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Hire Krishna Kumar B.
India
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Molecular Microbiologist with more than 15 years of research and teaching experience

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Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics
Product Development Recipe Development, Product Validation, Concept Development
Work Experience

Assistant Professor

Nitte University

August 2014 - Present

Research Fellow

College of Fisheries

November 2009 - June 2014

Education

PhD (UNESCO MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology)

Manipal University

- Present

MSc (Department of Fisheries Microbiology)

College of Fisheries Mangalore

- Present

Certifications
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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Krishna Kumar Ballamoole, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Toshio Kodama, Praveen Rai, Vijaya Kumar Deekshit, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar (2023). Non-clinical isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus harbouring traits of potential pathogenicity and fitness: A molecular analysis . Microbial Pathogenesis.
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Shruthi Padavu, Pooja Aichpure, Anoop Kumar, RadhaKanta Ratho, Shipra Sonkusare, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar, Praveen Rai (2023). An insight into clinical and laboratory detections for screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer . Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics.
Characterisation of broad-spectrum phiKZ like jumbo phage and its utilisation in controlling multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Microbial Pathogenesis.
Unravelling the Distinctive Virulence Traits and Clonal Relationship among the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Diabetic Patients <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology.
BALLAMOOLE KRISHNA KUMAR, Murugaiyan.J, Given Names Deactivated Family Name Deactivated, G. Srinivasa Rao, Katia ISKANDAR, Stephen Hawser, John P. Hays, Yara Mohsen, Saranya Adukkadukkam, Wireko Andrew Awuah, et al. (2022). Progress in Alternative Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: Focus on Antibiotics . Antibiotics.
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Toshio Kodama, Praveen Rai, Tetsuya Iida, Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar (2021). Whole genome analysis unveils genetic diversity and potential virulence determinants in Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with disease outbreak among cultured Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) in India . Virulence.
Gurpreet Kaur-Kahlon, H.A. Darshanee Ruwandeepika, Tom Defoirdt, Indrani Karunasagar, Ballamoole Krishna Kumar(2021). Quorum Sensing Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Vibrio harveyi during its Interaction with Marine Diatom Skeletonema marinoi . Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Bakilapadvu Venkatraja and Gali Srilakshminarayana and Ballamoole Krishna Kumar(2021). The Dominance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 B.1.617 and Its Sublineages and Associations with Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic in India between 2020 and 2021 . The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Praveen Rai and Sonam Kille and Akshatha Kotian and Ballamoole Krishna Kumar and Vijaya Kumar Deekshit and Mysore Shivalingappa Ramakrishna and Indrani Karunasagar and Iddya Karunasagar(2021). Molecular investigation of the dengue outbreak in Karnataka, South India, reveals co-circulation of all four dengue virus serotypes . Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 92. p. 104880. Elsevier {BV}
Rajeshwari Vittal and Ballamoole Krishna Kumar and Indrani Karunasagar and Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj(2021). Genetic Diversity of the Legionella pneumophila dotA Gene Detected on Surfaces of Respiratory Therapy Equipment . Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Bakilapadavu Venkatraja and Gali Srilakshminarayana and Ballamoole Krishna Kumar and Madhura Nagesh Hegde and Jayapadmini Kanchan and Ganaraj Karuvaje and Praveen Rai(2021). Preliminary Evidence from a Cross-sectional Study on Epidemiology and Early Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 in Karnataka State of India . Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. Georg Thieme Verlag {KG}
Kadeeja Jazeela and Anirban Chakraborty and Akshatha Kotian and Vankadari Aditya and Ballamoole Krishna Kumar and Praveen Rai and Indrani Karunasagar and Vijaya Kumar Deekshit(2021). Phenotypic characterization of auxotrophic mutant of nontyphoidal Salmonella and determination of its cytotoxicity, tumor inhibiting cytokine gene expression in cell line models . Archives of Microbiology. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Amita Rao, Caroline D’Souza, K. Subramanyam, Praveen Rai, Biju Thomas, Mundayat Gopalakrishnan, Indrani Karunasagar(2021). Molecular analysis shows the presence of periodontal bacterial DNA in atherosclerotic plaques from patients with coronary artery disease . Indian Heart Journal. Elsevier {BV}
