Sandipan Ganguly

Identification of the N-terminal Glycine-arginine Rich (GAR) Domain in Giardia lamblia Fibrillarin and Evidence of its Essentiality for snoRNA Binding

Sumallya Karmakar, Dibyendu Raj & Sandipan Ganguly · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2013

Aims: Study the role of glycine-arginine rich (GAR) domain of fibrillarin in Giardia lamblia. Study Design: Identifying a specific glycine arginine rich (GAR) sequence of Giardia fibrillarin which plays an important role in ribonucleoprotein particles complex formation with snoRN...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2013/4391

Metronidazole Induces the Metazoan Death of Giardia Trophozoites with the Aid of Pyruvate

Dibyendu Raj, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, Shanta Dutta & Sandipan Ganguly · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2024

Background: Metronidazole is the most common drug for the treatment of infectious agent Giardia. The trophozoites need to fight against the oxidative stress generated by metronidazole for their survival. It has been reported that trophozoites possesses several enzymes involved in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i11510

Multi-locus Genotyping Reveals High Occurrence of Mixed Assemblages in Giardia duodenalis within a Limited Geographical Boundary

Avik Kumar Mukherjee, Sumallya Karmakar, Dibyendu Raj & Sandipan Ganguly · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2013

Aim: To determine the common genotypes of Giardia duodenalis causing diarrhea in the study region and to assess the extent of genetic polymorphism among them. Study Design: Stool samples were collected from the patients attending IDBG Hospital, Kolkata with diarrheal complaints t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2812