Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICAR - National Research Centre on Pig
भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद
भा.कृ.अनु.प. – राष्ट्रीय शूकर अनुसंधान केन्द्र
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICAR - National Research Centre on Pig
भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद
भा.कृ.अनु.प. – राष्ट्रीय शूकर अनुसंधान केन्द्र
Senior Scientist
Animal Biotechnology
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Rajib.Deb@icar.org.indrrajibdeb@gmail.com| Field | Details |
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| Qualification | B.V.Sc., M.V.Sc., PhD, PG Diploma (Animal Welfare), ICAR-Post Doctoral Fellow (India), TWAS-Post Doctoral Fellow (Brazil). |
| Date of Joining NRCP | Dec, 2020 |
| About | Currently working in the area of piggery health sector emphasizing on development of molecular diagnostic tools, vaccine candidates, understanding the host-pathogen interaction and immunological criteria associated with viral pathogenesis in the line of development of successful therapeutic gadgets and antimicrobial resistant. |
| # | Technology Details |
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| 1 | Nucleo Fast Viral DNA isolation kit (Certified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research vide certificate no. ICAR-AS-NRCP-Product-2025-006) |
| 2 | Piggyplex (D) ASF, PCV2 & PPV assay kit (Certified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research vide certificate no. ICAR-AS-NRCP-Product-2023-073) |
| 3 | Piggyplex ® CSF, JE & PRRS assay kit ( Certified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research vide certificate no. ICAR-AS-NRCP-Product-2023-074) |
| 4 | qPCR assay for detection of African Swine Fever Virus (Institutional technology code: 300/ITMU/NRCP/2022-23/Technology-31). Technology available for commercialization: http://agrinnovateindia.co.in/subTechnologyDescription?id=888&Subtitle=qPCR%20TP%20assay%20for%20detection%20of%20African%20Swine%20Fever%20Virus |
| 5 | qPCR assay for detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (Institutional technology code: 300/ITMU/NRCP/2022-23/Technology-33) |
| 6 | Triplex assay for simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli, Methicillin Resistant and Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in raw pork samples (Institutional technology code: 300/ITMU/NRCP/2022-23/Technology-37) |
| 7 | ASFV Spiroscan: A Polymerase Spiral Reaction-based diagnostic assay for detection of African Swine Fever Virus (Certified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research as “Best Technology” vide certificate no. ICAR-AS-NRCP-Process-2026-035) |
| 8 | Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) and Polymerase Spiral Reaction (PSR) based rapid visual assays for rapid detection of African Swine Fever virus (Institutional technology code: 300/ITMU/NRCP/2023-24/Technology-36) |
| # | Technology Details |
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| 1 | Piggyplex (D) ASF, PCV2 & PPV assay Kit- Technology Commercialized/Licensed by Genes4Life, India company via MoU certificate no. INOLi6815976273536X. |
| 2 | Piggyplex ® CSF, JE & PRRS assay Kit- Technology Commercialized/Licensed by Genes4Life, India company via certificate no. INOLi6815976273536X. |
| Publication Type | Count / Details |
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| Total no. of Research Paper | 65 |
| Total no. of Books/Manual | 06 |
| No. of patent /Trademark granted (G) | 03 |
| Copyright granted | 03 |
| Policy Document | 01 |
| # | Research Paper Details & Citation |
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| 01 | Arutkumaran S, Deb R*, Shanmathi S, Sengar G S, Chakravarti S, Das P J, Pegu S R, Reis A L, Gupta V K (2025) Host-pathogen interplay in African Swine Fever Virus: Immune evasion and genetic resistance driving prevention and control strategies. Microbial Pathogenesis. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2025.108119. |
| 02 | Shanmathi S, Deb R*, Arutkumaran. S, Das P J, Sengar G S, Pegu S R, Rajkhowa S, Bhushan B, Gupta V K (2025) Transcriptome signature of porcine spleen tissues from naturally infected survivors of African Swine Fever Virus. Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-025-00575-z. |
| 03 | Sengar G S, Deb R*, Pegu S R, Das P J, Hzarika A, Rajkhowa S, Gupta V K (2025) Peptide-driven lateral flow platform for detection of classical swine fever viral antigen. Journal of Immunological Methods https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2025.113908. |
| 04 | Rajkhowa S, Sonowal J, Pegu S R, Deb R, Gupta V K (2025) Epidemiology and Emerging Trends of Zoonotic Viral Diseases of Pigs in India. Viruses. 17, x. https://doi.org/10.3390/xxxxx. |
