Biography

Dr. Tapan Kumar Barik

P.G. Department of Zoology

Berhampur University, India

Associate Professor


Email: [email protected]


Qualications

2010 Ph.D University of Delhi, Zoology

2000 M.Phil Berhampur University, Zoology

1995 M.Sc Berhampur University, Life Science (Zoology)

1993 B.Sc Utkal University, Zoology


Publications (Selected)

  1. Nayak, B., Sahu, B., & Barik, T. K. (2026). Laboratory Evaluation of Susceptibility Status of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes to Temephos and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) Toxins from Odisha, India. Acta Parasitologica, 71(1).
  2. Maharana, D., Sethy, B., Acharya, S., et al. (2026). Interaction study of photosensitive insecticide, methylene blue trihydrate with acetylcholinesterase 1 (AChE1) of three major mosquito vectors using molecular Docking. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 46(2), 1429-1435.
  3. Barik, T. K., Velamuri, P. S., Bhuyan, K. B., et al. (2026). Mapping the Insecticide Resistance Landscape of Malaria Vectors in Odisha, India (1993-2024): A Scoping Review. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2026(1).
  4. Sahu, B., Nayak, B., Pattanayak, A. K., et al. (2026). Comprehensive Profiling of Bacterial Microbiota in Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes from Odisha, India Using Full-Length 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 66(3), 649-663.
  5. Barik, T. K., Achari, T. S., Nayak, B., et al. (2025). Impact of insecticide resistance on controlling mosquito vectors and its potential contribution to behavioural modifications. Malaria Journal, 25(1).
  6. Acharya, S., & Barik, T. K. (2025). Larvicidal and Pupicidal Activity of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid against Southern House Mosquito, Culex Quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Parasitologica, 70(4).
  7. Panigrahi, S. K., Parida, S. R., Mohanty, D., et al. (2025). Role of climatic factors on the perennial malaria cases in Kalahandi district of Odisha, eastern India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 62(3), 351-361.
  8. Agrawal, A., Acharya, A. B., Sahu, B., et al. (2025). Bacterial community composition and diversity associated with developmental stages of Anopheles subpictus. International Microbiology, 28(7), 2257-2269.
  9. Sha, H. C., Acharya, S., Sahu, B., et al. (2025). In silico investigation of acetylcholinesterase-insecticide interactions in Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles culicifacies using molecular docking. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 62(1), 107-111.
  10. Agrawal, A., Barik, T. K., & Patel, A. K. (2024). Characterization of Leclercia adecarboxylata isolated from field collected Anopheles subpictus in Berhampur, Odisha, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 61(4), 622-625.
  11. Panda, D., Pandit, R. S., Sahu, B., Kamaraju, R., & Barik, T. K. (2024). Understanding Mosquito Faunal Diversity: An Approach to Assess the Burden of Vector‐Borne Diseases in Three Representative Topographies (Rural, Urban, and Peri‐Urban) of Ganjam District in Odisha State, India. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2024(1), 9701356.
  12. Sumitha, M. K., Kalimuthu, M., Kumar, M. S., Paramasivan, R., Kumar, N. P., Barik, T. K., ... & Gupta, B. (2023). Genetic differentiation among Aedes aegypti populations from different eco-geographical zones of India. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(7), e0011486.
  13. Nayak, B., Khuntia, B., Murmu, L. K., Sahu, B., Pandit, R. S., & Barik, T. K. (2023). Artificial intelligence (AI): a new window to revamp the vector-borne disease control. Parasitology Research, 122(2), 369-379.
  14. Panda, D., & Barik, T. K. (2022). Molecular characterization and genetic divergence of seven Culex mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species using Mt COI gene from Odisha State, India. The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 83(1), 41.
  15. Murmu, L. K., & Barik, T. K. (2022). An analysis of Plasmodium falciparum-K13 mutations in India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 46(1), 296-303.
  16. Achari, T. S., Panda, C., & Barik, T. K. (2022). Biochemical response of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes after exposure to thermal stress and toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1-10.
  17. Panda, D., Biswal, I., Seth, J. K., & Barik, T. K. (2021). Wing morphometric and DNA barcoding analysis of two different public health important Anopheles mosquito species. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 23(3), 239-255.
  18. Seth, J. K., & Barik, T. K. (2021). DNA barcoding of the family: Leiognathidae in the water of bay of Bengal, Odisha coast, India based on 16s rRNA and COI gene sequences. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 37(2), 831-840.
  19. Murmu, L. K., Sahu, A. A., & Barik, T. K. (2021). Diagnosing the drug resistance signature in Plasmodium falciparum: a review from contemporary methods to novel approaches. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 45(3), 869-876.
  20. Barik, T. K., Swain, S. N., Sahu, B., Tripathy, B., & Acharya, U. R. (2021). Molecular evidence for Myripristis jacobus and Scarus taeniopterus new to Bay of Bengal: Sporadic appearance or preliminary colonization?. Marine Ecology, 42(1), e12632.
  21. Barik, T. K., Swain, S. N., Sahu, B., Tripathy, B., & Acharya, U. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular evidence supports the first occurrence of two fishes, Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) and Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)(Actinopterygii: Perciformes), from marine waters of Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 39, 26-35.
  22. Achari, T. S., Barik, T. K., & Acharya, U. R. (2020). Toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis: A Novel Microbial Insecticide for Mosquito Vector Control. Molecular Identification of Mosquito Vectors and Their Management, 89-116.


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