Dr Sudha K

Assistant Professor
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Qualification :Ph.D
Education Qualification
- M Sc Microbiology ( School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala ,1995 )
- Ph. D( Central Institute of Fisheries Technology & degree awarded by Cochin University of Science & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala ,2002 )
- Research Associate ( National Research Centre for Oil Palm, RS Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ,- )
- Postoctoral Research Associate ( Department of Food & Nutrition, University of Minnesota, USA ,- )
Seminar Attended
- UGC funded national seminar on ‘Translational Biotechnology for a Better Tomorrow- National Biotechnology Seminar-2014’( National, Organised, 3-4.10.2014 ,St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery )
- UGC funded national seminar on ‘Food Safety in India- Career Opportunities and Current Issues- National Biotechnology Seminar 2015 ( National, Organised, 8-9.11.2015, St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery )
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K (2019) ‘Seasonal Prevalence of Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli from bovine faeces during a one year prospective study in Ernakulam Region of Kerala, South India’- International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019). ( International, Presented, 16-20.12.2019, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology )
- Sudha K and Jomy Joseph (2019) ‘Typing of Shiga –toxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates from different bovine sources using Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) based PCR’- International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019)( International ,Presented, 16-20.12.2019, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology )
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K (2019) ‘ Prevalence of Extended- spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) gene markers, BlaSHV and BlaTEM, among Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from milk samples’- International Conference On Advances In Food And Industrial Biotechnology (Biospectrum 2019)( International, Presented, 24-26.11.2019, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla )
- Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. ‘Multiple antibiotic resistance in Shiga toxigenic strains of E coli isolated from bovine meat and its environments ’ ( State, Presented, January, 2018 30th Kerala Science Congress )
- Jomy Joseph, Sudha K and Sneha KS. ‘Detection of non O157 seropathotypes of Escherichia coli from milk samples’ in ICTM-2017 International conference on ‘Traditional and Alternative Medicine” ( International, Presented ,18-19.09.2017 St. Thomas College, Pala )
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. ‘Characterization and serotype diversity of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk samples’ at 14th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition (ASCODD) held at Kochi World Conference ( Presented, 30.10.207-1.11.2017, Crawn Plaza, Kochi, Kerala )
- Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. Study on Multiple Drug resistance among the pathotype of Escherichia coli’ in the Proceedings of International Seminar on Frontiers in Biosciences, ( International, Presented, 2017 ,SNGIST Arts and Science College, Manakkapady, N. Paravur, Ernakulam )
- Sudha K. (2017), ‘Shiga toxigenic E. coli –an Emerging threat in Food Safety’ – ‘International Seminar on Genomics and Molecular Techniques’ University College, Thiruvananthapuram. ( International ,Resource Person, 2017, University College, Thiruvananthapuram.)
- Reshma N. V Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. (2017), ‘Assessment of Microbial Quality of a Leading Brand of Ready to Cook Broiler Chicken in India’ at Kerala Science Congress ( State, Presented, 2016 ,St. Thomas College, Pala )
- Sudha K. and Reshmi R. (2016), ‘Immunomagnetic bead based enrichment for the selective isolation of shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in the proceedings of International Conference on ‘Towards a sustainable Blue Economy: Production, strategies and policies’ at( International, Presented, 2016, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Kerala )
- K. Sudha. (2012) ‘Multiple Displacement Amplification and its Applications in Metagenomic Approaches for BioprospectingUnculturable Bacteria from Marine Environments ICRMM’12- ‘International Conference on Recent trends in Molecular Medicine-12’ on ( International, Presented, 2012 ,Sree Buddha Engineering College, Alappuzha. )
- Shyni B, Vidhuna C.P. and Sudha K. (2012) ‘Pros and Pros and Cons of Currently Used Nucleic Acid Based Diagnostic Methods in Food Safety’ National Seminar on ‘Clinical applications of Molecular Biology’( National, Presented, 2012 ,Mar Athananasius College, Kothamangalam )
Published papers in Journals
- Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP) and Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) sequence-based typing of Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from Bovine Environment. 42(3)1-10 DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12977. Journal of Food Safety Wiley Periodicals LLC, ISSN 0149-6085 ISSN (Online) 1745-4565, Impact factor: 2.49 .
- Antibiotic resistance: An Emergent Public Health Threat Vol.I September 2021 -1-4. St. peter’s Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies ISSN: 2455-56221 .
- Occurrence of multiple drug-resistant Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli in raw milk samples collected from retail outlets in South India 59, 2150–2159 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-021-05226-x Journal of Food Science and Technology Springer Nature Publications Impact factor:3.11 (3.75 -5yr impact factor) ISSN: 0022-1155 (print), 0975-8402 (online).
