Dr. Muthukalingan Krishnan

Professor and Head
Bharathidasan University, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology from Madurai Kamaraj University, India

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.12523

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Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
Entomology
PCR Technique
Protein Purification
Zoology

Selected Publications

  1. Sankarappan, A., B. Chellapandian, A.P. Vimalanathan, K. Mani, D. Sundaram and K. Muthukalingan, 2015. Vector ecology of human schistosomiasis in south India and description of a new species of the genus Ferrissia (mollusca: gastropoda: planorbidae). J. Vector Borne Dis., 52: 201-207.
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  2. Periasamy, M., R. Schafleitner, K. Muthukalingan and S. Ramasamy, 2015. Phylogeographical structure in mitochondrial DNA of legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata) population in tropical Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Plos One, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0124057.
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  3. Kannan, M., T. Suganya, V.A. Prasanna, N. Rameshkumar and M. Krishnan, 2015. An efficient method for extraction of genomic DNA from insect gut bacteria-culture dependent. Curr. Res. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 3: 550-556.
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  4. Kannan, M., S. Anbalagan, M. Krishnan, K. Muthukrishnan and V. Gokula, 2015. New record of the genus Euclea (lepidoptera: limacoididae) from south India revealed by DNA barcoding. Int. J. Pure Appl. Zool., 3: 92-97.
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  5. Arunprasanna, V., M. Kannan, S. Anbalagan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2015. Intraspecific genetic diversity of two black fly species (diptera: simuliidae) from south India using DNA barcode based RFLP analysis. Int. J. Zool. Res., 11: 188-197.
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  6. Anbalagan, S., V. Arunprasanna, M. Kannan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2015. Spatio-temporal dynamics of mosquitoes in stream pools of a biosphere reserve of southern western Ghats, India. Acta Trop., 152: 228-236.
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  7. Anbalagan, S., V. Arunprasanna, M. Kannan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2015. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (diptera: simuliidae) from south India: Description of two new species, molecular phylogeny and biogeography. Acta Trop., 149: 94-105.

  8. Anbalagan, S., C. Balachandran, M. Kannan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2015. First record and a new species description of Dudgeodes (ephemeroptera: teloganodidae) from south India. Turk. J. Zool., 39: 308-313.
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  9. Revathi, P., P. Iyapparaj, L.A. Vasanthi, N. Munuswamy, V.A. Prasanna, J. Pandiyarajan and M. Krishnan, 2014. Influence of short term exposure of TBT on the male reproductive activity in freshwater prawn Macrobrachiumrosenbergii (De Man). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 93: 446-451.
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  10. Revathi, P., P. Iyapparaj, L.A. Vasanthi, N. Munuswamy and M. Krishnan, 2014. Ultrastructural changes during spermatogenesis, biochemical and hormonal evidences of testicular toxicity caused by TBT in freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879). Environ. Toxicol., 29: 1171-1181.
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  11. Rameshkumar, N., M. Krishnan, C. Kandeepan and K. Nagarajan, 2014. Molecular and functional diversity of PGPR fluorescent Pseudomonas isolated from rhizosphere of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Int. J. Adv. Biotechnol. Res., 5: 490-505.
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  12. Prasanna, V.A., N. Kayalvizhi, N. Rameshkumar, T. Suganya and M. Krishnan, 2014. Characterization of amylase producing Bacillus megaterium from the gut microbiota of Silkworm Bombyx mori. Res. J. Chem. Environ., 18: 38-45.

