Food and Public Health

Food and Public Health covers all aspects of food and public health in the form of review articles, original articles, case reports, short communications, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The International Editorial Board is dedicated to producing a high quality scientific journal of interest to researchers and practitioners from many disciplines.

Murugan Kasi

Editorial Board Member of Food and Public Health

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Research Areas

Microbiology, Food valorisation

Education

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MICROBIOLOGYManonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGYManonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGYPeriyar University, Salem
CERTIFICATE COURSE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSWorld Intellectual Property Rights Organization, Geneva

Academic Achievement

IISC INSA NASI Summer Research Fellowship for 2007

Membership

Member, Board of studies (B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Phil., ) Periyar University, Salem
Member, District Environmental Committee, Erode District, Government of Tamilnadu
Executive Committee Member, Indian Association of Applied Microbiology
Executive Committee Member-FLORA-An Organization of Biology People
Life Member, Indian Society For Technical Education
Member, Editorial Board, Research in Biotechnology
Member, American Society for Microbiology

Publications: Journals

[1]  Saleh Al- Sohaibani and Kasi Murugan. 2012. Anti-biofilm activity of Salvodora persica on cariogenic isolates of Streptococcus mutans: in-vitro and molecular docking studies. Biofouling 28(1):29-38. DOI:10.1080/08927014.2011.647308.
[2]  Kasi Murugan, Saleh Al- Sohaibani, Yashotha and K.Sekar.2011. Detoxification of cyanides in cassava flour by linamarase of Bacillus subtilis KM05 isolated from cassava peel. African Journal of Biotechnology (In Press).
[3]  Saleh Al-Sohaibani, Murugan K, , Lakshimi G, Anandraj K. 2011. Xerophilic aflatoxigenic black tea fungi and their inhibition by Elettaria cardamom and Syzygium aromaticum extracts.Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 18(4):387-394. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2011.06.005.
[4]  K. Murugan, R.V.Prabu, S.Sangeetha, Saleh Al-Sohaibani.2011. Antiviral activity of Cardiospermum halicacabum L.extract against coinfecting agents HIV and HBV. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal plants17(4):403-418. DOI:10.1080/10496475.2011.605515.
[5]  K. Murugan, Prabhakaran, K.Sekar, Saleh Al-Sohaibani. 2011. Identification of source of faecal pollution of Tirumanimuttar River, Tamilnadu, India using microbial source tracking. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.DOI:10.1007/s10661-011-2398-7.
[6]  Saleh Al-Sohaibani, K. Murugan, Lakshimi G, Anandraj K. 2011. Xerophilic aflatoxigenic black tea fungi and their inhibition by Elettaria cardamomum and Syzygium aromaticum extract, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 18:387-394. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2011.06.005.
[7]  Murugan K, Selvanayaki K, Saleh Al Sohaibani. 2010. Antibiofilm activity of Andrographis paniculata against cystic fibrosis clinical isolate Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 27(7):1661-1668. DOI 10.1007/s11274-010-0620-3.
[8]  Savitha, T, Murugan K. and Thangamariappan, K.2011 Prevalence study on emergence of urinary tract infection in Erode, Tamilnadu, India. International Journal of Current Research 2(1):067-072.
[9]  Murugan, K., Usha M Malathi, P, Saleh. A. Al Sohaibani and Chandrasekaran, M. 2010. Biofilm forming conjunctivitis multi drug resistant Staphylococcus spp. among the ocular patients. Poland Journal of Microbiology 59(4):233-239.
[10]  Murugan Kasi, Saleh A. Al-Sohaibani.2010. Biocompatible removal of tannin and colour from tannery effluent using the biomass and tannase enzyme of Aspergillus candidus MTTC 9628. Research Journal of Microbiology 5(4):262-271.
[11]  Kasi Murugan, J Pandiarajan, Prabakaran, Saleh A Al- Sohaibani. 2010. PHB and Nanocomposite Production By Coconut Oil Utilizing Native Pseudomonas aeruginosa KSR3. Journal of Advanced Biotech 9(12): 38-43(Top 10 article, 2010).
