Research & Facilities

Research & Facilities at Greenlink Laboratory

Greenlink Laboratory in Coimbatore is committed to advancing scientific research and providing reliable analytical testing services across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food safety, and environmental science. Our focus is on delivering accurate results and customized solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

Our research team works closely with academic institutions and industry partners to develop tailored testing methods and validate innovative analytical approaches. This ensures that every project is handled with precision and aligned with current regulatory standards.

Core Laboratory Facilities

Our laboratory is equipped with essential instruments and resources to support thorough testing and research activities:

  • Basic chromatographic and spectroscopic instruments for chemical and residue analysis
  • Microbiological testing setups including culture incubation and pathogen detection
  • Environmental testing labs for soil, water, and air quality assessments
  • Material testing for agricultural products, compost, and industrial samples
  • Specialized validation services for product safety and compliance

Research Focus Areas

  • Customized method development for unique testing requirements
  • Optimization and validation of microbiological and chemical analysis
  • Detection and evaluation of contaminants and hazardous substances
  • Screening for antimicrobial activity and bioassays
  • Product shelf life and stability evaluations
  • Support for compliance with national and international standards

Collaborations and Support

  • Greenlink actively partners with universities, research organizations, and industry stakeholders to facilitate research and knowledge exchange. We provide access to our laboratory facilities for student projects and collaborative studies, offering expert guidance throughout the process.

    Whether you need routine testing, specialized research, or consultation on analytical challenges, Greenlink Laboratory offers dependable services driven by experience and integrity. Get in touch to explore how we can assist your scientific and industrial testing needs.

Collaborative Publications

    • Alshehri, Bader & Palanisamy, Manikandan & Abdel-Hadi, Ahmed & Bin Dukhyil, Abdul Aziz & Alaidarous, Mohammed & Banawas, Saeed & Alharbi, Raed & Aloyuni, Saleh & Vágvölgyi, Csaba & Kredics, László & Kocsubé, Sándor & S. Al-Malki, Esam & Rajendran, Vijayakumar & Selvam, Kanesan & Shobana, Coimbatore. (2020). Corneal ulcer/keratitis derived Aspergillus flavus & Aspergillus tamarii and their RAPD-PCR typing. Journal of King Saud University – Science. 32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.02.019.
    • Kiss, N., Homa, M., Manikandan, P., Mythili, A., Krizsán, K., Revathi, R., Varga, M., Papp, T., Vágvölgyi, C., Kredics, L., & Kocsubé, S. (2019). New Species of the Genus Curvularia: C. tamilnaduensis and C. coimbatorensis from Fungal Keratitis Cases in South India. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010009.
    • Bader Alshehri, Manikandan Palanisamy, Evaluation of molecular identification of Aspergillus species causing fungal keratitis, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020; 27 (2): 751-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.12.030.
    • Sangeetha, Annanthode & Abdel-Hadi, Ahmed & A, Shafeeq Hassan & Shobana, Coimbatore & Suresh, Sreeram & Abirami, Baskaran & Selvam, Kanesan & Al-Baradie, Raid & Banawas, Saeed & Alaidarous, Mohammed & Alshehri, Bader & Bin Dukhyil, Abdul Aziz & Dhanasekaran, Sugapriya & Palanisamy, Manikandan. (2019). Evaluation of in vitro activities of extracellular enzymes from Aspergillus species isolated from corneal ulcer/keratitis. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.11.023.
    • Hatvani L, Homa M, Chenthamara K, Cai F, Kocsubé S, Atanasova L, Mlinaric-Missoni E, Manikandan P, Revathi R, Dóczi I, Bogáts G, Narendran V, Büchner R, Vágvölgyi C, Druzhinina IS, Kredics L. Agricultural systems as potential sources of emerging human mycoses caused by Trichoderma: a successful, common phylotype of Trichoderma longibrachiatum in the frontline. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2019 Nov 1;366(21). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz246.
    • Homa M, Manikandan P, Szekeres A, Kiss N, Kocsubé S, Kredics L, Alshehri B, Dukhyil AAB, Revathi R, Narendran V, Vágvölgyi C, Shobana CS, Papp T. Characterization of Aspergillus tamarii Strains From Human Keratomycoses: Molecular Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns and Cyclopiazonic Acid Producing Abilities. Front Microbiol. 2019 Oct 9;10:2249. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02249.
    • Manikandan P, Abdel-hadi A, Babu Singh YR, Revathi R, Anita R, Banawas S, Al Dukhail A, Alshehri B, Shobana CS, Paneerselvam K, Narendran V. Fungal keratitis: Epidemiology, Rapid detection and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Fusarium and Aspergillus isolates from corneal scrapings.  BioMed Research International, vol. 2019, Article ID 6395840, 9 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6395840.
    • Jameson TJ, Rukmani M, Karunamoorthy R, Panneerselvam K, Manikandan P, Shobana CS. Effectiveness of application of lignolytic Cladosporium uredinicola GRDBF21 and Bipolaris maydis in the treatment of tannery effluent. Journal of Environmental Biology. March 2019; 40 (2): 158-164. http://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/40/2/MRN-771.
    • Mónika H, László G, Manikandan P, Narendran V, Rita S, Csernetics Á, Csaba V, László K, Tamás P. South Indian Isolates of the Fusarium solani Species Complex From Clinical and Environmental Samples: Identification, Antifungal Susceptibilities, and Virulence. Frontiers in Microbiology 2018; 9:1052. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01052.
    • Panneerselvam K, Nambirajan G, Annamalai B, Alaidarous M, Mohammed B, Bin Dukhyil A, Shobana CS, Manikandan P. Expression and production optimization of the cationic antimicrobial peptide – indolicidin by the recombinant E. coli C41 (DE3) clones. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 2018;62:61-66. 10.14232/abs.2018.1.61-66. https://doi.org/10.14232/abs.2018.1.61-66.
    • Homa M, Manikandan P, Saravanan V, Revathi R, Anita R, Narendran V, Panneerselvam K, Shobana CS, Aidarous MA, Galgóczy L, Vágvölgyi C, Papp T, Kredics L. Exophiala dermatitidis Endophthalmitis: Case Report and Literature Review. Mycopathologia. 2018 Jun;183(3):603-609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-017-0235-4.
    • Baranyi N, Kocsubé S, Jakšić Despot D, Šegvić Klarić M, Szekeres A, Bencsik O, Kecskeméti A, Manikandan P, Tóth B, Kredics L, Khaled JM, Alharbi NS, Vágvölgyi C, Varga J. Combined genotyping strategy reveals structural differences between Aspergillus flavus lineages from different habitats impacting human health. J Basic Microbiol. 2017 Sep 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201700243.
    • Sreekumar H, Manikandan P, Aiswariya P, Narendran V, Gomathi P, Priya R, Panneer Selvam K, Shobana CS. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococci and streptococci causing ocular infections from a tertiary eye care hospital, South India. Biomedical Research 2016; 27 (3): 780-786.
    • Hassan AS, Al-Hatmi AM, Shobana CS, van Diepeningen AD, Kredics L, Vágvölgyi C, Homa M, Meis JF, de Hoog GS, Narendran V, Manikandan P; IHFK Working Group. Antifungal Susceptibility and Phylogeny of Opportunistic Members of the Genus Fusarium Causing Human Keratomycosis in South India. Med Mycol. 2016Mar;54(3):287-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myv105.
    • Manikandan P, Galgóczy L, Panneer Selvam K, Shobana S, Kocsubé S, Vágvölgyi C, Narendran V, Kredics L (2011) Chapter 51. Fusarium. In: Liu D (Ed.) Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens, London: Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 417-433. ISBN 13: 978-1-4398-1241-9. https://doi.org/10.1201/b11375.
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