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  Name of Scientists

  Dr. V. D. Sharma

  Designation

  Deputy Director/ Scientist E

  Date of Birth

  September 02, 1956

  Discipline

  Mycobacteriology

  Address Office

 Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology,
 National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases,
 P.B.NO.101, Tajganj, Agra - 282001

  Address Residence

  Q NO. 5 JALMA Campus, NJIL&OMD, Tajganj, Agra
 Contact Nos  Office: +91 2331751-54 ext227 ,9412750030, Residence : 2331751-54 ext 354, 9359506668
 Email  vdsharmaosho@gmail.com

  Date of Joining

  January 14, 1981

 Date of Present Post

 April, 2008

  Department

  Microbiology & Molecular Biology

  Research Experience

  28 years.

  Foreign Visits

   Nil

  Educational Qualification

  B Lib Sc & Doc, MSc Microbiology, NDRI, Karnal, PhD Biomedical, SN Medical College, Agra

  Membership

  Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
  Indian Association of Leprologists

  Miscellaneous

  More than 40 national/ international conferences/seminars

  Areas of Interest

  Microbiology & Molecular Biology of Mycobacteria
 Awards & Honors   5 lac grant for highest no. of papers in two consecutive years in ICMR
 Conferences Attended   More than 40 national/ international conferences/seminars
 Publications
  1. Srivastava, K., Chauhan, D.S., Gupta, P., Singh, H.B., Sharma, V.D., Yadav, V.S., Sreekumaran Thakral, S.S., Dharamdheeran, J.S., Nigam, P., Prasad, H.K. and Katoch, V.M. Isolation of Mycobacterium bovis and M.tuberculosis from cattle of some farms in north India-possible relevance in human health. Indian J Med Res 128 (2008) 26.
  2. Dayal, R., Singh, A., Katoch, V.M., Joshi, B., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, P., Kumar, G. and sharma, V.D. Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis. Indian J Paediatr 75 (2008) 1219.
  3. Katoch, K., Katoch, V.M., Natrajan, M., Gupta, U.D., Sharma, V.D. and Singh, H. Long term follow-up results of 1 year MDT in MB leprosy patients treated with standard MDT and once a month Minocycline and Ofloxacin. Indian J Lepr 80 (2008) 331.
  4. Katoch, K., Singh, P., Adhikari, T., Benara, S.K., Singh, H.B., Chauhan, D.S., Lavania, M., Sachan, A.S. and Katoch, V.M. Potential of Mw as a prophylactic vaccine against pulmonary tuberculosis. Vaccine. 26 (2008) 1228.
  5. Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D., Parashar, D., Chauhan, A., Singh, D., Singh, H.B., Das, R., Aggarwal, B.M., Malhotra, B., Jain, A., Sharma, M., Kataria, V.K., Aggarwal, J.K., Hanif, M., Shahani, A. and Katoch, V.M. Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from different parts of India based on IS6110 element polymorphism using RFLP analysis. Indian J Med Res 125 (2007) 577.
  6. Singh, P., Wesley, C., Jadaun, G.P.S., Malonia, S.K., Das, R., Upadhyay, P., Fauzdar, J., Sharma, P., Gupta, P., Mishra, A.K., Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D., Gupta, U.D., Venkatesan, K. and Katoch, V.M. Comparative evaluation of pyrazinamide susceptibility testing of mycobacterium tuberculosis by BacT/ ALERT3D system, l.J proportion method and enzymatic pyrazinamidase assay. J Clin Microbiol : Epub (2006).
  7. Das, R., Katoch, K., Jadaun, H.P.S., Gupta, P., Sharma, V.D., Malhotra, B. Garg, A., Ayagiri, A., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, H.B., Yadav, P. and Katoch, V.M. Studies on mutation in embB locus in Indian clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis having high degree of ethambutol resistance. Curr Sci 7 (2006) 923.
