List of On-going Institute Projects

List of On-going Externally Funded Projects

Brief Research Achievements

• Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was carried out in different freshwater fish farms and culture system in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and antibiotic resistance profile studied.
• Assessment of fish health status, disease prevalence and economic loss due to disease in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh has been carried out.
• Cataloguing of various drugs , chemicals, antibiotics, probiotics, microbial preparations used by farmers in freshwater aquaculture in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh has been carried out.
• Molecular diagnostics for Koi Herpes Virus (KHV), Spring Vireamia of Carp (SVC) developed
• A. hydrophila Sub-unit vaccine using OMP-C & ABC transporter binding protein developed and now under trial in carps
• Recombinant DNA Vaccine against Edwardsiella tarda : under trial
• The recombinant RdRp protein of prawn Noda Virus (MrNV): anti-vial & immunostimulant in M. rosenbergii
• Dot-ELISA & Spot agglutination kit for Edwardsiellosis, Aeromoniasis and Bacterial gill disease of Indian major carps
• Synthesized Nano-particles viz. FeO, MgO, CuO, ZnO, Se, Al, Au, Ag and Ag-TiO₂ : Antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, growth promoting and water remediating activities evaluated
• Role of TRLs in innate immunity in divergent fish species studied
• Allele mining of bacterial hsp60 & hsp70 genes and genotyping of bacterial isolates being carried out
• Lactic acid bacteria used as Probiotics in IMC found effective
• Effect of abiotic stressors on the physiological responses of Catla catla, Channa striatus and Clarias batrachus, are being studied
• Documented AMR profile analysis seven index bacteria species (S. aureus, E. coli, Klebsiella sp., Pseudomonas sp., Enterococci sp., Acenatobacter sp., & Salmonella sp) in fish, pond system and source water in Puri and Khordha districts, Odisha.
• Conducted various Field level Training and awareness programmes for responsible aquaculture and prudent use of drugs and chemicals in freshwater aquaculture.

Technologies Commercialized

CIFAX: Prevents and cures ulcerative diseases of freshwater fishes.

CIFACURE: For bacterial and fungal diseases of ornamental fish

Immunoboost-C: Improves brood fish health and seed survival in carps.

Patent Obtained

• Male-specific protein of Labeo rohita Ham. – A key for sex differentiation and brood stock management.(P. Swain et al.,)
  (Patent No. 252072, Date 24.04.2012)

Patent Filled

• A Method of producing antibacterial extracts from freshwater algae, B.K.Das et al.(Application No. 749/KOL/2011)
• A process for differential sero-diagnosis of Gram-negative bacterial infections(P. Swain et al., Patent application No. 1403/DEL/2003 dated 12/11/2003)
• A Competitive ELISA for diagnosis of microbial infections in Indian major carps.(P. Swain et al., Patent application No. 1402/DEL/2003 dated 12/11/2003)
• Method for identification and differentiation of Argulus siamensis and A. japonicus,(P.K. Sahoo et al., Patent application no. 1108/KOL/2013 dated 26.09.2013)