Reviewer’s Profile
Dr. Mailan Natarajan
Designation : Scientist-B
Affiliation : Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Puducherry. Puducherry, India,
Expertise: Medical Microbiology
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Role: Reviewer
Journal: Recent Trends in Infectious Diseases
About Me
Scientist-B in Department of Medical Laboratory Technology at
Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Puducherry., Puducherry, India
My expertise are Medical Microbiology
Dr. Mailan Natarajan is a Scientist-B at the Virus Research and
Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), Department of Microbiology, Indira
Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI),
Puducherry. He completed his undergraduate degree, postgraduate
degree (Batch Topper), and Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology from
JIPMER, Puducherry. With over six years of experience in diagnostic
microbiology, molecular epidemiology, infectious disease surveillance, and public health
laboratory services, he has contributed significantly to strengthening diagnostic and
surveillance capacities in Puducherry, including COVID-19 laboratory services during the
pandemic. His research interests include molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, viral
genomics, next-generation sequencing, and emerging infectious diseases. He has hands-on
experience in next-generation sequencing (NGS) using the Illumina MiSeq platform, including
whole-genome sequencing and genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses for
surveillance and molecular epidemiology studies. He has received several awards and
recognitions for his research contributions and has authored multiple peer-reviewed
publications in reputed national and international journals.
Recent Publications
Abstracts:
1. Natarajan M, Manjunathan D, Mandal J, Harish B. Detection of antimicrobial resistance
genes in Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli from children less than 5 years. Int J Infect
Dis. 2016;45:108.
Journal Impact: 2.66*
2. Mandal J, Das A, Natarajan M, The emergence of cotrimoxazole and quinolone
resistance in Shigella sonnei. Int J Infect Dis. 2016;45:108.
Journal Impact: 2.66*
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3. Natarajan M, Manjunathan D, Mandal J. Characterization of diarrhoegenic Escherichia
coli using a novel multiplex PCR. Int J Infect Dis. 2016;45:108.
Journal Impact: 2.66*
Original Articles:
2026
1. Irudayaraj G, Natarajan M, Mandal J, Mathivanan AK, Mandodan S, Manonmani AM,
et al. Preliminary study of antimicrobial potential of cyclic lipopeptides from Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens VCRC B483 against drug- resistant clinical bacterial strains. J. Biol.
Act. Prod. Nat. 2026 Mar 4;16(2):197–206.
2025
1. George A, Natarajan M, Sampath S. Detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes
and co-infection with Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in HBV-positive patients at a tertiary
care center in Puducherry, India. Virus Genes. 2025 Sep 11. doi: 10.1007/s11262-025-
02183-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40932594.
Journal Impact: 1.900
2. Bhat K S, Natarajan M, Vasanthi N, Mookkappan S, Pandian B, Nair S, Kanungo R.
Serotype and genotype shift detection over two consecutive periods of dengue virus
infection in a tertiary care hospital. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2025 Mar-Apr;54:100807.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100807. Epub 2025 Feb 14. PMID: 39947626.
Journal Impact: 1.300
2023
1. Dhibika M, Madhusudhan NS, Malini A, Natarajan M. Comparison of Manual and
Automated Nucleic Acid (RNA) Extraction Methods for the Detection of SARS-CoV2 by qRT-PCR. Cureus. 2023 Mar 27;15(3):e36773. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36773. PMID:
37123735; PMCID: PMC10133768.
Journal Impact: 1.200
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2019
1. Gopichand P, Agarwal G, Natarajan M, Mandal J, Deepanjali S, Parameswaran S et
al. In vitro effect of fosfomycin on multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria
causing urinary tract infections. Infect Drug Resist. 2019:12 2005–2013.
Journal Impact: 3.000
2. Natarajan M, Mandal J, Biswal N. Molecular characterization and antimicrobial
resistance pattern of diffusely adherent Escherichia coli (DAEC) strains isolated from
the children and adults with diarrhoeal symptoms – A study from tertiary referral
hospital, Puducherry, India. Int J Sci Res. 2019; 8 (3): 1-5.
Journal Impact: 0.100
2018
1. Natarajan M, Kumar D, Mandal J, Biswal N, Stephen S. A study of virulence and
antimicrobial resistance pattern in diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli isolated from
diarrhoeal stool specimens from children and adults in a tertiary hospital, Puducherry,
India. J Health Popul Nutr. 2018; 37: 17. doi: 10.1186/s41043-018-0147-z.
Journal Impact: 1.828
2017
2. Chidambaram M, Parija SC, Toi PC, Mandal J, Sankaramoorthy D, George S,
Natarajan M, Padukone S. Evaluation of the utility of conventional polymerase chain
reaction for detection and species differentiation in human hookworm infections. Trop
Parasitol 2017;7:111-6 Journal Impact: 0.394
2016
3. Das A, Natarajan M, Mandal J. The Emergence of Quinolone Resistant Shigella
sonnei, Pondicherry, India. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0160290.
Journal Impact: 2.776