Dr. R.

VIJAYAKUMAR
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Contact Information
Address : Centre for Distance and Online Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamilnadu, India.
Employee Number : BDU1780945
Date of Birth : 26.02.1978
Contact Phone (Mobile) : +91 9944882720
: rvijayakumar1978@[Link]
Contact e-mail(s) rvijayakumar1979@[Link]

Academic Qualifications: [Link]./[Link]./Ph.D.

April 2002 Master of Science in Applied Microbiology (First Class; 62.7%)
Kandhaswami Kandar’s College, [Link] - 638 182, Namakkal Dt.,
Tamilnadu. Affiliated to Periyar University, Salem. India.
Title of Dissertation In vitro effect of aqueous garlic extract against medically important
yeast-like fungus.
November 2003 Master of Philosophy (First Class with distinction; 85.8%)
P.G. & Research Dept. of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri
Pushpam College, Poondi - 613 503, Thanjavur (Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli – 24), India.
Title of Dissertation Studies on the characterization, growth and control of Malassezia
furfur (Robin) Baillon, a dandruff fungus.
18 August, 2007 Doctor of Philosophy (Thesis Commended)
P.G. & Research Dept. of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri
Pushpam College, Poondi - 613 503, Thanjavur (Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli – 24) India.
Title of the thesis Studies on actinomycetes from Palk Strait region of Tamil Nadu coast
with reference to antibiotic production.
Teaching Experience : 18 Years
1. Lecturer in Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Avanashi Road, Civil
Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore - 641 014. India from June 23rd, 2006 – 15.06.2009.
2. Lecturer & Head in Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu –
614 625, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu, India from July 1st, 2009 – 12.11.2009.
3. Assistant Professor & Head in Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women,
Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu, India from 12.11.2009 to 14.11.2012.
4. Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Bharathidasan University Constituent College, Kurumbalur
– 621 107, Perambalur District, Tamilnadu, India from 14.11.2012 to 19.12.2022.
5. Associate Professor in Microbiology, Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE),
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamilnadu, India from 20.12.2022
onwards.
Research Experience : 20 Years
 Additional Responsibilities
1. Co-ordinator, District Facilitation Centre (DFC-38), Perambalur - Tamilnadu Government Arts &
Science (TNGASA) Colleges Admissions – 2020.
2. State Coordinator for Microbiologist’s Society, India (MSI) for one year (1-6-2021-31-05-2022).
3. Coordinator for Learner Support Centre and Examination Centre, TNOU from 05.10.2021 to
19.12.2022.
4. Doctoral Committee member for Ph.D. Scholars in Bharathidasan University, Bharathiar
University and PRIST University, Thanjavur.
Areas of Research
Actinobacteriology, mycology and phycology - Diversity, taxonomy and secondary metabolites derived
from actinobacteria, bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria for human and plant health improvement.
Research Supervision / Guidance
Program of Study Completed Ongoing
Research Ph.D. 6 -
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Publications
Conferences Others
Journal
International National State Books /Chapters
Books : 04
79 22 57 07
Chapters: 13
Cumulative Impact Factor (as per JCR) : 20.821
h-index : 15
i10 index : 22
Total Citations : 1365
Funded Research Projects (Completed)
Period Budget (Rs.
S. No. Agency Project Title
From To in Lakhs)
1. TNSCST, Govt. of 2014 2016 Production and characterization of 4,58,000/-
Tamilnadu novel antifouling compounds using
marine actinobacteria isolated from
Palk Strait coastal regions of
Tamilnadu.
2. DBT, Govt. of India In vitro studies on the effect of 8,00,000/-
2018 2019 various chemical fertilizers on plant
(May) (Sep.) growth promoting activities of soil
fungi.
3. TANSCHE, Govt. of January December Evaluation of Fusarium basal rot 1,00,000/-
Tamilnadu 2019 2019 disease in onion crop and its eco-
friendly biological control with
marine actinobacteria

