Dr. Mamatha Ballal is currently working as the Professor of Microbiology in Melaka Manipal Medical College at Manipal University, India. She completed her Ph.D. in Bacteriological from Kasturba Medical College, India. She received many awards and honors. She authored book chapters, articles and is acting as Editorial Board member and reviewer for many peer reviewed journals. She is also a member of professional associations; Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, Indian society for Human & Animal Mycology and so on.
Dr. Mamatha Ballal’s research interests include Molecular pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial infection in the Gastrointestinal tract with special focus on Enteroaggregative E coli , Shigella, Clostridium difficile, Helicobacter pylori, Enteric Salmonella, Candida in blood stream infections, opportunistic infections in HIV patients, Hospital infections, Medicinal plants and their activity against Enteric pathogens, Rotaviral diarrhea and molecular diagnosis of Cryptosporidiasis.
