Teaching :
1.Veterinary Microbiology-(VMC-3+2) to UG students of BVSc degree Programme 2.Veterinary Microbiology-(VMC-311,VMC-312, VMC-322, VMC-323) to UG students of B.Teh. students of SKUAST-J, Chatha. MVSC VMC-501 (General Bacteriology*)2+1 VMC 502 (Systemic Veterinary Bacteriology*)2+1 VMC 503 (General Virology*)2+1 VMC 505 (Principles of Veterinary Immunology*)2+1 VMC 506 (Veterinary Mycology*)1+1 VMC 591 (Masters Seminar* 1+0 VMC 504 (Systemic Veterinary Virology)2+1 VMC 507 (Vaccinology)2+0 VMC 508 (Techniques in Microbiology)0+2 VMC 509 (Techniques in Molecular Biology)1+2 VMC 510 (Molecular Immunology)1+1 VMC 511 (Mucosal Immunology)1+0 VMC 512 (Introduction to Microbial Bioinformatics)1+0 VMC-599 (Masters Research)0+30 PhD VMC 601 Advances in Veterinary Bacteriology* 2+1 VMC 606 Advances in Veterinary Virology* 2+1 VMC 611 Advances in Veterinary Immunology* 2+1 VMC 691 Doctoral Seminar I* 1+0 VMC 692 Doctoral Seminar II* 1+0 VMC 602 Advances in Veterinary Mycology 2+1 VMC 603 Bacterial Genetics 2+0 VMC 604 Microbial Toxins 2+1 VMC 605 Bacterial Pathogenesis 2+0 VMC 607 Molecular Viral Pathogenesis 2+1 VMC 608 St.Function Relationship of DNA & RNA Viruses 2+0 VMC 609 Oncogenic Viruses 2+0 VMC 610 Slow Viral Infection and Prions 1+0 VMC 612 Cytokines and Chemokines-2+0 VMC 613 Immunoregulation 1+0 VMC 614 Advances in Vaccinology 2+0 VMC 615 Current topics in Infection and Immunity-2+0 VMC 616 Veterinary Microbial Biotechnology-2+1 VMC 690 Special Problem 0+1 VMC 699 Doctoral Research 0+75
Research :
The division at present, besides actively, imparting teaching programme to UG,PG, PhD students is working on the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Bacterial and fungal organisms, of socio-economic and public health importance. The division is also stepping forward and struggling for establishing laboratory for diagnosis and diagnostics related to viral diseases of public health importance that are causing great economic losses to the livestock industry.
Extension :
1. The division provides support to the development departments in disease diagnosis, treatment for prevention and control. 2. The division provides support from time to time for capacity building of field functionaries and farming communities in controlling of emerging diseases of the region.
The flagship areas :-
- Diagnosis and characterization of bacterial diseases of socioeconomic importance of the division.
Teaching :
Provide high-quality education and training to undergraduate and postgraduate students in veterinary sciences
Research :
Conduct cutting-edge research to develop new diagnostic tools, vaccines, and therapeutics for animal diseases
Extension :
Offer diagnostic/advisory/entrepreneurship development services to the veterinary and farming community to enhance animal health and productivity
The flagship areas :-
- Vaccine Research
- Molecular Diagnostics for Animal Diseases
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Microbial Metagenomics
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Name : | Dr. Neelesh Sharma |
| Designation : | Professor & Head | |
| Area of Specialization : | Veterinary Medicine | |
| E mail : | drneeleshvet@gmail.com | |
| Contact No : | 9419248061 | |
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Name : | Dr. Sabaht Gazal |
| Designation : | Assistant Professor | |
| Area of Specialization : | Veterinary Microbiology | |
| E mail : | gazalsabahat@gmail.com | |
| Contact No : | 9419190512 | |
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| Name of Project | Principal Investigator | Funding agency | Duration and date of start | Remarks |
| Veterinary Type Culture Collection (VTCC) | Dr. Anil Taku | ICAR, New Delhi | 2010 onwards till date | Download |
| Exploration of respiratory metagenome of small ruminants and establishment of referral diagnostic facility | Dr. Anil Taku | DBT | 2015-2017 | Download |
| Diagnosis and interventional strategies for prevention and control of Shiga Toxin Producing E.coli from animals and their rearers | Dr.Mohd Rashid | SKUAST-Jammu | 2 Years | - |
| Molecular characterization of Dichelobacter nodosus and development of recombinant vaccine against ovine footrot | Dr. Altaf Bhat | DBT | 2017-2020 | - |
| Name : | Mehak Tikoo |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Cultural and metagenomic based identification of microbiome of bovine mastitic milk |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd Rashid |
| Year : | 2022 |
| Name : | Deep Shikha |
| Degree : | Ph. D. (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Investigation of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing E. coli in Bovines from Jammu |
| Major : | Dr. V.S Wazir |
| Year : | 2021 |
| Name : | Shekhar Mishra |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Characterization of Escherichia coli from sheep and goat for virulence factors and their antibiotic resistance with special reference to extended spectrum β lactamases from Jammu region |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd Rashid |
| Year : | 2021 |
| Name : | Faizan Javid |
| Degree : | Ph. D. (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Characterization of Dichelobacter nodosus and Expression of its fimA Gene |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku |
| Year : | 2020 |
| Name : | Apurva Gupta |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Metagenomic Analysis of Footrot Samples from Affected Sheep |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Name : | Indica Sharma |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBLs) Producing Escherichia coli in Poultry |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Name : | Ufaq Aijaz |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular genetic analysis of Dichelobacter nodosus acidic protease isoenzyme 2 in clinical samples from sheep flocks of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Name : | Mahrukh Hafiz |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | “OCCURRENCE OF LIVESTOCK- ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS” |
