Ms. Happy KrishnanM.Sc.

Areas of Research Interest: Medical microbiology, Marine microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nano Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology.

Paper Presented in Seminars/Conferences

1. Exploring the antipathogenic activity of mangroves and mangroves associated plants –an in-vitro approach, Amrita University, Kollam, in August 2012.
2. Isolation of magneto tactic bacteria from marine, VIT University, Vellore in November 2012.
3. Isolation and Characterisation of Protease Secreting Fungal Species from Biopharmaceutical Waste, VIT University, Vellore in May 2013.
4. Study on Shelf-life Enhancement on Sugarcane Juice, VIT University, Vellore in November 2013.
5. Exploring the antibacterial activity of bacteriocin extracted from Lactobacillus plantarum ES07 against food borne pathogens, VIT University, Vellore in May2014.

Projects Undertaken

1. Comparative study on the effect of Silver nanoparticles and antibiotics on Staphylococcus auerus
2. A study on the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles on Salmonella typhi.
3. Characterisation of bacterial species from cassava and exploring the antibacterial activity of bacteriocin.
4. Isolation and identification of feather degrading bacteria from different sources.
5. Effect of volatile substances in pulmonary pathogens.