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Dr. Mandira Saha

Designation: SACT
Qualification: M.Sc. (University of Kalyani, 2011), Ph.D. (University of Kalyani, 2017)
Email: mandira.saha@hotmail.com
Specialization: Parasitology and Immunology
Syllabus Taught:
Semester Hons. Programme
Sem-I
  • Paper-CC-1: Non-chordates I: Protista to Pseudocoelomates
  • Paper-GE-1: Animal Diversity and Taxonomy
  • Paper-G-1: Animal Diversity and Taxonomy
Sem-II
  • Paper-CC-3: Perspectives in Ecology
  • Paper-GE-2: Animal Diversity, Taxonomy Lab
  • Paper-G-2: Comparative Anatomy, Developmental Biology of Vertebrates and Ecology
Sem-III
  • Paper-CC-5: Diversity of Chordates
  • Paper-GE-1: Animal Diversity and Taxonomy
  • Paper-G-3: Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolutionary Biology
Sem-IV
  • Paper-CC-10: Immunology
  • Paper-GE-2: Animal Diversity, Taxonomy Lab
  • Paper-G-4: Physiology and Biochemistry
Sem-V
  • Paper-CC-12: Principles of Genetics
  • Paper-DSE-3: Wildlife conservation and Management
  • Paper-DSE-2: Fish and Fisheries
Sem-VI
  • Paper-DSE-4: Parasitology
  • Paper-DSE-3: Parasitology
Awards/Achievements
  1. Young Scientist of the Year 2017 at UGC-SAP National Seminar, Kalyani
Research Experience: 5 Years
Research Interest: Isolation, morphological & molecular characterization of different parasites and microbs of ornamental as well as fresh water fish.Applications of Green Methodologiesin disease control with special emphasize on nanoparticle.
Research Project: 1 completed
List of Publications:
Research:
  1. B. Kundu, M. Saha, S. Saha, S. H. Molla. Synopsis of the species of Monocystis von Stein, 1848 (Apicomplexa: Gregarinomorphea: Arthrogregarida) pathogenic to earthworms described so far. J. Parasit. Dis. 47 (2023): 465-490. DOI. 10.1007/s12639-023-01604-8
  2. M. Saha, S. Saha, B. Kundu, S. H. Molla. First record of the genus Paratrichodina (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) in India from ornamental goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) supplemented with description of a new species Paratrichodina indiana n. sp. J. Parasit. Dis. 47 (2023): 727-732. DOI. 10.1007/s12639-023-01618-2
  3. S. Saha, M. Saha, B. Kundu, S. H. Molla. Seasonal variation and identification of parasitic fauna of edible ornamental fish investigated by light and electron microscopy with special reference to histopathological tissue alteration of infected organs. Zoomorphology. 143 (2024): 127-139. DOI. 10.1007/s00435-023-00625-4
  4. B. Kundu, S. Saha, M. Saha, B. Bhattacharya Ghosh, S. Majumder, S. H. Molla. Seasonal Prevalence of Aseptate Gregarine Parasites of Indian Earthworm. NDC E-BIOS. 3 (2023), 53–60. DOI.10.5281/ZENODO.11165401
  5. S. Saha, M. Saha, S. H. Molla. Effects of seasons on parasitic fauna of aquarium fish of West Bengal, India. Proc. Nat. Webinar Recent Adv. Biol. Res. Environ. Sustain. (2023): 31-37. ISBN 81-85482-42-X
  6. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, In vivo and in vitro antimicrobial activity of phytol, a diterpene molecule, isolated and characterized from AdhatodavasicaNees. (Acanthaceae), to control severe bacterial disease of ornamental fish, Carassiusauratus, caused by Bacillus licheniformis PKBMS16,Microb. Pathog. 141 (2020): 103977,Doi. Click
  7. M. Saha, S. Ghosh, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Description of protozoan parasites parasitizing gold fishes and their possible control by herbal extracts, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. Ind. Sec –B, Bio. Sci. 90(2019): 277-285.Doi. Click
  8. M. Saha, P.K. Bndyopadhyay, Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Using Garlic, Allium sativum with Reference to Its Antimicrobial Activity Against the Pathogenic Strain of Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. Infecting Goldfish, Carassiusauratus, Proc. Zool. Soc.72(2019):180–186Doi: Click
  9. M. Saha, P.K. Bandyopadhyay, Three new species of Trichodina (Protozoa: Ciliophora) isolated from ornamental fish Carassiusauratus from India, Proc. Zool. Soc.72(2019)79–89.DOI 10.1007/s12595-017-0228-9
  10. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Morphological and ssrDNA sequence based molecular characterization of a novel Thelohanellus species (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting the fins of Goldfish, Carassiusauratus L. with special reference to its histopathological alteration, Acta. Trop. 181 (2018): 25–34.DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.01.019
  11. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Identification of a new myxosporean parasite Thelohanellusindiana n. sp. (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) isolated from three major organs of goldfish, Carassiusauratus L. highlighted with its morphological and SSU rDNA sequence based molecular description, Microb. Pathog. 122 (2018): 191–199. Doi: Click