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Anusha Rohit, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Praveen Rai, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar(2021). Deletion in the C-terminal region of the envelope glycoprotein in some of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 genome . Virus Research. 291. p. 198222. Elsevier {BV}
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Caroline D’Souza, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Vijay Kumar Deekshit, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar(2020). Exploring the Pathogenic Potential of Vibrio vulnificus Isolated from Seafood Harvested along the Mangaluru Coast, India . Microorganisms. 8. (7). p. 999. {MDPI} {AG}
BALLAMOOLE KRISHNA KUMAR, Caroline D’Souza, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Vijay Kumar Deekshit, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar (2020). Exploring the Pathogenic Potential of <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> Isolated from Seafood Harvested along the Mangaluru Coast, India . Microorganisms.
(2020). Facile coconut inflorescence sap mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its diverse antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties . Materials Science and Engineering: C.
Divyashree, M., Vijaya Kumar, D., Ballamoole, K.K., Shetty A, V., Chakraborty, A., Karunasagar, I.(2020). Occurrence of antibiotic resistance among Gram negative bacteria isolated from effluents of fish processing plants in and around Mangalore . International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 30. (6). p. 653-660.
(2020). Draft genome sequences of Salmonella Oslo isolated from seafood and its laboratory generated auxotrophic mutant . Journal of Genomics.
(2019). Application of gyrB targeted SYBR green based qPCR assay for the specific and rapid detection of Vibrio vulnificus in seafood . Journal of Microbiological Methods.
(2019). Occurrence of antibiotic resistance among gram-negative bacteria isolated from effluents of fish processing plants in and around Mangalore .
(2019). Unveiling the acid stress response of clinical genotype <i></i>Vibrio vulnificus isolated from the marine environments of Mangaluru coast, India .
(2019). Whole-genome-based analysis reveals multiclone Serratia marcescens outbreaks in a non-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit setting in a tertiary care hospital in India . Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Krishna Kumar Ballamoole, Anusha Rohit, D. Suresh Kumar, I. Dhinakaran, Jessy Joy, Deekshit Vijay Kumar, I. Karunasagar, Prior Karola, Harmsen Dag(2019). Whole-genome-based analysis reveals multiclone Serratia marcescens outbreaks in a non-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit setting in a tertiary care hospital in India . Journal of Medical Microbiology. 68. (4). p. 616--621. Microbiology Society
Rohit, A., Suresh Kumar, D., Dhinakaran, I., Joy, J., Kumar, D.V., Ballamoole, K.K., Karunasagar, I., Karola, P., Dag, H.(2019). Whole-genome-based analysis reveals multiclone Serratia marcescens outbreaks in a non-neonatal intensive care unit setting in a tertiary care hospital in India . Journal of Medical Microbiology. 68. (4). p. 616-621.
PCR-based evidence showing the presence of Vibrio vulnificus in wound infection cases in Mangaluru, India @article{""2018,title = {PCR-based evidence showing the presence of Vibrio vulnificus in wound infection cases in Mangaluru, India},journal = {International Journal of Infectious Diseases},year = {2018},volume = {68},pages = {74-76},author = {D{'}Souza, C. and Kumar, B.K. and Kapinakadu, S. and Shetty, R. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Corrigendum to “The Use of Recombined Ribosomal RNA Operon (rrn) Type-Specific Flanking Genes to Investigate rrn Differences Between Vibrio parahaemolyticus Environmental and Clinical Strains.” [Gene Rep. 4 (2016) 16–25] (S2452014416300103) (10.1016/j.genrep.2016.02.006) @article{""2017,title = {Corrigendum to ?The Use of Recombined Ribosomal RNA Operon (rrn) Type-Specific Flanking Genes to Investigate rrn Differences Between Vibrio parahaemolyticus Environmental and Clinical Strains.? [Gene Rep. 4 (2016) 16?25] (S2452014416300103) (10.1016/j.genrep.2016.02.006)},journal = {Gene Reports},year = {2017},volume = {6},pages = {163},author = {Gurtler, V. and Grando, D. and Kumar, B.K. and Maiti, B. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Gene Reports.
(2016). Genome Sequencing of Seafood-borne Vibrio Parahaemolyticus VP49 Reveals the Presence of Novel Virulence Attributes .
(2016). Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Seafood Isolates of Nontyphoidal Salmonella by PFGE .
The Use of Recombined Ribosomal RNA Operon (rrn) Type-Specific Flanking Genes to Investigate rrn Differences between Vibrio parahaemolyticus Environmental and Clinical Strains @article{""2016,title = {The Use of Recombined Ribosomal RNA Operon (rrn) Type-Specific Flanking Genes to Investigate rrn Differences between Vibrio parahaemolyticus Environmental and Clinical Strains},journal = {Gene Reports},year = {2016},volume = {4},pages = {16-25},author = {Gurtler, V. and Grando, D. and Kumar, B.K. and Maiti, B. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Gene Reports.
