Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Professor and Head
Research Areas/ Areas of Interest
Molecular virology, development of viral/bacterial vaccines and diagnostics, infectious disease epidemiology, viral immunity, AMR
Research Projects
Total Research Projects: 07
| S. No. | Title of Project(s) | Funding Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serological and molecular characterization of fowl adenoviruses associated with Hydropericardium syndrome in domestic fowl with special reference to development of a suitable cell culture vaccine. | DBT, New Delhi | Completed |
| 2. | Molecular typing and virulence gene analysis of poultry isolates of Salmonella in North India. | DBT, New Delhi | Completed |
| 3. | Collection, documentation and validation of Indian Technical Knowledge (ITK). | NATP, ICAR, New Delhi | Completed |
| 4. | Creation of double gene mutant (stn and inv) of Salmonella Typhimurium and testing of Immuno-potential of mutant. | DBT, New Delhi | Completed |
| 5. | Molecular epidemiology of fowl adenoviruses and establishment of their causal association with different clinical conditions in domestic fowl. | ICAR, New Delhi | Completed |
| 6. | Recombinant penton base and fiber proteins of inclusion body hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome virus of poultry: Production and testing of immune-potential. | DBT, New Delhi | Completed |
| 7. | Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) surveillance and identification of candidate viral epitopes for PPRV vaccine to strengthen the goat farming avenues for farmers in Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology | On going |
Selected Research Publications
- Kumar, R., Chandra, R., Rao, V. D. P. and Shukla, S. K. (2000). Adaptation of infectious bursal disease virus in chicken embryo fibroblast cell culture and its fine structure. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 70 (2): 110-113.
- Kumar, R., Shukla, S. K., Chandra, R. and Agrawal, D. K. (2003). Outbreaks of classical inclusion body hepatitis in domestic fowl. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 73 (5):477-480.
- Kumar, R., Chandra, R. and Shukla, S. K. (2003). Isolation of etiological agent of hydropericardium syndrome in chicken embryo liver cell culture and its serological characterization. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 41 (8):821-826.
- Kumar, R. and Chandra, R. (2004). Studies on structural and immunogenic polypeptides of hydropericardium syndrome virus by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 27 (3):155-161.
- Gupta, R., Chandra, R., Kumar, R. and Rao, V. D. P. (2005). Comparative efficacy of inactivated cell culture vaccines against hydropericardium syndrome. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 75 (6): 606-609.
- Trivedi, S., Das, S. K., Kumar, R. and Chandra, R. (2006). Studies on diagnostic potential of secretory antigens of Mycobacterium bovis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 44 (1): 14-18.
- Kumar, R., Kumar, V., Asthana, M., Shukla, S. K. and Chandra, R. (2010). Isolation and identification of a fowl adenovirus from wild kites (Milvus migrans). Journal of Wild Life Diseases, 46(1):272-276.
- Rani, V., Kumar, R., Upadhyay, A. K. and Kumar, M. (2012). Therapeutic efficacy of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins against hydropericardium syndrome in broiler chickens. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 82 (6): 552-556.
- Bhaskar, R., Kumar, R., Trivedi, R. N. and Saxena, M. K. (2018). Preparation and evaluation of Immune complexes as vaccine candidate for fowl adenovirus infection associated with Hydropericardium syndrome in domestic fowl. Journal of Animal Research, 8(3):441-447.
- Begum, J. and Kumar, R. (2020). Prevalence of dermatophytosis in animals and antifungal susceptibility testing of isolated Trichophyton and Microsporum species. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(1):1-8.
- Yadav, R., Kumar, R., Pandey, G., Tiwari, A., Bisht, R., Kumar, A., Mishra, A. and Bhatt, P. (2022). Comparative adaptive immune response in Indian and exotic breeds of domestic chicken. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 92 (2):183-186.
- Bisht, R., Kumar, R., Pandey, G., Tiwari, A., Yadav, R. and Bhatt, P. (2022). Isolation and serological characterization of the fowl adenoviruses associated with respiratory disease in domestic chicken. Indian Journal of Comparative Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, 43 (1):22-28.
- Yadav, R., Kumar, R., Agarwal, S., Mishra, A. and Bhatt, P. (2022). Comparative evaluation of haemato-biochemical and immunological parameters in indigenous and exotic breeds of chicken. Indian Journal of Poultry Sciences, 57(3):281-286.
- Trivedi, R. N., Kumar, R., Metwal, M., Mishra, A. and Bhatt, P. (2024). Comparative immune efficacy of recombinant penton base and fibre proteins against fowl adenovirus - 2/11 infection in chickens. Veterinarski Arhiv, 94 (2):119-128.
- Tiwari, A., Kumar, R., Pandey, G., Shukla, N., Mishra, A. and Tiwari, A. (2025). Production and Characterization of Egg-Derived Antibodies (IgY) Against Outer Membrane Proteins of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium. Veterinaria Italiana, 61(2):225-234.