- Impact of distillers grain solids (DGS) and seasonality on the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 at an abattoir in the U. S. Upper Midwest 46(1) ( Journal of Applied Animal Research, ISSN: 0971-2119 Impact factor:1.98, 5 ,False )
- Extracellular L-Asparginase production by halotolerant strain of EnterobacterHormaecheiisolated from marine fishes5(1) 2619-2625( International Journal of Advanced Research, ISSN: 2320-5407 H-index:21 ,2, True )
- Efficacy of plasmid curing agents on Streptomyceslongsporesflavns Research 10(18) 616-625( African Journal of Microbiology Research, ISSN:1996-0808 ,H-index:7, 3, True )
- Impact of management practices and distillers’ grains feeding on the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in feedlot cattle in Minnesota 10 559–565 ( Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases, ISSN:1535-3141, Impact factor: 3.788, 6 ,False )
- Prevalence and distribution of Vibrio vulnificusin fishes caught off Chennai, Indian ocean 3(10) 622-625( African Journal of Microbiology Research ,ISSN:1996-0808 ,H-index:7 ,3 ,True )
- Beneficial microflora of oil palm plantations. 6(2) 211-214 ( Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences ,ISSN: 0972-3005, H-index:14 ,2 ,True )
- Prevalence of Vibrio species on fish from pelagic and demersal habitats 39 81-84 ( Fishery Technology, ISSN:0015-3001, peer reviewed ,2, True
Papers published in Conference Proceedings
- ‘Opportunities for Science Research Funding for Academic Institutions in Kerala with special emphasis on the schemes of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram’( St.Peter’s College Library and Department of Library Science in book ‘Academic Publishing’ – AnatSuman Jose (Editor) pp 94-100., ISBN:978-93-85657-207, 3, True )
- Evaluation of Enrichment methods for Effective Isolation of Sorbitol non-fermenting ( ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues pp 91-102 2015 ,ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5, 2 ,True )
- Study on Survival of Salmonella Pathotypes on Egg during Refrigeration Storage with reference to the Possibility of Cross-contamination as Predisposing Factor for Salmonellosis. ( ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues pp 122-134. ,ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5, 3, True )
- ‘Inv A gene specific detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of Salmonella species isolated from shell of eggs of hen and duck’ ( New Vistas in Microbiology ,SBN 976-81-929102-1-5, 2, True )
- ‘Screening and characterization of noval L-Asparaginase producing strain of bacteria from marine fishes’ ( Translational Biotechnology for better tomorrow’ pp 231- 242., ISBN: 978-81-725506-8-4 2, True )
- ‘Escherichia coli-O157:H7, a New Threat in Food Safety’ ( ‘Molecular Identification and computational biology’ pp 26-29 ,ISBN:978-81-923985 5-6 ,2 ,True )
Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. ‘Seasonal Prevalence of Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli from bovine faeces during a one year prospective study in Ernakulam Region of Kerala, South India’ ( International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019), at School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on 16-20 December 2019., International )
- Sudha K and Jomy Joseph ‘Typing of Shiga –toxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates from different bovine sources using Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) based PCR’( International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019) ,School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on 16-20 December 2019. ,International )
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K‘ Prevalence of Extended- spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) gene markers, BlaSHV and BlaTEM, among Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from milk samples’ ( International Conference On Advances In Food And Industrial Biotechnology (Biospectrum 2019) ,Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla on 24th to 26th November 2019. ,International )
- Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. ‘Multiple antibiotic resistance in Shiga toxigenic strains of E coli isolated from bovine meat and its environments ’ 30th Kerala Science Congress, 2018.( 30th Kerala Science Congress, Kerala Science Congress Association, State )
- Jomy Joseph, Sudha K and Sneha KS. ‘Detection of non O157 seropathotypes of Escherichia coli from milk samples’ on 18th &19th September 2017 ( ICTM-2017 International conference on ‘Traditional and Alternative Medicine”, St. Thomas College, Pala., 2017 ,International )
- Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. ‘Characterization and serotype diversity of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk samples’ at held at Kochi on 30 October- 1st November, 2017 ( 14th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition (ASCODD) ,Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology ,International )
- Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. Study on Multiple Drug resistance among the pathotype of Escherichia coli'( International Seminar on Frontiers in Biosciences, Department of Biosciences, SNGIST Arts and Science College, Manakkapady, N. Paravur, Ernakulam., International )
- Sudha K. ‘Shiga toxigenic E. coli –an Emerging threat in Food Safety’ invited talk ( ‘International Seminar on Genomics and Molecular Techniques’ ,in University College, Thiruvananthapuram ,International )
