Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Research Interest

Molecular diagnosis and management of plant diseases caused by viruses and other systemic pathogens infecting economically important crops

Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Patent : 1

Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Plant Virology Laboratory
CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute
Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226001

Phone: 0522 – 2297951

Email: Vijayanandraj.s@nbri.res.in

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0544-3009

Dr. S Vijay Anand Raj

Scientist

Research articles

  1. Rachel Rattner, Shree Prasad Thapa, Tyler Dang, Fatima Osman, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Deborah Pagliaccia, Andres S. Espindola, Subhas Hajeri, Jianchi Chen, Gitta Coaker, Georgios Vidalakis and Raymond Yokomi. 2021. Genome Analysis of Spiroplasma Citri Strains From Different Host Plants and Its Leafhopper Vectors, BMC Genomics, In review.
  2. Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Kristine Godfrey, Subhas Hajeri and Raymond Yokomi. 2021. Multiplex detection of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and Spiroplasma citri by qPCR and droplet digital PCR. PLOS ONE, In review
  3. Raymond Yokomi, Jianchi Chen, Rachel Rattner, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Fatima Osman, Deborah Pagliaccia and Georgios Vidalakis. 2020. Genome Sequence Resource for Spiroplasma citri, Strain CC-2, Associated with Citrus Stubborn Disease in California. Phytopathology, 110:254 -256
  4. Rachel Rattner, Fatima Osman, Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Deborah Pagliaccia, Jianchi Chen and Georgios Vidalakis. 2020. Whole genome sequence of five strains of Spiroplasma citri isolated from different host plants and its leafhopper vector. BMC Research Notes, 13:320
  5. Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Subhas Hajeri and Raymond Yokomi. 2019. A rapid detection tool for VT isolates of Citrus tristeza virus by immunocapture-reverse transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay. PLOS ONE, 14(9):e0222170
  6. Mounira Inas Drais, Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Leonardo Varvaro, Raymond Yokomi & Khaled Djelouah. 2019. Development and validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique (LAMP) for the detection of Spiroplasma citri, the causal agent of citrus stubborn disease. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 155:125 – 134
  7. Raymond Yokomi, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Michela Chiumenti, Maria Saponari, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Ziming Weng, Zhongguo Xiong and Subhas Hajeri. 2018. Molecular and biological characterization of a novel mild strain of Citrus tristeza virus in California. Archives of Virology, 163:1795-1804
  8. Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Subhas Hajeri, Jianchi Chen, Thomas Greg McCollum and Raymond Yokomi. 2018. Development of a duplex droplet digital PCR assay for absolute quantitative detection of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”.           PLOS ONE, 13(5):e0197184
  9. Yogita Maheshwari, Selvaraj Vijayanandraj, Rakesh Kumar Jain and Bikash Mandal. 2018. Field-usable lateral flow immunoassay for the rapid detection of a macluravirus, large cardamom chirke virus. Journal of Virological Methods, 253:43-48
  10. Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Subhas Hajeri and Raymond Yokomi. 2017. Application of droplet digital PCR for quantitative detection of Spiroplasma citri in comparison with real time PCR. PLOS ONE, 12(9):e0184751.
  11. Raymond K. Yokomi, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Maria Saponari, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Michela Chiumenti and Subhas Hajeri. 2017. Identification and Characterization of Citrus tristeza virus Isolates Breaking Resistance in Trifoliate Orange in California. Phytopathology, 107:901-908
  12. Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Subhas Hajeri, Chandrika Ramadugu, Manjunath L. Keremane and Raymond K. yokomi. 2017. On-site detection of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) by lateral flow immunoassay using polyclonal antisera derived from virions produced by a recombinant CTV. Phytoparasitica, 45:333-340
  13. Amalendu Ghosh, Amrita Das, Vijayanandraj and Bikash Mandal. 2016. Cardamom Bushy Dwarf Virus Infection in Large Cardamom Alters Plant Selection Preference, Life Stages, and Fecundity of Aphid Vector, Micromyzus kalimpongensis (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology, 45:178-184
  14. Yogita Maheshwari, Vijayanandraj, R. K. Jain and Bikash Mandal. 2015. Engineered single-chain variable fragment antibody for immunodiagnosis of groundnut bud necrosis virus infection. Archives of Virology, 160:1297-1301
  15. Vijayanandraj, R. Brinda, K. Kannan, R. Adhithya, S. Vinothini, K. Senthil, Ramakoteswara Rao. Chinta, V. Paranidharan and R. Velazhahan. 2014. Detoxification of aflatoxin B1 by an aqueous extract from leaves of Adhatoda vasica Nees. Microbiological Research, 169:294 -300
  16. Vijayanandraj, M. Yogita, Amrita Das, Amalendu Ghosh and Bikash Mandal. 2013. Highly efficient immunodiagnosis of Large cardamom chirke virus using the polyclonal antiserum against Escherichia coli expressed recombinant coat protein. Indian Journal of Virology (VirusDisease). 24:227-234
  17. Rajendran Brinda, Selvaraj Vijayanandraj, Doraiswamy Uma, Dorairaj Malathi, Vaikuntavasan Paranidharan and Rethinasamy Velazhahan. 2013. Role of Adhatoda vasica (L.) Nees leaf extract in the prevention of aflatoxin‐induced toxicity in Wistar rats. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 93:2743-2748
  18. Mandal, S. Vijayanandraj, S. Shilpi, K.B. Pun, V. Singh, R.P. Pant, R.K. Jain, S. Varadarasan and A. Varma. 2012. Disease distribution and characterisation of a new macluravirus associated with chirke disease of large cardamom. Annals of Applied Biology, 160:225-236
  19. Rethinasamy Velazhahan, Selvaraj Vijayanandraj, Ayyathurai Vijayasamundeeswari, Vaikuntavasen Paranidharan, Ramasamy Samiyappan, Takeo Iwamoto, Bernd Friebe, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan. 2010. Detoxification of aflatoxins by seed extracts of the medicinal plant, Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague ex Turrill – Structural analysis and biological toxicity of degradation product of aflatoxin G1. Food Control, 21:719-725
  20. Ayyathurai Vijayasamundeeswari, Selvaraj Vijayanandraj, Vaikuntavasan Paranidharan, Ramasamy Samiyappan and Rethinasamy Velazhahan. 2010. Integrated management of aflatoxin B1 contamination of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) with Burkholderia sp. and zimmu (Allium sativum L.×Allium cepa L.) intercropping. Journal of Plant Interactions, 5:59-68
  21. Ayyathurai Vijayasamundeeswar, Munusamy Mohankumar, Muthusamy Karthikeyan, Selvaraj Vijayanandraj, Vaikuntavasen Paranidharan and Rethinasamy Velazhahan. 2009. Prevalence of aflatoxin B1 contamination in pre-and post-harvest maize kernels, food products, poultry and livestock feeds in Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Plant Protection Research, 49:221 – 224

Book Chapters

  1. Vijayanandraj Selvaraj, Yogita Maheshwari, Subhas Hajeri and Raymond Yokomi. 2019. Droplet Digital PCR for Absolute Quantification of Plant Pathogens, In: Khurana S., Gaur R. (eds) Plant Biotechnology: Progress in Genomic Era. Springer, Singapore.
  2. Saponari M., Giampetruzzi A., Selvaraj V., Maheshwari Y., Yokomi R. 2019. Identification and Characterization of Resistance-Breaking (RB) Isolates of Citrus tristeza virus. In: Catara A., Bar-Joseph M., Licciardello G. (eds) Citrus Tristeza Virus. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2015. Humana, New York, NY
  3. Selvarajan R, Mandal B, Balasubramanian V, Banerjee A, Vijayanandraj S and Ghosh A. 2019. Biology and Molecular Biology of Babuviruses Occurring in India. In: Mandal B., Rao G., Baranwal V., Jain R. (eds) A Century of Plant Virology in India. Springer, Singapore.
  4. Vijayanandraj S., Mandal B., Jebasingh T., Jeeva M.L., Makeshkumar T., Maheshwari Y. 2017. Characterisation of the Macluraviruses Occurring in India. In: Mandal B., Rao G., Baranwal V., Jain R. (eds) A Century of Plant Virology in India. Springer, Singapore.