  13. Peranandam, R., I. Palanisamy, A.V. Lourdaraj, M. Natesan and A.P. Vimalananthan et al., 2014. TBT effects on the development of intersex (ovotestis) in female fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. BioMed Res. Int., Vol. 2014. 10.1155/2014/412619.
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  14. Pandiarajan, J., T. Suganya and M. Krishnan, 2014. Gut resident microbes in groundnut pest Amsacta albistriga (red hairy caterpillar). Curr. Res. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2: 340-346.
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  15. Krishnan, M., C. Bharathiraja, J. Pandiarajan, V.A. Prasanna, J. Rajendhran and P. Gunasekaran, 2014. Insect gut microbiome: An unexploited reserve for biotechnological application. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., Vol. 4. 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C95.
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  16. Bharathiraja, C., R. Sukirtha, Y. Heifetz, S. Achiraman, M. Krishnan and S. Kamalakkannan, 2014. Nanovesicles mediated tumor tolerance in dalton's ascites lymphoma mice. J. Stem Cell Res. Ther., Vol. 4. 10.4172/2157-7633.1000249.
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  17. Balakrishnan, K., V. Murali, C. Rathika, T. Manikandan, R.P. Malini, R.A.S. Kumar and M. Krishnan, 2014. HSP70 is an independent stress marker among frequent users of mobile phones. J. Environ. Pathol. Toxicol. Oncol., 33: 339-347.
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  18. Anbalagan, S., V.A. Prasanna, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2014. Two new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Peninsular India with keys to Peninsular Indian members of the genus Simulium. Zootaxa, 3861: 451-465.
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  19. Anbalagan, S., V.A. Prasanna, M. Kannan and M. Krishnan, 2014. The midgut bacterial flora of the hard bodied tick, hyalomma (anatolicum) anatolicum (acari: ixodidae) from south India as determined by molecular analyses. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 38: 520-525.

  20. Anbalagan, S., V.A. Prasanna, G. Ponraman, C. Balachandran, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2014. Distributional pattern of aquatic insects in a hill resort region of South India with reference to tourism. Int. J. Res. Zool., 4: 36-45.
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  21. Anbalagan, S., S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2014. Life cycle and secondary production of four species from functional feeding groups in a tropical stream of south India. Int. J. Zool., Vol. 2014. 10.1155/2014/191059.
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  22. Anbalagan, S., N. Rameshkumar, C. Balachandran, V.A. Prasanna, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2014. Leaf litter decompositional pattern in a tropical lake of south India. Biolife, 2: 900-904.
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  23. Yesudhason, B.V., J. Jegathambigai, P.A. Thangasamy, D.D. Lakshmanan and J.R.S.S. Christyraj et al., 2013. Unique phenotypes in the sperm of the earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae for assessing radiation hazards. Environ. Monit. Assess., 185: 4745-4752.
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  24. Suganya, T., J. Pandiarajan, V. Arunprasanna, P. Shanmugam and M. Krishnan, 2013. Census of cultivable bacterial community in common effluent treatment plant (CETP) of tannery discharge and computational scrutiny on their leading residents. Bioinformation, 9: 101-105.
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  25. Singh, N.K., B.C. Pakkianathan, M. Kumar, T. Prasad, M. Kannan, S. Konig and M. Krishnan, 2013. Vitellogenin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori: An effective anti-bacterial agent. PLoS One, Vol. 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0073005.
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  26. Revathi, P., P. Iyapparaj, L.A. Vasanthi, S. Jeyanthi and S. Sankaralingam et al., 2013. Impact of eyestalk ablation on the androgenic gland activity in the freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosengii (De Man). World J. Fish Mar. Sci., 5: 373-381.
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  27. Revathi, P., P. Iyapparaj, L.A. Vasanthi, N. Munuswamy and M. Krishnan, 2013. Impact of TBT on the vitellogenesis and sex hormones in freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879). Aquat. Biosyst., Vol. 9. 10.1186/2046-9063-9-10.
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  28. Peranandam, R., I. Palanisamy, M. Natesan, A.V. Lourduraj and K. Muthukalingan, 2013. Bioaccumulation of tributyltin and its impact on spermatogenesis in mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskal). Turk. J. Biol., 37: 296-304.
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  29. Chinnapandi, B., S. Raman, A. Sinnakarupan, S. Kannan, M. Sundaram, M. Krishnan and J.F. Picimbon, 2013. Intra populational genetic diversity in the tobacco army worm, Spodoptera litura. Asian J. Biochem. Pharm. Res., 2: 100-113.

  30. Anbalagan, S., V.A. Prasanna, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2013. Molecular phylogeny and vector potential of black flies (diptera: simuliidae) in India. Int. J. Life Sci. Educ. Res., 6: 470-479.

