Publications by Dr Sekar Raju

Book Chapters/Articles in Proceedings

Venugopalan V.P., Kumar R, Sekar R, Rajamohan R, Nair K.V.K., (2005)
Natural eutrophication in a shallow freshwater lake: impact and possible restoration strategy.
Tropical eutrophic lakes: their restoration and management, Vikram Reddy (Ed.)
Science Publishers Inc., Plymouth, UK

Leitz M, Sekar R, Griebe T, Krautwald S, Franke H, (2002)
Characterization of biofilm components using a fiber optic spectrometer.
SPIE: Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Applications II
(Ed. Israel Gannot). Vol. 4616: 21-29.

Sekar R, (1998)
Eutrophication Nature’s Way
News item (Random samples) based on our work reported in Current Science
Science, 281 (14th August): 909. 74(10):915-917

Conference Papers

Sekar R, Kaczmarsky L.T., Richardson L.L, (2008)
Characterization of microbial communities associated with black band diseased corals by targeting the 16S rRNA and DsrAB genes.
11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Florida, USA
7-11 July, (Poster)

Kaczmarsky L.T., Sekar R., Mills D.K., Peters E.C., Richardson L.L., (2008)
Characterizations of the major coral diseases of the Phillippines: Porites Ulcervative White Sport Syndrome and Novel Growth Anomalies of Porites.
11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
7-11 July

Sekar R, Richardson L.L., (2008)
Microbial communities associated with black band diseased corals as assessed by targeting 16S rRNA and dissimilative sulfite-reductase genes.
10th Biomedical and Immunology Symposium on “Biological diversity: Cellular and molecular interactions”, Florida International University, USA
6-7 March

Kaczmarsky L.T., Sekar R, Richardson L.L, (2007)
Sewage impact increases black band disease prevalence and might alter black band microbial community composition on reefs of St. Croix.
33rd Scientific Conference of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC), University of the Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
4-8 June

Richardson L.L., Gantar M, Kaczmarsky L, Myers J.L., Sekar R, (2007)
Toxin production and virulence factors in black band disease on reefs of the Northern Caribbean.
33rd Scientific Conference of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC), University of the Virgin Islands, USVI
4-8 June

Sekar R, Kaczmarsky L.T., Richardson L.L., (2007)
Molecular microbiology and community composition of a Cyanobacterial dominated pathogenic microbial mat - black band disease of corals.
4th ASM conference on Biofilms, Quebec, Canada
25-29 March, (Poster)

Richardson L.L., Myers J.L., Sekar R, Zimba P.V., (2007)
Microbial interactions and processes in a cyanobacterial dominated pathogenic microbial mat – black band disease of corals.
4th ASM conference on Biofilms, Quebec, Canada
25-29 March

Sekar R, Kaczmarsky L.T., Richardson L.L., (2007)
Variation in microbial communities associated with black band disease on corals in the wider Caribbean.
9th Biomedical and Immunology Symposium on Biological diversity: Cellular and molecular interactions, Florida International University, USA
1-2 March

Myers J.L., Sekar R, Richardson L.L., (2007)
Culture, identification, and DGGE analysis of the Cyanobacteria Geitlerinema and Leptolyngbya in black band disease of Corals.
9th Biomedical and Immunology Symposium on Biological diversity: Cellular and molecular interactions, Florida International University, USA
1-2 March

Kumar R, Rajamohan R, Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., (2007)
Lake eutrophication: implications for periphyton composition and succession.
National Symposium on Limnology, Rajasthan, India
19-21 February

Sekar R, Mills D.K., Remily E.R., Richardson L.L., (2006)
Molecular diversity of microbes associated with black band diseased coral Sidereastrea siderea.
31st Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop (EFHW), South Carolina, USA
27-31 March

Pinzón J.H., Sekar R, Remily E.R., Mills D.K., Richardson L.L., (2006)
Defining the reservoir of Aurantimonas coralicida using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
31st Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop (EFHW), South Carolina, USA
27-31 March

Sekar R, Mills D.K., Remily E.R., Richardson L.L, (2006)
Molecular characterization of microbes associated with black band diseased coral Siderastrea siderea.
8th Biomedical and Immunology Symposium on Biological diversity: Cellular and molecular interactions, Florida International University, Miami, USA
2-3 March

Richardson L.L., Sekar R, Remily E.R., Voss J.D., Zimba P.V., (2006)
Production of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin in black band disease of corals.
Biomedical and Immunology Symposium on Biological diversity: Cellular and molecular interactions, Florida International University, Miami, USA
2-3 March

