Ms. Bini Francis

Professional Summary:                                                                  

Ms. Bini Francis has been working as a Guest faculty in Microbiology since 2021 in the Department of Zoology, St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva. She completed her MSc in Applied Microbiology from M.G University Kottayam, and MPhil from Cochin University of Science and Technology. She is pursuing PhD in Microbiology under the Faculty of Marine Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Publications

• Bini Francis., Antony A.C., Sukumaran D.P., Hatha A.A.M. (2022). Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from food contact surfaces in seafood pre-processing plants (India). Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 9: 3-13.
• Bini Francis and Mohamed Hatha Abdulla (2021). Prevalence of Biofilm associated Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Seafood Pre-processing factories- A potential threat to seafood safety. Fishery Technology (2021) 58: 1– 10.
• Bini Francis, Santha Sudha and A. M. Hatha (2017). Efficacy of Sodium Tripolyphosphate and Non-Phosphate Additives on the Survival of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Prawns (Fenneropenaeus indicus) During Frozen Storage. Fishery Technology 54: 265 – 27.