Browsing by Subject "Vibrio spp."
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Are the lakes and rivers of Dhaka city safe for water-based recreation? A case study of Salmonella spp.
(Brac University, 2019-04)Unplanned urbanization, defective sewerage system and lack of public concern can result in contamination of surface water bodies. As these water bodies are a major part of diurnal and recreational activities, contamination ... -
Can phages be cheated? - A study on the influence of inducing molecules on bacteriophage propagation at low host cell densities
(Brac University, 2020-06)It has been reported in vitro that bacteriophages require a certain host cell density in order to propagate. However, previous studies have shown that in environment, especially in water bodies, bacteriophage infection ... -
Isolation and characterization of vibrio spp. from surface water in Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2019-01)Vibrio spp. is an estuarine bacterium prevalent in water bodies throughout the world. Twelve species of the Vibrioceae family are known to cause diseases in human. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, ... -
Isolation, characterization and comparative analysis of multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii & vibrio cholerae from hospital wastewater and its adjacent community supply water in Dhaka north
(Brac University, 2023-06)Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacillus which shows characteristics of obligate aerobe. It is pleomorphic and non-motile. An opportunistic and nosocomial pathogen, A. baumannii has been designated as “red alert”. ...