| Major : | Dr. Altaf Bhat |
| Year : | 2018 |
| Name : | Salena Janjua |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | “Pathogenic Strains of Escherichia coli in Buffaloes and their Antibiotic Resistance with Special Reference to Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases |
| Major : | Dr. Altaf Bhat |
| Year : | 2018 |
| Name : | Rajni Kanta Sharma |
| Degree : | Ph.D. (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Cultural and Meta genomic Characterization of Lower respiratory Microbiome of Sheep |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku |
| Year : | 2018 |
| Name : | Amitoz Kour |
| Degree : | Ph.D. (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Meta genomic analysis of Upper respiratory Microbiome of Sheep with respect to conventional culture based techniques |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku |
| Year : | 2018 |
| Name : | Gulzar Ahmad Badroo |
| Degree : | Ph.D. (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecuar Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolates |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2017 |
| Name : | Deep Shikha |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Characterization of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli from domestic animals for virulence and colonisation factors |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2017 |
| Name : | Rajeev Manhas |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Typing and Antibiogram of Field Isolates of Pasturella multocida |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2017 |
| Name : | Faizan Javed |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus based on Coagulase gene |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2016 |
| Name : | Andleeb Malik |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Characterization of fimbrial adhesions and toxins of enterotoxiogenic E. Coli and calves with diahoreea |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2015 |
| Name : | Hamid Ahmad Shah |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Virulence Characterization of Methicillin Sensitive and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2015 |
| Name : | Rabia Javed |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Detection and characterization of Streptococci in equines |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2014 |
| Name : | Rajni Kanta Sharma |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | “Molecular and Morphological Characterization of E. coli virulence factors by PCR and Electron Microscopy.” |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2014 |
| Name : | Manpreet Singh |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular detection of Rhodococcus equi in equines and their environment of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Major : | Dr. Pardeep Sawant, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2013 |
| Name : | Yasir Waheed Qureshi |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Prevalence of Johne’s disease in cattle in Jammu region |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2013 |
| Name : | Vineeta Thusoo |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Detection of Mycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosisfrom Clinical Cases of Johne’s Disease Affected Cattle |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2012 |
| Name : | Gulzar Ahmad Badroo |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | “intA and pgr Gene Based Virulence Detection of Dichelobacter nodosus from Ovine Footrot” |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2012 |
| Name : | Irfan Ahmad Mir |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | “Molecular detection and characterization of important bacterial pathogens form upper respiratory tract of equines” |
| Major : | Dr. Bablu Kumar, Asstt. Prof., Div. of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2011 |
| Name : | Sabahat Gazal |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | G and P Typing of Group A rotavirus from lambs |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2010 |
| Name : | Muzamil Maqbool Beigh |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Detection and virulence characterization of Dichelohacter nodosus from footrot in sheep |
| Major : | Dr. Bablu Kumar, Asstt. Prof. Div. of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2010 |
| Name : | Latima Sharma |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxin producing Escherichia coil in Bovines |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2010 |
| Name : | Sarfaraz Bashir Ganai |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Typing of Dichelobacter nodosus using PCR amplification of fimbrial genes |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2010 |
| Name : | Mayur Varshney |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Detection and Characterization of Pasteurella multocida in Animal and Avian Species in Jammu |
| Major : | Dr. Mohd. Altaf Bhat, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2008 |
| Name : | Sahil Pangotra |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Characterization of Group A Rotavirus in Bovine and Ovine Species in Jammu Region |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2008 |
| Name : | Sahil Pangotra |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Molecular Characterization of Group A Rotavirus in Bovine and Ovine Species in Jammu Region |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2008 |
| Name : | Gaurav Kumar Sharma |
| Degree : | M.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology) |
| Topic : | Etiology of Diarrhoea in Bovine Neonates with respect to Detection of Rotavirus |
| Major : | Dr. Anil Taku, Professor, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology |
| Year : | 2007 |
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