| 05 | Selvaradjou, A., Deb, R.*, Chakravarti, S., Das, P.J., Sengar, G.S., Pegu, S., Singh, I., Rajkhowa, S., Kumar, P. and Gupta, V.K., (2025) Investigating the Rela Gene's Role in African Swine Fever Tolerance: A Study of Indian Pigs. Microbial Pathogenesis. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2025.107744. |
| 06 | Das, P.J., Kumar, S., Choudhury, M., Pegu, S.R., Meera, K., Deb, R., Kumar, S., Banik, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2025. Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence Analysis Revealed Double Matrilineal Components in Indian Ghungroo Pigs. Scientific Reports. (2025) 15:2219. |
| 07 | Pegu, S.R., Sonowal, J., Das, P.J., Rajkhowa, S., Choudhury, M., Deb, R., Sanger, G.S., Yadav, A.K., Deka, N., Kumar, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. Molecular genetic characterization of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus outbreak in Assam, India and neighbouring regions. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, pp.1-9. |
| 08 | Rajkhowa S, Sonowal J, · Sengar G S, Pegu S R, Deb R, Das P J, Doley J, Paul S, Gupta V K (2024) Assessment of reference genes for qRT-PCR normalization to elucidate host response to African swine fever infection. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-024-01439-2. |
| 09 | Maity H K, Deb R*, Sengar, G S, Pegu S R, Rajkhowa S, Acharya, A P, Das P J, Gupta V K (2024) Virus-like particle against Indian isolate of porcine circovirus 2d – a viable approach for developing a safe and effective vaccine. Current Science. 127 (7): 787. |
| 10 | Anjaria P, Deb R*, Sengar GS, Linda N, Pegu S R, Das PJ, Gupta V K (2024) Development of a Culture-Free Herbal-Aided Method for Rapid Detection of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase in Piggery Farms and Slaughterhouses. National Academy Science letter. DOI : 10.1007/s40009-024-01487-0. |
| 11 | Sengar G, Chakraborti S, Deb R*, Pegu S R, Sonowal J, Rajkhowa S, Das P J, Gupta V K (2024) Comparative assessment of two in-house built isothermal assays for visual detection of African swine fever virus, Journal of Bioscience, doi: 10.1007/s12038-024-00451-w. |
| 12 | Thakur, P.K., Deb, R*., Pegu, S.R., Parihar, R., Niharika, J., Das, P.J., Sengar, G.S., Sonowal, J., Chaudhary, P., Selvaradjou, A. and Raj, A., 2023. Characterization of piggery farm waste-borne bacterial transposable elements associated with antimicrobial resistance phenotypes. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 98, p.102005. |
| 13 | Maity, H.K., Samanta, K., Deb, R*. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Revisiting porcine circovirus infection: recent insights and its significance in the piggery sector. Vaccines, 11(8), p.1308. |
| 14 | Rajkhowa, S., Sonowal, J., Pegu, S.R., Sanger, G.S., Deb, R., Das, P.J., Doley, J., Paul, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. Natural co-infection of pigs with African swine fever virus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in India. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 55(1), pp.1017-1022. |
| 15 | Deb, R*., Sengar, G.S., Pegu, S.R., Rajkhowa, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. NUCLEO FAST viral DNA isolation kit. Current Science (00113891), 126(1). |
| 16 | Sengar, G.S., Chakravarti, S., Deb, R., Pegu, S.R., Sonowal, J., Rajkhowa, S., Das, P.J. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. In-house-built isothermal visual assays for rapid detection of African swine fever. Current Science (00113891), 126(3). |
| 17 | Deb, R*., Sengar, G.S., Sonowal, J., Pegu, S.R., Das, P.J., Singh, I., Chakravarti, S., Selvaradjou, A., Attupurum, N., Rajkhowa, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. Transcriptome signatures of host tissue infected with African swine fever virus reveal differential expression of associated oncogenes. Archives of Virology, 169(3), p.54. |
| 18 | Das, P.J., Kumar, S., Choudhury, M., Banik, S., Pegu, S.R., Kumar, S., Deb, R*. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and identification of signature sequence of Indian wild pig. Gene, 897, p.148070. |
| 19 | Das, P.J., Sonowal, J., Sengar, G.S., Pegu, S.R., Deb, R*., Kumar, S., Banik, S., Rajkhowa, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus outbreak in India and Comparative Analysis of Immune Genes in Infected and Survived Crossbreed vs. Indigenous Doom Pigs. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06062-y. |
| 20 | Pal, P., Aggarwal, A., Rajput, Y.S., Deb, R., Joshi, V.G., Verma, A.K., Haldar, A., Singh, I., Grewal, S. and De, S., 2023. Development of B cell epitopes-based enzyme linked immune sorbent assay for detection of bovine anti-Mullerian hormone. 3 Biotech, 13(7), p.241. |