  8. Singh Pushpendra, Mishra A K, Malonia S K, Chauhan D S, Sharma V D, Venkatesan K, Katoch V M, The paradox of pyrazinamide: an update on the molecular mechanisms of pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacteria. J Commun Dis 2006;38:288- 98
  9. Gupta, A.K., Chauhan, D.S., Srivastava, K., Das, R., Batra, S., Mittal, M., Goswami, P., Singhal, N., Sharma, V.D., Venkatesan, K., Hasnain, S.E. and Katoch, V.M. Estimation of efflux mediated multi-drug resistance and its correlation with expression levels of two major efflux pumps in mycobacteria. J Commun Dis 38 (2006) 246.
  10. Parashar Deepti, Srivastava R K, Chauhan D S, Sharma V D, Singh Mradula, Lavania Mallika, Chauhan Aradhana, Bhatia A K, Katoch V M, Characterization of mycobacteria isolated from bovines by PRA-targetting hsp 65 gene region. J Commun Dis 2006;38:263- 8
  11. Singh H B, Singh Pushpendra, Jadaun G P S, Srivastava K, Sharma V D, Chauhan D S, Sharma S K, Katoch V M, Simultaneous use of two PCR systems targeting IS6110 and MPB64 for confirmation of diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis. J Commun Dis 2006;38:274- 9
  12. Lavania, M., Katoch, K., Sachan, P., Dubey, A., Kapoor, S., Kashyap, M., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, H.B., Sharma, V.D., Jadav, R.S. and Katoch, V.M. Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA from soil samples targeting ELEP sequences. J Commun Dis 38 (2006) 269.
  13. Hirawati Katoch K, Chauhan D S, Singh H B, Sharma V D, Singh M, Kashyap M, Katoch V M, Detection of M. leprae by reverse transcription- PCR in biopsy specimens from leprosy cases: a preliminary study. J Commun Dis 2006;38:280- 7
  14. Lavania Mallika, Katoch K, Sachan Pawan, Dubey Anuraag, Kapoor Shashi, Kashyap Meera, Chauhan D S, Singh H B, Sharma V D, Jadhav R S, Katoch V M, Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA from soil samples by PCR targeting RLEP sequences. J Commun Dis 2006;38:269- 73
  15. Parashar, D., Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D. and Katoch, V.M. Application of real- time PCR technology in mycobacterial research. Indian J Med Res 124 (2006) 385.
  16. Lavania M, Katoch V M, Singh H B, Das Ram, Sharma V D, Chauhan D S, Natrajan M, Katoch K, Genetic polymorphism among Mycobacterium leprae strains from northern India, by using TTC repeats. Indian J Lepr 2005;77:60- 5
  17. Srivastava, K., Das, R., Jakhmola, P., Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D., Singh, H.B., Sachan, A.S. and Katoch, V.M. Correlation of mutations detected by INNO-LiPA with levels of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Indian J Med Res 120 (2004) 100.
  18. Singhal, T., Om Prakash, Singh, H.B., Sharma, V.D. and Katoch, V.M.Demonstration of circulating anti-LAM and anti-PGL antibodies, 35kDa Mycobacterium leprae antigen and gene encoding for 36kDa protein in plasma from leprosy patients. J Immunol Immunopathol 6 (2004) 127.
  19. Natarajan, M., Katoch, K., Katoch, V.M., Sharma, V.D., Singh, D., Das, R., Chauhan, D.S. and Singh,, H.B. In-situ hybridization in the histodiagnosis of early and clinically suspicious leprosy. Int J Lepr (2004).
  20. Singh HB, Katoch VM, Natrajan M, Sharma VD, Chauhan DS, Lavania M, Sharma P, Sharma M, Katoch K, Benara S, Singh P. Improved protocol for PCR detection of Mycobacterium leprae in buffered formalin-fixed skin biopsies. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 2004;72:175- 8
  21. Ahmed, N., Alam, M., Rao, R.K., Kauser, F., Ashok Kumar, N., Qazi, N.N., Sangal, V., Sharma, V.D., Das, R., Katoch, V.M., Murthy, K.J.R., Suneetha, S., Sharma, S.K., Sechi, L.A., Gilman, R.H. and Hasnain, S.E. Molecular genotyping of a large, multi-centric collection of tubercle bacilli indicates geographical portioning of strain variation: Implications in global epidemiology of M. tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 42 (2004) 3240.
  22. Chauhan, A., Chauhan, D.S., Parashar, D., Gupta, P., Sharma, V.D., Sachan, A.S., Gupta, R., Medhi, S., Agrawal,, B.M. and Katoch, V.M. DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Agra region by IS-6110 probe. indian J Med Microbiol 22 (2004) 238.
  23. Katoch K, Katoch VM, Natrajan M, Sreevatsa, Gupta UD, Sharma VD, Shivanavar CT. 10-12 years follow-up of highly bacillated BL/LL leprosy patients on combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Vaccine. 2004;22:3649- 57
  24. Parashar D, Chauhan DS, Sharma VD, Chauhan A, Chauhan SV, Katoch VM. Optimization of procedures for isolation of mycobacteria from soil and water samples obtained in northern India. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004;70:3751- 3
  25. Das, R., Srivastava, K., Gupta, P., Sharma, V.D., Singh, D., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, H.B. and Katoch, V.M. Comparison of E-test with MIC method of Lownstein- Jensen medium for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Curr Sci 85 (2003) 191.
  26. Katoch, K., Jain, S., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, D.S., Das, R., Gupta, P., Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Sachan, A.S., Pandey, A., Benara, S.K. and Singh, P. Experience of detection and treatment of tuberculosis in a field area of Ghatampur, Kanpur, UP. Health Admin 15 (2003) 124.
  27. Dandapat, P., Verma, Rishendra, Venkatesan, K., Sharma, V.D. and Katoch, V.M. Identification of the bound lipids on the cell envelopes of Mycobacterium bovis. Indian J Anim Sci 72 (2002) 946.
  28. Malhotra, B., Pathak, S., Vyas, L., Katoch, V.M., Srivastava, K., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, D., Sharma, V.D., Das, R. and Singh, H.B. Drug susceptibility profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates at Jaipur. Indian J Med Microbiol 20 (2002) 76.
  29. Singh, H.B., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, D., Das, R., Srivastava, K., Yadav, V.S., Anil Kumar, Katoch, V.M. and Sharma, V.D. Rapid discrimination of Indian Isolates of M.tuberculosis by Random Amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis- A preliminary report. Indian J Med Microbiol 20 (2002) 69.
  30. Gupta, P., Gupta, U.D. and Katoch, V.M. Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria. CJIL Bull XXI(3) (2001) 1.
  31. Gupta, U.D., Katoch, K., Sharma, R.K., Singh, H.B., Natarajan, M., Singh, D., Sharma, V.D., Chauhan, D.S., Dass, Ram, Srivastava, K. and Katoch, V.M. Analysis of quantitative relationship between viability determination in leprosy by MFP, ATP bioluminescence and Gene amplification assays. Int J Lepr (2001).
  32. Dinesh DS, Kar SK, Kishore K, Palit A, Verma N, Gupta AK, Chauhan DS, Singh D, Sharma VD, Katoch VM. Screening sandflies for natural infection with Leishmania donovani, using a non-radioactive probe based on the total DNA of the parasite. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2000;94:447- 51
  33. Katoch VM, Sharma VD. Recent advances in the microbiology of leprosy. Indian J Lepr. 2000;72:363- 79
  34. Katoch, K., Katoch, V.M., Natarajan, M., Sharma, V.D., Singh, H.B. and Gupta, U.D. Chemotherapy trials in MB leprosy using conventional and newer drugs ofloxacin and minocycline. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 66(10) (2000) 18.
  35. Gupta UD, Katoch K, Singh HB, Natrajan M, Sharma VD, Katoch VM. Assessment of viability by normal mouse foot-pad and bacillary ATP bioluminescence assay in multibacillary cases treated with an MDT regimen using conventional as well as newer drugs like minocycline and ofloxacin. Indian J Lepr. 2000;72:437- 42
  36. Verma, R., Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M. Characterization of strains of M.bovis by protein electrophoregrams and isoenzyme patterns. Indian J Anim Sci 70 (2000)
  37. Verma, R. Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M. Chracterization of M bovis strains by protein electrophoreasis and isoenzyme patterns. Indian J Anim Sci 69 (1999).
  38. Gupta, U.D., Sharma, R.K., Katoch, K., Natarajan, M., Singh, D., Sharma, V.D., Singh, H.B. and Katoch, V.M. Comparision of assessment of viability by normal mouse foot pad and PCR. Indian J Med Microbiol 17(4) (1999) 187.
  39. Siddiqi, N., Shamim, MD., Chauhan, D.S., Das, R., Srivastava, K., Singh, D., Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Sharma, S.K., Hanif, M. and Hasnain, S.E. Typing of Drug resistant isolates of mycobacterium tuberculosis from India, using 6110 element reveals, substantative polymorphism, Genetics and evolution 13 (2001) 1.
  40. Dandapat P, Verma R, Venkatesan K, Sharma VD, Singh HB, Das R, Katoch VM. Rapid detection of Mycobacterium bovis on its lipid profile by thin layer chromatography. Vet Microbiol. 1999;65:145- 51
  41. Beerbal, Sachan, A.S., Singh, D, Gupta, P.K., Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M. Application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of M. tuberculosis in sputum specimens. Indian J Tuberc 46 (1999) 235.
  42. Katoch, V.M., Singh, D., Chauhan, D.S., Sharma, V.D. Singh, H.B., Das, R., Srivastava, K., New DNA fingerprinting techniques for TB- relevance in control. Proc. Indo-French Symposium on "Multiple drug resistance in emerging and reemerging discases" New Delhi 9 (1999) 85.
  43. Gupta, U.D., Katoch, K., Singh, H.B., Natrajan, M., Sharma, V.D. and Katoch, V.M. Detection of viable organisms in cases treated with multidrug treatment. Acta Leprol.11(3) (1999) 89.
  44. Singh HB, Katoch K, Natrajan M, Sharma RK, Gupta UD, Sharma VD, Singh D, Chauhan DS, Srivastava K, Katoch VM. Effect of treatment on PCR positivity in multibacillary leprosy patients treated with conventional and newer drugs ofloxacin and minocycline. Acta Leprol. 1999;11:179- 82
  45. Gupta UD, Katoch K, Natarajan M, Sharma VD, Sharma RK, Shivannavar CT, Katoch VM. Viability determination of M.leprae: comparison of normal mouse foot pad and bacillary ATP bioluminescence assay. Acta Leprol. 1997;10:209- 12
  46. Sharma.R.K., Shivannavar,C.T., Katoch,K., Sharma,V.D., Natrajan,M.,Saxena,N. and Katoch,V.M. Microdensitometric scanning procedure for quantitative assessment of hybridization of rRNA targetting probes in leprosy. Acta Leprol 10 (1997) 213.
  47. Singh,D., Chauhan,D.S. and Sharma,V.D. DNA finger printing techniques for mycobacteria. CJIL Q Bull 17 (1997) 1.
  48. Katoch,V.M. and Sharma,V.D. Advances in the techniques for the diagnosis of mycobacterial infections. Indian J Med Microbiol 15 (1997)
  49. Sharma, R.K., Katoch, V.M., Katoch, K., Shivannavar, C.T., Sharma, V.D., Patil, M.A., Natrajan, M., Saxena, N. and Bhatia, A.S. Comparison of sensitivity of probes targetting ribosomal RNA vsDNA in leprosy cases. Indian J Med Microbiol 14 (1996) 99.
  50. Shivannavar, C.T., Katoch, V.M., Sharma, V.D., Patil, M.A., Katoch, K., Bharadwaj, V.P. and Agrawal, B.M. Development of superoxide dismutase (SOD) based enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to determine the immunological relatedness among mycobacteria. Int J Lepr 64 (1996) 99.
  51. Sharma, R.K., Katoch, K., Shivannavar, C.T., Sharma, V.D., Natrajan, M., Bhatia,A.S., Saxena, N. and Katoch, V.M. Detection of M.leprae by gene amplification combined ethidium bromide staining and probe hybridization. Int J Lepr 64 (1996) 409.
  52. Shivannavar CT, Katoch VM, Sharma VD, Patil MA, Katoch K, Bharadwaj VP, Sharma RK, Bhatia AS, Agrawal BM. Determination of mycobacterial phylogeny on the basis of immunological relatedness of superoxide dismutases. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1996;46:1164- 9
  53. Sharma, V.D. and Gupta, U.D. Rapid identification and characterization using composite protein electrophoregram and isoenzyme patterns. CJIL Q Bull XV 3 (1995) 1.
  54. Katoch, K., Katoch, V.M., Natrajan, M., Bhatia, A.S., Sreevatsa, Gupta, U.D., Sharma, V.D., Shivannavar, C.T., Patil, M.A. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Treatment of bacilliferous BL/LL cases with combined chemotherapy and Immunotherapy. Int J Lepr 63 (1995) 202.
  55. Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Shivannavar, C.T., Gupta, U.D., Sharma, R.K., Patil,M.A., Bharadwaj, V.P. and Agarwal, B.M. Protein and isoenzyme patterns of mycobacteria I & II. Their role in identification of repidly growing mycobacteria. Indian J Med Microbiol 13 (1995) 115.
  56. Sharma RK, Katoch K, Sharma VD, Shivannavar CT, Natarajan M, Katoch VM. Isolation and characterization of cultivable mycobacteria from leprosy skin. Indian J Lepr. 1995;67:321- 8
  57. Sharma RK, Katoch K, Sharma VD, Shivannavar CT, Natarajan M, Katoch VM. Studies on microbial aerobic flora of skin in leprosy patients. Indian J Lepr. 1995;67:309- 19
  58. Patil MA, Katoch VM, Venkatesan K, Sharma VD, Shivannavar CT, Kanaujia GV, Agrawal BM. Correlation between inhibitory effect of quinolones and mycolic acid metabolism in mycobacteria. Indian J Lepr. 1992;64:331- 40
  59. Kanaujia GV, Katoch VM, Shivannavar CT, Sharma VD, Patil MA. Rapid characterization of Mycobacterium fortuitum-chelonei complex by restriction fragment length polymorphism of ribosomal RNA genes. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1991;61:205- 8
  60. Bharadwaj, V.P., Katoch, V.M., Katoch, K., Sharma, V.D. and Shivannavar, C.T. Studies on factors influencing energy synthesis in M.leprae. Proc of VI Santa Margherita Ligure Meeting, Symposium on Leprosy Research, Santa Margherita, Italy, 3-7, Oct. 1990.
  61. Katoch, V.M., Kanaujia, G.V., Shivannavar, C.T., Sharma, V.D. and Katoch, K. rRNA gene based probes for early diagnosis and epidemiology of leprosy. Proc of VI Santa Margherita Ligure Meeting, Symposium on Leprosy Research, Santa Margherita, Italy, 3-7 Oct. 1990.
  62. Katoch, V.M., Katoch Kiran, Shivannavar, C.T., Sharma, V.D., Patil, M.A. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Use of ATP assays for in vitro drug screening testing against M.leprae. Indian J Lepr 61 (1989) 333.
  63. Katoch V.M., Katoch, Kiran, Ramanathan, U., Sharma, V.D., Shivannavar, C.T., Datta, A.K. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Effect of chemotherapy on viability of Mycobacterium leprae as determined by ATP content, morphological index and FDA-EB fluorescent staining. Int J Lepr 57 (1989) 615.
