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Dr.Z.B.Dubal,
Designation: Principal Scientist
Mail-id: zunjar.dubal@icar.gov.in
Mobile: 080 - 23093151 (Ext - 151)
Telephone: 8006800255

Area of Specialization

:Food borne infections and AMR

Education Qualifications

: M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Public Health), Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai
Ph.D. (Veterinary Public Health), ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP

Research Papers Handled

1. Molecular characterization of mastitis pathogens and their control in Sikkim (Institute Funded) (2005-2007)
2. Molecular detection and characterization of enteric pathogens with special reference to rotavirus from livestock and poultry (Institute Funded) (2010-2013)
3. Microbiological analysis of street vended foods and associated environment (Institute Funded) (2014-2016)
4. Genotypic diversity of human, bovine and porcine group A rotaviruses (SERB-DST Funded) (2016-2020).
5. Indo-UK collaborative project “Does antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock contribute to AMR in people in NE India? An interdisciplinary study investigating antibiotic use, drivers of AMR, and transmission dynamics” (DBT Funded) (2018-2022).
6. Indian Network on Fishery and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR) (Institute Funded) (2018-2023)

Best Publications

Publications related to AMR:
1. Dubal, Z.B.; Rahman, H.; Murugkar, H.V.; Kumar, A.; Shome, B.R.; Shome, R. and Mukharjee, R. (2005). Characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from piglet diarrhoea. Ind. J. Anim. Sci. 75(12): 1388-1389.
2. Dubal Z.B., Avasthe R.K., Haque N., Toppo S., Murugkar H.V. and Barbuddhe S.B. (2009). Efficacy of medicinal plant extracts and antimicrobials on different serotypes of Escherichia coli. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 79(1): 13-16.

3. Dubal Z.B., Rahman H., Papri Pal, Kumar A. and Kalpana Pradhan (2010). Characterization & antimicrobial sensitivity of the pathogens isolated from bovine mastitis with special reference to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus spp. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 80(12): 1163-1167.

4. Sivakumar, M, Dubal, Z.B., Kumar, A., Bhilegaonkar, K.N., Vinodh Kumar O.R., Kumar, S., Anukampa, Shagufta Bi., Grace M.R., Ramees T.P. and Dwivedi, A. (2018). Virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Street Vended Foods. J Food Sci Technol. 56: 1116-1126.

5. M Sivakumar, G Abass, R Vivekanandhan, DK Singh, Kiran Bhilegaonkar, Suman Kumar, MR Grace, Zunjar Dubal (2021). Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing and multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in street foods: a public health concern. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 58(4): 1247-1261

6. Anukampa, Bi Shagufta, Sivakumar M., Surender Kumar, Agarwal R.K., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Kumar A. and Dubal Z.B. (2017). Antimicrobial resistance and typing of Salmonella isolated from street vended foods and associated environment. J Food Sci Technol 54(8):2532–2539.

7. Pruthvishree, B.S.; Vinodh Kumar, O.R.; Sinha, D.K.; Malik, Y.P.S., Dubal Z.B., Desingu, P.A. Shivakumar, M.; Krishnaswamy, Narayanan and Singh, B R (2017). Spatial molecular epidemiology of carbapenem resistant and New Delhi Metallo Beta-lactamase (blaNDM) producing Escherichia coli strains in the piglets of organized farms in India. Journal of Applied Microbiology, doi:10.1111/jam.13455

8. Khorjuvenkar, S.N.P., Doijad, S.P., Poharkar, K., Dubal, Z.B. and Barbuddhe, S.B. (2014). Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Pichia membranifaciens Strain Isolated from Naturally Fermented Cashew Apple Juice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci.: 86(1): 125–129.

9. Raorane A., Shubhadha Chote, Dubal Z.B., Barbuddhe S.B., Karunakaran, M., Doijad S., Pathak A., Poharkar K. and Singh N.P. (2013). Antimicrobial resistance of the pathogens isolated from bovine mastitis in Goa. Ruminant Science. 2(2): 139-144.

10. Dubal, Z.B., Paturkar, A.M., Waskar, V.S., Zende, R.J., Latha, C. and Aghav, N.B. (2006). Effect of food grade salts on inoculated S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, E. coli and P. aeruginosa in sheep/goat meat stored at refrigeration temperature. J. Vet. Pub. Health, 3(1): 1-6.