| 21 | Pegu, S.R., Sonowal, J., Deb, R., Das, P.J., Sengar, G.S., Rajkhowa, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Clinicopathological and ultrastructural study of African swine fever outbreak in North-East India. Microbial Pathogenesis, 185, p.106452. |
| 22 | Deb, R*., Sengar, G.S., Chakravarti, S., Ningthoukhongjam, L., Pegu, S.R., Rajkhowa, S., Das, P.J. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. A universal primer set for specific vis-a-vis simultaneous differentiation of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species. Current Science, 125(11), pp.1157-1157. |
| 23 | Niharika, J., Thakur, P., Sengar, G.S., Deb, R*., Parihar, R., Sonowal, J., Chaudhary, P., Pegu, S.R., Das, P.J., Rajkhowa, S. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Whole genome sequencing-based cataloguing of antibiotic resistant genes in piggery waste borne samples. Gene, 887, p.147786. |
| 24 | Parihar, R., Deb, R*., Niharika, J., Thakur, P., Pegu, S.R., Sengar, G.S., Sonowal, J., Das, P.J., Rajkhowa, S., Raj, A. and Gupta, V.K., 2024. Development of triplex assay for simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli, methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in raw pork samples of retail markets. Journal of Food Science and Technology, pp.1-9. |
| 25 | Niharika, J., Deb, R.*, Parihar, R., Thakur, P.K., Anjaria, P., Sengar, G.S., Chaudhary, P., Pegu, S.R., Attupurum, N., Antony, N. and Rajkhowa, S., 2023. Isolation and Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli from Pig Farms and Slaughterhouse. Indian Journal of Microbiology, pp.1-7. |
| 26 | Pegu, S.R., Das, P.J., Sonowal, J., Sengar, G.S., Deb, R., Yadav, A.K., Rajkhowa, S., Choudhury, M., Gulati, B.R. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotype III Strains Detection and Genome Sequencing from Indian Pig and Mosquito Vector. Vaccines, 11(1), p.150. |
| 27 | Rajkhowa, S., Sonowal, J., Borthakur, U., Pegu, S.R., Deb, R., Das, P.J., Sengar, G.S. and Gupta, V.K., 2023. Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Porcine Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in India: A 13-Year (2010–2023) Study. Pathogens, 12(10), p.1266. |
| 28 | Dixit S, Kumar S, Sharma, R, Banakar P S, Deb R, Tyagi A K (2022) Rumen microbial diversity, enteric methane emission and nutrient utilization of crossbred Karan-Fries cattle (Bos taurus) and Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) consuming varied roughage concentrate ratio, Animal Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2053696. |
| 29 | Roshan M, Parmanand, Arora D, Behera M, Vats A, Gautam D, Deb R*, Parkunan T and De S (2021) Virulence and enterotoxin gene profile of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Bovine Mastitis. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Disease doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2021.101724. |
| 30 | Alyethodi, R.R., Singh, U., Kumar, S. , Alex R, Sengar G S, Raja TV, Deb R, Prakash B (2021) Designing, optimization, and validation of whole blood direct T-ARMS PCR for precise and rapid genotyping of complex vertebral malformation in cattle. BMC Biotechnol 21, 36 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12896-021-00696-5. |
| 31 | Deb R*, Yadav A K, Sengar G S, Sonowal J et al., (2022) Development of CD163 receptor-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus. 3 Biotech. doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03376-z. |
| 32 | Deb, R*, Chaudhary, P., Pal, P., Tomar, R.S., Roshan, M., Ludri, A., Gupta, V.K. and De, S., 2022. Development of an on-site lateral flow immune assay based on mango leaf derived colloidal silver nanoparticles for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in milk. Journal of Food Science and Technology, pp.1-15. doi.org/10.1007/s13197-022-05598-8. |
| 33 | Deb R*, Sonowala J, Sengar G S, Pegu S R, Praharaj M R, Malla W A, Singh I, Yadav A K, Rajkhowa S, Das P J, Bharati J, Paul S, Gupta V K (2022) Porcine Circovirus type 2 infected myocardial tissue transcriptome signature. Gene. 20;836:146670. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146670. |
| 34 | Deb R*, Chaudhary P, De S (2022) CRISPR/cas9 cassette targeting Escherichia coli blaCTX-M specific gene of mastitis cow milk origin can alter the antibiotic resistant phenotype for cefotaxime, Animal Biotechnology, doi: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2053695. |
| 35 | Pegu S R, Deb R*, Das P J, Sengar, G S, Yadav A K, Rajkhowa S, Paul S, Gupta V K (2022) Development of multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of African swine fever, porcine circo and porcine parvo viral infection from clinical samples, Animal Biotechnology, doi:10.1080/10495398.2022.2053698. |
