About
She is a graduate of Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) from the Kerala Agricultural University, College of Fisheries, Panangad and she took her postgraduate degree in Fishery Microbiology from the Dept. of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Mangalore as an ICAR-JRF. She secured her PhD in Fishery Microbiology from Karnataka Veterinary and Animal Sciences University under the Indo- Australian strategic research scheme and proceeded to James Cook University Australia. She started her career as an Assistant Professor in Microbiology on contract in Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies in 2012 and has been permanently appointed as Assistant Professor in Microbiology in the Dept. of Fish Processing Technology, KUFOS in 2015. She has got 7 international and 2 national publications in peer reviewed journals and 18 Genbank submissions in which two complete genome sequences of two parvoviruses are included and has 4931 sequence submission in the Expression Sequence Tag (EST) database. So far her research and teaching experience has introduced her to a various research aspects in the field of conventional and molecular biology techniques like fish and shrimp disease diagnosis, Development of diagnostic techniques and antiviral strategy, Bacteriophage therapy for fish disease control and microbial spoilage of fish, Microbiological quality evaluation of Seafood, application of molecular techniques in Aquatic food quality analysis, Bioinformatic etc. She has been served as resource person in several international conferences organized by UNESCO-MIRCEN, College of Fisheries Mangalore and KUFOS and presented several research papers. One doctoral thesis has been successfully completed under her guidance and four others are pursuing for PhD under her guidance. Till today total 9 M.F.Sc and 2 MSc thesis has been successfully completed under her guidance and supervision. Currently she is the Principal Investigator of the project entitled “Development of multiplex PCR for the detection of virulent factors in Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) from seafood under the plan scheme, CEFPT. She also served as the Co- PI of NFDP sponsored project entitles “National Surveillance Programme For Aquatic Animal Diseases” and served as a resource person in several training programmes organized under the project for the fish and shrimp farmers of Kerala and Fisheries Department officials. She is also engaged to deliver classes for fish farmers on various aspects in aquaculture like health management, Disease diagnosis, use of probiotics in aquaculture etc. Currently she is handling classes for the BFSc, MFSc and PhD programmes – both theory and practicals.
Subject
Microbiology
Books
Papers
- PhD Thesis 1
- Evaluation of natural phenolic compound on quality and shelf-life of mahseer (Tor Khudree) steaks under low temperature storage 2020
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- Biocontrol of pathogenic Salmonella in seafood using bacteriophages submitted by Sutapa Biswas (AFP 2014-20-03) 2
- Molecular characterization and evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm forming capacity of pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from seafood- Submitted by Sreesudha N
- V (AFP-2015-20 05)-2017 3
- Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vibrio cholerae associated with fresh seafood from the major markets of cochin, India-Submitted by Larlyn Katharpi, (AFP-2015-20-02)-2020 4
- Synergistic effect of biopreservation and vacuum packaging on the control of Listeria monocytogenes in raw tuna steaks – Submitted by Zarka Amin (AFP-2016-20-04), Dept of Fish Processing Technology-2018 5
- Isolation of specific bacteriophages against multi drug resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus obtained from penaeid shrimps- Submitted by Reshma R
- Nair (AQB-2016-22-03), Dept
- of Aquatic Animal Health Management-2018 6
- Molecular Characterization and pathogenecity evaluation of Edwardsiella sp
- from freshwater ornamental fish” Submitted by Ms
- Zahida Beegum (AQB 2017-22-06) M
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- Sc student of Dept
- Of Aquatic Animal Health management, KUFOS 2019
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- Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from Indian oil sardine marketed in Cochin” submitted by Ms
- Ahana Vijayan (FPT-2017-20-02) M
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- Sc student of Dept of Fish Processing Technology-2020 8
- Screening of virulent genes in Edwardsiella piscicida isolated from fresh water fish in Kerala submitted by Ms
- Jameema Jamal (AAH-2018-22-04) M
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- Sc student of Aquatic Animal Health management -2020 9
- Isolation of chitinolytic bacteria from the sediment impacted by wastewater released from chitin processing plant submitted by Ramnivas Saket (FPT 2018-20-05) M
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- Sc student of Dept of Fish Processing Technology-2020 MSc Thesis Isolation and identification chitin degrading bacteria from shrimp shell processing effluent 2019, submitted by Ms
- of Husna Hussain MSc student (Reg:No
- 170011019838) of Dept of Bioscience, MES College, Marampally Isolation and characterization of specific spoilage Bacteria from marketed marine fish 2020, submitted by Ms
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- N, Union Christian college, Aluva, Papers 1
- Hafsa Maqbool, Safeena, M
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- A Zynudheen, George Ninan and Manoj Kumar 2019
- Beetroot peel extract as a natural preservative for shelf life extension of Deccan mahseer (Tor khudree) steaks during chill Storage, Fishery Technology 56:190-198
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- Hafsa Maqbool, S
- Vishnuvinayagam, A
- A Zynudheen, Safeena, M