11. Dubal Z.B., Paturkar A.M., Waskar V.S., Zende R.J., Latha C., Rawool D.B. and Kadam M.M. (2004). Effect of food grade organic acids on inoculated S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, E. coli and S. Typhimurium in sheep/goat meat stored at refrigeration temperature. Meat Science, 66: 817-821.

12. OR VinodhKumar, BR Singh, DK Sinha, BS Pruthvishree, Shika Tamta, ZB Dubal, R Karthikeyan, Ramkumar N Rupner, YS Malik (2019). Risk factor analysis, antimicrobial resistance and pathotyping of Escherichia coli associated with pre- and post-weaning piglet diarrhoea in organised farms, India. Epidemiology & Infection. 147.

13. Shikha Tamta, Vinodh Kumar OR, BS Pruthvishree, R Karthikeyan, Ramkumar N Rupner, GE Chethan, ZB Dubal, DK Sinha, BR Singh (2020). Faecal carriage of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and New Delhi metallo beta-lactamase (NDM) producing Escherichia coli between piglets and pig farmworkers. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 73: 101564

14. M Suman Kumar, TP Ramees, H Dhanze, S Gupta, ZB Dubal, A Kumar (2021). Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter isolates from broiler chicken and slaughter house environment in India. Animal Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1953514.

15. Vivekanandhan Rangaraju, Bilal Ahmad Malla, Arockiasamy Arun Prince Milton, Angappan Madesh, Kale Balasaheb Madhukar, Anukampa Kadwalia, Obli Rajendran Vinodhkumar, M Suman Kumar, Zunjar Baburao Dubal (2022). Occurrence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence properties of thermophilic Campylobacter coli originating from two different poultry settings. Gene Reports. 27: 101618

16. B Shome, Rakshit Ojha, Suresh Mendem, Devi Murugesan, Gopalakrishna Sivaraman, Sudha Sajeev, Sandeep Ghatak, Chimanjita Phukan, Suranjana Chaliha Hazarika, Zunjar Dubal, Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad, Rajeswari Shome, Claire Raisen, Mark Holmes (2021). First ‘One-Health’ study on genome-wide comparison of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from Human-Animal-Aquaculture-Environment continuum: a collective effort from six institutes of India. Authorea Preprints.

17. Anup N Kalmegh, S Anbazhagan, Rajneesh Rana, Zunjar B Dubal, Pallab Chaudhuri (2020). Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Capri field isolates from goats in India. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 90(8): 1123-1125

18. Waghamare, R.N., Paturkar, A.M., Vaidya, V.M., Zende, R.J., Dubal, Z.B., Dwivedi, A. and Gaikwad, R.V. (2018). Phenotypic and genotypic drug resistance profile of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry farm and processing units located in and around Mumbai city, India. Veterinary World, 11(12): 1682-1688.

Publications related to Rotavirus :
1. Dubal Z.B., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Barbuddhe S. B., Kolhe R.P., Simranpreet Kaur, Shriya Rawat, Prejit Nambiar, Karunakaran M. (2013). Prevalence and genotypic (G and P) determination of porcine group A rotaviruses from different regions of India. Tropical animal health and production 45(2): 609-615.

2. Dubal, Z. B., Bhilegaonkar, K. N., Kolhe, R. P., Simranpreet Kaur, Shriya Rawat, Shakuntala, I. and Vaidya, V.M. (2014). Isolation and genotypic characterization of rotavirus. Indian Journal of Animal Science, 84(3): 240-244.

3. Abhay Raorane, Zunjar Dubal, Sandeep Ghatak, Michael Mawlong, B Susngi, Virendra Gaonkar, Eknath Chakurkar, Sukhadeo Barbuddhe (2020). Genotypic determination of human group A rotaviruses from Goa and Meghalaya states, India. Heliyon. 6(8). e04521

4. Gazanfar Abass, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Kaushal K Rajak, Balasaheb M Kale, Abhay Raorane, Nitin Dudhe, Bilal Ahmad Malla, Dhananjay Desai, Dharmendra K Sinha, Obli R Vinodh Kumar, Yashpal Singh Malik (2020). Molecular characterization of porcine rotavirus A from India revealing zooanthroponotic transmission Molecular characterization of porcine rotavirus A from India revealing zooanthroponotic transmission. Animal Biotechnology. 1-13.