| 36 | Deb R*, Pal P, Chaudhary P, Bhadsavle S, Behera M, Parmanand, Gautam D, Roshan M, Vats A, Ludri A, Gupta V K, De S (2021) Development of gold nanoparticle-based visual assay for rapid detection of Escherichia coli specific DNA in milk of cows affected with mastitis. LWT-Food Science and Technology doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112901. |
| 37 | Junghare V, Alex R, Baidya A, Paul M, Alyethodi RR, Sengar G, Kumar S, Singh U, Deb R*, Hazra S (2021) In silico modeling revealed new insights into the mechanism of action of enzyme 2'-5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase in Cattle. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. doi. 10.1080/07391102.2021.2001373. |
| 38 | Deb R*, Rajkhowa, S, Pegu S R, Yadav A K,Paul S, Ramesh D (2021) Antimicrobial activity of piggery waste medicinal maggots-waste to wealth approach towards developing natural therapeutics. Current Science . Vol 120 (2021). |
| 39 | Arutkumaran S, Deb R*, Shanmathi S, Das PJ, Sengar GS, Pegu SR, Singh I, Kumar S, Meera K, Rajkhowa S, Gupta VK. Exploring ASFV tolerance in Indian pigs: A genetic and relative expression study of the STING1 gene. Arch Virol. 2026 Mar 26;171(4):146. doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06536-1. |
| 40 | Varay, L.W., Deb, R*., Maity, H.K., Sengar, G.S., Sandilya, P.B., Das, P.J., Pegu, S.R., Rai, V., Deka, N.J., Das, R. and Rajkhowa, S., 2026. Expression profile of MHC class-II trans activator gene in pig immunized with recombinant virus like particles encoding porcine circovirus 2d. Microbial Pathogenesis, p.108620. |
| 41 | Deb, R.*, Maity, H.K., Samanta, K., Madhanmohan, M., Sengar, G.S., Pegu, S.R., Kar, I., Parthiban, S., Khulape, S.A., Das, P.J., Rajkhowa, S. and Kumar, V. (2026) Development and evaluation of a virus like particle based vaccine candidate against Indian Isolate of porcine circovirus 2d in pig. Microbial Pathogenesis, 219 (2026)108748 |
| # | Award / Recognition Details |
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| 1 | Academic Fellowship- ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship; ICAR-Senior Research Fellowship; CSIR-National Eligibility Test |
| 2 | National Post Doctoral Fellowship (2020-21) conferred by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) from 23-12-2020 to 22-l2-2021 (12 months) at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, India |
| 3 | TWAS Post Doctoral Fellowship (2014) for advanced research and training, Italy |
| 4 | Associate Memberships conferred by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), India for the year 2019; National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) for the year 2019; Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), INSA, India 2021; National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS), India for the year 2019 ; National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), India for the year 2018 ; National Academy of Dairy Science India (NADSI), for the year 2022 |
| 5 | Elected Member- Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom |
| 6 | Awarded INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Visiting Scientist Fellowship 2022 |
| 7 | Awarded Prof. S.B. Chincholkar Memorial Award (2021) by Biotech Research Society, India, CSIR-NIIST with cash prize and citation |
| 8 | Startup Young Scientist grant awarded by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| 9 | Young Scientist Award- National Academy of Biological Sciences, India |
| 10 | Young Scientist Award –National Academy of Environmental Sciences, India |
| 11 | Mid carrier Scientist Award- Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology, India |
| 12 | Publon's Academy top Peer Reviewer Award 2019 by Web of Science Group jointly with Publons |
| 13 | Awarded International travel grants- SERB, DST, GOI |
| 14 | Best Scientist Award- National Academy of Biological Sciences, India |
| 15 | Best Book in agriculture Extension (First Prize) awarded by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad -13 June, 2023 |
| 16 | Editorial board Members/Guest Editors- BMC biotechnology; Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences; Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark |
| 17 | Visiting Scientist Fellow at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata from 1st-30th Sep, 2022 |
| 18 | Awarded ICMR-DHR long term International Fellowship for Indian Young Biomedical Young Researchers 2023-24 conferred by Indian Council of Medical Research, India |
| 19 | Awarded INSA Associate Fellowship 2024 by Indian National Science Academy |
| 20 | Young Scientist Award- National Academy of Veterinary Science, India |
| # | Society / Membership Details |
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| 1 | Royal Society of Biology, UK; Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (India) |