Sakthivel Muthu

Dr. Sakthivel Muthu

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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 November 2018 in Scientific Reports
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Gopal VenkateshbabuGopal Venkateshbabu
Gopal Venkateshbabu
PPPalani Perumal
Palani Perumal
SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
SPSridhar Pichai
Sridhar Pichai
KNKarthik Sankar Narayan
Karthik Sankar Narayan
SMSathuvan Malairaj
Sathuvan Malairaj
Efficient, fast and new micro-analytical methods for characterization of ultrastructures of fungal spores with electron microscopy are very much required and essential. SEM analysis of biological materials, especially fungi, requires optimal preparation of the specimen and often requires the usage of dried samples which demands a challenging sample preparation. In the present investigation, we described a fast and improved method for the preparation of fungal specimen for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The fungus, Curvularia lunata was grown on the surface of sterile Whatman No.1 filter paper which was overlaid on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) medium, gold coated immediately after removal from the growth medium and subjected to imaging. Generally, SEM imaging is done with samples that were fixed with chemical fixatives, dehydrated and gold coated specimens, but here we describe an easy and more efficient sample preparation for SEM which enabled enhanced image quality and precision visualization of fungal cells, especially the spores. The developed method has enabled the analysis of even the robust samples like fungal spores that to eliminating special temperature requirement. The ultimate goal was to develop an improved protocol/method applied to analysis of fungal spores with greater coverage about fungal specimen preparation. This method permits the use of rapid sample preparation and will allow us to imaging of individual spore or conidia structures in the context of fungal cell architecture which clarifies our understanding in fungal taxonomy/biology.

1 May 2018 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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JAJavee Anand
Javee Anand
MSMalairaj Sathuvan
Malairaj Sathuvan
Gopal VenkateshbabuGopal Venkateshbabu
Gopal Venkateshbabu
SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
PPPerumal Palani
Perumal Palani
NSNAGARAJ SUBRAMANI
NAGARAJ SUBRAMANI

1 July 2016 in Journal of Chromatography A
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MSMalairaj Sathuvan
Malairaj Sathuvan
SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
Gopal VenkateshbabuGopal Venkateshbabu
Gopal Venkateshbabu
PPPalani Perumal
Palani Perumal
RRRengasamy Ramasamy
Rengasamy Ramasamy

1 May 2016 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
PPPerumal Palani
Perumal Palani

4 November 2019 in SN Applied Sciences
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SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
VRVictor Raju
Victor Raju
Gopal VenkateshbabuGopal Venkateshbabu
Gopal Venkateshbabu
AGAmsaveni Gunasekaran
Amsaveni Gunasekaran
KNKarthik S. Narayan
Karthik S. Narayan
PPPalani Perumal
Palani Perumal

1 March 2017 in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
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SMSakthivel Muthu
Sakthivel Muthu
Gopal VenkateshbabuGopal Venkateshbabu
Gopal Venkateshbabu
SSSelvakumar Soundararajan
Selvakumar Soundararajan
KNKarthikeyan Nattarayan
Karthikeyan Nattarayan
KNKarthik S. Narayan
Karthik S. Narayan
PPPalani Perumal
Palani Perumal