  31. Sukirtha, R., K.M. Priyanka, J.J. Antony, S. Kamalakkannan and R. Thangam et al., 2012. Cytotoxic effect of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using Melia azedarach against in vitro HeLa cell lines and lymphoma mice model. Process Biochem., 47: 273-279.
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  32. Singh, N.K., B.C. Pakkkianathan, M. Kumar, J.R. Daddam and S. Jayavel et al., 2012. Computational studies on molecular interactions of 6-thioguanosine analogs with anthrax toxin receptor 1. Interdiscip. Sci. Comput. Life Sci., 4: 183-189.
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  33. Revathi, P., P. Iyapparaj, N. Munuswamy and M. Krishnan, 2012. Vitellogenesis during the ovarian development in freshwater female prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man). Int. J. Aquat. Sci., 3: 13-27.
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  34. Prasanna, V.A., S. Anbalagan, J. Pandiarajan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the mole cricket genus Gryllotalpa (orthoptera, gryllotalpidae) and a new species description. Zootaxa, 3597: 41-46.

  35. Pakkianathan, B.C., N.K. Singh, M. Krishnan and S. Konig, 2012. A proteomic view on the developmental transfer of homologous 30 kDa lipoproteins from peripheral fat body to perivisceral fat body via hemolymph in silkworm, Bombyx mori. BMC Biochem., Vol. 13. 10.1186/1471-2091-13-5.
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  36. Murugananthan, R. and M. Krishnan, 2012. Optimized multi-resolution edge preserving and image enhancement algorithm for direct digital radiography. Int. J. Imaging Rob., 7: 88-101.
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  37. Hohenester, U.M., A.M. Mehlich, N.K. Singh, M. Krishnan and S. Konig, 2012. P-soyatose supplemented nutrition affects metabolism in silkworm Bombyx mori. Biomacromol. Mass Spectrom., 3: 103-107.

  38. Anbalagan, S., T. Pradeep, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2012. Effect of two leaf titre species of colonization of macro invertebrates in a tropical stream of India. Bioscan, 7: 533-538.

  39. Anbalagan, S., S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2012. Spatio-temporal dynamics of leaf litter associated macro invertebrates in Six river basins of Peninsular India. Ecologia, 2: 1-11.

  40. Anbalagan, S., C. Bharathiraja, J. Pandiarajan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2012. Genetic differentiation and ecological niche of Simulium gravelyi Puri (1933) population in south India. Biologia, 67: 1195-1203.

  41. Vivek, R., S. Kannan, S. Achiraman, R. Thirumurugan, D.S. Ganesh and M. Krishnan, 2011. Survivin deficiency leads to imparalization of cytokinesis in cancer cells. Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev., 12: 1675-1679.
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  42. Sukirtha, R., M. Krishnan, R. Ramachandran, S. Kamalakkannan and P. Kokilavani et al., 2011. Areca catechu Linn.-derived silver nanoparticles: A novel antitumor agent against dalton's ascites lymphoma. Int. J. Green Nanotechnol., 3: 1-12.
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  43. Pandiarajan, J., B.P. Cathrin, T. Pratheep and M. Krishnan, 2011. Defense role of the cocoon in the silk worm Bombyx mori L. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 25: 3203-3206.
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  44. Krishnan, M. and S. Konig, 2011. Progress of proteomic analysis in silkworm Bombyx mori. Biomacromol. Mass Spectrom., 2: 179-188.
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  45. Kannan, S., P. Mareeswaran, M. Krishnan, S. Achiraman, N. Spencer and B.F. Nytingel, 2011. Properties of mouse vomeronasal receptor and assessment of its role in pheromone signalling. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 25: 262-270.
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  46. Antony, J.J., P. Sivalingam, D. Siva, S. Kamalakkannan and K. Anbarasu et al., 2011. Comparative evaluation of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Rhizophora apiculata and glucose. Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces, 88: 134-140.
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  47. Anbatagan, S., J. Pandiarajan, S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2011. Dispefisal behaviour and substrate selection of blackfly lahvae, Simulium Spp. (diptera: simulidae) in streams of palni hills of southern western ghats, India. Ann. Entomol., 29: 75-83.
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  48. Anbalagan, S., S. Dinakaran, J. Pandiarajan and M. Krishnan, 2011. Effect of tourism on the distribution of larval blackflies (Diptera: Simulium) in Palni hills of South India. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 35: 688-692.
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  49. Sumithra, P., C.P. Britto and M. Krishnan, 2010. Modes of cell death in the pupal perivisceral fat body tissue of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. Cell Tissue Res., 339: 349-358.
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  50. Rajathi, A., J. Pandiarajan and M. Krishnan, 2010. Effect of RH-2485 on development, metamorphosis and synthesis of major proteins in female silkworm Bombyx mori. Biologia, 65: 903-913.
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  51. Anbalagan, S., S. Dinakaran and M. Krishnan, 2010. Redescription of Simulium palniense puri, 1933 (diptera: simulidae) from the Palni hills of south India. J. Entomol. Res., 34: 171-174.
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  52. Kannan, S., M. Krishnan, S. Sundarraj, C. Meenambigai and M. Vimaladevi, 2009. Assessment of site specific mutational effect on transcription initiation at Escherichia coli promoter. Am. J. Biochem. Biotechnol., 5: 54-58.
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  53. Krishnan, M., P. Muthumeenakshi, C. Bharathiraja, S. Warrier and T. Subramoniam, 2008. A comparative study on vitellogenin receptor of a lepidopteran insect (Spodoptera litura) and a decapod crustacean (Scylla serrata): Phylogenetic implication and co-evolution with vitellogenins. J. Endocrinal Reprod., 1: 13-23.
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  54. Kannan, S., C. Bharathiraja and M. Krishnan, 2008. Regulatory mechanism of mouse sex pheromone and intracellular calcium level in V2Rx receptor expressing cells. Curr. Sci., 95: 397-400.