Patents
Filed an Indian patent on “A Process and System for Waste Water Treatment and Sludge Minimization”
Application No.: 202141019297 A; Dt. 07/05/2021; Sheik Syed Ishack, Panneerselvam, A.,
Ambikapathy, V., Thajuddin, N., Mubarak Ali, D., Senthilkumar, T., Senthilkumar, G., Anis Ahamed, N.,
Gomathi, S., Kanimozhi, K., Kanimozhi, G., Babu, S., Dhanasekaran, D., Dhanasekar, R. and
Vijayakumar, R.
Distinctive Achievements / Awards
 Received Shri P.K. Das Memorial “Best Faculty Award 2013” in Microbiology (Junior), the
award given by Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore – 641 105, Tamilnadu, India.
 Received Best Paper Awards (11 times) in various national level
conferences/symposia/seminars.
Events organized in leading roles
Number of Seminars / Conferences / Workshops / Events organized : 15
1. Organized – “Blood Group Testing Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan
University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. during 05.08.2009 and
06.08.2009.
2. Organized - “Body Mass Index Testing Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan
University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. during 4th & 5th February,
2010.
3. Organized - “Blood Grouping Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
College for Women, Orathanadu - 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. from 10.08.2010 to 12.08.2010 for
1st UG students.
4. Organized - “Blood Grouping Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. on 03.09.2010, for 1st year PG
students.
5. Organized - “Blood Grouping Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
College for Women, Orathanadu - 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. during 24 & 25 August 2011 1 st UG
and PG students.
6. Co-ordinator in the In-service Training Programme for Secondary Grade Science
Teachers held at Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, during
21st – 25th November, 2011, Sponsored by TNSCST, Chennai.
7. Organizing Secretary in a One Day Seminar on Development of Women Entrepreunership
held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614
625, during 14th February, 2012, Sponsored by TNSCST, Chennai.
8. Organized - “Blood Grouping Camp” held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
College for Women, Orathanadu - 614 625, Thanjavur Dt. During 21.09.2012 1 st UG & PG
students.
9. Organized two day Training Workshop on Sanitary Napkin Preparation held at Dept. of
Microbiology, Bharathidasan University Constituent College, Perambalur – 621 107 on 21 & 22
December, 2017.
10. Co-ordinator in a One Day Training Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope (An
Educational, Training and Research Tool) for College Students held at Dept. of Microbiology,
Bharathidasan University Constituent College, Perambalur – 621 107, on 17th September,
2018, sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India.
11. Co-ordinator in a One Day Training Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for
Higher Secondary Students held at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kurumbalur, Perambalur –
621 107 on 04.12.2018, sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India.
12. Co-ordinator in a One Day Training Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope and
Twinning Programme Jointly organized by Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
Constituent College, Perambalur – 621 107, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong - 793 003,
Meghalaya & M.R. Govt. College, Mannargudi - 614 001, Tamilnadu on 30.01.2019, sponsored
by DBT, Govt. of India.
13. Co-ordinator in a One Day Training Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for
Students held at Govt. High School, Thambiranpatti, Perambalur – 621 104 on 09.02.2019,
sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India.
 14. Co-ordinator in a One Day Training Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for UG
and PG Students held at Dept. of Microbiology, SRM Arts and Science College (SRM
University Campus), Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu on 02.03.2019, sponsored by DBT, Govt. of
India.
15. Conducted – One Day Awareness Programme on “CoViD’19” for UG & PG Students, held
at Government Arts and Science College, Kurumbalur, Perambalur – 621 107 on 11.02.2020
(FN & AN) and 10.03.2020.
Events Participated
International
1. International Conference on “Oppourtunistics and Challenges in Biotechnology and Environmental
Sciences” during 22nd-23rd Feb., 2007 at Department of Botany, Vellalar College for Women, Erode.
Paper presented*: Isolation, characterization and antimicrobial activity of Streptomyces griseus
from saltpan soils of Vedaranyam, Tamilnadu, India, R. Vijayakumar, C. Muthukumar, N. Thajuddin
and A. Panneerselvam.
2. Louis Pasteur Memorial International Symposium on Harnessing Microbes for Human Health and
Resource Recuperation during 7th-8th August, 2012 held at Post Graduate & Research Department
of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore - 48. Papers presented:
1. Studies on the Diversity and Antimicrobial Activity of Terrestrial Actinobacteria from the
Crop Fields of Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu, India. Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R.
2. Screening of Antibacterial Compound Producing Marine Actinobacteria from East Coast of
India against Fish Pathogenic bacterium. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R.
3. Isolation, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Terrestrial Actinobacteria from the
soils of Thanjavur District, South India. Vaijayanthi, G., Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar,
R.
3. International Conference on “Reasserting Microbial Biotechnology to Deflate Global Disease Burden
(RMBT’15)” (Sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India, New Delhi), 28th & 29th September, 2015 held at
Department of Biotechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli – 627 012, Tamil
Nadu, India. Papers presented:
1. Isolation and screening of antifouling activity of marine actinobacteria from Palk Strait
coastal region of Bay of Bengal, South India. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R.
2. Biocontrol efficiency of chitinolytic actinobacteria isolated from Muthupet mangrove
environment, east coast of India. G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar.
4. International Conference on “Health, Food and Energy Security” on October 1st, 2015 held at
Bharathidasan College for Women, Puducherry, India. Paper presented: Screening the antifouling
activity of marine actinobacteria isolated from Palk Strait region of Tamilnadu coast. Manikandan, R.
and Vijayakumar, R.
5. International Conference on Innovative Research in Life Science on 6th March, 2017 at Department
of Life Sciences, Dhanlakahmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Perambalur –
621 212. Papers presented:
1. Antifouling and antibiofilm activity of marine actionbacteria isolated from Palk Strait coastal
regions of Tamilnadu, India. R. Manikandan, R. Vijayakumar.
2. Isolation, screening and characterization of actinobacteria from mangrove soil for their
potential to produce antifungal agents. G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar.
6. International Seminar on “Microbes, Microbial Processes and Products (MMPP)” on 12.09.2017 held
at P.G. and Research Department of Microbiology, STET Women’s College, Mannargudi – 614 016,
Tamilnadu, India. Papers presented:
1. Isolation, characterization and antifungal activity of chitinase producing marine
Nocardiopsis alba VMK3 against phyto-pathogenic fungi. [Link] and R.
Vijayakumar
2. Prevalence, distribution and phenotypic identification of Vibrio sp. in fishes caught off
Chennai, Bay of Bengal. Ravikumar, V. and R. Vijayakumar.
 3. Antibiofilm compounds from Streptomyces sp. VS6, isolated from Saltpan soil,
Vedharanyam, Tamilnadu, India. R. Manikandan, R. Vijayakumar.
7. International Seminar on “Life Science – Recent Trends and Applications” on 09.02.2018 held at
Departments of Life Sciences, Dhanalaskshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women,
Perambalur – 621 212. Paper presented: Actinobacteria Streptomyces spp. as a potent for
chitinase production and bioactive substrate fro phyto-pathogens, G. Vaijayanthi, A. Cholarajan and
R. Vijayakumar.
8. International Symposium on Fungal Biology: Advances, Applications and Conservation & 45 th
Annual Meeting of Mycological Society of India (MSI), November 19-21, 2018, held at National
Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI), Agharkar Research Institute, Pune - 411 004,
Maharashtra. Paper presented*: Occurrence and fertilizer tolerance capacity of soil fungi isolated
from cultivated soils of Perambalur district, Tamilnadu, K. Karthika and R. Vijayakumar.
9. International Conference on Conservation of Natural Resources and Traditional Sidda
Pharmacological Approach for Your Future and DBT Foldscope Workshop (CNRTSPA – 2018) on
12-14th Dec. 2018 at William Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu. Paper presented#:
Foldscope: A Modern Research Tool for the Exploration of Soil Fungi. K. Karthika and R.
Vijayakumar (Awarded as best oral paper).
10. International Seminar on “Recent Trends in Biological Science” on 15.02.2019 held at Life Science
Departments, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women (Autonomous),
Perambalur District, Tamilnadu. Papers presented:
1. Application of Foldscope as a Modernized Tool for the Diversity of Fungi and its
Tolerance against Synthetic Fertilizers. K. Karthika and R. Vijayakumar.
2. Nutritional value of two different oyster mushrooms grown on different paddy straw
substrate. A. Porselvi, R. Vijayakumar and S. Kalaiselvi.
11. International Seminar on ““Microbial Interventions for the Welfare of Human Beings-(MIWHB -2019)”
on 09.08.2019 held at PG and Research Department of Microbiology, Sengamala Thayaar
Educational Trust Women’ s College, Sundarakkottai, Mannargudi - 614 016, Tamilnadu. Papers
presented:
1. Assessment of chemical fertilizers tolerance skill and plant growth promoting activities
of soil fungi identified through Foldscope: a paper based microscope. K. Karthika and R.
Vijayakumar.
2. Azo dye biodegradation potential of bacterial isolates from cattle excreta. [Link]
and R. Vijayakumar.
3. Nutritional value of different oyster mushrooms grown on different paddy straw
substrate. A. Porselvi and R. Vijayakumar.
12. International Conference on Future Perspectives on Bioresources and Nanosciences (FPBN-2023)
on 16.02.2023 - 17.02.2023 held at Department of Botany, Periyar University, Salem. Papers
presented: Bioactive metabolites from endophytic actinobacteria of epiphytic plants. Moorthy, A.,
Kiruthika, N., C. Muthukumar and R. Vijayakumar.