5. Bilal Ahmad Malla, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Anukampa Kadwalia, Gazanfar Abass, Obli Rajendran Vinodh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Kaushal Kishore Rajak, Ishfaq Maqbool, Aquil Mohmad, Vivekanandhan Rangaraju, Arfa Fayaz (2020). Seasonal pattern in occurrence of rotavirus infection (RV) in diarrheic children, calves and piglets from Bareilly, India. Animal Biotechnology. 1-8.

6. O. R VinodhKumar, S Sircar, BS Pruthvishree, KR Nirupama, BR Singh, DK Sinha, Ramkumar Rupner, A Karthikeyan, R Karthikeyan, ZB Dubal, YS Malik (2020). Cross-sectional study on rotavirus A (RVA) infection and assessment of risk factors in pre-and post-weaning piglets in India. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 52(1): 445-452.

7. Kurmi B., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Murugkar H.V., Kumar A., Dubal Z.B., Dixit M., Rawat S., Anjay and Patiyal A. (2012). Stability of Rotavirus in Human Stool at Different Temperatures. Journal of Veterinary Public Health 10(2): 107-110.

8. Rawat S., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Agarwal R.K., Dubal Z.B., Singh M., Biswas R. and Lokesh K.M. (2012). Prevalence of group A rotaviruses in bovine calves of North India. Journal of Veterinary Public Health 10(1): 7-10.

9. Simranpreet Kaur, Bhilegaonkar, K.N., Agarwal, R.K., Dubal, Z.B., Lokesh, K.M. and Shriya Rawat (2013). Detection and quantification of Group A rotavirus in humans and animals by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Veterinary Public Health (accepted).

10. Dubal, Z.B., Michael Mawlong, Bahunlang Susngi, Sanjukta, R., Puro, K., Ghatak, S., Sen, A., Shakuntala, I., Barbuddhe, S.B., Anuj Ahuja & Bhattacharjee, U. (2014b). Comparison of agarose gel electrophoresis and RNA-PAGE for rapid detection of rotavirus from fecal samples. Journal of Applied Animal Research: Accepted.

Other Publications :
Yashpal Singh Malik, Vinodhkumar Obli Rajendran, MA Ikram, Tripti Pande, Karthikeyan Ravichandran, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Balasubramanian Ganesh, Aridoss Santhakumar, Sina Salajegheh Tazerji, Md Tanvir Rahman, Muhammad Safdar, Zunjar B Dubal, Kuldeep Dhama (2021). Responses to COVID-19 in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries in 2020, a data analysis during a world of crises. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. 152: 111311.

Latha C., Sherikar A.T., Waskar V.S., Dubal Z.B. and Ahmed S.N. (2009). Sanitizing effect of salts on experimentally inoculated organisms on pork carcasses. Meat Science 83: 796-799. Pathak A. D., Dubal Z. B., Doijad S., Raorane A., Rodrigues S., Naik R., Naik-Gaonkar S., Kalorey D. R., Kurkure N. V., Naik R. and Barbuddhe S. B. (2014). Human brucellosis among pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) cases and occupationally exposed individuals in Goa Region, India. Emerging Health Threats Journal 7: 238-246.

Pathak A.D., Dubal Z.B., Karunakaran M., Doijad S.P., Raorane A.V., Dhuri R.B., Bale M.A., Chakurkar E.B., Kalorey D.R., Kurkure N.V. and Barbuddhe S.B. (2016). Apparent seroprevalence, isolation and identification of risk factors for brucellosis among dairy cattle in Goa, India. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 47: 1-6. Desingu P.A., Ray P.K., John J.K., Das T., Dubal Z.B., Rajak K.K., Singh R.K. and Saikumar G. (2017). First Complete Genome Sequence of Genotype III Japanese Encephalitis Virus Isolated from a Stillborn Piglet in India. Genome Announcements, 5(3): e01503-16.