Sekar R, Mills D.K., Remily E.R., Richardson L.L., (2006)
Molecular characterization and community profiling of microbes associated with black band diseased Sidereastrea siderea.
AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences meeting, Hawaii, USA
20-24 February, (Poster)

Pinzón J.H., Sekar R, Richardson L.L., (2006)
Use of a species specific molecular probe to define the reservoir of the white plague coral disease Aurantimonas coralicida.
AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences meeting, Hawaii, USA
20-24 February, (Poster)

Mills D.K., Sekar R, Voss J.D., Ragoonath D, Richardson L.L., (2005)
Coral diseases: an overview and update on black band disease in the Bahamas and the Florida Keys.
30st Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop (EFHW), West Virginia, USA
13-17 June

Richardson L.L., Mills D.K., Ragoonath D, Sekar R, Voss J.D., Zimba P.V., (2005)
Mechanisms of pathogenesis in black band disease of corals.
National meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Georgia, USA
5-10 June

Richardson L.L., Foley J, Kaczmarsky L, Mills D.K., Sekar R, Remily E, Voss J.D., (2005)
Etiology of the Caribbean coral disease white plague.
ASLO Aquatic Sciences meeting, Utah, USA
20-25 February

Sekar R, Fuchs B.M., Amann R, Pernthaler J, (2004)
Molecular analysis of pelagic marine bacterioplankton by fluorescence in situ hybridization and flow sorting.
10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME-10 Microbial Planet: Subsurface to Space Cancun, Mexico
22-27 August

Warnecke F, Sekar R, Amann R, Pernthaler J, (2003)
Diversity of freshwater Actinobacteria and their detection by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 103rd General meeting, Washington D.C., USA
18-22 May

Sekar R, Griebe T, Flemming H-C, (2001)
Application of Confocal Laster Scanning Microscopy and image analysis in Microbial Ecology.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch-Dienst) Bio-Forum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
7-9 June

Sekar R, (2000)
International specialist conference on Extracellular Polymeric Substances- Construction material of Biofilms.
Institute of Water and Wastewater control (IWW), Muelheim, Germany
18-20 September

Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., Nair K.V.K., Rao V.N.R., (2000)
Species Composition and Nutrient Dynamics in Freshwater Biofilm.
International conference on “Biofilm 2000” Montana State University, Big Sky, Montana, USA
16-20 July

Gnanadoss J.J, Sekar R, Nair K.V.K, Rao V.N.R, (2000)
Biofouling and biocorrosion in cooling water system of a test reactor.
National symposium on “Phycology in the New Millennium”, University of Madras, India
1-3 March

Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P, Nandakumar K, Nair K.V.K, Rao V.N.R, 1999
Succession of microalgae in biofilms during their early colonization in a lentic freshwater environment.
“Second Asian-Pacific Phycological Forum”, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
21-25 June

Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., Satpathy K.K., Nair K.V.K., Rao V.N.R., (1999)
Laboratory studies on adhesion of microalgae to different materials.
“Second Asian-Pacific Phycological Forum”, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
21-25 June, (Poster)

Sekar R, Nandakumar K, Venugopalan V.P., Nair K.V.K., Rao V.N.R., (1998)
Initial colonization of microalgae to different artificial substrata in a freshwater reservoir.
Proceedings of `National Seminar on Corrosion Control', Kochi, India
9-11 September

Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., Nandakumar K, Satpathy K.K., Rao V.N.R., Nair K.V.K., (1997)
Algal fouling in the freshwater cooling system of a test reactor.
National symposium on “Recent Trends in Algal Research”, Andhra University, India
6-8 March

Nandakumar K, Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., Nair K.V.K, (1997)
Evaluation of photo-graphic technique to study microalgal succession on hard surfaces.
National Symposium on “Recent Trends in Algal Research”, Andhra University.

Venugopalan V.P., Nandakumar K, Rajamohan R, Sekar R, Nair K.V.K., (1997)
Natural Eutrophication of a freshwater lake by roosting aquatic birds.
National Symposium on “Recent Trends in Algal Research”, Andhra University.

Sekar R, Venugopalan V.P., Nandakumar K, Satpathy K.K., Rao V.N.R., Nair K.V.K, (1996)
Cooling tower wood deterioration by fungi in the service water system of a test reactor.
National symposium on “Electrochemistry in Metallurgy and Material Science”, Indian Institute of Sciences, India
21-23 August

Sekar R, Rengasamy R, (1995)
Effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer of Ulva lactuca on Vigna ungiculata L. (Walp.).
International symposium on “Recent Advances in Phycology”, University of Madras, India
11-15 July