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  1. Article ; Online: An update on the origin of SARS-CoV-2: Despite closest identity, bat (RaTG13) and pangolin derived coronaviruses varied in the critical binding site and O-linked glycan residues.

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Arumugam, Suresh / Mohan, Kamalraj / Gomathi Radhakrishnan, Gokul

    Journal of medical virology

    2020  Volume 93, Issue 1, Page(s) 499–505

    Abstract: The initial cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and swept the world by 23 June 2020 with 8 993 659 active cases, 469 587 deaths across 216 countries, areas or territories. This ... ...

    Abstract The initial cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and swept the world by 23 June 2020 with 8 993 659 active cases, 469 587 deaths across 216 countries, areas or territories. This strongly implies global transmission occurred before the lockdown of China. However, the initial source's transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 remain obscure and controversial. Research data suggest bat (RaTG13) and pangolin carried CoV were the proximal source of SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we used systematic phylogenetic analysis of Coronavirinae subfamily along with wild type human SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 strains. The key residues of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) and O-linked glycan were compared. SARS-CoV-2 strains were clustered with RaTG13 (97.41% identity), Pangolin-CoV (92.22% identity) and Bat-SL-CoV (80.36% identity), forms a new clade-2 in lineage B of beta-CoV. The alignments of RBD contact residues to ACE2 justified? Those SARS-CoV-2 strains sequences were 100% identical by each other, significantly varied in RaTG13 and pangolin-CoV. SARS-CoV-2 has a polybasic cleavage site with an inserted sequence of PRRA compared to RaTG13 and only PRR to pangolin. Only serine (Ser) in pangolin and both threonine (Thr) and serine (Ser) O-linked glycans were seen in RaTG13, suggesting that a detailed study needed in pangolin (Manis javanica) and bat (Rhinolophus affinis) related CoV.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Binding Sites ; China ; Chiroptera/virology ; Communicable Disease Control ; Coronavirus/genetics ; Coronavirus Envelope Proteins/chemistry ; Coronavirus Envelope Proteins/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation, Viral ; Host Specificity ; Humans ; Models, Molecular ; Pangolins/virology ; Phylogeny ; Polysaccharides/chemistry ; Polysaccharides/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/chemistry ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics
    Chemical Substances Coronavirus Envelope Proteins ; Polysaccharides ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 752392-0
    ISSN 1096-9071 ; 0146-6615
    ISSN (online) 1096-9071
    ISSN 0146-6615
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.26261
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  2. Article ; Online: Improved detection of esp, hyl, asa1, gelE, cylA virulence genes among clinical isolates of Enterococci.

    Kiruthiga, Alexander / Padmavathy, Kesavaram / Shabana, Praveen / Naveenkumar, Venkatesan / Gnanadesikan, Sumathi / Malaiyan, Jeevan