  55. Chandrasekar, R., S.S. Jae and M. Krishnan, 2008. Expression and localization of storage protein 1 (SP1) in differentiated fat body tissues of red hairy caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga walker. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol., 69: 70-84.
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  56. Chandrasekar, R., P. Sumithra, S.S. Jae and M. Krishnan, 2008. Sequestration of storage protein 1 (SP1) in differentiated fat body tissues of the female groundnut pest Amsacta albistriga (lepidoptera: arctiidae). Int. J. Trop. Insect Sci., 28: 78-87.
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  57. Raman, C., S.L. Manohar, N. Xavier and M. Krishnan, 2007. Expression of silk gene in response to P-soyatose (hydrolyzed soy bean protein) supplementation in the fifth instar male larvae of Bombyx Mori. J. Cell Mol. Biol., 6: 163-174.
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  58. Kannan, S., M. Krishnan, T.K. Taneja and S.V. Kumar, 2007. Raising antibody against mouse sex pheromone binding protein in rabbit. J. Biosci., 18: 13-19.
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  59. Vanishree, V., X. Nirmala, E. Arul and M. Krishnan, 2005. Differential sequestration of storage proteins by various fat body tissues during post-larval development in silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Invertebrate Reprod. Dev., 48: 81-88.
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  60. Somasundaram, P., M. Krishnan, K. Thangavelu, R.K. Sinha, A. Kumar and P.K. Kar, 2004. Protein profile in multivoltine silk worm breeds of Bombyx mori. Entomon, 29: 1-7.

  61. Janarthanan, S., P. Suresh and M. Krishnan, 2004. Mulberry leaf age and varietal Influence on the haemoly mph proteins of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Entomon, 29: 297-303.

  62. Nirmala, X., V. Vanishree and M. Krishnan, 2003. Evaluation of the effective dose of P-soyatose on silkworm Bombyx mori and its impact on the development and economic characteristics. Entomon, 27: 1-7.

  63. Isaiarasu, L., M. Krishnan and S. Mathavan, 2003. Effect of dietary glycine on the activity of some digestive enzymes in the final instar larvae of Bombyx mori L. Entomon, 28: 71-76.
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  64. Ravikumar, G., U. Balasubramanian and M. Krishnan, 2002. Effect of casitose (P and PH) supplementation on the haemolymph protein profile and the reproductive characters of silkworm Bombyx mori L. Sericologia, 42: 377-393.
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  65. Jasmine, J.B., A. Rajathi, M. Chitra and M. Krishnan, 2002. Studies on the effects of diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen on silkworm Bombyx mori L. Entomon-Trivandrum, 27: 179-190.

  66. Kumar, V.S., M. Santhi and M. Krishnan, 2000. RH-5992: An ecdysone agonist on model system of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Indian J. Exp. Biol., 38: 137-144.
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