[12]  N.Ramesh, T. Meenambal, K.Murugan, S.M.Suneeth kumar, Lakshmipriya Thiyagarajan N.Lakshmi Narashimaih(2010).Biphasic Anaerobic Digestion Of The Organic Fraction Of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) Through UASB Reactor: A Performance Studies. Pollution research 28(2):239-246.
[13]  Ramesh, S., Meenambal, T., and Murugan, K. 2009. Quantification characterization and leachate analysis of municipal solid waste from Erode municipality, Tamilnadu. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 9(1): 141-149.
[14]  K.Murugan, S.Rajaguru. 2009. Economical nutritional source from tannery waste for the growth and pigment production of commercially important Halobacterium salinarium Student projects scheme seminar cum exhibition proceedings Tamilnadu state council for science and Technology, Chennai.
[15]  K.Murugan, N.Ramesh.2008. Production of Bioethanol from Cassava solid waste using Zymomonas mobilis. Student projects scheme seminar cum exhibition proceedings Tamilnadu state council for science and Technology, Chennai.
[16]  K. Murugan, S. Saravanababu and M. Arunachalam, 2007. Screening of Tannin Acyl Hydrolase (E.C.3.1.1.20) producing tannery effluent fungal isolates using simple agar plate and SmF process. Bioresource Technology (98) 946 – 949.
[17]  K.Murugan, G.Shiyamala.2007. Development of Antibiofilm product against dental caries causing organisms from traditionally used medicinal plant. Student projects scheme seminar cum exhibition proceedings, Tamilnadu state council for science and Technology, Chennai.
[18]  K. Murugan, P. Kaviyarasi and S. Saravanababu 2006. Antifungal activities of Cassia auriculata against AIDS isolate Candida albicans and dermatophytes Epidermophyton floccossum, Geotrichum candidium and Trichophyton mentagraphytes. Asian Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences 8(3): 300.
[19]  K. Murugan, K. Selvanayaki and P. Asma 2006. Efficacy of selected medicinal plant extracts, Antibiotics and Disinfectants on controlling biofilm forming Dye Industry Effluent Isolate Bacillus subtilis. In: Proceedings of the International conference on Recent Advances in Marine Antifouling Technology. Pp. 388 – 399. Allied Publishers Private Limited. ISBN 81 – 8424 – 128 – 3.
[20]  K. Murugan, P.S. Suman and S. Saravanababu, 2005. Ecofriendly approach of improving the nutritive value of sorghum straw through tannase producing filamentous fungal SSF culture. Pollution research 24 (special issue); 303-307.
[21]  K. Murugan, S. Saravanababu, K. Udayashankar and M. Arunachalam 2005. Tannery effluent isolates-potential sources of tannin acyl hydrolase enzyme. Journal of Ecobiology 17 (3); 287-291.
[22]  K. Murugan, K. Vijayakumar and S. Saravanababu. 2005. Study on the evaluation of tannase production and expression of aflatoxin during SSF culture on sorghum straw by tannery effluent isolates Aspergillus niger and A. flavus. Asian journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences 4 (2): 334-338.
[23]  K. Murugan, Viviana Echenique and German Spangenberg 2003. Southern Blotting Technique with Genomic DNA from Plants, In workshop manual International Training Course on Biotechnological Tools in Plant improvement, Sep. 7th – 20th, Practical manual, 69-79.
[24]  K. Murugan, K. Vijayakumar, M. Thavasumani, S. Saravanababu and M. Arunachalam, 2003. A Preliminary study on tannase by SSF using agriculture residues, pp167-172, Proc. of Int. Sem. Recent Adv. In Biotechnology. 24th and 25th Feb, 2003, P.R College, Thanjavur.
[25]  K. Murugan, K.G. Vanitha, S. Saravanababu and M. Arunachalam, 2003 Potentiality of tannery effluent isolates in the production of tannin acyl hydrolase enzyme, pp 173-176 Proc. Of Int. Sem. Recent Adv. In Biotechnology. 24th and 25th Feb, 2003, P.R College, Thanjavur.
[26]  N.R. Rajendran, S. Saravanababu, and K. Murugan, 1998. Pollution from Motor Vehicles. In Proceedings of the seminar on Exposure to the Environmental Status in Tamilnadu, 28th -29th March, 1998.
[27]  A.J.A. Ranjitsingh, K. Murugan and R. Gowrishankar, 1996. Isolation and identification of Microflora in the Sugar factory effluents. Environment & Ecology, 14 (4): 973 – 975.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Book on Major Practical I (General microbiology) for I BSc Microbiology course PRIDE, Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.
[2]  Book on Soil Environmental And Pollution Microbiology for II MSc Microbiology course, PRIDE, Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.