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Fecal organisms in supplied and domestically treated waters in Dhaka: insights from Mohakhali, Niketon and Uttara
(BRAC University, 2019-05)
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is the most densely populated city of the world. So, it is always a challenge to meet the ever increasing demand for pure drinking water of this huge population. This study aims to ...
A study of prevalence and antimicrobial resistance and pathogenic activity of bacteria in the air of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2019-12)
Air pollution in Dhaka city is a burning question now. A new study suggests that Bangladesh composes the most polluted air with Dhaka securing the second position in terms of pollution (daily star). According to air visual ...
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 ...
Analysis and comparison between the Genome of CRISPR bacteriophages
(Brac University, 2019-12)
Viruses that infect bacteria are called bacteriophages or shortened as phages. Like all viruses, Phages are absolute parasites, although carry all the information to direct their reproduction in an appropriate host, they ...
In silico drug designing against Klebsiella pneumoniae adhesin protein
(Brac University, 2019-01)
Klebsiella pneumoniae, is one of the causative agents of many nosocomial infections. In spite of
having a plethora of information on the virulent factors of this bacteria, no definite vaccines have
yet been designed or ...
Synthesis and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticle
(BRAC University, 2019-01)
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise for the last few decades. As commercial antibiotics are failing to combat microbes, alternative methods are being investigated. The properties of silver as disinfectant have been known ...
Molecular assessment of bacteriophage genome as a potential therapeutic agent in treating multi-drug resistant bacterial infection
(Brac University, 2019-12)
Bacteriophage therapy sheds a fresh light upon the critical growth of antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial resistance, one of the major public health concerns, requires a novel therapeutic strategy to be optimized. Phage ...
Computational structural analysis and modeling of plant PRR DORN1 ectodomain
(BRAC University, 2019-06)
DORN1 also known as P2K1 is the first member of the plant-specific purinoreceptor subfamily termed P2K and belongs to the vast gene family of legume-type (L-type) lectin receptor kinases. Research has shown that DORN1 ...
Survey on patients undergoing treatments for cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer
(Brac University, 2019-01)
Cancer is a disease with an abnormal cell growth and it can invade or spread from one organ to
another. There are some common symptoms noticed for cancer like abnormal bleeding, lumps,
weight loss and change in bowel ...
PCR based analysis of single nucleotide polymorphsim in beta-casein A1 and A2 gene of bovine in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-03)
In the present study "PCR-based analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism in beta-casein A1 and A2 gene of bovine in Bangladesh" was conducted to differentiate between beta-casein-containing types A1 and A2. Casein ...