Menaka, G. Saikumar, K.K. Rajak, Z.B. Dubal and Tareni Das (2019). Japanese encephalitis virus induced neuropathology in mouse model infected through the conjunctival route. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 150(5): 498

Anjay, Ashok Kumar, Abhishek, Hina Malik, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Rohit Kumar Jaiswal, Suman Kumar, Bablu Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (2022). Isolation and characterization of Salmonella phages and phage cocktail mediated biocontrol of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in chicken meat. LWT. 155: 112957. doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112957.

Monalisa Sahoo, Suraj Baloni, Jigarji Chaturji Thakor, Dinesh M, Jitendra Bhutediya, Salauddin Qureshi, Kuldeep Dhama, Zunzar Baburao Dubal, Karampal Singh, Rajendra Singh (2020). Localization of Pasteurella multocida antigens in the brains of pigs naturally infected with Pasteurellosis revealing a newer aspect of pathogenesis. Microbial Pathogenesis 140:103968.

J.K. Sasidharan, M.K. Patra, J.A. Khan, A.K. Singh, M. Karikalan, U.K. De, A.C. Saxena, Z.B. Dubal, S.K. Singh, H. Kumar, N. Krishnaswamy (2023). Differential expression of inflammatory cytokines, prostaglandin synthases and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in the endometrium and circulation in different graded CEH-pyometra in bitch. Theriogenology 197: 139-149.

Ajay Kumar Yadav, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Ashok Kumar, Mukesh Bhatt, Soumendu Chakravarti, Sankar Muthu, Z.B. Dubal, Sagar Khulape, Raja Wasim Yousuf, Vishal Rai, Bablu Kumar, Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan, Praveen Kumar Gupta, Rabindra Prasad Singh, Rajkumar Singh (2021). Replication competence of canine distemper virus in cell lines expressing signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) of goat, sheep and dog origin. Microbial Pathogenesis 156: 104940.

Jisna Kuttiyeri Sasidharan, Manas Kumar Patra, Ujjwal Kumar De, Javid Ahmad Khan, Irfan Shah, Karikalan Mathesh, Abhishek Chandra Saxena, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Harendra Kumar, Narayanan Krishnaswamy (2023). Serum concentrations of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and IL6 can predict the onset of sepsis in pyometra bitches. Reproduction in Domestic Anim. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14353.

