Principal Investigator of U.G.C. funded Minor Research Project entitled “Conservation of Wetlands- A pilot study on the pollution status of Kuroor Thodu River in Kothamangalam” (project completed) Rs.60000/-

Principal Investigator of RUSA MHRD funded Minor Research Project entitled “Bioprospecting of actinomycetes collected from forest topsoil of Thattekkadu regions for probiotic application in fish culture systems” (ongoing) Rs.225000/-

STUDENT PROJECTS funded by KSCSTE

• A study on indicator bacteria and potential pathogens prevalent in the waters of Kuroorthodu stream, Kothamangalam Municipality and their role in the microbial pollution of the stream (PI Dr. Selven S. and Jinu P. as student investigator) 2011. Total amount sanctioned Rs.10000/- (completed).
• Analysis of pathogenic intrusion in Kuroor stream, a drinking water source at Kothamangalam municipality, Kerala (PI Dr. Selven S. and Shaheer P as student investigator) 2012. Total amount sanctioned Rs.10000/- (completed).
• Isolation and characterization of Xanthomonas sp. from Kothamagalam area and comparison of their xanthan gum production (PI Dr. Selven S. and Priya Jose as student investigator) 2013. Total amount sanctioned Rs.13000/- (completed).
• Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting bacteria from earthworm species of Kothamangalam area (PI Dr. Selven S. and Neenu Jayan as student investigator) 2013. Total amount sanctioned Rs.10000/- (completed).
• Isolation and characterization of intestinal bacterial flora of selected termite species from Kothamangalam municipality, Kerala (PI Dr. Selven S. and Nikitha K P as student investigator) 2014. Total amount sanctioned Rs.13000/- (completed).
• Isolation and characterization of marine actinomycetes from Kochi area. (PI Dr. Selven S. and Roshna V Shajan as student investigator) 2014. Total amount sanctioned Rs.15000/- (completed).

Merin P. Johny, S. Selven and Bany Joy 2024 Rotifers as Sentinels of Aquatic Ecosystem - A Review Indian Hydrobiology, 23(1): 2024 ISSN 0971-6548 UGC-CARE listed (Accepted)

Elsa John, Nivya Mariam Paul and Selven S (2024) Metagenomic Analysis analysis of bacterial diversity in the surface water, top soil and sediment from the mangrove ecosystem of Panangad, India. Ecological Genetics and Genomics 30 (2024) 100225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2024.100225 (UGC Care Listed Elsevier)

Elza John, Anju Sam, Bilha. M. Varghese, Paulson Joy, Nivya Mariam Paul, S. Selven, and M. P.Prabhakaran (2020) Characterization of nitrogen fixing bacteria from mangrove ecosystem of Panangadu regions in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. AIP Conference Proceedings 2263, 030007 (2020) UGC care no. 48438

Rahul K S. and Selven S. (2018) Potential antimicrobial properties of Chitin and Chitosan Extracted from Mangrove Crab from Puthuvypu, Kerala volume XII no.15 25-33p ISSN2319-7129 Edu World. UGC Care No.62981

Selven Subramanian and Rosamma Philip(2013)Identification of haematological markers in shrimp health assessment from the immune profile of Fenneropenaeus indicus on β-1, 3-glucan administration and White spot syndrome virus challenge Aquaculture International DOI 10.1007/s10499-013-9621-1 UGC Journal No.8116

Selven Subramanian and Rosamma Philip (2012)Salinity induced haematological inflection in Indian white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus indicus)" Journal of Asian Fisheries Science 25: 170-179 UGC Journal No.63919

Selven Subramanian and Rosamma Philip(2012) Pharmacological level of copper induces the immune and antioxidant mechanisms of Fenneropenaeus indicus conferring better protection against white spot syndrome virus infection Aquaculture International DOI: 10.1007/s10499-011-9492-2 UGC Journal No8116

Selven Subramanian and Rosamma Philip (2012) Salinity a significant environmental factor for Vibrio harveyi virulence in Fenneropenaeus indicus Aquaculture Research, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.03080.x UGC Journal No.8119

Thavarool Puthiyedathu Sajeevan, Selven Subramanian and Rosamma Philip(2010) β-Mercapto-ethanol-treated yeast showed better protection against white spot syndrome virus infection in Indian white shrimp Fenneropenaeus indicus Aquaculture Research 41 (10) : e715–e718. UGC Journal No.8119

Thavarool Puthiyedathu Sajeevan, Douglas W Lowman, David L Williams, Selven Subramanian, Abdulaziz Anas and Philip Rosamma(2009) Marine yeast diet confers better protection than its cell wall component (1-3)-β-d-glucan as an immunostimulant in Fenneropenaeus indicus Aquaculture Research 40, (15): 1723–1730. UGC Journal No.8119