Books – Edited
1. Naik, Y, Pai S, (Editors), 2023. LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges. Publisher: University of Münster. DOI: 10.17879/29988722678, https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-29988484641
2. Singh, ISB, Mohandas A, Phillip R, Joseph V, Pai SS, Paulraj R, Mohammed KS, Gopalakrishnan A, Paul L (Editors), 2007. Fisheries and Aquaculture: Strategic Outlook for Asia. Book of Abstracts, 8th Asian Fisheries Forum, November 20-23, 2007, Kochi, India. ISBN-81-85340-21-8
3. Singh, ISB, Pai SS, Phillip R, Mohandas A (Editors), 2003. Aquaculture Medicine. Centre for Fish Disease Diagnosis and Management, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India. ISBN 81-900724-1-2
Publications in peer reviewed journals
1. Kulshrestha S, Narad P, Singh B, Pai SS, Vijayaraghavan P, Tandon A, Gupta P, Modi D, Sengupta A. Biomarker Identification for Preterm Birth Susceptibility: Vaginal Microbiome Meta-Analysis Using Systems Biology and Machine Learning Approaches. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2024 Jul;92(1):e13905. (ISSN:1600-0897 doi: 10.1111/aji.13905. IF:2.5)
2. Kulshrestha S, Narad P, Pai SS, Singh B, Modi D, Sengupta A (2024) Metagenomic investigation of 16S rRNA marker gene samples to analyze the role of race, ethnicity, and location in preterm birth: A comprehensive vaginal microbiome meta-analysis. Human Gene, 39,201260, (ISSN 2773-0441, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humgen.2024.201260, IF: 0.7)
3. Sharma N, Singh K, Toor D, Pai SS, Chakraborty R, Khan KM (2020) Antibiotic resistance in microbes from street fruit drinks and hygiene behavior of the vendors in Delhi, India. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13):4829 (doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134829; ISSN 1660-4601, IF: 3.39)
4. Jain J, Pai SS, Sunil S (2018) Standardization of in vitro assays to evaluate the activity of polyherbal siddha formulations against Chikungunya virus infection. Virus Disease, 29:32-39. (ISSN: 2347-3584, IF: 0.364) (doi: 10.1007/s13337-018-0421-0).
5. Jain J, Narayanan V, Chaturvedi S, Pai SS, Sunil S (2018) In vivo evaluation of Withania somnifera based Indian traditional formulation (Amukkara Choornam), against chikungunya virus induced morbidity and arthralgia. Journal of Evidence based Integrative Medicine (JEBCAM), 23:1-7. (ISSN: 2515690X, IF: 2.22) (doi: 10.1177/2156587218757661)
6. Jain J, Kumari A, Somvanshi P, Grover A, Pai SS, Sunil S (2017) In silico analysis of natural compounds targeting structural and nonstructural proteins of chikungunya virus. F1000Research, 6:1601. (ISSN 2046-1402, IF: 2.45) (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12301.1) (https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1601/v2)
7. Arshad E, Anas A, Asok A, Jasmin C, Pai SS, Singh ISB, Mohandas A, Biju V (2016) Fluorescence detection of the pathogenic bacteria Vibrio harveyi in solutions and animal cells using semiconductor quantum dots. RSC Advances 6:15686-15693. (ISSN 2046-2069, IF: 3.36) DOI: 10.1039/C5RA24161H
8. Sneha KG, Anas A, Jayalakshmy KV, Jasmin C, Vipindas PV, Pai SS, Pappu S, Nair M, Muraleedharan KR, Sudheesh K, Nair S (2016) Distribution of multiple antibiotic resistant Vibrio spp across Palk Bay. Regional Studies in Marine Science 3:242-250. (ISSN: 2352-4855, IF: 1.63) (doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2015.11.004)
9. Surekhamol IS, Deepa GD, Pai SS, Sreelakshmi B, Varghese S, Bright Singh IS (2014) Isolation and characterization of broad spectrum bacteriophages lytic to Vibrio harveyi from shrimp farms of Kerala, India. Letters in Applied Microbiology 58:197-204. (ISSN:1472-765X, IF: 2.173) (PMID: 24131105)
10. Asok A, Arshad E, Jasmin C, Pai SS, Singh ISB, Mohandas A, Anas A (2012) Reducing Vibrio load in Artemia nauplii using antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: A promising strategy to reduce antibiotic application in shrimp larviculture. Microbial Biotechnology 5:59-68. (IF: 5.328) (PMID: 21951316)
11. Cerino A, Oliviero B, Varchetta S, Paudice E, Pai SS, Ludovisi S, Zaramella M, Michelone G, Pugnale P, Negro F, Barnaba V, Mondelli MU (2011) Enhanced B cell differentiation and reduced proliferative capacity in chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B virus infections. Journal of Hepatology 55:53-60. (IF: 3.083) (PMID: 21145853) Perspective editorial comment (J. Hepatol. 55:5-7).