    BMC research notes

    2020  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 170

    Abstract: Objective: Virulence factors (VFs) among the clinical strains of enterococci play a vital role in pathogenesis. This study was aimed to screen for cylA, asa1, gelE, esp and hyl among Enterococcus faecalis (n = 89) and E. faecium (n = 51) by multiplex ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Virulence factors (VFs) among the clinical strains of enterococci play a vital role in pathogenesis. This study was aimed to screen for cylA, asa1, gelE, esp and hyl among Enterococcus faecalis (n = 89) and E. faecium (n = 51) by multiplex PCR. The previously reported multiplex PCR was modified to 2 duplex (asa1 and gelE, cylA and esp) PCRs and 1 simplex (hyl) PCR. The idea of the modification of the multiplex PCR proposed here emerged in the course of the research study when majority of the isolates which phenotypically exhibited virulence traits were found to be negative for the respective gene.
    Results: cylA, gelE and asa1 were significantly predominant in E. faecalis (59.55%, 85.39%, 86.51%) than E. faecium (1.96%, 60.78%, 9.80%) (p < 0.0001, p = 0.001967, p < 0.0001). hyl was detected in E. faecium (5.9%) only. The number of VFs detected in each isolate was recorded as the VF score. E. faecalis isolates had a VF score pattern of score 4 (34.83%), score 3 (26.96%), score 2 (28.08%) and score 1 (8.98%) while E. faecium had score 4 (1.96%), score 3 (7.84%), score 2 (25.49%) and score 1 (41.18%). This modification of the PCR protocol could resolve the problem of decreased detection of virulence determinants in enterococci.
    MeSH term(s) Bacterial Proteins/isolation & purification ; Enterococcus faecalis/isolation & purification ; Enterococcus faecalis/pathogenicity ; Enterococcus faecium/isolation & purification ; Enterococcus faecium/pathogenicity ; Genes, Bacterial ; Humans ; India ; Membrane Proteins/isolation & purification ; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Virulence/genetics
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Proteins ; Membrane Proteins ; aggregation substance, Enterococcus faecalis ; enterococcal surface protein, esp
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2413336-X
    ISSN 1756-0500 ; 1756-0500
    ISSN (online) 1756-0500
    ISSN 1756-0500
    DOI 10.1186/s13104-020-05018-0
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  3. Article ; Online: An update on the origin of SARS‐CoV‐2

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Arumugam, Suresh / Mohan, Kamalraj / Gomathi Radhakrishnan, Gokul

    Journal of Medical Virology ; ISSN 0146-6615 1096-9071

    Despite closest identity, bat (RaTG13) and pangolin derived coronaviruses varied in the critical binding site and O‐linked glycan residues

    2020  

    Keywords Virology ; Infectious Diseases ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Wiley
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.26261
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  4. Article: Low vaccine efficacy of mumps component among MMR vaccine recipients in Chennai, India.

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Menon, Thangam

    The Indian journal of medical research

    2014  Volume 139, Issue 5, Page(s) 773–775

    Abstract: Introduction of MMR vaccine was believed to have resulted in a decline in the incidence of measles, mumps and rubella infections. However, recent reports suggest the re-emergence of mumps infection worldwide in the vaccinated populations. It was proposed ...

    Abstract Introduction of MMR vaccine was believed to have resulted in a decline in the incidence of measles, mumps and rubella infections. However, recent reports suggest the re-emergence of mumps infection worldwide in the vaccinated populations. It was proposed that the reason for this re-emergence was poor efficacy of MMR vaccine. The present study was aimed to investigate mumps infection in MMR vaccinated and non-vaccinated populations in Chennai, India. Blood samples were collected from acute mumps cases (n=74, 42<12 yr age, 54% males) and investigated for IgM antibody against mumps, IgG antibody against measles, mumps and rubella viruses by ELISA. Sixty seven (91%) patients had received MMR vaccine. All the 67 vaccinated cases were positive for parotitis, and mumps IgM. However, only 10 (15%) were positive for IgG. All samples (100%) were positive for rubella and measles IgG. These findings showed the occurrence of mumps infection among MMR vaccinated individuals in Chennai, India. The MMR vaccine failed to generate anti-mumps IgG. The reason may be low vaccine efficacy of the mumps component of the MMR vaccine used.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antibodies, Viral/blood ; Child ; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/epidemiology ; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Immunoglobulin M/blood ; India ; Male ; Measles/epidemiology ; Measles/prevention & control ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/administration & dosage ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/adverse effects ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/blood ; Mumps/epidemiology ; Mumps/prevention & control ; Rubella/epidemiology ; Rubella/prevention & control ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Viral ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin M ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-06-11
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 390883-5
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
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  5. Article ; Online: Improved detection of esp, hyl, asa1, gelE, cylA virulence genes among clinical isolates of Enterococci

    Alexander Kiruthiga / Kesavaram Padmavathy / Praveen Shabana / Venkatesan Naveenkumar / Sumathi Gnanadesikan / Jeevan Malaiyan

    BMC Research Notes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2020  Volume 7