National
1. National Seminar on Superficial Mycoses Causes, Prevention and Cure with Plant Medicines,
during 12th and 13th September, 2003, held at Department of Botany, Kandhaswami Kandar’s
College, [Link] - 638 182, Namakkal Dt., Tamilnadu. Paper Presented*: Screening of plants
for antifungal activity against Malassezia furfur (Robin) Baillon a fungus causing pityriasis
versicolor, R. Vijayakumar, C. Muthukumar, S. Alaguraju and T. Kumar.
2. National Symposium on Recent Trends in Biological Research during Feb. 17-19th, 2004 at
Dept. of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Auto.), Poondi - 613 503,
Thanjavur Dt. Paper presented*: Evaluation of efficiency of commercial shampoos and plant
extracts in controlling the growth of Malassezia furfur (Robin) Baillon. R. Vijayakumar, C.
Muthukumar, S. Alaguraju, T. Kumar, N. Nadimuthu and R. Saravanamuthu.
3. National Symposium on “Biology and Biodiversity of Fresh Water Algae during 8th-9th
September, 2004, at CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai – 25.
Paper presented: Cyanobacterial biodiversity from different fresh water ponds of Thanjavur. C.
Muthukumar, R. Vijayakumar, G. Muralidharan, A. Panneerselvam and N. Thajuddin.
4. VIII National Symposium on Soil Biology in Human Welfare during 5th-7th October, 2005 at
Dept. of Microbiology, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam College, Thanjavur - 614 904. Papers
presented:
a. *Screening of antagonistic actinomycetes from east coast of India, R. Vijayakumar, C.
Muthukumar, N. Thajuddin and A. Panneerselvam.
b. Studies on the antagonism of some soil fungi against Drechslera ellisii a fruit rot
causing organisms in Guava, C. Muthukumar, R. Vijayakumar, T. Kumar, A.
Panneerselvam and R. Saravanamuthu.
5. National Seminar on Industrial Perspectives of Microbes in Industry and Biotechnology during
29th-30th January, 2007 at Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of
Science (Auto.), Coimbatore - 640 014. Papers presented:
a. #Antagonistic activity of actinomycetes against yeast pathogens, S. Anitha, V.
Seethalakshmi, R. Vijayakumar and A. Panneerselvam (Best poster presentation 1 st
prize).
b. #Preliminary screening of actinomycetes from Coimbatore soil for their antibacterial
activity, V. Seethalakshmi, S. Anitha, R. Vijayakumar and A. Panneerselvam (Best
oral presentation 2nd prize).
c. #A study on the diversity of actinomycetes in Maruthamalai Hills, Western Ghats, Virali
M. Sha, S. Vennila, S. Vignesh, K. Vikash and R. Vijayakumar (Best oral presentation
1st prize).
6. Fifth National Symposium on Modern Biological Sciences during 21st-22nd January 2008 at
Department of Biosciences and Research, SNMV College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore -
641 021. Paper presented: Studies on the diversity and antimicrobial properties of marine
actinomycetes from West Coast of India, R. Vijayakumar and M. Remya.
7. National Seminar on Microbial Technology (mt-08) during 19th-20th March, 2008 at Department
of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science (Auto.), Coimbatore - 640 014.
Papers presented:
a. Isolation and identification of fungi from spoiled fruits and vegetables, Indu, C., Joysina
Stephen, S., Karthick, M., Krishansamy, E., Lingeswaran, N. and R. Vijayakumar.
b. Studies on antibacterial activity of the actinomycetes isolated from the terrestrial soils
of Tirupur, R. Malathi, E.S. Pooja, M. Remya and R. Vijayakumar.
c. Studies on the diversity and antimicrobial properties of actinomycetes from West Coast
of India, Kerala, M. Remya and R. Vijayakumar.
d. Extra cellular enzyme activity of actinomycetes isolated from dye effluent polluted soils
of Tirupur, R. Malathi, E.S. Pooja, M. Remya and R. Vijayakumar.
8. Louis Pasteur Memorial National Symposium on Infectious Diseases during 8th-9th, Aug. 2008
at Department of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore - 614 048.
Papers presented:
a. Studies on the characterization of Malassezia furfur Baillon and its control by using
plant extracts, R. Vijayakumar, K. Santhiya and G. Gopika.
b. #Antimicrobial efficacy of terrestrial actinomycetes against some bacterial pathogens,
R. Vijayakumar, G. Gopika and K. Santhiya (Best Poster 2nd prize).
9. National Seminar on “Enzyme Technology’’ during 19th-20th, February, 2009 at Department of
Biochemistry, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, (Auto.), Coimbatore – 641 014. Paper
presented: Extracellular enzyme activity of actinomycetes isolated from polluted soils of
Tirupur, S. Anitha, E.S. Pooja and R. Vijayakumar.
10. National Conference on Developments in Deterrent Drug Formulation Against Microbial
Infections (mt-09) during 24th-25th February, 2009 held at Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R.
Damodaran College of Science (Auto.), Coimbatore - 640 014. Papers presented:
a. Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of actinomycetes from dye polluted
soils of Tirupur, S. Anitha, R. Malathi and R. Vijayakumar.
b. Discovery of novel antibiotics from marine actinomycetes, Baskaran, R. and R.
Vijayakumar.
c. Marine actinomycetes - a source of novel antibiotics, Gopika, G., Santhiya, K. and R.
Vijjayakumar.
11. National Seminar on “The Role of Siddha and Ayurvedha Medicine in Geriatric Care”, during
October 19th-20th, 2009 held at Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of
Science (Auto.), Coimbatore - 640 014. Papers presented:
a. Studies on the antibacterial activity of medicinal plants against urinary tract infection
pathogens, M. Bharathidasan, R. Vijayakumar and T. Kumar.
b. Antimicrobial efficacy of medicinal plants against UTI pathogens isolated from normal
and HIV infected patients of Kanyakumari District, S.V. Shayja, M. Bharathidasan, R.
Vijayakumar and T. Kumar.
12. National Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Life Sciences” during March 17th-19th, 2010 held
at P.G. and Research Dept. of Zoology, Rajah Serfoji Govt. College (Auto.), Thanjavur – 613
005. Paper presented: Production of protease under submerged fermentation technique. S.
Suganthi, R. Saranya and R. Vijayakumar.
13. National Seminar on “Microbial Diagnostics (mt ’10)”, during March 18th, 2010 held at
Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science (Auto.), Coimbatore - 640
014. Paper presented*: In vitro antimicrobial efficacy of Streptomyces griseus VPTSA18 a
marine actinomycete against clinical pathogens, R. Vijayakumar.
14. National Seminar on “Medicinal Plants Conservation, Cultivation and utilization” during 18th-
20th, 2011 held at Dept. of Botany and Biotechnology, Bon Secours College for Women,
Thanjavur - 613 006. Paper presented: “Effect of plant growth regulators on in vitro
propagation of Bacopa monnieri L. and its transformation to field condition. M. Vijayakumar, R.
Stephen, R. Vijayakumar and Banupriya, S.,
15. National Conference on “Explorations of the Natural Bioactive Compounds from the Marine
Resources” (BIOACTIVA’ 11) during February 10th-11th, 2011, held at Dept. of Marine Science,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 24. Paper presented*: Antimicrobial potential of
marine actinomycetes isolated from Palk Strait region of Bay of Bengal, India. R. Vijayakumar,
T. Thajuddin and A. Panneerselvam.
16. National Symposium on “Prospects and Retrospects in Microbial Technology” jointly organized
by Dept of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli and Dept. of Microbiology
and Biotechnology, Cauvery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli, during 17 th-18th February,
2012. Papers presented:
1. *Antimicrobial potentiality of Streptomyces matensis VPTS32 – a marine actinomycete
isolated from Palk Strait of Bay of Bengal, South India. R. Vijayakumar, T. Thajuddin
and A. Panneerselvam.
2. Diversity of terrestrial actinobacteria from various cultivated field soils of Thanjavur
district, Tamilnadu, India. A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
3. Diversity of marine actinobacteria from east coast of Tamilnadu, India. D.
Thirumurugan and R. Vijayakumar.
17. 10 IAAM National Conference on “Exploring the Potentials of Microbes for Bioscience,
th

Biotechnology & Medicine” MICROCIENCIA – 2012 during 17th-18th December, 2012 held at
Centre for Environmental Nuclear Research, SRM University, Chennai – 603 203, Tamilnadu.
Paper presented: Antifungal activity of marine actinobacteria against human pathogen from
east coast of India. D. Thirumurugan and R. Vijayakumar and T. Murugan.
18. National Seminar on “Cutting Edge Microbial Research and Challenges” during February 25th-
26th, 2013 held at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 24. Paper
presented: Phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of the leaves of Coccinia indica.
A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
19. National Seminar on “Emerging Novel Avenues and Opportunities in Modern Biological
Sciences” during March 1st-2nd, 2013 held at Dept. of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts
College, Mannargudi – 614 001, Thiruvarur (District), Tamilnadu. Papers presented:
1. Purification and characterization of bacteriocin produced by bacterial isolates from
fermented vegetables. A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
2. *Molecular characterization of bioactive compound producing streptomycetes isolated
from Coromendal coast of Tamilnadu with reference to 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Vijayakumar, R., Thajuddin, N. and Panneerselvam, A.
3. #Antifungal activity of marine actinobacteria isolated from east coast regions (ECR) of
Tamilnadu, South India. D. Thirumurugan and R. Vijayakumar (Awarded with Special Prize).
4. Antibacterial activity of marine actinobacteria isolated from Point Calimere, east coast
of India. G. Vaijayanthi, A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
20. National Seminar “Microbes and Human Welfare” on 20th-21st July, 2013 at Dept. of
Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli in collaboration with National Academy
of Biological Science, Chennai. Papers presented:
1. *Diversity of bioactive compound producing marine actinobacteria from Palk Strait
region of Bay of Bengal during tsunami era – a survey. R. Vijayakumar, A.
Panneerselvam and N. Thajuddin.
2. Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from
rhizosphere soils of Cicer arietinum. G. Vaijayanthi, A. Cholarajan and R.
Vijayakumar.
3. Separation, purification and characterization of secondary metabolites from terrestrial
soil actinobacteria. A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
4. Screening, isolation and purification of antibacterial compounds from marine
actinobacteria against fish pathogens. D. Thirumurugan and R. Vijayakumar.
21. National Conference on “New Opportunities and Challenges in Microbial Research” on 5th-6th
Sep., 2013 at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. Papers
presented:
1. Separation and purification of secondary metabolites from terrestrial soil actinobacteria.
A. Cholarajan and R. Vijayakumar.
2. Optimization of antibacterial compounds production by Streptomyces spp. isolated from
the marine soils of east coast of India. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R.
3. Characterization of potential plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for the growth
enhancement of black gram. G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar.
22. National Conference on “Global Trends and Challenges in Biosciences (Microzon 2014)” on 6th
December, 2014, held at Dr. M.G.R. Janaki Ammal College of Arts and Science for Women,
Chennai, Tamilnadu. Paper presented: Biodiversity and exploration of bioactive actinobacteria
from Muthupet mangrove soil, east coast of India (OP-73). Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R.
23. One Day National Seminar on “Contemporary Molecular Techniques and their Potential
Applications in Current Applied Biology” (Sponsored by the UGC), January 30th, 2015 held at
Research Department of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College, Mannargudi - 614 001,
Tamilnadu. Paper presented:
1. #Diversity and screening of extra-cellular enzyme activity of actinobacteria isolated from
Muthupet mangrove sediments, Bay of Bengal. Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R.
(Awarded Best Poster presentation 1st prize).
2. #Marine actinobacterial diversity of from Palk Strait coastal region of Bay of Bengal.
Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R. (Awarded Best Poster presentation 2 nd prize).
 24. National Conference on “Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants and Food (PHYMED)” on 30th &
31st July, 2015 held at Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University Constituent
College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu. Paper presented:
1. Biological activity of actinobacteria from marine soils of West Coast of India. Vaijayanthi,
G., Anitha, S. and R. Vijayakumar.
2. Screening, production and characterization of novel antifouling compounds against
biofouling bacteria from poultry. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R.
3. Preliminary studies on phytochemicals and antimicrobial activity of solvent extracts of
Coriandrum sativum L. roots (Coriander). Porselvi, A. and Vijayakumar, R.
25. National Conference on “New Avenues in Life Science: Trends and Challenges” on 28th & 29th
January, 2016 held at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women,
Perambalur – 621 212, Tamilnadu, India. Papers presented:
1. Screening of chitinolytic marine actinobacteria for biological control of Fusarium
oxysporum: Causative agent of damping-off and basal rot diseases of onion. G. Vaijayanthi
and R. Vijayakumar.
2. Isolation, screening and characterization of antifouling compound producing marine
actinobacteria from Palk Strait regions of Tamilnadu. R. Manikandan and R. Vijayakumar.
26. National Seminar on “Frontiers in Biosciences” (FIB - 2016) on 5th March, 2016 held at P.G. &
Research Departments of Microbiology & Biotechnology Jamal Mohamed College (Auto.),
Tiruchirappalli – 620 020, India. Papers presented:
1. Detection of biofilm bacteria from poultry production industry of Tamilnadu. R. Manikandan,
R. Vijayakumar.
2. Optimization of antibacterial metabolites production by marine actinobacteria isolated from
mangrove sediments of Bay of Bengal, Tamilnadu. G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar.
27. ICMR Sponsored One Day National Seminar on “Awareness on Pathogen Carriage, Prevention
and Personal Health Promotion Among Rural Adolescent Learners” on 28.07.2017 held at
Research Department of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College, Mannargudi - 614 001,
Tamilnadu. Paper presented: Antibacterial activity of marine actinobacteria against biofilm
forming bacteria isolated from poultry samples. R. Manikandan and R. Vijayakumar.
28. National Conference on “Recent Advances in Modern Biology and Rural Development
(RAMBARD - 2017)” Organized by Department of Botany & Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri
Pushpam College (Auto.), Poondi, Thanjavur in collaboration with Department of Microbiology,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 24 during 5th & 6th October, 2017. Paper presented:
Isolation and characterization of industrial important Multi-enzymes from marine actinobacteria.
G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar.
29. National Conference on “Microbiome Research: Understanding the Diversity to Improve Plant,
Animal, Human and Environmental Health” organized by C. G. Bhakta Institute of
Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli - 394 350, Surat, Gujarat in collaboration with
Associations of Microbiologists of India between 07.03.2019 and 09.03.2019. Papers
presented:
1. #Evaluation of Synthetic Fertilizers Tolerance Skills of Soil Fungi Identified Through
Paper Microscope. K. Karthika and R. Vijayakumar. (Awarded as best poster
presentation 2nd prize).
2. *Isolation and Characterization of Chitinase Producing Actinobacteria from Muthupet
Mangrove Soil, South India. G. Vaijayanthi and R. Vijayakumar. (Awarded as best oral
presentation 1st prize).
30. 46 Indian Social Science Congress organized by Indian Social Science Academy in association
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with Bharathidasan University, Trichy – 24 during 27th – 31st January, 2023. Papers
presented:
1. Production and characterization of novel antifouling compounds from marine-derived
streptomycetes and its activity against biofouling bacteria of poultry farms.
Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh S.S. Raja.
 2. Antileptospiral activity of selected medicinal plants. Suresh S.S. Raja and
Vijayakumar, R.
State/Regional