  12. S. Ghosh, M. Saha, P.K. Bandyopadhyay, M. Jana, Extraction, isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from chloroform extract of Carica papaya seed and it's in vivo antibacterial potentiality in Channapunctatus against Klebsiella PKBSG14, Microb. Pathog. 111 (2017): 508- 518. DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.08.033
  13. M. Saha, P.K. Bandyopadhyay, Taxonomic Description of Two New Parasitic Species of the Genus Trichodinella (Raabe, 1950) S ˇ ramek-Husˇek, 1953 (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) isolated from Ornamental Goldfish, Carassiusauratus L., with re-evaluation of their Host Specificity,Proc. Zool. Soc.72(2017): 238–245. Doi: Click
  14. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Parasitological and histological analysis of a new species of the genus Thalohanellus and description of a myxozoan parasite (Myxosporea:Bivalvulida) from cultured ornamental goldfish, Carassiusauratus L., Aquacult. Rep. 8(2017): 8-15. Doi: Click
  15. M. Saha, P.K. Bandyopadhyay, First record of ectoparasitic ciliates, of genus Trichodina (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) parasiting cultured Oranda Gold Fish (Carassiusauratusauratus L.) in India,Zootaxa. 4319 (2017): 128–142. DOI: Click
  16. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Myxobolusindica n. sp. and a report of three Myxozoan (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) parasites of cultured ornamental goldfish, Carassiusauratus L. for the first time in India,Aquacult. Rep. 7(2017): 66-76. Doi: Click
  17. M. Saha, P.K.Bndyopadhyay, Occurrence of two new species of the genus Dipartiella (Raabe,1959) Stein 1961 (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) isolated for the first time from ornamental fish, J. Parasit. Dis.41 (2017): 940–946. DOI 10.1007/s12639-017-0915-5
  18. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Phytochemical screening for identification of bioactive compound and antiprotozoan activity of fresh garlic bulb over trichodinid ciliates affecting ornamental goldfish, Aquaculture, 473(2017):181-190. Doi: Click
  19. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Studies on histopathological alteration of three major organs of the goldfish, Carassiusauratus L., of India due to myxozoan infection with special reference to scanning electron microscopic observation, Parasitol. Res. 116 (2017):511–520. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5314-9
  20. M. Saha, S. Mondal, P.K.Bndyopadhyay, In- vitro efficacy of phytochemicals against Trichodinid ciliates infecting ornamental Goldfish, Carassiusauratus, Int. J. Pharma. Bio Sci. 8(2017): 196 – 201. Doi: DOI: 10.22376 /ijpbs.2017.8.1.b196-201
  21. M. Saha, P.K.Bndyopadhyay, Seasonal incidence of protozoan parasitic infestation in ornamental fishes of West Bengal, India. J. Parasit. Dis.41 (2017):523–526 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-016-0842-x
  22. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, First report of some known TrichodinellaepizooticaŠramek-Hušek, 1953, and TripartiellaLom, 1959 from the cultured Oranda Gold Fish (Carassiusauratusauratus) in India, Zootaxa. 4184 (2016), 130–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.8
  23. S. Ghosh, S.H. Molla, M. Saha, S. Ghosh, P. K. Bandyopadhyay, Studies on the control of filarial vector, Culexquinquefasciatusby using locally available plant extracts, IOSR J. Agricult. Vet. Sci. 9(2016):36-39.DOI: 10.9790/2380-09113639
  24. M. Saha, S. Mondal, S.K. Mondal, P. Mitra, K. Das, P.K.Bndyopadhyay, First report of some Trichodinid Ciliophorans (Ciliophora:Peritrichida) (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) parasitizing cultured Oranda Gold Fish (Carassiusauratusauratus L.) in India, Species.17(2016): 131-140
  25. M. Saha, P.K.Bndyopadhyay, A. Roy, S. Ghosh, Impact of seasons, host age, size and sex on the prevalence of protozoan parasites in ornamental fish, IOSR J. Agricult. Vet. Sci. 8 (2015): 54-59
  26. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, First report of three species of Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) infesting on red-can Oranda gold fish (Carassiusauratusauratus) inIndia, Biolife. 3 (2015): 813-819
  27. M. Saha, P.K.Bandyopadhyay, Effect of climate change on parasitic fauna of ornamental fish of West Bengal, India. Proceedings of UGC-SAP Sponsored National Seminar on Effect of Climate change on Faunal Diversity, 2018, ISBN No. 978-81-932401-2-0, pp 65-67.
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