12. Pramod PK, Sajeevan TP, Ramachandran A, Thampy S, Pai SS (2010) Effects of two anaesthetics on water quality during simulated transport of a tropical ornamental fish, the Indian tiger barb Puntius filamentosus. North American Journal of Aquaculture 72:290-297. (IF:0.0.837)
13. Pai SS, Anas A, Jayaprakash NS, Priyaja P, Sreelakshmi B, Philip R, Mohandas A, Singh ISB (2010) Penaeus monodon larvae can be protected from Vibrio harveyi infection by pre-emptive treatment of a rearing system with antagonistic or non-antagonistic bacterial probiotics. Aquaculture Research 41:847-860 (IF: 2.082) (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02362.x)
14. Pramod PK, Ramachandran A, Sajeevan TP, Thampy S, Pai SS (2010) Comparative efficacy of MS-222 and benzocaine as a anaesthetics under simulated transport conditions of a tropical ornamental fish Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes). Aquaculture Research 41:309-314. (IF: 2.082) (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02333.x)
15. Anas A, Lowman DW, Williams DL, Millen S, Pai SS, Sajeevan TP, Philip R, Singh ISB (2009) Alkali insoluble glucan extracted from Acremonium dyospyri is a more potent immunostimulant in Indian white shrimp, Fenneropenaeus indicus than alkali soluble glucan. Aquaculture Research 40:1320-1327. (IF: 2.082) (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02231.x)
16. Vijayan KK, Singh ISB, Jayaprakash NS, Alavandi SV, Pai SS, Preetha R, Rajan JJS, Santiago TC (2006) A brackishwater isolate of Pseudomonas PS-102, a potential antagonistic bacterium against pathogenic vibrios in penaeid and non-penaeid rearing systems. Aquaculture 251:192-200 (IF: 4.242) (DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.10.010)
17. Jayaprakash NS, Pai SS, Philip R, Singh ISB (2006) Isolation of a pathogenic strain of Vibrio alginolyticus from necrotic larvae of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879). Journal of Fish Diseases 29:187-191 (IF: 2.767) (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00690.x)
18. Jayaprakash NS, Pai SS, Anas A, Preetha R, Philip R, Singh ISB (2005) A marine Micrococcus MCCB104 antagonistic to vibrios isolated from prawn larval rearing systems. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 68:39-45 (IF: 1.802) (PMID: 16465832)
19. Singh ISB, Manjusha M, Pai SS, Philip R (2005) Fenneropenaeus indicus is protected from white spot disease by oral administration of inactivated white spot syndrome virus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 66:265-270 (IF: 1.802) (PMID: 16261942)
Book chapters
1. Kaushik NK, Pai SS, Imam M (2024) Antimicrobial peptides as a new class of antimalarial therapeutic agents. In: Qidwai (Editor) 2024 Falciparum Malaria - Diagnostic Tools, Therapeutic Advances, and Future Opportunities. Publisher: Elsevier, Paperback ISBN: 9780323953283 eBook ISBN: 9780323957830. (https://shop.elsevier.com/books/falciparum-malaria/qidwai/978-0-323-95328-3)
2. Yeshwant Naik and Somnath Pai (2023) Introduction. In: Naik, Y, Pai S, (Editors), 2023. LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges. Publisher: University of Münster. DOI: 10.17879/29988722678.
3. Yeshwant Naik and Somnath Pai (2023) LGBTIQ+ Studies in Asia. In: Pai S, (Editors), 2023. LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges. Publisher: University of Münster. DOI: 10.17879/29988722678.
4. Yeshwant Naik and Somnath Pai (2023) Reflections on Women's Studies in the South Asian Context. In: Pai S, (Editors), 2023. LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges. Publisher: University of Münster. DOI: 10.17879/29988722678.
5. Pai SS, Singh ISB (2003) Nucleic acid based diagnostics for shrimp diseases. In: Singh ISB, Pai SS, Philip R, Mohandas A (eds) Aquaculture Medicine (ISBN 81-900724-1-2),
6. Singh ISB, Yadava YS, Pai SS (2003) Aquaculture drug regulations in the Indian context. In: Singh ISB, Pai SS, Philip R, Mohandas A (eds) Aquaculture Medicine (ISBN 81-900724-1-2), Centre for Fish Disease Diagnosis and Management, CUSAT, Kochi, India. p198–202
Conferences/ Symposium
1. Sharma S, Pai SS (2018) Multiple Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli: an update. National Students Conclave 18-19 January 2018, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida.