Area of Specialization	:Food borne infections and AMR
Education Qualifications	: M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Public Health), Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai Ph.D. (Veterinary Public Health), ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP
Research Papers Handled	1. Molecular characterization of mastitis pathogens and their control in Sikkim (Institute Funded) (2005-2007) 2. Molecular detection and characterization of enteric pathogens with special reference to rotavirus from livestock and poultry (Institute Funded) (2010-2013) 3. Microbiological analysis of street vended foods and associated environment (Institute Funded) (2014-2016) 4. Genotypic diversity of human, bovine and porcine group A rotaviruses (SERB-DST Funded) (2016-2020). 5. Indo-UK collaborative project “Does antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock contribute to AMR in people in NE India? An interdisciplinary study investigating antibiotic use, drivers of AMR, and transmission dynamics” (DBT Funded) (2018-2022). 6. Indian Network on Fishery and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR) (Institute Funded) (2018-2023)
Best Publications	Publications related to AMR: 1. Dubal, Z.B.; Rahman, H.; Murugkar, H.V.; Kumar, A.; Shome, B.R.; Shome, R. and Mukharjee, R. (2005). Characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from piglet diarrhoea. Ind. J. Anim. Sci. 75(12): 1388-1389. 2. Dubal Z.B., Avasthe R.K., Haque N., Toppo S., Murugkar H.V. and Barbuddhe S.B. (2009). Efficacy of medicinal plant extracts and antimicrobials on different serotypes of Escherichia coli. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 79(1): 13-16. 3. Dubal Z.B., Rahman H., Papri Pal, Kumar A. and Kalpana Pradhan (2010). Characterization & antimicrobial sensitivity of the pathogens isolated from bovine mastitis with special reference to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus spp. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 80(12): 1163-1167. 4. Sivakumar, M, Dubal, Z.B., Kumar, A., Bhilegaonkar, K.N., Vinodh Kumar O.R., Kumar, S., Anukampa, Shagufta Bi., Grace M.R., Ramees T.P. and Dwivedi, A. (2018). Virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Street Vended Foods. J Food Sci Technol. 56: 1116-1126. 5. M Sivakumar, G Abass, R Vivekanandhan, DK Singh, Kiran Bhilegaonkar, Suman Kumar, MR Grace, Zunjar Dubal (2021). Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing and multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in street foods: a public health concern. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 58(4): 1247-1261 6. Anukampa, Bi Shagufta, Sivakumar M., Surender Kumar, Agarwal R.K., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Kumar A. and Dubal Z.B. (2017). Antimicrobial resistance and typing of Salmonella isolated from street vended foods and associated environment. J Food Sci Technol 54(8):2532–2539. 7. Pruthvishree, B.S.; Vinodh Kumar, O.R.; Sinha, D.K.; Malik, Y.P.S., Dubal Z.B., Desingu, P.A. Shivakumar, M.; Krishnaswamy, Narayanan and Singh, B R (2017). Spatial molecular epidemiology of carbapenem resistant and New Delhi Metallo Beta-lactamase (blaNDM) producing Escherichia coli strains in the piglets of organized farms in India. Journal of Applied Microbiology, doi:10.1111/jam.13455 8. Khorjuvenkar, S.N.P., Doijad, S.P., Poharkar, K., Dubal, Z.B. and Barbuddhe, S.B. (2014). Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Pichia membranifaciens Strain Isolated from Naturally Fermented Cashew Apple Juice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci.: 86(1): 125–129. 9. Raorane A., Shubhadha Chote, Dubal Z.B., Barbuddhe S.B., Karunakaran, M., Doijad S., Pathak A., Poharkar K. and Singh N.P. (2013). Antimicrobial resistance of the pathogens isolated from bovine mastitis in Goa. Ruminant Science. 2(2): 139-144. 10. Dubal, Z.B., Paturkar, A.M., Waskar, V.S., Zende, R.J., Latha, C. and Aghav, N.B. (2006). Effect of food grade salts on inoculated S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, E. coli and P. aeruginosa in sheep/goat meat stored at refrigeration temperature. J. Vet. Pub. Health, 3(1): 1-6. 11. Dubal Z.B., Paturkar A.M., Waskar V.S., Zende R.J., Latha C., Rawool D.B. and Kadam M.M. (2004). Effect of food grade organic acids on inoculated S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, E. coli and S. Typhimurium in sheep/goat meat stored at refrigeration temperature. Meat Science, 66: 817-821. 12. OR VinodhKumar, BR Singh, DK Sinha, BS Pruthvishree, Shika Tamta, ZB Dubal, R Karthikeyan, Ramkumar N Rupner, YS Malik (2019). Risk factor analysis, antimicrobial resistance and pathotyping of Escherichia coli associated with pre- and post-weaning piglet diarrhoea in organised farms, India. Epidemiology & Infection. 147. 