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"Harnessing the Science of Fisheries for Food, Nutrition and Livelihood"

Technologies Developed : 6

The following cost effective diagnostic kits have been developed for the diagnosis of diseases in commercially important shrimp

  • Nested PCR diagnostic kit for Whitespot syndrome virus ( WSSV) in shrimp
  • Nested PCR diagnostic kit for Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) in shrimp
  • PCR diagnostic kit for Monodon baculovirus (MBV) in shrimp
  • Multiplex PCR diagnostic kit for Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in shrimp

Field level kits

  • Latex agglutination and Lateral flow assay kits have been developed for the viral pathogens infecting cultured shrimp
  • Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) based kit for rapid detection of Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) in shrimp

Honorable Minister for fisheries viewing the kits developed in the lab

Technology
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Patents

  • Patent No.275411- Development of PCR Primers for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp (Dt:02.09.2016)
  • Patent No.300445- Development of Primers for detection of Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) in shrimp by polymerase chain reaction (Dt:29.08.2018)

Current Focus

  • Undertaking surveillance on the diseases in fish and shell fish in Tamilnadu
  • Development of novel diagnostic techniques for existing and emerging diseases of commercial importance
  • Development of eco- friendly, cost- effective disease control measures for commercially important diseases
  • Undertaking research on non- specific immunity in fish