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Immune response of oral cholera vaccine, Shanchol in Bangladeshi recipients
(BRAC University, 2014-07)
Cholera, an acute and severe dehydrating diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 remains a major public health concern which has significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several efforts have been made to develop ...
Development of improved quality Yogurt in terms of texture, flavor, food value and low cost
(BRAC University, 2015-03-14)
The present study is concerned with how to develop improved quality yogurt in terms of
texture, flavor, food value and low cost. Natural flora and traditional flavor in yogurt of
indigenous varieties have been continuously ...
Isolation, characterization, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria associated with pharmaceutical waste water treatment
(BRAC University, 2016-08)
The pharmaceutical industries in Bangladesh are one of the most developed hi-tech sectors within the country's economy. The rapid development of pharmaceutical industries resulted in the production of huge amounts of ...
Isolation and characterization of escherichia coli from raw vegetables
(BRAC University, 2013-10)
Escherichia coli is a genetically heterogeneous group of bacteria whose members are typically nonpathogens that are a part of the normal microflora of the intestinal tract of humans and animal. However, some strains have ...
Isolation and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of ethanol from organic sources
(BRAC University, 2013-10-07)
Microbial production of ethanol is a very popular concept in respect of alleviating energy
demand nowadays. In this regard, two fermenting strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
were isolated from date-juice and grapes and ...
Cloning of an antiporter gene (NHX1) from PCR amplicons into a recombination competent vector containing a constitutive promoter (caMV35S)
(BRAC University, 2011-10)
The costal belt of Bangladesh is under the threat of increasing salinity and thus reducing plant productivity. Consequently, salinity has become a major concern for ensuring food security. Salt tolerance is known to be a ...
In vivo propagation of monoclonal antibodies in ascites fluid produced in BALB/c mice: characterization and diagnostic application for the identification of Vibrio cholerae O1
(BRAC University, 2017-07)
Monoclonal antibodies are powerful tools in biomedical sciences. High affinity of binding domains of monoclonal antibodies towards a specific antigen enables their use in diagnostic assays and kits to identify particular ...
Immune response to shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli : detection of antibodies against outer membrane proteins of the bacteria in healthy population of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015-04)
Escherichia coli O157:H7, a serotype of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) is responsible for numerous food and waterborne outbreaks more reported in industrialized countries than from developing countries. Until recently, ...
Optimization of photoproduction of hydrogen by the bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus: role of Pyruvate Formate Lyase
(BRAC University, 2010)
The bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus uses solar energy to produce hydrogen, a clean
energy from many organic substrates derived from renewable sources. Two types of
enzymes can catalyze the reduction of protons to H2, ...
Application of lactobacillus species in the development of probiotic poultry feed as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters
(BRAC University, 2017-03)
The increased use of antibiotics in animal feed for growth promotion may cause antibiotic resistance in animal and humans; due to this, alternative measures are searched to maintain production performance of poultry without ...