- Reshma N. V Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. (2017), ‘Assessment of Microbial Quality of a Leading Brand of Ready to Cook Broiler Chicken in India’ at at St. Thomas College, Thiruvalla ( 29th Kerala Science Congress ,Kerala Science Congress Association, State )
- Sudha K. and Reshmi R. ‘Immunomagnetic bead based enrichment for the selective isolation of shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) ( International Conference on ‘Towards a sustainable Blue Economy: Production, strategies and policies’ ,Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Kerala., International )
- Sudha. K. ‘Multiple Displacement Amplification and its Applications in Metagenomic Approaches for BioprospectingUnculturable Bacteria from Marine Environments( ICRMM’12- ‘International Conference on Recent trends in Molecular Medicine-12’, Sree Buddha Engineering College, Alappuzha. ,International )
- Shyni B, Vidhuna C.P. and Sudha K. ‘Pros and Pros and Cons of Currently Used Nucleic Acid Based Diagnostic Methods in Food Safety’( National Seminar on ‘Clinical applications of Molecular Biology’, Mar Athananasius College, Kothamangalam, on 3-4 Feb, 2012 ,National )
Book Chapters
The Utility of Natural Mucilage from the Medicinal Plant “Patha” (Cyclea peltata) as an Alternative for Solidifying Agent in Cell Growth Media. In: Arunachalam, K., Yang, X., Puthanpura Sasidharan, S. (eds) Natural Product Experiments in Drug Discovery. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2683-2_23 Print ISBN978-1-0716-2682-5 Online ISBN978-1-0716-2683-2: Krishnan, A., Joseph, J., Kalyanikutty, S. (2023) online publication 2022
Ongoing/Completed Research Projects and Consultancies
- Major Research Project: Prevalence and Distribution of Shiga like toxin genes (stx genes) and the clonal relatedness among strains of E.coli isolated from Beef, organic vegetables and other bovine environments of Kerala, South India’ Project file: No. 016/SRSLS/2012/CSTE& Council(P) order No. 582/2014/KSCSTE ( Kerala State Council for Science, Technology &Environment (KSCSTE), 2015-2018, Rs. 18,45,480 )
- Student Projects : Prevalence & Distribution of Salmonella spp in egg samples from retail outlets of Kolenchery, Ernakulam Kerala ( Kerala State Council for Science, 2014 ,Rs. 15,000 )
- Student Project: Screening and characterization of noval L-Asparaginase from marine microbial sources ( Kerala State Council for Science, 2014 Rs. 15,000 )
- Student Project: ‘Distribution of Extended spectrum beta lactamase’s makers, blaSHV and bla TEM, among the serotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from cowdung’ ( Kerala State Council for Science, 2019 Rs.10,000 )
Publications
- Edited Book on Conference proceedings: ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5( – , St. Peter’s College ,2015 ,Conference )
- Edited Book on Conference proceedings- ‘Translational Biotechnology for Better Tomorrow’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978- 81-725506-8-4 ( -, Editor: Dr. K. Sudha, St. Peter’s College, 2014, Conference )
- Book chapter-‘Opportunities for Science Research Funding for Academic Institutions in Kerala with special emphasis on the schemes of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram’in the book ‘ Academic Publishing'( pp 94-100, St.Peter’s College Library and Department of Library Science in book ‘Academic Publishing’ – Anat Suman Jose (Editor) ,2019 ,Conference )
Training Programs
- FDP ( Participated ,13th to 17th July 2020 (5 days), Online Education in HEI’s conducted by the Faculty Development Centre of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, Thiruvananthapuram on online mode )
- FDP ( Participated, June, 2020 (10 days), ‘A short term course in e teaching with Learning Mangement System organized by All Kerala Private College Teachers Association in June 2020. )
- FDP ( Participated ,4-10 March, 2020 (7days), St.Peter’s College, Kolenchery )
- FDP ( Participated ,29.08.2019 to 02.09.2019 (5 days), ‘Philosophy of Science’ Faculty Training Centre, Kerala State Higher Education Centre & School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam )
- Winter school ( Participated, 01-21.02.2018 (21 days) ,Marine nutrients for fighting malnutrition : Recent advances in marine biomolecules for human nutrition health care. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi )
- Refresher course ( Participated, 5th- 31st, May 2014 (21 days), UGC-NRC -DBS- Workshop UGC at Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology & cell Biology, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore )
- Orientation course ( Participated, August-2014 (27 days), Orientation programme (27days) at ASC, University of Madras, Chennai, )
- Winter school ( Resource person, Dec. 2007 (21 days) ,‘Techniques in Genomics and automated gene sequencing’ Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM University Chennai )
- Other training programmes ( Participated, January -March 2020 (8 weeks), Certification course on ‘Biostatistics and Design of Experiments’ 8 weeks online course- NPTEL certification online course on ‘Swayam’ funded by Ministry of HRD, Gov. of India )
Awards And Recognitions
- Chairperson, UG Board of Studies in Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. & Subject Expert Committee Member, PG Board of Studies in Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala