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M.V.Sc. Thesis entitled “Prevalence of Chlamydiosis both in domestic poultry and wild carriers” submitted to HPKV, Palampur, India (1996).

Ph. D. Thesis entitled “Pathogenesis of Chlamydial Infections" submitted to The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Japan (2007).

Research articles published: 85
 National journals 59
International journals 23
Popular articles (In Hindi) 03

Books/Book chapters 04

Publications

  1. Rajesh Chahota, Hirohito Ogawa, Kenji Ohiya, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Karin D. E. Everett, Hideto Fukushi (2017) Involvement of multiple Chlamydia suis genotypes in porcine conjunctivitis. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (in press) DOI:10.1111/tbed.12645.

  2. Brijesh Bhardwaj, Rajesh Chahota, Shilpi Gupta, Priyanka Malik and Mandeep Sharma (2017). Identification of chlamydial strains causing abortions and pneumonia in sheep and goat flocks during trans Himalayan seasonal migration in northern region of India. Veterinarski Arhiv 87 (2), 157-170.

  3. Subhash Verma, Richa Salwan, Shailja Katoch, Lovit Verma, Rajesh Chahota, Prasenjit Dhar, Mandeep Sharma. (2016) The relationship between capsular type and OmpA of Pasteurella multocida is associated with the outcome of disease. Microbial Pathogenesis 101:68-75

  4. Priyanka, Rajesh Chahota, Brijesh Bhardwaj, Shilpi Gupta and Mandeep Sharma (2016) A study on the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. in the upper respiratory tract of healthy and diseased equines in Himachal Pradesh. Indian Vet. J., 93 (07): 31-33.

  5. Aasim Habib Wani, Mandeep Sharma, Richa Salwan, Geetanjali Singh, Rajesh Chahota, Subhash Verma (2016) Cloning, Expression, and Functional Characterization of Serine Protease Aprv2 from Virulent Isolate Dichelobacter nodosus of Indian Origin Appl Biochem Biotechnol (DOI 10.1007/s12010-016-2117-5).

  6. Verma L., Sharma M., Katoch S., Kumar S., Dhar P., Chahota R. and Verma S. (2015) Bact. Molecular and Antibiotic sensitivity profile of Pasteurella multocida from bovine and rabbits. Indian Vet. J. 92(3):38-41.

  7. Shailja Katoch, Lovit Verma, Mandeep Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Asrani, Rajesh Chahota, and Subhash Verma (2015) Experimental study of pathogenicity in rabbits following intranasal exposure of Pasteurella multocida capsular type B. J. Comp. Path. 153(2-3):160-166.

  8. Dogra V., Verma S, Singh G, Wani AH, Chahota R, Dhar P, Verma L, and Sharma M (2015). Development of OMP based indirect ELISA to gauge the antibody titers in bovine against Pasteurella multocida. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research. 16(4): 350-356.

  9. Rajesh Chahota, Anjali Dattal, SD Thakur, Mandeep Sharma (2015). Isolation of Brucella melitensis from a human case of chronic additive polyarthritis. Indian J. Med. Microbiol. 33 (3): 429-32.

  10. Rajesh Chahota, SD Thakur, Mandeep Sharma and Susamoy Mittra (2015). Detection of Flea-borne Rickettsia spp. in the Western Himalayan region of India. Indian J. Med. Microbiol. 33(3): 422-425.

  11. Rajesh Chahota, S. Gupta, B. Bhardwaj, P. Malik, S. Verma and M. Sharma (2015) Seroprevalence studies on animal chlamydiosis amongst ruminants in five states of India. Vet. World 8(1): 72-75.

  12. Gupta S., Chahota, R., Bhardwaj, B., Malik, P., Verma, S. and Sharma, M. (2015) Identification of chlamydiae and mycoplasma species in ruminants with ocular infections Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 60(2):135-139.

  13. Jyoti Bala, Prasenjit Dhar, Ajay Katoch, Mandeep Sharma, Subhash Verma and Rajesh Chahota (2015) Acute mastitis due to Streptococcus agalactiae in a non-descript cow Indian Vet. J. 92(2): 61-62.

  14. Sharma Mandeep, Thakur A., Dhar P., Chahota R., Katoch S. and Verma S. (2014) Pasteurellosis in animals in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research 40:99-109.