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- Antibacterial activity of beetroot peel and whole radish extract by modified well diffusion assay
- International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9 (1):1222-1231
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- Hafsa Maqbool , Zynudheen Abubacker , Safeena M
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- & Sathish Kumar 2020
- Antioxidant Properties and the Preservative Effect of Whole Radish Extract on Quality of Deccan Mahseer (Tor khudree) Steaks during Chilled Storage, J
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- Food Product Technology, 4
- Sutapa Biswas and Safeena M
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- 2018
- Isolation of Salmonella Phage and its Ability to Control Pathogenic Salmonella in Peeled and Deveined Shrimp
- 12(3): 014-020 (2018)
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- Muhammed P Safeena, Praveen Rai, Indrani Karunasagar, 2012
- Molecular Biology and Epidemiology of Hepatopancreatic Parvovirus (HPV) of Penaeid Shrimp
- Indian Journal of Virology, 23: 191-202
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- Muhammed P
- Safeena, Anuj Tyagi, Praveen Rai, Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar, 2010
- Complete nucleic acid sequence of Penaeus monodon densovirus (PmDNV) from India
- Virus research 150: 1-11
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- Praveen Rai, Muhammed P Safeena, K
- Krabsetsve, L
- La Fauce, L
- Owens, Indrani Karunasagar, 2012
- Genomics, Molecular Epidemiology and Diagnostics of Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV)
- Indian Journal of Virology, 23: 203-214
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- Praveen Rai, Muhammed P
- Safeena, Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar 2011
- Complete nucleic acid sequence of Penaeus stylirostris densovirus (PstDNV) from India
- Virus research, 158 (1-2):37-45
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- Praveen Rai, Balakrishnan Pradeep, Muhammed P
- Safeena, Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar, 2009
- Simultaneous presence of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) and Type A virus-related sequence in Penaeus monodon from India
- Aquaculture, 295: 168-174
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- GenBank submissions a) Complete genome sequence of Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) from India submitted to GenBank- Accession number- FJ410797
- b) Penaeus monodon hepatopancreatic parvovirus from India non-structural protein 1 (NS1) gene, complete cds
- GenBank- Accession number- FJ265774
- c) Penaeus monodon hepatopancreatic parvovirus structural protein (HPSP) gene, complete cds
- GenBank- Accession number -EU617324
- d) Penaeus monodon hepatopancreatic parvovirus non-structural protein 2 (NS2) gene, complete cds- EU447743
- e) Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus capsid protein gene, complete cds; nonstructural protein 1 gene, partial cds: GenBank- Accession numbers-FJ169961, EU552487
- f) Penaeus monodon IHHNV-related region genomic sequence: non-structural protein 2 gene, complete cds
- GenBank- Accession numbers- EU848311, EU518246
- g) Complete genome sequence of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) from India submitted to GenBank- Accession number- GQ411199
- h) Salmonella enterica subsp
- enterica serovar Newport strain SN36 class I integron sulfonamide resistance protein (sul1delta) gene, partial cds
- GenBank- Accession number- HM769862
- i) Salmonella enterica subsp
- enterica serovar Weltevreden strain SW9 class I integron dihydrofolate reductase type A7 (dhfrA7) and quaternary ammonium compound and disinfectant (qacEdelta1) genes, complete cds, and sulfonamide resistance protein (qacEdelta1) genes, complete cds, and sulfonamide resistance protein (sul1delta) gene, partial cds
- GenBank Accession number: HM769861
- j) Edwardsiella tarda strain DSM 30052 usher protein gene, partial cds
- GenBank Accession number- HM753556 9
- Expressed sequence tag submissions Expressed sequence tag analysis of WSSV infected Penaeus monodon 4931 sequence submissions
Citations
Projects
- As PI-“Development of multiplex PCR for the detection of virulent factors in Enterohaemorrhagic E
- coli (EHEC) from seafood under the plan scheme, CEFPT As Co-PI “National Surveillance Programme For Aquatic Animal Diseases”
Patents
Awards
- •Recipient of "University Gold medal” for the best out going Masters student in Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Mangalore during the academic year 2008-2009
- •Recipient of the “Prof
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- Shetty Gold Medal” instituted by College of Fisheries, Mangalore for the best out going Masters Student in Fishery Microbiology, college of fisheries during the academic year 2008-2009
- •Recipient of the “Prof
- Tauro Gold Medal” instituted by Department of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Mangalore for the best out going Masters Student in Fishery Microbiology during the academic year 2008-2009
- •Secured third rank in a national level entrance test and was awarded the Junior Research Fellowship for Post Graduate studies by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) during the academic year 2006-2008
- •Qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB (ICAR-2010) New Delhi in the Major discipline Fish Harvest and Post Harvest Technology
- •Qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB (ICAR-2009) New Delhi in the Major discipline Fisheries Science
- •Recipient of COFAA Educational Award from the Alumni Association of College of Fisheries, Mangalore for academic excellence in postgraduation during 2007-2008
- •Recipient of Merit scholarship from Kerala Agricultural University for securing highest over all grade point for undergraduate degree program during the academic year 2004-2006