Browsing Scholarly literature by Author "Ravindran, C."
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A role for antioxidants in acclimation of marine derived pathogenic fungus (NIOCC 1) to salt stress
Ravindran, C.; Varatharajan, G.R.; Rajasabapathy, R.; Vijayakanth, S.; HarishKumar, A.; Meena, R.M. (Elsevier, 2012)Salinity tolerance a key factor helps in understanding the ionic homeostasis in general is a fundamental cellular phenomenon in all living cells. A marine derived pathogenic fungus was examined for its adaptation under ... -
Adaptation of marine derived fungus Chaetomium globosum (NIOCC 36) to alkaline stress using antioxidant properties
Ravindran, C.; Naveenan, T. (Elsevier, 2011)The fungi are an exceptionally useful model in elucidating the cell functions under extreme conditions (temperature, salinity, and pH values) and mechanisms underlying adaptation to those extreme environmental conditions. ... -
Antibacterial activity of marine bacillus substances against V. cholerae and S. aureus and in vivo evaluation using embryonic zebrafish test system
Ravindran, C.; Varatharajan, G.R.; Rajasabapathy, R.; Sreepada, R.A. (Indian Pharmaceutical Association, 2016)Cell free extracts of Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii and B. thuringiensis isolated from hydrothermal vent region of Azorean Island Faial, North Atlantic Ocean showed antagonistic against V. cholera serogroup 01 and ... -
Antimicrobial activity of coral-associated beneficial bacteria against coral disease-causing microbial pathogens
Lawrance, I.; Ravindran, C.; Haritha, P.R. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2024)Microbial infection of immune-compromised corals influences disease severity, resulting in coral mortality. However, coral-associated beneficial bacteria are known to produce antimicrobial compounds that prevent the growth ... -
Antioxidants in mangrove plants and endophytic fungal associations
Ravindran, C.; Naveenan, T.; Varatharajan, G.R.; Rajasabapathy, R.; Meena, R.M. (Walter de Gruyter, 2012)The manner in which fungal endophytes activate host stress response systems is unknown; the occurrence of additional mechanisms involved in symbiotically-conferred stress tolerance in mangrove plants (the primary producers ... -
Bacterial diversity and their adaptations in the shallow water hydrothermal vent at D. Joao de Castro Seamount (DJCS), Azores, Portugal
Mohandass, C.; Rajasabapathy, R.; Ravindran, C.; Colaco, A.; Santos, R.S.; Meena, R.M. (Station Biologique de Roscoff, 2012)Bacterial diversity investigations were made from the shallow vent of D joao de castro, Azores, Portugal and their adaptations to a nutrient rich environment was investigated from 2004 and 2005 cruise samples. Assesment ... -
Beneficial properties of mucus in coral adaptations and ecological interactions
Bhagwat, P.V.; Ravindran, C.; Lawrance, I. (Springer, 2024)Coral mucus secreted by mucocytes provides a protective physicochemical and physiological barrier between coral tissue and external environmental threats. The biomolecules and nutrients of the secreted mucus are derived ... -
Characterization of coral associated ciliates and their interactions with disease lesion progression of Indian Scleractinian corals
Ravindran, C.; Bhagwat, P.V.; Silveira, K.A.; Mamatha, S.S.; Lele, U.P. (Elsevier, 2020)Ciliates associated with advanced diseased lesions of Acropora sp. and Porites sp. in the field were isolated and characterised using microscopic and molecular analysis. The identified dominant coral-associated ciliates ... -
Characterization of the defense properties of healthy and diseased coral mucus
Phartade, V.B.; Ravindran, C.; Lawrance, I. (Elsevier, 2023)The surface mucus layer of corals aids in feeding, silt removal, and defense against pathogens. However, first line of defense of secreted mucus of corals against tissue damage generated through pathogen or environmental ... -
Ciliated protozoan occurrence and association in the pathogenesis of coral disease
Ravindran, C.; Haritha, P.R.; Lawrance, I. (Elsevier, 2022)Various microbial infections have significantly contributed to disease progression leading to the mortality of corals. However, the holobiont and the external surfaces of coral, including the secreted mucus, provide a ... -