    Abstract: Abstract Objective Virulence factors (VFs) among the clinical strains of enterococci play a vital role in pathogenesis. This study was aimed to screen for cylA, asa1, gelE, esp and hyl among Enterococcus faecalis (n = 89) and E. faecium (n = 51) by ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Objective Virulence factors (VFs) among the clinical strains of enterococci play a vital role in pathogenesis. This study was aimed to screen for cylA, asa1, gelE, esp and hyl among Enterococcus faecalis (n = 89) and E. faecium (n = 51) by multiplex PCR. The previously reported multiplex PCR was modified to 2 duplex (asa1 and gelE, cylA and esp) PCRs and 1 simplex (hyl) PCR. The idea of the modification of the multiplex PCR proposed here emerged in the course of the research study when majority of the isolates which phenotypically exhibited virulence traits were found to be negative for the respective gene. Results cylA, gelE and asa1 were significantly predominant in E. faecalis (59.55%, 85.39%, 86.51%) than E. faecium (1.96%, 60.78%, 9.80%) (p < 0.0001, p = 0.001967, p < 0.0001). hyl was detected in E. faecium (5.9%) only. The number of VFs detected in each isolate was recorded as the VF score. E. faecalis isolates had a VF score pattern of score 4 (34.83%), score 3 (26.96%), score 2 (28.08%) and score 1 (8.98%) while E. faecium had score 4 (1.96%), score 3 (7.84%), score 2 (25.49%) and score 1 (41.18%). This modification of the PCR protocol could resolve the problem of decreased detection of virulence determinants in enterococci.
    Keywords E. faecalis ; E. faecium ; Virulence ; Modified PCR reactions ; Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: An update on the origin of SARS-CoV-2: Despite closest identity, bat (RaTG13) and pangolin derived coronaviruses varied in the critical binding site and O-linked glycan residues

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Arumugam, Suresh / Mohan, Kamalraj / Gomathi Radhakrishnan, Gokul

    J. med. virol

    Abstract: The initial cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and swept the world by 23 June 2020 with 8 993 659 active cases, 469 587 deaths across 216 countries, areas or territories. This ... ...

    Abstract The initial cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and swept the world by 23 June 2020 with 8 993 659 active cases, 469 587 deaths across 216 countries, areas or territories. This strongly implies global transmission occurred before the lockdown of China. However, the initial source's transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 remain obscure and controversial. Research data suggest bat (RaTG13) and pangolin carried CoV were the proximal source of SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we used systematic phylogenetic analysis of Coronavirinae subfamily along with wild type human SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 strains. The key residues of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) and O-linked glycan were compared. SARS-CoV-2 strains were clustered with RaTG13 (97.41% identity), Pangolin-CoV (92.22% identity) and Bat-SL-CoV (80.36% identity), forms a new clade-2 in lineage B of beta-CoV. The alignments of RBD contact residues to ACE2 justified? Those SARS-CoV-2 strains sequences were 100% identical by each other, significantly varied in RaTG13 and pangolin-CoV. SARS-CoV-2 has a polybasic cleavage site with an inserted sequence of PRRA compared to RaTG13 and only PRR to pangolin. Only serine (Ser) in pangolin and both threonine (Thr) and serine (Ser) O-linked glycans were seen in RaTG13, suggesting that a detailed study needed in pangolin (Manis javanica) and bat (Rhinolophus affinis) related CoV.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #633792
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  7. Article ; Online: Low vaccine efficacy of mumps component among MMR vaccine recipients in Chennai, India

    Jeevan Malaiyan / Thangam Menon

    Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 139, Iss 5, Pp 773-

    2014  Volume 775

    Abstract: Introduction of MMR vaccine was believed to have resulted in a decline in the incidence of measles, mumps and rubella infections. However, recent reports suggest the re-emergence of mumps infection worldwide in the vaccinated populations. It was proposed ...

