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Dr. Souvik Paul

Senior Scientist

Veterinary Parasitology

9411222307 / 361-2847195
drsouvik.nrcp@gmail.com
Souvik.Paul@icar.gov.in

Profile Overview:

  • Qualification:

    B.V.Sc & A.H; M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Parasitology), PhD

  • Date of Joining NRCP:

    Nov, 2019

  • About:

    Epidemiology, Alternate control strategies, targeted treatment regimes and molecular detection of porcine parasites Area of specialization: Diagnosis, Control and Prevention of Parasitic Diseases of Livestock

Technologies Developed:

  1. Standardization of Parasitological and molecular diagnostic methodologies for detection of cryptosporidiosis in goat kids
  2. Standardization and simplification of different types of oocyst staining techniques for Cryptosporidium spp.
  3. Biochemical and Molecular detection and evaluation of acaricidal resistance in ticks
  4. Purification, Concentration of oocyst from diarrhoeic neonatal faecal samples and subsequent method for efficient extraction of DNA from Cryptosporidium oocysts
  5. Targeted Selective treatment Chart (TST) PARACHEK card for on farm selective treatment against haemonchosis in goats
  6. Body Condition Scoring (BCS) and Faecal Scoring Chart (FS) for selective treatment of parasites in goats

Technologies Commercialized:

Not Available

Publications:

  • Total no. of Research Paper: 45
  • Total no. of Books/Manual: 05
  • No. of patent /Trademark granted (G): 00
  • Copyright granted (G): 00
  • Policy Document: 03

Top 10 Research Publications:

  1. 1. Kumar S., Paul S., Sharma A. K., Kumar R., Tewari S. S., Chaudhuri P., Ray D. D., Rawat A. K. S., and Ghosh S. (2011). Diazinon resistant status in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from different agro-climatic regions of India. Veterinary Parasitology, 181(2-4), 274-281
  2. 2. Ghosh S., Sharma A. K., Kumar S., Tiwari S. S., Rastogi S., Srivastava S., Singh M., Kumar R., Paul S., Ray D. D., and Rawat A. K. S. (2011). In vitro and in vivo efficacy of Acorus calamus extract against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Parasitology Research, 108, 361-370
  3. 3. Paul S., Chandra D., Ray D. D., Tewari A. K., Rao J. R., Banerjee P. S., Baidya S., and Raina O. K. (2008). Prevalence and molecular characterization of bovine Cryptosporidium isolates in India. Veterinary Parasitology, 153(1-2), 143-146
  4. 4. Paul S., Chandra D., Tewari A. K., Banerjee P. S., Ray D. D., Raina O. K., and Rao J. R. (2009). Prevalence of Cryptosporidium andersoni: a molecular epidemiological survey among cattle in India. Veterinary Parasitology, 161(1-2), 31-35
  5. 5. Paul S., Chandra D., Tewari A. K., Banerjee P. S., Ray D. D., Boral R., and Rao J. R. (2009). Comparative evaluation and economic assessment of coprological diagnostic methods and PCR for detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in bovines. Veterinary Parasitology, 164(2-4), 291-295
  6. 6. Ghosh S., Gupta S., Kumar K. A., Sharma A. K., Kumar S., Nagar G., Kumar R., Paul S., Fular A., Chigure G., and Nandi A. (2017). Characterization and establishment of a reference deltamethrin and cypermethrin resistant tick line (IVRI-IV) of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 138, 66-70
  7. 7. Mishra A. K., Singh D. D., Kumarsen G., Gupta G., Sharma N., Kumar N., Nayakvadi S., and Paul S. (2017). UspA gene based characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from different disease conditions in goats. Journal of Animal Research, 7(6), 1123-1128
  8. 8. Verma R., Sharma D. K., Gururaj K., Paul S., Banerjee P. S., and Tiwari J. (2017). Molecular epidemiology and point mutations in ITS1 and 18S rDNA genes of Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae and E. christenseni isolated from Indian goats. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 9, 51-62
  9. 9. Shivasharanappa N., Sharma N., Sharma D. K., Pawaiya R. S., Vamadevan B., Mishra A. K., and Paul S. (2017). Neuropathological lesions of clinical and subclinical Coenurosis (Coenurus cerebralis) in organized goat farms in India. Acta Parasitologica, 62(2), 482-487
  10. 10. Deb R., Sonowal J., Sengar G. S., Pegu S. R., Praharaj M. R., Malla W. A., Singh I., Yadav A. K., Rajkhowa S., Das P. J., Paul S., and Bharati J. (2022). Porcine Circovirus type 2 infected myocardial tissue transcriptome signature. Gene, 836, 146670
  11. 11. Pegu S. R., Deb R., Das P. J., Sengar G. S., Yadav A. K., Rajkhowa S., Paul S., and Gupta V. K. (2023). Development of multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of African swine fever, porcine circo, and porcine parvo viral infection from clinical samples. Animal Biotechnology, 34(6), 1883-1890

Awards:

  1. Prof. D.B. Mukherjee Gold Medal (B.V.Sc & A.H)
  2. ICAR- JRF for MVSc
  3. Dr. J.P Dubey Young Scientist Award (MVSc; IAAVP)
  4. ICAR- SRF PhD
  5. Best Doctoral Student Gold Medal (PhD; IVRI)
  6. Best Poster/ Oral presentation- 05

Membership of Societies:

  1. IAAVP- Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology
  2. ISSGPPU- Indian Association for Sheep Goat Production and Product Utilization
  3. Veterinary Council of India