Microbial Diversity & Bioinformatics Laboratory

Location: Room No. 403, 3rd Floor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academic Building, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST)

#Projects Investigated

I. “Impact of Integrated Fish Farming with Livestock on Antimicrobial Resistance in a Pond Environment of Khulna Division" is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of Bangladesh, under a special allocation for the fiscal year 2019-20.

Grant Amount: 2,50,000 Tk

Status: Completed


II. “Investigation of Potential Microbial Hazards in Fresh Fish and Development of a New Eco-friendly Method to Retain the Freshness of Fish with Extended Shelf-Life.”. The project was funded under the 'Technology Innovation, Research, and Development Program for the Year 2013-2014' from the Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Grant Amount: 1,50,000 Tk

Status: Completed


III. “Genomic and Expression Analysis of Heavy Metals and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Integrated Fish Farming Systems in Bangladesh" is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of Bangladesh, under a special allocation for the fiscal year 2019-20.

Grant Amount: 2,50,000 Tk

Status: Running


IV. "Characterization of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the food chain of integrated poultry and fish farming, and remediation with phage therapy" is funded by the Research Cell, Grant Application, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Fiscal Year 2022–23.

Grant Amount: 2,50,000 Tk

Status: Completed


V. “Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Common-Cold Affected Children of Different Ages in Jashore, Bangladesh.”. The project (for fiscal year 2018) was supported by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Grant Amount: 2,50,000 Tk

Status: Completed


VII. “Impact of the biofilm-related genes on the transmission of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in hospital settings in Bangladesh.” The project (for fiscal year 2022-23) was supported by University Grants Commission Bangladesh 

Grant Amount: 3,00,000 Tk

Status: Running


VIII. "Microbiome diversity, interaction, and ARGs profiling in integrated Poultry and Fish farming through high throughput sequencing (HTS) in Bangladesh" is funded by the Research Cell, Grant Application, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Fiscal Year 2022–23.

Grant Amount: 5,00,000 Tk

Status: Running


IX. “Genomic Characterization of Bacteriophages for Application as Alternatives to Antibiotics in integrated fish farming” The project (for fiscal year 2022-23) was supported by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Grant Amount: 3,00,000 Tk

Status: Running