2. Pai SS, Sharma S, Jasmin C, Anas A (2017) Antibiotic resistance and Vibrio cholerae: an update. Conference on Evolutionary and Integrative Biology (CEIB) 2017, 21-22 December 2017, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India
3. Pai SS, Preetha R, Jayaprakash NS, Anas A, Singh ISB (2015) Multiple antibiotic resistant Vibrio harveyi isolated from Penaeus monodon larval rearing systems of South India. 4th National Conference of Ocean Society of India - OSICON-15, 22-24 March 2015, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
4. Pai SS, Kumar P, Indran SV (2014) Prospects of bacteriophage therapy of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. National Conference on Recent Trends in Molecular Virology-2014 from November 17-19, 2014, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
5. Indran SV, Kumar P, Pai SS (2014) Reverse genetics technology- applications and recent trends. National Conference on Recent Trends in Molecular Virology-2014 from November 17-19, 2014, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
6. Kumar P, Indran SV, Pai SS (2014) Nucleic acid based therapeutics to combat viral infections: a review. National Conference on Recent Trends in Molecular Virology-2014 from November 17-19, 2014, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
7. Pai SS, Anas A, Singh ISB (2014) Bacteriophages isolated for the control of pathogenic Vibrio harveyi in shrimp hatcheries. International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR2014), 1-3 October 2014, Formatex Research Center, Madrid (Spain)
8. Pai SS, Manjusha M, Anas A, Ranjit S, Sudheer NS, Philip R, Singh ISB (2010) A survey of potential carriers and reservoirs of White Spot Syndrome Virus in Penaeus monodon culture systems of Kerala. National Conference of Indian Virological Society, “Recent Trends in Viral Disease Problems and Management”, on 18–20 March, 2010, at S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Virology 20:28.
9. Manjusha M, Ranjit S, Pai SS, Thankachan A, Anas A, Philip R, Singh ISB (2010) Development and demonstration of 'Shrimpvac-I' for the management of white spot syndrome virus and vibrios in shrimp grow-out system. National Conference of Indian Virological Society, “Recent Trends in Viral Disease Problems and Management”, on 18–20 March, 2010, at S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Virology 20:27-28.
10. Pai SS, Anas A, Jayaprakash, NS, Kanjur R, Philip R, Reed RH, Singh ISB (2006) Broad host range siphoviridae-like vibriophages isolated from the sediment of Vembanad estuary. 7th Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, 2-5 November 2006, Kochi, India
11. Riya G, Deepesh V, Anas A, Sreelakshmi B, Jayaprakash NS, Pai SS, Singh ISB (2006). Segregation and characterization of a putative probiotic antagonistic to Vibrios in shrimp larval rearing system. 7th Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, 2 – 5 November 2006, Kochi, India
12. Pai SS, Manjusha M, Ranjit S, Thankachan A, Anas A, Philip R, Singh ISB (2005) Evaluation of environmental factors influencing the outbreak of whitespot syndrome in latent Penaeus monodon. Conference on Microbiology of the Tropical Seas, 13 – 15 December, 2005, Goa, India
13. Jayaprakash NS, Kumar VJR, Anas A, Pai SS, Philip R, Singh ISB (2005) Biological control of prawn pathogenic vibrios by an antagonistic Pseudomonas PS – 2 isolate. World Aquaculture 2005. 9-13 May 2005, Bali, Indonesia
14. Pai SS, Preetha R, Jayaprakash NS, Santhanakrishnan G, Singh ISB (2005) Evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of Vibrio harveyi associated with the larval rearing systems of Penaeus monodon hatcheries in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala (India). International Workshop on Antibiotic Resistance in Asian Aquaculture Environments, 24-25 February 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand
15. Singh ISB, Achuthan C, Rejish VJ, Manju NJ, Jayaprakash NS, Anas A, Pai SS, Preetha R, Philip R, (2005) Recirculation system for organic shrimp and prawn seed production. In: Subasinghe S, Singh T, Lem A (eds) The Production and Marketing of Organic Aquaculture Products (ISBN 983-9816-31-4). Proceedings of Organic Aquaculture and Sea Farming Global Technical and Trade Conference and Exhibition. 15–17 June 2004. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. p75-79
Popular Articles
1. Sinha BKP, Pai SS (2021) Engineering a better future for humankind. The Pioneer, 16th April 2021, Page 7. (https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/columnists/engineering-a-better-future-for-humankind.html)
2. Sinha BKP, Pai SS (2020) Covid-19 pandemic and deforestation – an uncanny connection to human excess. Business Economics, Nov 16-30 2020, p28-29.
3. Sinha BKP, Pai SS, Bhargava K (2020) Microbes: An Equipoise of Planet Earth. The Correspondent, 14 May 2020. (https://thecorrespondent.in/nation/microbes-an-equipoise-of-planet-earth/)
4. Pai SS. (2006) Probiotics as biocontrol agents in aquaculture. http://www.ncaah.org/html/cfddm_rch_01b.html