1. Golden Jubilee State Level Seminar on Innovative Approaches to Plant Sciences during 24th-
25th Feb., 2005 at Department of Botany, A.V.C. College (Auto.), Mannampandal,
Mayiladuthurai - 609 305, Tamilnadu. Paper Presented: Studies on leaf spot, fruit rot diseases
of Guava and its control. C. Muthukumar, R. Vijayakumar, T. Kumar, N. Nadimuthu, A.
Panneerselvam and R. Saravanamuthu.
2. State level Seminar on Scope and Status of Phytochemistry and Bioremediation during 10-11th
Aug., 2005 at Department of Botany, K.N.G.A. College for Women (Auto.), Thanjavur,
Tamilnadu. Paper Presented: Studies on fruit rot disease of Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) and its
control. C. Muthukumar, R. Vijayakumar, T. Kumar, A. Panneerselvam and R.
Saravanamuthu.
3. State Level Seminar on “Emerging Advancements in Biosciences” during 17th March, 2012 held
at the Dept. of Microbiology & Biotechnology, Jamal Mohamed College (Auto.), Tiruchirappalli -
620 020. Papers presented:
1. Screening of antibacterial potentials of marine actinobacteria against fish pathogen. D.
Thirumurugan and R. Vijayakumar.
2. Diversity and antimicrobial activity of terrestrial actinobacteria isolated from various
cultivated field soils of Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu. A. Cholarajan and R.
Vijayakumar.
4. One Day State Level Seminar on “Newly Emerging Pathogens, Epidemic Diseases and their
Management Challenges (NEPED & MC)” on March 14th, 2014 held at Research Department
of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College, Mannargudi – 614 001, Tamilnadu. Papers
presented:
1. *Optimization of antimicrobial compound production by Streptomyces griseus Isolated
from saltpan soils of Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar, India. Vijayakumar, R., Thajuddin, N.
and Panneerselvam, A.
2. Screening of extra-cellular enzyme activity of marine actinobacteria isolated from
Muthupet mangrove soils. Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R.
3. #Optimization of culture conditions for enhanced antibacterial activity of Streptomyces
sp. ECR-64 isolated from east coast region, Tamilnadu, India. Thirumurugan, D. and
Vijayakumar R. (Awarded with Special Prize).
*Papers presented by Dr. R. Vijayakumar
#Papers received Best paper Award/ Cash Prize.
Other Training Programs
1. Training program on Vaccine Production at Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor - 643 103,
Nilgiris, Tamilnadu, from 24.09.2001 to 29.09.2001.
2. State level Workshop on The State of the Art Technique in Agricultural Microbiology, during
October 4-6th 2002 held at Department of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam
College (Auto.), Poondi - 613 503, Thanjavur Dt.
3. State level Training Workshop on Collection, Preservation and Identification of Common Coastal
and Marine Fauna and Flora Occurring in Mallipattinam, along South East Coast of India, during
29th and 30th December 2004 at Sri Venkateshwara College of Arts and Science, Peravurani -
614 804, Thanjavur Dt., Tamilnadu.
4. Faculty Development Programme on “Promoting Entrepreneurship in Educational Institutions”
during August 12th, 2008, at GRD - Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Dr. G.R. Damodaran
College of Science, Coimbatore - 14.
 5. One day Workshop on “Human DNA Finger Printing for Teachers and Young Scientists” during
September 23, 2008 held at School of Biotechnology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science
(Auto.), Coimbatore - 641 014.
6. UGC Sponsored 66th Orientation Course conducted by Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirapalli from 09. 11. 2010 to 06. 12. 2010 and got A Grade.
7. UGC Sponsored Short Term Course in Life Science for Research Advisors held at UGC –
Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, from 25.03.2011 to
27.03.2011.
8. One day orientation Training Programme for College YRC Programme Officers and Students
Volunteers on 09.02.2011 at Kundavai Nachiyar Govt. College for Women (Auto.), Thanjavur.
9. One day Workshop on “Reform of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Curriculum for Enhancing
Employability” on 22.03.2013 organized by Curriculum Development Cell of Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli.
10. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Life Sciences (ID) conducted by Academic Staff College,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 29.06.2013 to 19.07.2013.
11. One day Exclusive Workshop for Research Supervisors on “Quality Research Report Writing”
on 28.02.2014 held at Curriculum Development Cell, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli -
24.
12. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Life Sciences (ID) conducted by UGC-Human Resource
Development Centre (UGC-HRDC), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 03.03.2016
to 23.03.2016.
13. Two day FDP on Design, Develop and Deliver online Courses through Moodle platform
conducted by TANSCHE with technical support of DOTE, Tamilnadu on May 29 th and 30th 2020.
14. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Bio-Sciences (ID) conducted by UGC-Human Resource
Development Centre (UGC-HRDC), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 11.12.2020
to 24.12.2020.
15. “A handholding Workshop for Assessment Accreditation of Government Arts and Science
Colleges” organized by RUSA, State Project Directorate, Tamilnadu in collaboration with NAAC
held on 29.03.2022 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 24.