  64. Bharadwaj VP, Katoch VM, Katoch K, Sharma VD, Kannan KB, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT. Studies on energy synthesis in M. leprae. Acta Leprol. 1989;7 Suppl 1:30- 2
  65. Katoch K, Ramu G, Ramanathan U, Sengupta U, Sreevatsa, Sharma VD, Shivannavar CT, Katoch VM. Results of a modified WHO regimen in highly bacilliferous BL/LL patients. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1989;57:451- 7
  66. A.K.Datta, V.M. Katoch, K. Katoch, V.D. Sharma, C.T. Shivannavar and J.J. Ghosh Classification and identification of mycobacteria using their mycosidic glycolipids as taxonomic markers-1. Analysis of glycolipids of cultivable mycobacteria. Indian J Med Microbiol 6 (1988) 21.
  67. A.K. Datta, V.M. Katoch, K. Katoch, V.D. Sharma, C.T. Shivannavar and J.J. GhoshClassification and identification of mycobacteria using their mycosidic glycolipids as taxonomic markers-II. Analysis of glycolipids of M.leprae and other related taxon. Indian J Med Microbiol 6 (1988) 33.
  68. M.A. Patil V.M. Katoch, C.T. Shivannavar, V.D. Sharma, A.K. Datta and G.V. Kanaujia. Studies on effect of rifampicin on mycolic acid biosynthesis of mycobacteria: A preliminary report. Indian J Med Microbiol 6 (1988) 251.
  69. V.M. Katoch, K. Katoch, G. Ramu, V.D. Sharma, A.K. Datta, Shivannavar, C.T. and K.V. Desikan. In vitro methods for determination of viability of mycobacteria : Comparison of ATP content, Morphological index and FDA-EB fluorescent staining in M leprae.Lepr Rev 59 (1988) 137.
  70. Katoch VM, Sharma VD, Kannan KB, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT, Bharadwaj VP. Metabolic studies on mycobacteria. III. Demonstration of key enzymes of TCA cycle in M. leprae. Indian J Lepr. 1987;59:152- 7
  71. Katoch VM, Katoch K, Bharadwaj VP, Datta AK, Sharma VD, Shivannavar CT, Kannan KB. Metabolic studies on mycobacteria. V. A preliminary report on the ATP synthesis by mycobacteria including M. leprae by using different substrates. Indian J Lepr. 1987;59:163- 70
  72. Bharadwaj VP, Katoch VM, Sharma VD, Kannan KB, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT. Metabolic studies on mycobacteria. IV. Assay of isocitrate lyase and malate synthase activity in M. leprae. Indian J Lepr. 1987;59:158- 62
  73. Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Datta, A.K., Shivannavar, C.T., Katoch, K. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Isoenzyme patterns of mycobacteria: Their relevance in taxonomical classification and identification. Proc Indo-UK symp on leprosy heldat Agra 7-10, 1986. V.M. Katoch (ed) A CJIL Publication Coronation Press (1987) 210.
  74. Katoch, V.M., Sharma,V.D., Katoch,K., Ramu,G., Datta, A.K. and Shivannavar, C.T.Search for in vitro methods for determination of viability of mycobacteria. : Correlation of ATP content, bacterial indices and FDA-FB flourescent staining in M.leprae., p.329. In Katoch, V.M. (ed), Proc of Indo-UK Symposium on leprosy. A CJIL Publication, Coronation Press, Agra. April 7-10, 1986.
  75. Katoch, V.M., Shivannavar, C.T., Datta, A.K. and Sharma, V.D. Immunological relatedness of superoxide dismutases of mycobacteria : A new parameter for taxonomical identification and classification, p.219. In Katoch V.M. (ed). Proc of Indo-UK Symposium on Leprosy. A CJIL Publication, Coronation Press, Agra, April 7-10, 1986.