  15. Rajesh Chahota and Mandeep Sharma (2014). Trends, current scenario and future perspectives for the prevention and control of chlamydial and rickettsial diseases in animals. In: Proceedings of XXVIIIth Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI) held at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidhyalaya (DUVASU) 30th Oct to 1st Nov. 2014.

  16. Katoch S., Chahota, R., Sharma K. S. Markovic Radmila, Sefer, D. (2013). Performance of broiler chicken fed varied nutrient density diets supplemented with direct fed microbes. Acta Veterinaria (Beograd) 63(5-6): 643-53.

  17. Rajesh Chahota and Mandeep Sharma (2013) An account of important bacterial diseases detected among ruminants of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Veterinary Journal 6(1): 41-49.

  18. Hirohito Ogawa, Rajesh Chahota, Kenji Ohya, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, and Hideto Fukushi (2013) Relatedness between host species and genotype of beak and feather disease virus suggesting possible interspecies cross infection during bird trade. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 75(4): 503–507.

  19. Brijesh Bhardwaj, Rajesh Chahota, Shilpi Gupta, Pravesh Kumar Bhatia, Subhash Verma and Mandeep Sharma (2013) Microbiological Investigation of Microflora Associated with Reproductive Tract Disorders of Ruminants in Himachal Pradesh. Ind. Vet. Journal. 90(7): 30-32.

  20. Verma H, Sharma M, Chahota R and Palial A. (2013) Assessment of antimycotic activity of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) leaf exacts against common fungi associated with skin dermatitis. Vet. World 6(4): 205-208.

  21. Shalmali, Panda, A. K. and Rajesh Chahota (2012). Seroprevalence of brucellosis in occupationally exposed human beings of Himachal Pradesh (India). J. Commun. Dis. 44(2): 91-95.

  22. Shalmali, Panda, A. K. and Rajesh Chahota (2012) Seroprevalence of brucellosis among animals in Himachal Pradesh. J. Vet. Pub. Hlth. 10(2): 135-136.

  23. Harshit Verma, Rajesh Chahota, Akanksha Palial, R. D. Patil, A. Sharma, N. P. Kuradey and Mandeep Sharma. (2012) Effect of seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) leaf extract and seed oil on infected cutaneous wound healing process in rabbit model. Ind. J. Anim. Sciences. 82(1): 58-60.

  24. Subhash Verma, Mandeep Sharma, Shailja Katoch, Lovit Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Vishal Dogra, Rajesh Chahota, Prasenjit Dhar and Geetanjali Singh (2012) Profiling of virulence associated genes of Pasteurella multocida isolated from cattle. Vet. Res. Commun. 37(1): 83-89.

  25. Harshit Verma, Rajesh Chahota, Akanksha Palial and Mandeep Sharma. (2011) Antibacterial properties of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) leaf extracts against common skin and wound bacteria. Ind. J. Vet. Research. 20(1): 38-41.

  26. Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota, Akanksha Palial, and Virender Singh (2011) “Comparative antimicrobial activities of leaf extracts of Hippophae rhamnoides and Hippophae salicifolia species of seabuckthorn against bacterial pathogens associated with skin and wound infections of livestock of Himachal Pradesh” Proceedings of Nation Seabuckthorn Conference, held at HPKV, Palampur, from 1st to 3rd 12.2011, pp 136-140.

  27. Dhar P, Sharma M, Asrani RK, Gupta VK, Mitra S, Katoch VC and Chahota R. (2009) Adaptation of fowl adenovirus serotypes-4 in chicken embryo fibroblastic cell culture and its confirmation by polymerase chain reaction. Indian Journal of Virology. 20(1): 49.

  28. Jagdev Ramdeva, Mandeep Sharma, V. C. Katoch, P. Dhar and R. Chahota. (2008) Seroprevalence of mycoplasmosis in sheep and goats of Himachal Pradesh. Ind. J. Small Ruminants. 14(2): 276-278.

  29. Chahota, R., H. Ogawa, Y. Mitsuhashi, K. Ohya, T. Yamaguchi and H. Fukushi (2006) Genetic diversity and epizootiology of Chlamydophila psittaci prevalent among the captive and feral avian species based on VD2 region of ompA gene. Microbiol. Immunol. 50(9): 663-678.

  30. Chahota, R., H. Ogawa, K. Ohya, A. Matsumoto, T. Yamaguchi and H. Fukushi (2006) Characterization of Chlamydophila psittaci strains associated with avian and human infection. J. Vet Med. 59(4): 289-291.

  31. Hirohito Ogawa, Rajesh Chahota, Takayuki Hagino, Kenji Ohya, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi (2006). A survey of avian polyomavirus (APV) infection in imported and domestic bred psittacine birds in Japan. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 68(7): 743-745.

  32. Nagal K. B., R. K. Mandial, R. C. Katoch and Rajesh Chahota (2006). Occurrence of Salmonella enterica, subspecies enterica serovar Berta (Salmonella Berta) in bovine calves, in Himachal Pradesh, India. Veterinarski Arhiv. 76(2): 153-157.

  33. Vinod Sharma, R. C. Katoch, Mandeep Sharma, Subhash Verma, Rajesh Chahota, S. K. Jand and Prasenjit Dhar (2005). Isolation of a few fungal pathogens from carps. Indian Vet. J. 82(12): 1252-1254.

  34. S. Rattan, R. C. Katoch, M. Sharma, P. Dhar, R. Chahota and M. Singh. (2005). Isolation of Chlamydia psittaci from Cervidae in North-Western Himalayan Region. Indian J. Comp. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 26(2): 103-104.

  35. Telang, R. S., R. K. Mandial, V. K. Gupta and R. Chahota (2005). Arsenic Poisoning in Animals of Himachal Pradesh: A Record. Indian Vet. J. 82:677-678.

  36. Matsumoto, A., Murao, W., Kumon, H., Fukushi, H., Chahota, R. 2004. Characteristics of Chlamydia sp. isolated from cervicitis (Shinjuku, Infectious disease surveillance center, National institute of infectious diseases, Japan), pp. 7-8.

  37. Katoch, R. C., Subhash Verma, Arvind Mahajan, Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota and Vipin Katoch (2004). Necrotic enteritis in Chicken. Indian Vet. J. 81(2): 220-221.

  38. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota and Pooja Soneja (2004). Sero-evidence of chlamydiosis among livestock. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 74(2): 162-163.

  39. Vinod Sharma, R. C. Katoch, Arvind Mahajan, Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota, Subhash Verma and Prasenjit Dhar (2004). Pathogenic potential of Vibrio anguillarum isolate in common carps. Indian Vet. J. 81(6): 616-619.

  40. Rajesh Chahota, Mandeep Sharma, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, M. M. Singh, Vipasha Kapoor and R. K. Asrani (2003). Brucellosis outbreak in an organized dairy farm involving cows and in contact human beings in Himachal Pradesh, India. Veterinarski Arhiv. 73(2): 95-102.

  41. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota, Arvind Mahajan and Mandeep Sharma (2003). Drug resistance among pathogenic microbes: The new apocalypse. Himachal Vet. J. 5: 10-15.

  42. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota, Arvind Mahajan and Mandeep Sharma (2003). Bacterial strains isolated from eggs and their drug resistance profile. Indian J. Poult. Sci. 38(1): 80-82.

  43. Katoch, R. C., Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota, Prasenjit Dhar, B. C. Chauhan and Chaman Singh (2003). Seroprevalence of chlamydial infections among buffaloes of Himachal Pradesh, India. Buffalo Bulletin. 22(4): 75-77.

  44. Katoch, R. C., Mandeep Sharma, D. Pathania, Subhash Verma, Rajesh Chahota and Arvind Mahajan (2003). Recovery of bacterial and mycotic fish pathogens from carps and other fish in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Microbiol. 43(1): 65-66.

  45. Wadhwa, D. R., Prasad, B., Sharma, A. K., Nagal, K. B. and Chahota, R. (2003). Occurrence of pneumo-enteritis outbreaks suggestive of Peste-des-Petitis Ruminants (PPR) among small ruminants in Himachal Pradesh. Intas-Polivet. 4(1): 69-71.

  46. Arvind Mahajan, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota, Subhash Verma and Simmi Manuja (2002). Concurrent outbreak of infectious disease (IBD), aflatoxicosis and secondary microbial infection in broiler chicks. Veterinarski Arhiv. 72(2): 81-90.

  47. Rajesh Chahota and R. C. Katoch (2002). A case of rectal prolapse in a high altitude shepherd dog pup. Indian Vet. J. 79: 377-378.32.

  48. Rajinder Paul, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota and Arvind Mahajan (2002). Sero surveillance of chlamydiosis among cows and buffaloes of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 72(6): 434-436.

  49. Rajinder Paul, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota, Deepak Pathania and Mandeep Sharma (2002). Sero surveillance of Chlamydiosis among sheep and goats of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Vet. J. 79: 645-647.

  50. Deepak Pathania, R. C. Katoch, Arvind Mahajan and Rajesh Chahota (2002). In-vitro specificity of slide agglutination test for detection of Vibrio anguillarum and Aeromonas salmonicida var. salmonicida. Indian Vet. J. 79: 852-853.

  51. Arvind Mahajan, Deepak Pathania, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, Rajesh Chahota and Mandeep Sharma (2002). Aspergillus niger as a cause of fin and gill rot in rainbow trout (Salmo gairderi). Nature conservators, Publication. 07: 213-217.

  52. Rajesh Chahota, Alok K. Sharma, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, A Mahajan and Mandeep Sharma (2002). Evidence of chlamydiosis, brucellosis and tuberculosis among dairy animals with reproductive problems under intensive farming conditions in Himachal Pradesh. Intas Polivet. 3(1): 52-55.

  53. Katoch, R. C., Rajesh Chahota, Mandeep Sharma and K. B. Nagal (2002). Chlamydiosis in livestock of H.P. In proceedings of “International Symposium on sustainable agriculture in hill areas” held at HPKV, Palampur, from 29.10.1998 to 30.10.1998, pp 225-232. Edited by A. C. Kapoor.

  54. Deshwal, R. S., C. Varshneya, R. S. Telang, B. Prasad and R. Chahota (2002). Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in equines of Himachal Pradesh: Bacterial isolation and antibiogram pattern. Indian Vet. J. 79(2): 189-190.

  55. Arvind Mahajan, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, Rajesh Chahota and Simmi Mahajan (2001). Exudative diathesis in an organized poultry farm. Indian J. Poult. Sci. 36(1): 111-112.

  56. Katoch, R. C., Mandeep Sharma, Rajesh Chahota, Arvind Mahajan and Subhash Verma (2001). Drug Sensitivity of Microflora isolated from healthy and diseased trout in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Fish. 48(1): 115-118.

  57. Arvind Mahajan, R. C. Katoch, S. P. Singh, Rajesh Chahota, Subhash Verma, Simmi Mahajan (2001). Some epidemiological aspects of FMD in a vaccinated dairy farm. Intas Polyvet. 2(1): 9-12.

  58. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, Arvind Mahajan and Subhash Verma (2001). Clinical bovine mastitis by Geotrichum candidum. Veterinarski Arhiv. 71(4): 197-201.

  59. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, Mandeep Sharma, R. S. Deswal, R. K. Asrani, R. Katoch and Arvind Mahajan (2001). Aetio-pathology of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) among equines in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Vet. Path. 25: 38-40.

  60. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota and Arvind Mahajan (2001). Listeria monocytogenes-A cause of mastitis in an Indian Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis). Buffalo J. 3: 425-427.

  61. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, S. P. Singh, Subhash Verma, Arvind Mahajan and K. B. Nagal (2000). Investigation of a severe aflatoxicosis outbreak among chickens in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 70: 22-24.

  62. Rajesh Chahota and R. C. Katoch (2000). Comparative efficacy of some current techniques for diagnosis of chlamydiosis among domestic poultry and wild carriers. Indian J. Anim.Sci. 70: 11-13.

  63. Arvind Mahajan, Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch and Rajesh Chahota (2000). Prognathia-inferior in a Jersey crossbred calf. Indian Vet. J. 77(4): 347-378.

  64. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Arvind Mahajan and Rajesh Chahota (2000). Ringworm infection in guinea pigs. Indian Vet. J. 77: 723-724.

  65. Subhash Verma, Arvind Mahajan, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota and Rajiv Sharma (2000). Candida albicans- a cause of otomycosis. Indian Vet. Med. J. 24: 167-168.

  66. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma, Arvind Mahajan and K. B. Nagal (2000). Association of Pasteurella haemolytica with bovine abortion- a case report. Indian Vet. J. 77(9): 805-806.

  67. Rajesh Chahota, Arvind Mahajan, R. C. Katoch, Subhash Verma (2000). Incidence of dermatophytosis among bovines in Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Indian Vet. J. 77(9): 807-808.

  68. Katoch, R. C., Subhash Verma, Arvind Mahajan, Rajesh Chahota and Mandeep Sharma (2000). Peste-des-Petitis-Ruminants (PPR) in Himachal Pradesh- some facts. Indian J. Small Ruminants. 6(2): 104-107.

  69. Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Arvind Mahajan and Rajesh Chahota (2000). Seroepidemiology of brucellosis in sheep and goats in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Small Ruminants. 6(2): 113-114.

  70. Rajesh Chahota, S. P. Singh, R. C. Katoch, V. K. Gupta, Arvind Mahajan and Subhash Verma (2000). Spontaneous bacterial endocarditis in a broiler chicken- a case report. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 71(1): 28-29.

  71. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, S. P. Singh, Subhash Verma and Arvind Mahajan (2000). Concurrent outbreak of chlamydiosis and aflatoxicosis among chickens in Himachal Pradesh, India. Veterinarski Arhiv. 70(4): 207-213.

  72. Arvind Mahajan, Subhash Verma, R. C. Katoch, Rajesh Chahota and Pankaj Sood (1999). Protothecal endometritis in a cow- a report. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 69(10): 799.

  73. Rajesh Chahota and R. C. Katoch (1999). Caecal impaction due to bots infestation leading to gastric rupture- a case report. Centaur. XVI(2): 30-31.

  74. Joshi, V. B., Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, M. K. Batta, K. B. Nagal, Mandeep Sharma and S. S. Saini (1997). Gel precipitation antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci among livestock, birds and humans. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 67: 115-116.

  75. Rajesh Chahota, R. K. Asrani, R. C. Katoch and K. P. Jitendran (1997). Hepatic capillariasis in a wild rat (Rattus ratus). Indian J. Vet. Parasit. 11: 87-90.

  76. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch and M. K. Batta (1997). Prevalance of Chlamydia psittaci among feral birds in Himachal Pradesh. J. Appl. Anim. Sci. 12: 89-94.

  77. Rajesh Chahota and R. C. Katoch (1997). Screening of rats, wall lizards and frogs for the prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 67: 489-490.

  78. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch and V. B. Joshi (1997). Seroprevalence of Chlamydia psittaci in domestic poultry and wild bird. Indian J. Poult. Sci. 32: 67-71.

  79. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch, K. P. Jitendran and R. K. Asrani (1997). Helminthic infestations among free living fauna around Dhauladhar valley of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 67: 302-303.

  80. Rajesh Chahota, R. C. Katoch and M. K. Batta (1997). Isolation of Chlamydia psittaci from domestic poultry (Gallus domesticus) in Himachal Pradesh, India. Indian J. Poult. Sci. 32(2): 115-118.

  81. Rajesh Chahota, R. K. Asrani and R. C. Katoch (1997). Some pathologic evidence of chlamydiosis in domestic chicken and wild fauna in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Vet. Path. 21(1): 47-48.

  82. Joshi, V. B., R. C. Katoch, S. S. Saini, K. B. Nagal, M. K. Batta, Mandeep Sharma and Rajesh Chahota (1996). Comparative efficacy of complement fixation, agarose gel precipitation and slide agglutination tests for the diagnosis of chlamydial infections. J. Applied Anim. Res. 10: 201-205.



Books/Manuals/Book Chapters:

  • Book entitled “Class Notes on General Veterinary Microbiology”- Compiled by Mandeep Sharma, P. Dhar, R. Chahota and S. Verma.
  • Chahota, R. and Sharma, M. (2014). Chlamydophila infections. In: Zoonoses: Bacterial Diseses, edited by Garg S R (ed)] Ist edn. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi. pp 245-263.
  • Chahota, R. and Sharma, M. (2014) Antimicrobial properties of Seabuckthorn. In: Sebuckthorn- A Multipurpose Wonder Plant, Vol IV: Emerging Trends in Research and Technology edited by Dr. Virender Singh, Daya Publication (ISBN: 9789351242666).