Membership in
Professional Bodies
1. Member in International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology
(IACSIT) No.80337318, February 2010 onwards.
2. Member in British Science Association 19th April 2010 onwards.
3. Life member in National Academy of Biological Sciences from 2013 onwards.
4. Life Member in Mycological Society of India (MSI) from 2018 onwards.
5. Life Member in Microbiologist’s Society, India (MSI) MS/LM/620 from 2021 onwards.

Academic Bodies (such as Board of Studies etc.)

1. Member in Board of Studies, UG and PG Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli for three years from 01.04.2012.
2. University Nominee for Board of Studies in Biotechnology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of
Science (Auto.), Coimbatore – 641 014 for academic years 2012 – 2014.
3. Member in up-gradation of World Class Curriculum for UG & PG Microbiology syllabi,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy during 2016.
4. Member as subject expert in Board of Studies, UG and PG Microbiology, A.V.C. College
(Auto.), Mannampandal – 609 305, Mayiladuthurai for the academic years 2017-2020.
Resource persons in various capacities (Training Programme/Seminar/Symposia/Conferences): 31

1. Acted as Resource Person in the Training Program on Edible Mushroom Cultivation for Women
Self Help Groups during 9-11th January 2004 at Dept. of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri
Pushpam College (Auto.), Poondi - 613 503, Thanjavur Dt.
2. Acted as a Judge in a district level NCSC Project presentation for School Students, on
November 17th, 2006 at Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science
(Auto.), Coimbatore - 640 014.
3. Acted as a Judge in the Poster Session of a Two Day National Seminar on “Biotechnology in
the Genomics and Proteomics Platform” organized by School of Biotechnology, Dr. G.R.
Damodaran College of Science (Auto.), Coimbatore – 641 014, during September 25-26, 2008.
4. Delivered a Lecture on “Milk Quality” in a two days training programme on “Microbiological
Techniques - “Microinnova” for school students during October 13 and 14 th, 2008, held at
Department of Microbiology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science (Auto.), Coimbatore -
641 014, Tamilnadu.
5. Delivered a Lecture on “Sutrupura Suzal Membadu” in NSS Camp conducted Kannathangudi
Keelayur by Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu - 614 625, Thanjavur
Dt., Tamilnadu during 2010.
6. Acted as a Chair Person in the poster presentation of the National Symposium on “Prospects
and Retrospects in Microbial Technology” jointly organized by Dept. of Microbiology,
Bharathidasan University and Dept. of Microbiology & Biotechnology, Cauvery College for
Women, Tiruchirappalli, during 17th & 18th February, 2012.
7. Delivered a Invited Special Lecture on “Balanced Nutrition for Healthy Life” in the Science Day
Celebration on 19th February, 2013 at Bharathidasan University College for Women,
Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur Dt.
8. Acted as a Convener of oral presentation in the National Seminar on “Microbes and Human
Welfare” on 20 & 21 July, 2013 at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli in collaboration with National Academy of Biological Science, Chennai in session
TS-III: Microbes in Biotechnological Innovations, 21st July, 2013.
9. Chaired the Scientific Session in the National Conference on “New Opportunities and
Challenges in Microbial Research” on 5th & 6th Sep., 2013 at Dept. of Microbiology,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, post presentation session (PP-96 to PP133), 6th Sep.,
2013.
10. Acted as a Chair Person in Poster Competition in DST Sponsored “INSPIRE - 2013” Internship
Science Camp on organized by Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli, during December 26th -30th, 2013.
11. Delivered a Lecture on “Applications of Microbiology” in the DST Sponsored INSPIRE - 2014
Internship Science Camp on 02.03.2014 at A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous),
Poondi – 613 503, Thanjavur Dt., Tamilnadu.
12. Delivered a Lecture on “Actinobacteria and their Industrial Applications” in the One Day In-
House Seminar held at Department of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College,
Mannargudi – 614 001, Tamilnadu on 12.09.2014.
13. Delivered a Lecture on “Marine Based Microbial Drug Discovery” in the One Day seminar on
Motivation Campaign and Promotion of Young Scientist on 10.02.2016 at Department of
Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Thanjavur.
14. Delivered a Lecture on “Biotechnological Potentials of Actinobacteria” in the Special Lecture
programme conducted at the Department of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College,
Mannargudi – 614 001, Tamilnadu on 07.07.2017.
15. Delivered a Lecture on “Balanced Diet for Healthy Life” in the NSS Programme held at
Bharthidasan University P.G. Extension Centre, Bharthidasan University, Kurumbalur – 621
107, Perambalur 04.10.2017.
16. Acted as a Chair Person in Poster presentation in National Conference on “Recent Advances in
Modern Biology and Rural Development (RAMBARD - 2017)” organized by the Department of
 Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Auto.), Poondi, Thanjavur in
collaboration with Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 24 during 5th
& 6th October, 2017.
17. Acted as a Chair Person of oral presentation in the International Seminar on “Life Science –
Recent Trends and Applications” on 09.02.2018 held at Departments of Life Sciences,
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Perambalur – 621 212.
18. Delivered a Lecture on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope (An Educational, Training and
Research Tool) for College Students at Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University
Constituent College, Perambalur – 621 107, in DBT, Govt. of India sponsored Workshop on
Assembly and Usage of Foldscope during 17.09.2018.
19. Delivered a Lecture on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for Higher Secondary Students at
Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kurumbalur, Perambalur – 621 107 in DBT, Govt. of India
sponsored Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope during 04.12.2018.
20. Delivered a Lecture on Microbiology – Microorganisms, Basic Tools and Techniques and
Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for higher secondary students in the Young Students
Programme (YSP) held at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women,
Perambalur on 01.01.2019.
21. Delivered a Lecture on “Foldscope: A Modern Tool for the Fungal Research” in the DBT, Govt.
of India sponsored One-Day National Seminar cum Workshop on ‘Biological and Medical
Applications of Foldscope and Mycorhizal Commercial Productions” conducted at Department
of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College, Mannargudi – 614 001, Tamilnadu on
31.01.2019.
22. Acted as Resource person in the Valedictory Function of National Seminar on “Frontiers in Bio-
Mimicry Medicine” held on 01.02.2019 at Department of Microbiology, Srinivasan College of
Arts and Science, Perambalur.
23. Delivered a Lecture on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for School Students at Govt. High
School, Thambiranpatti, Perambalur – 621 104 in the DBT, Govt. of India sponsored Workshop
on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope during 09.02.2019.
24. Lecture on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for UG and PG Students at Dept. of
Microbiology, SRM Arts and Science College (SRM University Campus), Kattankulathur,
Tamilnadu in DBT, Govt. of India sponsored Workshop on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope
during 02.03.2019.
25. Acted as a Co-Chair Person in Poster presentation in the National Conference on “Microbiome
Research: Understanding the Diversity to Improve Plant, Animal, Human and Environmental
Health” organized by C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli -
394 350, Surat, Gujarat in collaboration with Associations of Microbiologists of India between
07.03.2019 and 09.03.2019.
26. Delivered a Lecture on Assembly and Usage of Foldscope for higher secondary students in the
Young Students Programme (YSP) held at Sengunther College of Arts and Science,
Tiruchengode, Namakkal Dt., Tamilnadu during 10.05.2019.
27. Acted as a Chairperson in the National Seminar on “Microbes in Women Health”, during July
11-12, 2019 organized by Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, in collaboration with Trichy Obstetric and Gynaecological Society
(TRIOGS), Session IV.
28. Acted as a Co-chairperson in the International Conference on “Microbiome and Synthetic
Biology (ICMSB 22)”, during September 23rd, 2022 organized by Department of Microbiology,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024 and Society of Chemical and Synthetic
Biology, Session IV.
29. Lecture on “Scope and Challenges in Microbiology” in the Guest Lecture Programme held at