  76. Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Datta, A.K., Shivannavar, C.T., Katoch, K., Kannan, K.B. and Bhardwaj, V.P. Electrophoretic separation isoenzymes of mycobacteria. Their role in taxonomy of mycobacteria with special reference to M.leprae,p.210.In Katoch, V.M. (ed), Proc of Indo-UK Symposium on leprosy. A CJIL Publication, Coronation press, Agra, April 7-10, 1986.
  77. Bharadwaj, V.P., Katoch, V.M., Kannan, K.B., Sharma, V.D., Datta, A.K. and Shivannavar, C.T. Studies on metabolism of mycobacteria with special reference to M.leprae,p.182. In Katoch V.M. (ed). Proc of Indo-UK Symposium on Leprosy, A CJIL Publication, Coronation Press, Agra, April 7-10, 1986.
  78. Kannan, K.B., Katoch, V.M., Sharma, V.D. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Extracellular enzymes of mycobacteria. FEMS Microbiol lett 48 (1987) 31.
  79. Datta, A.K., Katoch, V.M., Katoch, Kiran, Sharma, V.D. and Shivannavar, C.T. Evidence for the presence of methoxy mycolic acids in Mycobacterium leprae along with alpha- and keto-mycolic acids. Indian J Med Microbiol 5 (1987) 229.
  80. Katoch, V.M., Shivannavar C.T., Datta, A.K. and Sharma, V.D. Immunological approaches to characterization of mycobacteria : The evaluation of immunological relatedness of superoxide dismutases in taxonomical identification. Indian J Med Microbiol 5 (1987) 58.
  81. Katoch, V.M., Shivannavar, C.T., Datta, A.K. and Sharma, V.D. Serological approaches to characterization of mycobacteria: The evaluation of immunological relatedness of superoxide dismutase in taxonomic identification. Ind J Med Microbiol 5 (1987) 17.
  82. Datta, A.K., Katoch Kiran, Katoch, V.M., Sharma, V.D. and Shivannavar, C.T. Apperance of Methoxy mycolate like component by acid methonolysis of Mycobacterium leprae. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 55 (1987) 680.
  83. Katoch, V.M., Sharma, V.D., Datta, A.K., Shivannavar, C.T., Katoch, K., Kannan, K.B. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Isoenzyme patterns of mycobacteria. Their role in taxonomical identification of species and strains of mycobacteria specially M.leprae. Indian J Med Microbiol 4 (1986) 81.
  84. Bhardwaj, V.P., Katoch, V.M., Kannan, K.B., Sharma, V.D., Datta, A.K. and Shivannavar, C.T. Studies on metabolism of mycobacteria with special reference to M.leprae. p.182. In Katoch, V.M. (ed.). Proc of Indo-UK Symposium on Leprosy.A CJIL Publication, Coronation Press, Agra, April 7-10, 1986.
  85. Katoch,Kiran., Katoch,V.M., Datta,A.K., Sharma,V.D. and Ramu,G. Chest infection due to M.fortuitum in a case of lepromatous leprosy. Indian J Lepr 57 (1985) 399.
  86. Sharma VD, Katoch VM, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT, Kannan KB, Bharadwaj VP. Isoenzyme patterns of mycobacteria. I. Factors influencing LDH isoenzymes of mycobacteria. Indian J Lepr. 1985;57:97- 106
  87. Kannan KB, Katoch VM, Bharadwaj VP, Sharma VD, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT. Metabolic studies on mycobacteria--II. Glyoxylate by-pass (TCA cycle) enzymes of slow and fast growing mycobacteria. Indian J Lepr. 1985;57:542- 8
  88. Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M., Datta, A.K., Kannan, K.B., Shivannavar, C.T. and Bharadwaj, V.P. Metabolic studies on mycobacteria I. Demonstration of key enzymes of glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle on polyacrylamide gels. Indian J Lepr 57 (1985) 534.
  89. Katoch VM, Sharma VD, Datta AK, Shivannavar CT, Katoch K, Kannan KB, Bharadwaj VP. Isoenzymes of mycobacteria. II. Relevance of LDH zymograms in taxonomy and identification. Indian J Lepr. 1985;57:107- 14
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