13. Shikha Tamta, Vinodh Kumar OR, BS Pruthvishree, R Karthikeyan, Ramkumar N Rupner, GE Chethan, ZB Dubal, DK Sinha, BR Singh (2020). Faecal carriage of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and New Delhi metallo beta-lactamase (NDM) producing Escherichia coli between piglets and pig farmworkers. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 73: 101564 14. M Suman Kumar, TP Ramees, H Dhanze, S Gupta, ZB Dubal, A Kumar (2021). Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter isolates from broiler chicken and slaughter house environment in India. Animal Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1953514. 15. Vivekanandhan Rangaraju, Bilal Ahmad Malla, Arockiasamy Arun Prince Milton, Angappan Madesh, Kale Balasaheb Madhukar, Anukampa Kadwalia, Obli Rajendran Vinodhkumar, M Suman Kumar, Zunjar Baburao Dubal (2022). Occurrence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence properties of thermophilic Campylobacter coli originating from two different poultry settings. Gene Reports. 27: 101618 16. B Shome, Rakshit Ojha, Suresh Mendem, Devi Murugesan, Gopalakrishna Sivaraman, Sudha Sajeev, Sandeep Ghatak, Chimanjita Phukan, Suranjana Chaliha Hazarika, Zunjar Dubal, Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad, Rajeswari Shome, Claire Raisen, Mark Holmes (2021). First ‘One-Health’ study on genome-wide comparison of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from Human-Animal-Aquaculture-Environment continuum: a collective effort from six institutes of India. Authorea Preprints. 17. Anup N Kalmegh, S Anbazhagan, Rajneesh Rana, Zunjar B Dubal, Pallab Chaudhuri (2020). Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Capri field isolates from goats in India. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 90(8): 1123-1125 18. Waghamare, R.N., Paturkar, A.M., Vaidya, V.M., Zende, R.J., Dubal, Z.B., Dwivedi, A. and Gaikwad, R.V. (2018). Phenotypic and genotypic drug resistance profile of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry farm and processing units located in and around Mumbai city, India. Veterinary World, 11(12): 1682-1688. Publications related to Rotavirus : 1. Dubal Z.B., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Barbuddhe S. B., Kolhe R.P., Simranpreet Kaur, Shriya Rawat, Prejit Nambiar, Karunakaran M. (2013). Prevalence and genotypic (G and P) determination of porcine group A rotaviruses from different regions of India. Tropical animal health and production 45(2): 609-615. 2. Dubal, Z. B., Bhilegaonkar, K. N., Kolhe, R. P., Simranpreet Kaur, Shriya Rawat, Shakuntala, I. and Vaidya, V.M. (2014). Isolation and genotypic characterization of rotavirus. Indian Journal of Animal Science, 84(3): 240-244. 3. Abhay Raorane, Zunjar Dubal, Sandeep Ghatak, Michael Mawlong, B Susngi, Virendra Gaonkar, Eknath Chakurkar, Sukhadeo Barbuddhe (2020). Genotypic determination of human group A rotaviruses from Goa and Meghalaya states, India. Heliyon. 6(8). e04521 4. Gazanfar Abass, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Kaushal K Rajak, Balasaheb M Kale, Abhay Raorane, Nitin Dudhe, Bilal Ahmad Malla, Dhananjay Desai, Dharmendra K Sinha, Obli R Vinodh Kumar, Yashpal Singh Malik (2020). Molecular characterization of porcine rotavirus A from India revealing zooanthroponotic transmission Molecular characterization of porcine rotavirus A from India revealing zooanthroponotic transmission. Animal Biotechnology. 1-13. 5. Bilal Ahmad Malla, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Anukampa Kadwalia, Gazanfar Abass, Obli Rajendran Vinodh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Kaushal Kishore Rajak, Ishfaq Maqbool, Aquil Mohmad, Vivekanandhan Rangaraju, Arfa Fayaz (2020). Seasonal pattern in occurrence of rotavirus infection (RV) in diarrheic children, calves and piglets from Bareilly, India. Animal Biotechnology. 1-8. 6. O. R VinodhKumar, S Sircar, BS Pruthvishree, KR Nirupama, BR Singh, DK Sinha, Ramkumar Rupner, A Karthikeyan, R Karthikeyan, ZB Dubal, YS Malik (2020). Cross-sectional study on rotavirus A (RVA) infection and assessment of risk factors in pre-and post-weaning piglets in India. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 52(1): 445-452. 7. Kurmi B., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Murugkar H.V., Kumar A., Dubal Z.B., Dixit M., Rawat S., Anjay and Patiyal A. (2012). Stability of Rotavirus in Human Stool at Different Temperatures. Journal of Veterinary Public Health 10(2): 107-110. 8. Rawat S., Bhilegaonkar K.N., Agarwal R.K., Dubal Z.B., Singh M., Biswas R. and Lokesh K.M. (2012). Prevalence of group A rotaviruses in bovine calves of North India. Journal of Veterinary Public Health 10(1): 7-10. 9. Simranpreet Kaur, Bhilegaonkar, K.N., Agarwal, R.K., Dubal, Z.B., Lokesh, K.M. and Shriya Rawat (2013). Detection and quantification of Group A rotavirus in humans and animals by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Veterinary Public Health (accepted). 