Biography:
Dr. Manjusha L. currently serves as Senior Scientist at the Fish Processing Technology Section of the Fisheries Resources Harvest and Post-Harvest Management Division, at ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai. Dr. Manjusha specialises in seafood microbiology, with a focus on conventional and emerging seafood-borne bacteria of public health significance. Pathogens such as human enteric viruses, Cronobacter sakazakii, non-lactose fermenting Enterobacterales, Arcobacter spp., Salmonella and E. coli are being studied with reference to their incidence, virulence mechanisms and survival characteristics in seafood and development of rapid diagnostic methods pathogen detection. Dr. Manjusha works with a research group dealing with seafood-borne antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, their mechanisms, bacterial bioremediation of seafood waste and pathogen biocontrol.
Title : Emerging seafood-borne pathogens: Food safety implications