Department of Microbiology, M.R. Government Arts College, Mannargudi – 614 001,
Tamilnadu during 26.09.2022.
30. Acted as a Chairperson in International Conference on “Future Perspectives on Bioresources
and Nanosciences (FPBN-2023)” during February 16 & 17th, 2023 organized by Department of
Botany, Periyar University, Salem.
31. Acted as a Co-chairperson in Internnational Conference on “Algae: Food, Feed, Fuels and Fine
Chemicals (ICA-F4’23)”, during September 06-08th, 2023 organized by National Repository for
Microalgae and Cyanobacteria (NRMC)-Fresh water and Marine Divisions & Department of
Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Session 8 (Plenary Lecture
17, 18 and 21) and oral presentation session (OP32-50).
Others
1. No. of PhD Thesis evaluated : 01
2. Sequences submitted in GenBank : 22
3. Souvenir / manual / abstracts editing : 04
4. Doctoral Committee Member for : 14 Ph.D. candidates
Recent Publications
1. Vijayakumar, R., Udayakumar, J. and Chandrasekaran, R. 2004. In vitro effect of aqueous
garlic extract on Candida albicans. J. Microb. World, 6(2): 158-161.
2. Vijayakumar, R., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N. and Panneerselvam, A. 2004. Screening of
antagonistic actinomycetes from East Coast of India. J. Soil Biol. Ecol., 24(1&2): 71-77.
3. Muthukumar, C., Vijayakumar, R., Kumar, T., Panneerselvam, A., Nadimuthu, N. and
Saravanamuthu, R. 2006. Studies on the antagonism of some soil fungi against Drechslera ellisii
a fruit rot causing organisms in Guava. J. Soil Biol. Ecol., 26(1&2): 117-122.
4. Vijayakumar, R., Muthukumar, C., Kumar, T. and Saravanamuthu, R., 2006. Characterization
of Malassezia furfur and its control by using plant extracts. Indian J. Dermatol., 51(2): 145-148.
(IF: 1.757).
5. Muthukumar, C., Muralidharan, G., Vijayakumar, R., Panneerselvam, A. and Thajuddin, N.,
2007. Cyanobacterial Biodiversity from different freshwater ponds of Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
(India). Acta Botanica Malacitana, 32: 17-25.
6. Vijayakumar, R., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N., Panneerselvam, A. and Saravanamuthu, R.,
2007. Studies on the diversity of actinomycetes in the Palk Strait region of Bay of Bengal, India.
Actinomycetologica, 21(2): 59-65.
7. Virali, M.S., Vennila, S., Vignesh, S., Vikash, K. and Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A.,
2007. Antagonistic activity of actinomcyetes isolated from Marudhamalai Hills, Western Ghats.
J. Soil Biol. Ecol., 27(1 & 2): 19-25.
8. Remya, M. and Vijayakumar, R., 2008. Isolation and characterization of marine antagonistic
actinomycetes from West Coast of India. Facta Universitatis Series Med. Biol., 15(1): 13-19.
9. Vijayakumar, R., Sudha, S.S. and Panneerselvam, A., 2008. A comparative study on
cultivation and nutritional status of oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus on different
substrates. J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov., 1(4): 209-212.
10. Vijayakumar, R., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N., Panneerselvam A. and Saravanamuthu, R.,
2008. Antagonistic activity of some actinomycetes isolated from marine soils of Point Calimere,
East Coast of India. Indian J. Appl. Microbiol., 89(1): 60-66.
11. Vijayakumar, R. and Mythili, P., 2008. Studies on antimicrobial effect of Aegle marmelos and
Allium sativum. J. Microb. World, 10(1): 38-42.
12. Panneer Selvam, K., Vijayakumar, R., Ravikumar, K., Thajuddin, N., Panneerselvam, A. and
Manoharan, C., 2009. PCR analysis of cyl operon genes encoding cytolysin toxin – a virulence
factor among the clinical isolates of Enterococcus spp. Res. J. Biol. Sci., 1(4): 43-49.
13. Vijayakumar, R., Seethalakshmi, V., Anitha, S. and. Saravanamuthu, R., 2009. Isolation and
characterization of antagonistic actinomycetes from Coimbatore soils, Tamilnadu, India. J. Sci.
Trans. Environ. Technov., 2(4): 191-201.
14. Vijayakumar, M., Vijayakumar, R. and Stephen, R., 2010. In vitro propagation of Bacopa
monnieri L. - a multipurpose medicinal plant. Indian J. Sci. Technol., 3(7): 782-787.
15. Murugesan, S., Manoharan, C., Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A., 2010. Isolation and
Characterization of Agrobacterium rhizogenes from the root nodules of some Leguminous
Plants. Int. J. Microbiol. Res. 1(3): 92-96.
16. Vijayakumar, R., Murugesan, S. and Panneerselvam, A., 2010. Isolation, characterization and
antimicrobial activity of actinobacteria from Point Calimere coastal region, east coast of India. Int.
Res. J. Pharm., 1(1): 358-365.
17. Vijayakumar, M., Stephen, R. and Vijayakumar, R., 2010. Effect of plant growth regulators on
in vitro propagation of Bacopa monnieri L. - A multipurpose medicinal plant. J. Nat. Sci.
Technol. Life Sci. Bioinform., 2: 217-226.
18. Vijayakumar, R., Murugesan, S., Cholarajan, A. and Sakthi V., 2011. Larvicidal potentiality of
marine actinomycetes isolated from Muthupet mangrove, Tamilnadu, India. Int. J. Microbiol.
Res. 1(3): 179-183.
19. Baskaran, R., Vijayakumar, R. and P.M. Mohan. 2011. Enrichment method for the isolation of
bioactive actinomycetes from mangrove sediments of Andaman Islands, India. Malaysian J.
Microbiol., 7(1): 22-28. (IF: 0.44)
20. Murugesan, S., Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A., 2011. Evaluation of phytochemical
constituents from the leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f. Res. J. Pharm. Biol. Chem.
Sci., 2(4):1145-1152.
21. Murugesan, S., Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A., 2011. Characterization of
Agrobacterium rhizogenes isolated from the nodules of some leguminous plants. World Appl.
Sci. J., 15(1): 32-37.
22. Kasthuri, J., Cholarajan, A., Vijayakumar, R. and Muthukumaran, P., 2011. Physico-chemical
and microbial analysis of coir industry effluent. Asian J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 1(2): 44-46.
23. Murugesan, S., Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A., 2011. Antifungal activity of medicinal
plants against plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum. J. Pharm. Res., 4(3): 843-844.
24. Bharathidasan, R., Murugesan, S., Vijayakumar, R. and Panneerselvam, A., 2011. Prevalence
of Staphylococcus aureus in various health care workers. J. Pharm. Res., 4(11): 4047-4049.
25. Vijayakumar, R., Panneer Selvam, K., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N., Panneerselvam, A. and
Saravanamuthu, R., 2012. Optimization of antimicrobial production by the marine
actinomycetes Streptomyces afghaniensis VPTS3-1 isolated from Palk Strait, East Coast of
India., Indian J. Microbiol., 52(2): 230 – 239. (IF: 3.1)
26. Vijayakumar, R., Panneer Selvam, K., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N., Panneerselvam, A. and
Saravanamuthu, R., 2012. Antimicrobial potentiality of a halophilic strain of Streptomyces sp.
VPTSA18 isolated from the saltpan environment of Vedaranyam, India. Ann. Microbiol., 62(3):
1039-1047. (IF: 3.2).
27. Vijayakumar, R., Gopika, G., Dhanasekaran, D. and Saravanamuthu, R., 2012. Isolation,
characterization and antifungal activity of marine actinobacteria from Goa and Kerala, the west
coast of India. Arch. Phytopathol. Pl. Prot., 45(9): 1010-1025. (IF: 1.284)
28. Panneerselvam, A., Bharathidasan, Murugesan, S. and Vijayakumar, R., 2012. Antibiotic
susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infected (UTI) patients. Int. J.
Biotechnol. Biosci., 2(1): 83-86.
29. Deepa, S., Panneerselvam, A., Dhanasekaran, D., Thajuddin, N. and Vijayakumar, R., 2012.
Diversity and antimicrobial potential of actinobacteria from saltpan environment. Global Ad. Res.
J. Microbiol., 1(8): 140-148.
30. Vaijayanthi, G., Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2012. Isolation, characterization and
antibacterial activity of terrestrial actinobacteria in the soils of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu,
India. Res. J. Sci. Tech., 4(3): 132-139.
31. Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Isolation, identification, characterization and
screening of antibiotic-producing actinobacteria from the crop fields of Thanjavur district,
Tamilnadu, India. Int. J. Recent Sci. Res., 4(1): 55-60.
32. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Exploitation of antibacterial compound
producing marine actinobacteria against fish pathogens isolated from less explored
environments. Asian J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 3(2): 75-78.
33. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. A potent fish pathogenic bacterial killer
Streptomyces sp. isolated from the soils of east coast region, South India. J. Coastal Life
Medicine, 1(3); 175-180.
34. Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Analyses of physical and chemical parameters of
the rhizosphere soils from Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. J. Ener. Environ. Sci. Photon,
127: 219-223.
35. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Exploitation of antibacterial compound
producing marine actinobacteria against fish pathogens isolated from less explored
environments. Asian J. Pharm. Res. 3(2): 75-78.
36. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Antifungal activity of marine actinobacteria
isolated from east coast regions (ECR) of Tamilnadu, South India. Wide Spectrum Res. J.,
1(9): 37-41.
37. Vaijayanthi, G., Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Antibacterial activity of marine
actinobacteria isolated from Point Calimere, east coast of India. Wide Spectrum Res. J., 1(10):
14-20.
38. Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2013. Status of micronutrients in terrestrial soils of
Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu, India. E3 J. Agri. Res. Develop., 3(4): 59-63.
39. Vijayakumar, R. and R. Malathi, 2014. Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of
actinobacteria from dye polluted soils of Tirupur. Facta Universitatis Med. Biol., 16(1): 43-48.
40. Vijayakumar, R., Thajuddin, N. and Panneerselvam, A., 2014. Diversity of bioactive compound
producing actinobacteria isolated from natural Disaster affected marine environments. Sci.
Trans. Environ. Technov., 8(1): 27-32.
41. Cholarajan, A., Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R., 2014. Isolation and characterization of
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from rhizosphere soils of Cicer arietinum. Wide
Spectrum Res. J., 2(6): 60-69.
42. Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R., 2014. Physico-chemical analysis of marine sediment soils
from Muthupet mangrove environments in Tamilnadu, India. Int. J. Adv. Life Sci. 7(3): 417-423.
43. Thirumurugan D. and Vijayakumar R., 2015. Characterization and structure elucidation of
antibacterial compound of Streptomyces sp. ECR77 isolated from East Coast of India. Curr.
Microbiol. DOI 10.1007/s00284-015-0780-3, 70(5): 745-755. (IF: 2.343).
44. Thirumurugan, D., Sankari, D. and Vijayakumar R., 2015. Screening of chitinase production
and antifungal activity of Streptomyces sp. ACT7 from East Coast Region, South India. Int. J.
Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 7(5): 38-41.
45. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R., 2015. Marine actinobacterial diversity from Palk Strait
coastal region of Bay of Bengal. Wide Spectrum Res. J., 3(11): 25-34.
46. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R., 2015. Studies on the marine actinobacterial diversity in
the Palk Strait Coastal Region of Bay of Bengal. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov., 8(3): 115-121.
47. Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R., 2015. Diversity and screening of extra-cellular enzyme
activity of actinobacteria isolated from Muthupet mangrove sediments, Bay of Bengal. Wide
Spectrum Res., 4(5): 45-54.
48. Vijayakumar, R., Manikandan, R., Vaijayanthi, G and Pooja, E.S., 2015. Production and
optimization of extracellular enzymes of actinobacteria isolated from textiles dye polluted soils
of Tiruppur, South India. Int. J. Sci. Technol., 3(6): 141-152.
49. Ravikumar V. and Vijayakumar R., 2015. Distribution and phenotypic identification of
pathogenic Vibrio alginolyticus and other Vibrio sp isolated from Chennai East Coast Region,
South India. Int. J. Curr. Res., 7(11): 22245-22250.
50. Vijayakumar, R., Vaijayanthi, G. and Sandhiya, K., 2015. Decolourization potentiality of
actinobacteria on synthetic textile dyes and effluents - a comparative study. Sci. Trans.
Environ. Technov., 8(4): 178-184.
51. Muthukumar, C., Panneerselvam, A. Vijayakumar, R., Nithya, Dhanasekaran, D., Thajuddin,
N. and Saravanamuthu, R., 2015. Diversity of wood-inhabiting marine fungi from Muthupet
mangrove environs of Tamilnadu, India. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov., 9(1): 42-49.
52. Thirumurugan D. and Vijayakumar R., 2016. Investigation of physico-chemical properties of
rhizosphere sediments from east coast region, Tamil Nadu, India. Int. J. Pharm. Pharma. Sci.,
8(2): 232-234.
53. Cholarajan A. and Vijayakumar R. 2016. Screening of antibiotic (staurosporine) producing
actinobacteria (Streptomyces sp.) from terrestrial environment soil of Thanjavur district,
Tamilnadu, India. European J. Biomed. Pharma. Sci., 3(3): 480-493.
54. Vaijayanthi, G and Vijayakumar, R., 2016. Screening of chitinolytic actinobacteria for biological
control of Fusarium oxysporum: a pathogen causing damping-off and basal rot diseases in
onion. World J. Pharm. Pharmac. Sci., 5(1): 940-947.
55. Nambirajan, G., Panneer Selvam, K., Shobana, C.S. Vijayakumar, R. and Manikandan, P.,
2016. Alarming carrier status of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among
adolescent learners- prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of the organism. Int. J. Zool. Appl.
Biosci., 1(5): 240-243.
56. Manikandan, R., Suresh S.S. Raja and Vijayakumar, R., 2016. Comparative evaluation of
methods to detect biofilm formation by bacterial isolates of poultry environments. Sci. Trans.
Environ. Technov., 10(1): 1-5.
57. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R., 2016. Screening of antifouling compound potential
marine actinobacteria against biofouling bacteria isolated from poultries of Namakkal District,
South India. Res. J. Sci. Technol., 8(2): 1-7.
58. Ravikumar V. and Vijayakumar R., 2017. Prevalence, distribution and phenotypic identification
of Vibrio sp. in fishes caught off Chennai, Indian Ocean. Int. J. Curr. Res., 9(6): 51698-51705.
59. Ravikumar V. and Vijayakumar R., 2017. Vibrio alginolyticus emerging food born pathogen.
Review article in Asian J. Sci. Technol. 8(6): 4887-4892.
60. Baskaran, R., Thenmozhi, S., Mohan, P.M. and Vijayakumar, R. 2017. Streptomycetes
associated with marine sponges collected from Andaman Sea; and Its antibacterial activity.
Malaysian J. Microbiol., 13(3): 253-260. (IF: 0.44).
61. Thirumurugan, D., Ibrahim Adamu Karfi, Vijayakumar, R. and Nithya, T.G., 2017. An
alternative approach on bioremediation of heavy metals in tannery effluents waste using
Streptomyces sp. Asian J. Pharm. Clin. Res., 10(10): 323-326.
62. Thirumurugan, D., Vijayakumar, R., Vadivalagan, C., Karthika, P. and Alam Khan, M.K., 2018.
Isolation, structure elucidation and antibacterial activity of methyl-4,8-dimethylundecanate from
the marine actinobacterium Streptomyces albogriseolus ECR64. Microb. Pathog., 121: 166-
172. (IF: 3.738).
63. Porselvi, A. and R. Vijayakumar. 2019. Evaluation of paddy straw varieties on the cultivation
and nutritional value of two oyster mushroom species. Int. J. Res. Adv. Tech., 7(5): 556-563.
64. Vaijayanthi, G. and R. Vijayakumar. 2019. Isolation and identification of fungal pathogens in
onion crop from Perambalur District, South India. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov. 12(3): 131-134.
65. Vijayakumar, R. and Karthika, K. 2019. Foldscope: a simplified tool for the assessment of the
diversity of synthetic fertilizers tolerance soil fungi. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov. 12(3): 143-
148.
66. Vijayakumar, R. and Anitha, S. 2019. Biological activities of marine actinobacteria isolated
from west coast of Kerala and Goa: A screening and pilot scale optimization study. Sci. Trans.
Environ. Technov. 12(4) 155-165.
67. Vaijayanth, G., Kalaivani, G. and Vijayakumar, R., 2019. Biodecolorization of azo dye by
bacteria isolated from cow dung. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov. 13(1): 10-14.
68. Vijayakumar, R., Karthika, K. and Senthilkumar, R. 2020. Plant growth promoting activities of
foldscope identified soil fungi resistant to synthetic fertilizers. Kavaka, 55: 91-100.
 69. Porselvi, A. and R. Vijayakumar. 2020. Evaluation of paddy straw varieties for the nutritional
composition of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus eous). Agri. Res. J. 57(4):
564-570.
70. Porselvi, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2020. Strain improvement of Pleurotus eous and Pleurotus
florida by protoplast fusion. J. Information Comp. Sci., 10(3): 1537-1547.
71. Venkatesan, R. Suresh SS Raja, Vijayakumar, R. and K. Panneerselvam, 2021. Isolation and
Identification of Staphylococci and Pseudomonas from Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Perambalur
District Hospitals in Tamil Nadu. J. Pharma. Res. Int., 33(13): 15-21.
72. Venkatesan, R. Suresh SS Raja, Vijayakumar, R. and K. Panneerselvam, 2021. Screening and
characterization of biofilm formation by Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. isolates
from diabetic foot ulcer. Int. J. Life. Sci. Pharma Res., 11(5): L139-144.
73. Vijayakumar, R., Suresh Raja S.S., Thirumurugan, D., Muthukumar, C., Thajuddin, N. and
Panneerselvam, A., 2023. Streptomyces tuirus from Coromondal Coast of Bay of Bengal, India
- A culture derived, genetically identified microbial resource for antimicrobials. J. Appl. Sci.,
23(1): 16-25.
74. Thirumurugan, D., Dhamodharan, D., Thanigaivel, S. Vadivalagan, C. Vijayakumar, R. and
Byun, H.S. 2024. Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from marine
Streptomyces parvisporogenes KL3 for effective antibacterial and larvicidal application. Korean
J. Chem. Eng., In Press (IF: 2.7)
Research articles published in Proceedings

