| Name
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Dr. B.S. Srivastava |
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| Designation
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Area Coordinator, Microbial Infections & Head, Microbiology
Division |
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| Field
of specialization |
Microbial
& molecular genetics; biotechnology |
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| Current
research interests |
Cholera: Colonizing antigens and subunit vaccine,
regulation of expression of virulence genes.
Tuberculosis: Virulence genes, drug & vaccine targets,
reporter genes in rapid screening of anti-TB compounds,
molecular diagnosis, IS elements. |
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| Important
recent publications: |
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Tuberculosis
Vaccine.
IDrugs (2000); 3, 408. |
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Greeen
fluorescence protein as reporter in rapid screening
of antituberculosis in vitro and in
macrophages.
Biochem.Biophys. Res.Commun. (1998); 253,
431. |
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Recombinant
Mycobacterium aurum expressing E. coli-b
galactosidase in high throughput screening of antituberculosis
drugs.
Biochem.Biophys. Res. Commun. (1997); 240,
536.
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A
53 kDa protein of V. cholerae classical strain 0395
involved in intestinal colonization.
Microb. Pathog. (1994); 17, 69. |
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Identification
of a 33 kDa antigen associated with an adhesive
and colonizing
strain of V. cholerae el tor and its role in protection.-
Vaccine (1993); 11, 372 |
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| Patents: |
No.6114514
US Patent |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment. |
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