    Abstract Introduction of MMR vaccine was believed to have resulted in a decline in the incidence of measles, mumps and rubella infections. However, recent reports suggest the re-emergence of mumps infection worldwide in the vaccinated populations. It was proposed that the reason for this re-emergence was poor efficacy of MMR vaccine. The present study was aimed to investigate mumps infection in MMR vaccinated and non-vaccinated populations in Chennai, India. Blood samples were collected from acute mumps cases (n=74, 42<12 yr age, 54% males) and investigated for IgM antibody against mumps, IgG antibody against measles, mumps and rubella viruses by ELISA. Sixty seven (91%) patients had received MMR vaccine. All the 67 vaccinated cases were positive for parotitis, and mumps IgM. However, only 10 (15%) were positive for IgG. All samples (100%) were positive for rubella and measles IgG. These findings showed the occurrence of mumps infection among MMR vaccinated individuals in Chennai, India. The MMR vaccine failed to generate anti-mumps IgG. The reason may be low vaccine efficacy of the mumps component of the MMR vaccine used.
    Keywords ELISA - IgM and IgG antibody - mumps virus - MMR vaccine ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 630
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article: Low rate of seropositivity (IgG) to mumps component in MMR vaccinees in Chennai, south India.

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Duraipandian, Thatchayini / Warrier, Aparna / Menon, Thangam

    The Indian journal of medical research

    2014  Volume 139, Issue 6, Page(s) 949–951

    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Analysis of Variance ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; India/epidemiology ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/genetics ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/immunology ; Mumps/epidemiology ; Mumps/virology ; Mumps virus/genetics ; Mumps virus/immunology ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin G ; Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-08-11
    Publishing country India
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 390883-5
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
    ISSN 0971-5916 ; 0019-5340
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  9. Article: Analysis of Serum Th1/Th2 Cytokine Levels in Patients with Acute Mumps Infection.

    Malaiyan, Jeevan / Ramanan, Padmasani Venkat / Subramaniam, Dinesh / Menon, Thangam

    Journal of global infectious diseases

    2016  Volume 8, Issue 2, Page(s) 87–92

    Abstract: Background: The mumps virus is frequently the causative agent of parotitis. There has been no study on serum cytokine levels of acute mumps parotitis except for a few which document cytokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid of mumps meningitis. It is with ... ...

    Abstract Background: The mumps virus is frequently the causative agent of parotitis. There has been no study on serum cytokine levels of acute mumps parotitis except for a few which document cytokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid of mumps meningitis. It is with this notion, our study aimed to find Th1/Th2 cytokine levels from patients with acute mumps parotitis.
    Materials and methods: Concentrations of mumps-specific IgM, mumps, measles, rubella-specific IgG antibody, and Th1/Th2 cytokines, namely interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, and IL-10 were measured simultaneously in serum from 74 patients (42 pediatric and 32 adult cases), 40 healthy subjects (20 pediatric and 20 adults) and in the supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with mumps virus genotype C which served as the positive control. Statistical significance was analyzed between each group by means of Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient test.
    Results: IgM positivity confirmed acute infection in all 74 patients and of these 67 were vaccinated cases; however, very few of them (10/67) were positive for mumps IgG. We found that IFN-γ, IL-2, and IL-10 showed a statistically significant increase in both pediatric and adult patients with acute mumps infection when compared to healthy controls and values were comparable to the positive control.
    Conclusion: The Th1 cells play important roles during the acute phase of mumps parotitis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-06-10
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2545454-7
    ISSN 0974-8245 ; 0974-777X
    ISSN (online) 0974-8245
    ISSN 0974-777X
    DOI 10.4103/0974-777X.182129
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  10. Article ; Online: Low rate of seropositivity (IgG) to mumps component in MMR vaccinees in Chennai, south India

    Jeevan Malaiyan / Thatchayini Duraipandian / Aparna Warrier / Thangam Menon

    Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 139, Iss 6, Pp 949-

    2014  Volume 951

    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
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