1. Vijayakumar, R., Muthukumar, C., Alaguraju, S., Kumar, T., Nadimuthu, N. and Saravanamuthu, R.
2006. Evaluation of efficiency of commercial shampoos and plant extracts in controlling the growth
of Malassezia furfur (Robin) Baillon. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Recent Trends in
Biological Research, pp. 51-55.
2. Thirumurugan, D. and Vijayakumar, R., 2012. Screening of antibacterial compound producing
marine actinobacteria from east coast of India against fish pathogenic bacterium. ISHM’12 Research
Paper Proceedings (DBT & ICMR Sponsored), pp. 394-401.
3. Cholarajan, A. and Vijayakumar, R., 2012. Studies on the diversity and antimicrobial activity of
terrestrial actinobacteria from the crop fields of Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu, India. ISHM’12
Research Paper Proceedings (DBT & ICMR Sponsored), pp. 136-143.
4. Karthika, K., Suresh SS Raja, Bhuvaneshwari, B., Vinoth, M. and Vijayakumar, R. 2019. Application
of Foldscope as a Modernized Tool for the Diversity of Fungi and its Tolerance against Synthetic
Fertilizers. Proceedings of International Seminar on “Recent Trends in Biological Science, pp. 62-76.

Book Edited

1. Characterization of Antibacterials from Terrestrial Actinobacteria, 2017. Editors: Vijayakumar,

R., Vaijayanthi, G. and Cholarajan, A. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN:
978-3-330-04198-1, pp. 69.
2. Secondary Metabolites: Sources and Applications, 2018, Editors: Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh
S.S. Raja, InTech – Open Science, Crotia, ISBN: 978-1-78923-643-9; Print ISBN: 978-1-
78923-642-2.
3. Secondary Metabolites: Trends and Reviews, 2022. Editors: Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh S.S.
Raja, InTech – Open Science, Crotia, ISBN 978-1-80355-208-8.
4. Actinobacteria: Diversity and Applications. 2023. Editors: Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh S.S.
Raja, InTech – Open Science, Crotia (Editing).
Book Chapter Published

1. Vijayakumar, R., Panneerselvam, A. and Thajuddin, N. Marine Actinobacteria - A Potential

Source for Antifungal Compounds, Chapter No. 20, pp. 231-252. In: Marine Pharmacognosy:
Trends and Applications, [Se-Kwon Kim (Eds.)], December 06, 2012, CRC Press, Taylor &
Francis Group - 454 Pages, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea. ISBN-10:
1439892296; ISBN No.-13: 978-1439892299.
2. Baskaran, R., Mohan, P.M., Vijayakumar, R. and Sachithanandam, V. Diversity of Antagonistic
Streptomyces species in Mangrove Sediments of Andaman Islands, India, Chapter No. 22, pp.
395-420, In: Marine Faunal Diversity in India Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation.
November, 2014, Academic Press, London, [Venkataraman, K. and Sivaperuman, C. (Eds.)],
ISBN No. 978-0-12-801948-1.
3. Vijayakumar, R., Vaijayanthi, G., Panneerselvam, A. and Thajuddin, N. Actinobacteria – a
predominant source of antimicrobial compounds. Chapter No. 7, pp.117-141. In: Antimicrobials
– Synthetic and Natural Compounds, [Dhanasekaran, D. Thajuddin, N. and Panneerselvam, A
(eds.)], November 24, 2016, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 9781498715621-CAT#
K25354.
4. Vaijayanthi, G., Vijayakumar, R., and Dhanasekaran, D., Actinobacteria: a biofactory of novel
enzymes, Chapter No. 14, pp. 229-352, In: Actinobacteria - Basics and Biotechnological
Applications, [(Dhanasekaran, D. and Yi Jiang) (eds.], February 2016, InTech – Open Science,
Crotia, ISBN: 978-953-51-2248-7, DOI: 10.5772/61436.
5. Vijayakumar, R. and Vaijayanthi, G. Microbial Degradation of Textile Dye Wastes - an Eco-
friendly Approach, Chapter No. 8, pp. 175-212, In: Microbes for Restoration of Degraded
Ecosystems, (Editors: D.J. Bagyaraj and Jamaluddin), 2017. ISBN: 978-93-85516-66-5, New
India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India.
6. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R. Screening of antifouling activity of marine actinobacteria
isolated from Palk Strait region, Tamilnadu Coast, Chapter 3, In: Revamping Microbial
Biotechnology, [Umamaheswari, S. (ed.)], Publication Division, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli – 627 012, Tamilnadu, 2017. ISBN: 978-93-81402-35-1, pp. 23-33.
7. Vaijayanthi, G. and Vijayakumar, R. Biocontrol efficiency of chitinolytic actinobacteria isolated
from Muthupet mangrove forest, Chapter 1, In: Revamping Microbial Biotechnology,
[Umamaheswari, S. (ed.)], Publication Division, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamilnadu, 2017. ISBN: 978-93-81402-35-1, pp. 3-11.
8. Manikandan, R. and Vijayakumar, R. Bacteriology of Biofilm. In: Recent Advances in
Biotechnology, Chapter 12, [Vandana Rai (ed.)], Shree Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi,
2017. ISBN: 978–93–84863, pp. 248-272.
9. Thirumurugan, D., Cholarajan, A., Suresh S.S. Raja and Vijayakumar, R. An Introductory
Chapter: Secondary Metabolites. In: Secondary Metabolites: Types and Applications, Chapter
I, [Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh S.S. Raja (ed.)], InTech – Open Science, Crotia, Sep. 2018,
ISBN: 978-1-78923-643-9; Print ISBN: 978-1-78923-642-2, pp. 3-21.
10. Contributed chapters to “Methods in Actinobacteriology” Springer Protocols Handbooks, [ed.
Dhanasekaran, D.] Springer Nature, Humana Press, New York, 2022. ISSN 1949-2448 ISSN
1949-2456 (electronic), ISBN 978-1-0716-1727-4 ISBN 978-1-0716-1728-1 (eBook),
[Link]
a. Aerobic and anaerobic decolourization of textile dyes using actinobacteria – Ramasamy
Vijayakumar and Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja. Chapter 101, pp. 695-704.
b. Chemo-taxonomical characterization of actinobacteria - Ramasamy Vijayakumar and
Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja. Chapter 26, pp. 181-186.
c. Cultivation Techniques of Rare Actinobacteria - Ramasamy Vijayakumar, Durairaj
Thirumurugan, Alagappan Cholarajan and Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja. Chapter
25, pp.169-180.
 11. Grish Nair, R. Suresh S.S. Raja and Vijayakumar, R. Introductory Chapter: Secondary
Metabolites – An Overview. In: Secondary Metabolites – Trends and Reviews, Chapter I,
[Vijayakumar, R. and Suresh S.S. Raja (ed.)], InTech – Open Science, Crotia, 2022, ISBN 978-
1-80355-208-8.
12. Ramasamy Vijayakumar, 2023. Screening of extra-cellular enzymes from marine
actinobacteria. In: “Protocols of actinomycetes: Microbiology to Gene Editing” [Karthik, L. (ed.)],
CRC Press –Taylor & Francis. (In Press)
13. Durairaj Thirumurugan and Ramasamy Vijayakumar, 2023. Isolation and screening of
actinobacteria for antibacterial activity. In: “Protocols of actinomycetes: Microbiology to Gene
Editing” [Karthik, L. (ed.)], CRC Press –Taylor & Francis. (In Press)
Study material preparation for CDOE, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.

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