ind. Res., 2: 57-62.
  47. Senbagam, D., R. Gurusamy and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Physical chemical and biological characterization of a new bacteriocin produced by Bacillus cereus NS02. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 6: 934-941.
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  48. Senbagam, D., R. Gurusamy and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Antagonistic effect of brevicin on Gram positive and Gram negative food borne bacteria and its biopreservative efficacy in milk. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 12: 175-185.
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  49. Prabhavathy, G., M.R. Pandian and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Identification of industrially important alkaline protease producing Bacillus subtilis by 16s rRNA sequence analysis and its applications. Int. J. Res. Pharmaceut. Biomed. Sci., 4: 332-338.
  50. Karunakaran, S., R. Gurusamy, D. Senbagam and B. Senthilkumar, 2013. Screening and optimization of fermentation media for increased production of ethanol from Gracilaria sp. using response surface methodology. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 7: 2641-2652.
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  51. Kalirajan, A., B. Senthilkumar and A.J.A. Ranjit Singh, 2013. Bioactive potential of bacteriocin from Enterobacter sp. of different cow milk origin against pathogenic microorganisms. Int. J. Curr. Trend Res., 2: 115-125.
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  52. Udhayashree, N., D. Senbagam, B. Senthilkumar, K. Nithya and R. Gurusamy, 2012. Production of bacteriocin and their application in food products. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 2: S406-S410.
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  53. Prabhavathy, G., M.R. Pandian and B. Senthilkumar, 2012. Optimization and production of extracellular alkaline protease by solid state fermentation using Bacillus subtilis. J. Acad. Ind. Res., 1: 427-430.
  54. Nithya, K., D. Senbagam, B. Senthilkumar, N. Udhayashree and R. Gurusamy, 2012. Characterization of bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria and its application as a food preservative. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 6: 1138-1146.
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  55. Kandasamy, S., G. Muthusamy, S. Thangaswamy and B. Senthilkumar, 2012. Screening and identification of antibiotic producing actinomycetes and their antagonistic activity against common pathogens. World Res. J. Antimicrob. Agents, 1: 7-10.
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  56. Arunachalam, R., B. Senthilkumar, D. Senbagam, P. Selvamaleeswaran and M. Rajasekarapandian, 2012. Molecular phylogenetic approach for classification of Salmonella typhi. Res. J. Microbiol., 7: 13-22.
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  57. Arun, T., B. Senthilkumar, K. Purushothaman and A. Aarthy, 2012. GC-MS determination of bioactive components of Phyllanthus amarus (L.) and its antibacterial activity. J. Pharm. Res., 5: 4767-4771.
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  58. Senthilkumar, B., P. Venkatachiranjeevi and M. Rajasekarapandian, 2011. Antibacterial effects of viable antibiotics and pomegranate (Punica granatum) bark extracts on Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A isolates from asymptomatic typhoid carriers in Ongole, Andhrapradesh, India. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 5: 337-342.
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  59. Selvamaleeswaran, P., J.D. Wesely, B. Vennila and B. Senthilkumar, 2011. Dormancy breaking and seed germination techniques for Clitoria ternatea Linn. Int. J. Applied Biotechnol. Biochem., 1: 185-192.
  60. Balaji, C. and S. Balakrishnan, 2011. Screening, phylogenetic analysis and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from typhoid asymptomatic carriers. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 4: 769-772.
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  61. Prabakaran, G., B. Senthilkumar, M.R. Pandian and D. Senbagam, 2010. Impact of water pollution on biochemical constituents observed in liver, muscles and gills of Cybrinus carpio (common carp). Pollut. Res., 29: 315-322.
  62. Malickbasha, M., R. Arunachalam, B. Senthilkumar, M. Rajasekarapandian and G. Annadurai, 2010. Effect of ompR gene mutation in expression of ompC and ompF of Salmonella typhi. Interdisciplinary Sci.: Comput. Life Sci., 2: 157-162.
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  63. Senbagam, D., B. Senthilkumar and M.R. Pandian, 2009. GIP-preservation using bacteriocin (nisin) produced by Lactococcus lactis isolate from cow milk. Asian J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Environ. Sci., 11: 173-176.
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  64. Senthilkumar, B., D. Senbagam, A. Vuriya and M.R. Pandian, 2008. Antimicrobial activity of Cassia senna against Salmonella typhi isolates from asymptomatic typhoid carriers. J. Theoret. Exp. Biol., 4: 172-175.
  65. Senthilkumar, B. and G. Prabakaran, 2006. Production of PHB (bioplastics) using bio-effluent as substrate by Alcaligens eutrophus. Indian J. Biotechnol., 5: 76-79.
  66. Prabakaran, G. and B.S. Kumar, 2006. Dual inoculation of Bradyrhizobium japanicum and Bacillus megaterium on the growth and yield of Vigna radiate (green gram). J. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Monit., 16: 147-150.
  67. Senthilkumar, B. and G. Prabakaran, 2005. Multidrug resistant Salmonella typhi in asymptomatic typhoid carriers among food handlers in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 23: 92-94.
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  68. Sasikumar, C., V. Kannan and B. Senthilkumar, 2005. Asymptomatic typhoid carriers in Namakkal District, Tamilnadu. J. Environ. Biol., 26: 113-115.
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  69. Prabakaran, G., B. Senthilkumar and M. Mohan, 2005. Bacterial degradation of various hydrocarbons by Psehdomonas sp isolated from oil contaminated sites. Pollut. Res., 24: 769-772.