CpG-ODNs induces up-regulated expression of chemokine CCL9 in mouse macrophages and microglia
Ravindran, C.; Cheng, Y.-C.; Liang, S.-M. (Elsevier, 2010)Unmethylated CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODNs) interact with Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 to activate macrophage/microglia in central nervous system (CNS). The potential involvement of the chemokine CCL9 and its receptor ... -
Disease symptoms and growth performance of grey mullet infected with Myroides odoratimimus
Ravindran, C.; Vasudevan, L.; VinothKannan, S.R.B. (Wiley, 2017)M. odoratimimus behave as low-grade opportunistic pathogen was isolated from the gut of Mugil cephalus, which infers M. cephalus, a vector for the pathogen entry to human patients. The isolated M. odoratimimus showed ... -
Diseases and pathogens of marine invertebrate corals in Indian reefs
Sharma, Diksha; Ravindran, C. (Academic Press Inc., 2020)Diseases in marine invertebrate corals have been reported worldwide and have been associated with infection by various microbial pathogens that cause massive mortality. Several bacterial species, especially Vibrio species ... -
Endosymbiotic Symbiodinium clades occurrence and influence on coral growth and resilience during stress
Ravindran, C.; Lawrance, I.; Anto, V.J. (Springer, 2022)The endosymbionts of Symbiodiniaceae members establish an obligate relationship with most of the reef-building corals.Photosynthates of Symbiodiniaceae symbionts provide the maximum energy requirements of the host coral.Apart ... -
Infection and pathogenecity of Myroides odoratimimus (NIOCR-12) isolated from the gut of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758))
Ravindran, C.; Varatharajan, G.R.; Rajasabapathy R.; Vasudevan, L.; Sreepada, R.A. (Elsevier, 2015)Myroides sp. are gram negative aerobes and known for its oppurtunistic pathogenicity in humans. In the present study, Myroides odoratimimus isolated from the gut of Mugil cephalus showed potential infectivity to the ... -
Manipulating galectin expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Feng, C.; Nita-Lazar, M.; Gonzalez-Montalban, N.; Wang, J.; Mancini, J.; Ravindran, C.; Ahmed, H.; Vasta, G.R. (Springer, 2015)Techniques for disrupting gene expression are invaluable tools for the analysis of the biological role(s) of a gene product. Because of its genetic tractability and multiple advantages over conventional mammalian models, ... -
Optimization of alkaline cellulase production by the marine-derived fungus Chaetomium sp. using agricultural and industrial wastes as substrates
Ravindran, C.; Naveenan, T.; Varatharajan, G.R. (Walter de Gruyter, 2010)Alkaline cellulases were screened from 54 fungal isolates obtained from mangrove leaves and mangrove wood litters as endophytes and wood litter fungi, respectively. Only three fungal isolates tested positive for alkaline ... -
Possible beneficial interactions of ciliated protozoans with coral health and resilience
Ravindran, C.; Lawrance, I.; Haritha, P.R. (American Society for Microbiology, 2023)Microbial interactions contribute significantly to coral health in the marine environment. Most beneficial associations have been described with their bacterial communities, but knowledge of beneficial associations between ... -
Role of alkaline-tolerant fungal cellulases in release of total antioxidants from agro-wastes under solid state fermentation
Ravindran, C.; Varatharajan, G. R.; Karthikeyan, A. (North Carolina State University, 2011)The alkaline-tolerant marine-derived fungus Chaetomium globosum was tested for the production of enhanced levels of cellulases and free phenolics under highly alkaline conditions using agro wastes (cotton seed, sugar cane ... -
The zebrafish galectins Drgal1-L2 and Drgal3-L1 bind in vitro to the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) glycoprotein and reduce viral adhesion to fish epithelial cells
Nita-Lazar, M.; Mancini, J.; Feng, C.; Gonzalez-Montalban, N.; Ravindran, C.; Jackson, S.; Heras-Sanchez, A.D.L.; Giomarelli, B.; Ahmed, H.; Haslam, S.M.; Wu, G.; Dell, A.; Ammayappan, A.; Vakharia, V.N.; Vasta, G.R. (Elsevier, 2016)The infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV; Rhabdoviridae, Novirhabdovirus) infects teleost fish, such as salmon and trout, and is responsible for significant losses in the aquaculture industry and in wild fish ...