Differential expression of virulence genes and role of gyrA mutations in quinolone resistant and susceptible strains of Salmonella Weltevreden and Newport isolated from seafood @article{""2015,title = {Differential expression of virulence genes and role of gyrA mutations in quinolone resistant and susceptible strains of Salmonella Weltevreden and Newport isolated from seafood},journal = {Journal of Applied Microbiology},year = {2015},volume = {119},number = {4},pages = {970-980},author = {Deekshit, V.K. and Kumar, B.K. and Rai, P. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Draft genome sequence of Campylobacter fetus MMM01, isolated from a chronic kidney disease patient with sepsis @article{""2015,title = {Draft genome sequence of Campylobacter fetus MMM01, isolated from a chronic kidney disease patient with sepsis},journal = {Genome Announcements},year = {2015},volume = {3},number = {5},author = {Rohit, A. and Kumar, B.K. and Deekshit, V.K. and Rai, P. and Kumar, R.V. and Jayaprakash, J. and Madhushankara, B. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Genome Announcements.
Akhila, D.S., Rai, P., Mani, M.K., Ballamoole, K.K., Karunasagar, I., Karunasagar, I.(2015). Protection of litopenaeus vannamei against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) using bacterially expressed recombinant envelope proteins VP39 and VP28 . Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh. 67.
Draft genome sequence of trh<sup>+</sup> Vibrio parahaemolyticus VP-49, isolated from seafood harvested along the Mangalore coast, India @article{""2014,title = {Draft genome sequence of trh<sup>+</sup> Vibrio parahaemolyticus VP-49, isolated from seafood harvested along the Mangalore coast, India},journal = {Genome Announcements},year = {2014},volume = {2},number = {3},author = {Kumar, B.K. and Deekshit, V.K. and Rai, P. and Gurtler, V. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Genome Announcements.
Diversity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with disease outbreak among cultured Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) in India @article{""2014,title = {Diversity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with disease outbreak among cultured Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) in India},journal = {Aquaculture},year = {2014},volume = {433},pages = {247-251},author = {Kumar, B.K. and Deekshit, V.K. and Raj, J.R.M. and Rai, P. and Shivanagowda, B.M. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Aquaculture.
Presence of T3SS2β genes in trh<sup>+</sup> Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood harvested along Mangalore coast, India @article{""2014,title = {Presence of T3SS2? genes in trh<sup>+</sup> Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood harvested along Mangalore coast, India},journal = {Letters in Applied Microbiology},year = {2014},volume = {58},number = {5},pages = {440-446},author = {Kumar, B.K. and Deekshit, V.K. and Rai, P. and Shekar, M. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Letters in Applied Microbiology.
Simultaneous detection of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 and its antibiotic resistance genes from seafood @article{""2013,title = {Simultaneous detection of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 and its antibiotic resistance genes from seafood},journal = {Journal of Microbiological Methods},year = {2013},volume = {93},number = {3},pages = {233-238},author = {Deekshit, V.K. and Kumar, B.K. and Rai, P. and Rohit, A. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Journal of Microbiological Methods.
Detection of class 1 integrons in Salmonella Weltevreden and silent antibiotic resistance genes in some seafood-associated nontyphoidal isolates of Salmonella in south-west coast of India @article{""2012,title = {Detection of class 1 integrons in Salmonella Weltevreden and silent antibiotic resistance genes in some seafood-associated nontyphoidal isolates of Salmonella in south-west coast of India},journal = {Journal of Applied Microbiology},year = {2012},volume = {112},number = {6},pages = {1113-1122},author = {Deekshit, V.K. and Kumar, B.K. and Rai, P. and Srikumar, S. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Development of monoclonal antibody based sandwich ELISA for the rapid detection of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood @article{""2011,title = {Development of monoclonal antibody based sandwich ELISA for the rapid detection of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood},journal = {International Journal of Food Microbiology},year = {2011},volume = {145},number = {1},pages = {244-249},author = {Kumar, B.K. and Raghunath, P. and Devegowda, D. and Deekshit, V.K. and Venugopal, M.N. and Karunasagar, I. and Karunasagar, I.}} . International Journal of Food Microbiology.
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Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Bakilapadavu Venkatraja, Kattapuni Suresh Prithvisagar, Praveen Rai, Anusha Rohit, Madhura Nagesh Hegde, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar(2020). Mutational analysis unveils the temporal and spatial distribution of G614 genotype of SARS-CoV-2 in different Indian states and its association with case fatality rate of COVID-19 . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory