Bachelor of Science in Microbiology: Recent submissions
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Follow-Up of practiced treatment regimens & health conditions of recovered patients of COVID-19 residing in Dhaka city: A survey-based descriptive cross-sectional study
(Brac University, 2021-04)Background and aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread worldwide like wildfire since late December 2019. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), this pandemic has induced a sense ... -
A review on association between respiratory infections and diabetes
(Brac University, 2021-05)Respiratory disease is a major cause of elevated morbidity and mortality worldwide. Between 1990 and 2017, the mortality rate from chronic respiratory diseases increased by 18%, from 3.32 million to 3.91 million. Several ... -
Isolation and characterization of high stress tolerance yeast from various sources in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-05)Bioethanol is becoming popular day by day because of its increasing demand as a renewable resource. A single celled eukaryotic living organism called yeast plays a vital role in producing alcohol. Though there are many ... -
A review on comparative analysis of antimicrobial activity of different metal and metal oxide nanoparticle-based fabric
(Brac University, 2020-12)Nanoparticles have managed to revolutionize many different sectors and industries, such as biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, electrical appliances, agriculture, food, biosensors, etc. Nanoparticles have also successfully ... -
Seroprevalence and clinical characteristics investigation of Dengue virus infection in rural Bangladesh during 2019 Dengue outbreak
(Brac University, 2021-01)Dengue virus (DENV), a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to Flaviviridae family member, is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has become more ... -
Prevalence of pathogenic Escherichia coli virulence genes in raw and domestically treated waters in Dhaka city: An overlooked health hazard analysis
(Brac University, 2020-11)Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of infant mortality in developing countries like Bangladesh. This study aims to detect the presence of fecal coliform in the supplied water and treated water in the households of Dhaka ... -
Isolation, characterization and phylogenetic analysis of dye decolorizing bacteria from textile sludge
(Brac University, 2020-02)Textile industries use various dyes which have become one of the key sources of environment pollution. As a result, it is necessary to remove these undesirable dyes from the effluent that is released to the environment. ... -
Safety Assessment of Citrobacter freundii Bacteriophages for Use in Phage Therapy in the Face of Antibiotic Resistance
(Brac University, 2020-02)Citrobacter freundii is a species of bacteria in the Enterobacteriaceae family that is known to cause hospital-acquired infections in the respiratory tract, urinary tract, blood, and other normally sterile sites in ... -
Assessing the amount of total Coliform and the amount of Heavy Metals, Chromium and Lead from household water from different industrial zones of Dhaka Division (Tejgaon and Tongi)
(Brac University, 2019-12)The immensity of the global safe water crisis is underrated, though for decades’ water has been contemplated as the most imperative natural finite resources that is required for human development and existence. The ... -
Assessing the amount of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the amount of Heavy metals, Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr) from household water from different industrial zones of Dhaka Division (Hazaribagh and Savar)
(Brac University, 2019-12)Water is the major natural reservoir of the atmosphere - not so much in volume as in time and contact. Water is the indispensable environment resource for human security, the driven force of engines of sustainable ... -
Prevalence of Zika virus infection in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-10)Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of the body attacks the peripheral nervous system causing demyelination of the axon. This is the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) ... -
Isolation and molecular characterization of e.coli bacteriophages from surface water of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)In our country Diarrheal epidemics occur seasonally. Two peaks of outbreaks agreeably coincide with dry season and monsoon rain. Several factors control the outbreaks to occur and collapse. Bacteriophages are one of them ... -
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infection
(Brac University, 2019-09)Urinary tract infections are considered as the second most common type of infection occurred in body. Escherichia coli is the most common cause of urinary tract of infection for both male and female, higher percentage found ... -
A study comparing the prescribing pattern of antibiotics for fever between Dhaka City and different villages in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-09)The study “A Study Comparing the Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics for Fever between Dhaka city and Different Villages in Bangladesh” was done with the aim to do a survey on the differences in antibiotic use pattern between ... -
Isolation and identification of α-amylase producing soil microorganisms and partial characterization of α-Amylase enzyme
(Brac University, 2019-11)Alpha (α)-amylase is an enzyme responsible for the breakdown of starch molecules. It hydrolyzes starch into reducing and fermentable sugars like maltose. The enzyme has various industrial applications; namely in food, ... -
Isolation of antibiotic producing bacteria from soil and identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing
(Brac University, 2019-09)Antibiotic resistance has become a challenging issue in medical treatment process. A large portion the novel antibiotics are derived from soil microbes as soil being a primary source. Hence, to isolate novel antibiotic ... -
Isolation of bacteriophages from surface waters specific for Shigella dysenteriae and their characterization as potential biocontrol agents
(Brac University, 2019-07)Shigella is a low-infectious dose pathogen that can cause disease in healthy people. It causes a range of diseases from mild watery diarrhea to severe dysentery (shigellosis). The primary objective of this project was to ... -
Polymorphisms in glucocorticoid receptor gene: a susceptibility factor to Guillain-Barré syndrome in a Bangladeshi population
(Brac University, 2018-12)Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system with a greater variable clinical progression, severity, and outcome. Infectious agent ... -
Immunoinformatics approaches towards developing vaccine/therapeutic agent against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by targeting nsp3 protein
(Brac University, 2019-03-28)MERS coronavirus is an emerging virus which causes Middle East respiratory syndrome. MERS outbreak has been appearing in 27 different countries over a span of around six years with a mortality rate greater than 35% and ... -
Fecal organisms in supplied and domestically treated waters in Dhaka: insights from Maghbazar, Rampura, Badda and Bashundhara
(Brac University, 2019-06)Dhaka is one of the most congested cities of the world, With a population of over 18 million . The existing water supply system is not enough to fulfill the demand of clean drinking water for people in Dhaka city.This study ...