10. Dubal, Z.B., Michael Mawlong, Bahunlang Susngi, Sanjukta, R., Puro, K., Ghatak, S., Sen, A., Shakuntala, I., Barbuddhe, S.B., Anuj Ahuja & Bhattacharjee, U. (2014b). Comparison of agarose gel electrophoresis and RNA-PAGE for rapid detection of rotavirus from fecal samples. Journal of Applied Animal Research: Accepted. Other Publications : Yashpal Singh Malik, Vinodhkumar Obli Rajendran, MA Ikram, Tripti Pande, Karthikeyan Ravichandran, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Balasubramanian Ganesh, Aridoss Santhakumar, Sina Salajegheh Tazerji, Md Tanvir Rahman, Muhammad Safdar, Zunjar B Dubal, Kuldeep Dhama (2021). Responses to COVID-19 in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries in 2020, a data analysis during a world of crises. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. 152: 111311. Latha C., Sherikar A.T., Waskar V.S., Dubal Z.B. and Ahmed S.N. (2009). Sanitizing effect of salts on experimentally inoculated organisms on pork carcasses. Meat Science 83: 796-799. Pathak A. D., Dubal Z. B., Doijad S., Raorane A., Rodrigues S., Naik R., Naik-Gaonkar S., Kalorey D. R., Kurkure N. V., Naik R. and Barbuddhe S. B. (2014). Human brucellosis among pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) cases and occupationally exposed individuals in Goa Region, India. Emerging Health Threats Journal 7: 238-246. Pathak A.D., Dubal Z.B., Karunakaran M., Doijad S.P., Raorane A.V., Dhuri R.B., Bale M.A., Chakurkar E.B., Kalorey D.R., Kurkure N.V. and Barbuddhe S.B. (2016). Apparent seroprevalence, isolation and identification of risk factors for brucellosis among dairy cattle in Goa, India. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 47: 1-6. Desingu P.A., Ray P.K., John J.K., Das T., Dubal Z.B., Rajak K.K., Singh R.K. and Saikumar G. (2017). First Complete Genome Sequence of Genotype III Japanese Encephalitis Virus Isolated from a Stillborn Piglet in India. Genome Announcements, 5(3): e01503-16. Menaka, G. Saikumar, K.K. Rajak, Z.B. Dubal and Tareni Das (2019). Japanese encephalitis virus induced neuropathology in mouse model infected through the conjunctival route. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 150(5): 498 Anjay, Ashok Kumar, Abhishek, Hina Malik, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Rohit Kumar Jaiswal, Suman Kumar, Bablu Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (2022). Isolation and characterization of Salmonella phages and phage cocktail mediated biocontrol of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in chicken meat. LWT. 155: 112957. doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112957. Monalisa Sahoo, Suraj Baloni, Jigarji Chaturji Thakor, Dinesh M, Jitendra Bhutediya, Salauddin Qureshi, Kuldeep Dhama, Zunzar Baburao Dubal, Karampal Singh, Rajendra Singh (2020). Localization of Pasteurella multocida antigens in the brains of pigs naturally infected with Pasteurellosis revealing a newer aspect of pathogenesis. Microbial Pathogenesis 140:103968. J.K. Sasidharan, M.K. Patra, J.A. Khan, A.K. Singh, M. Karikalan, U.K. De, A.C. Saxena, Z.B. Dubal, S.K. Singh, H. Kumar, N. Krishnaswamy (2023). Differential expression of inflammatory cytokines, prostaglandin synthases and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in the endometrium and circulation in different graded CEH-pyometra in bitch. Theriogenology 197: 139-149. Ajay Kumar Yadav, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Ashok Kumar, Mukesh Bhatt, Soumendu Chakravarti, Sankar Muthu, Z.B. Dubal, Sagar Khulape, Raja Wasim Yousuf, Vishal Rai, Bablu Kumar, Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan, Praveen Kumar Gupta, Rabindra Prasad Singh, Rajkumar Singh (2021). Replication competence of canine distemper virus in cell lines expressing signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) of goat, sheep and dog origin. Microbial Pathogenesis 156: 104940. Jisna Kuttiyeri Sasidharan, Manas Kumar Patra, Ujjwal Kumar De, Javid Ahmad Khan, Irfan Shah, Karikalan Mathesh, Abhishek Chandra Saxena, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Harendra Kumar, Narayanan Krishnaswamy (2023). Serum concentrations of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and IL6 can predict the onset of sepsis in pyometra bitches. Reproduction in Domestic Anim. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14353.

Dr.Z.B.Dubal,

Area of Specialization

:Food borne infections and AMR

Education Qualifications

: M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Public Health), Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai Ph.D. (Veterinary Public Health), ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP

Research Papers Handled

Best Publications

: M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Public Health), Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai
Ph.D. (Veterinary Public Health), ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP