DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

Research (National and International):

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1. KM M, Ghosh P, Nagappan K, Palaniswamy DS, Begum R, Islam MR, Tagde P, Shaikh NK, Farahim F, Mondal TK. From Gut Microbiomes to Infectious Pathogens: Neurological Disease Game Changers. Molecular Neurobiology. 2024 Jul 5:1-21.
2. Begum R, Mamun-Or-Rashid AN, Lucy TT, Pramanik MK, Sil BK, Mukerjee N, Tagde P, Yagi M, Yonei Y. Potential therapeutic approach of melatonin against omicron and some other variants of SARS-CoV-2. Molecules. 2022 Oct 16;27(20):6934.
3. Begum R, Howlader S, Mamun-Or-Rashid AN, Rafiquzzaman SM, Ashraf GM, Albadrani GM, Sayed AA, Peluso I, Abdel-Daim MM, Uddin M. Antioxidant and signal-modulating effects of brown seaweed-derived compounds against oxidative stress-associated pathology. Oxidative Medicine and cellular longevity. 2021 Jul 10;2021.
4. Bajgai J, Xingyu J, Fadriquela A, Begum R, Kim DH, Kim CS, Kim SK, Lee KJ. Effects of mineral complex material treatment on 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene-induced atopic dermatitis-like-skin lesions in mice model. BMC complementary medicine and therapies. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-3.
5. Rahima Begum, Cheol-Su Kim, Ailyn Fadriquela, Johny Bajgai , Xingyu Jing, Dong-Heui Kim , Soo-Ki Kim, Kyu-Jae Lee. Molecular hydrogen protects against oxidative stress-induced RAW 264.7 macrophage cells through the activation of Nrf2 and inhibition of MAPK signaling pathway. Mol cell toxicol 2020;17
6. Begum R, Kim CS, Fadriquela A, Bajgai J, Kim SK, Lee KJ. Antibacterial Effects of Hydrogen Water on Human Pathogenic Bacteria. 한국물학회지. 2019 May;7(1):86-.
7. Rahima Begum, Johny Bajgai, Ailyn Fadriquela, Cheol-Su Kim, Soo-Ki Kim, Kyu-Jae Lee. Molecular hydrogen may enhance the production of testosterone hormone in male infertility through hormone signal modulation and redox balance. Medical Hypotheses 2018; 121, 6-9.
8. Johny Bajgai, Ailyn Fadriquela, Jesmin Ara, Rahima Begum, Md Faruk Ahmed, Cheol-Su Kim, Soo-Ki Kim, Kwang-Yong Shim, Kyu-Jae Lee. Balneotherapeutic effects of high mineral spring water on the atopic dermatitis-like inflammation in hairless mice via immunomodulation and redox balance. BMC Complement Alternative Medicine 2017; 17: 481.
9. Rahima Begum, Jesmin Ara, Md Faruk Ahmed, Johny Bajgai, Ailyn Fadriquela, Kyu Jae Lee. Hair Growth Promoting Effects of Mineral-rich Spring Water in SKH-1 Hairless Mice. Korean Journal of Waters 2017; 6(1): 12-19.
10. Md Faruk Ahmed, Jesmin Ara, Rahima Begum, Ailyn Fadriquela, Johny Bajgai, Kyu Jae Lee. Potential Therapeutic and Preventive Effect of Drinking Hydrogen-rich Water on Acute Fatigue. Korean Journal of Waters 2017; 6 (1): 42-49.
11. Rahima Begum, Azadul Kabir Sarker, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Md. Khorshed Alam, Md. Kamruzzaman Pramanik. Isolation and characterization of Lactic Acid bacteria from Indeginous Dairy product and preparation of Starter Culture by Freeze-drying. Bioresearch Communications 2017; 03: 01
12.  Rahima Begum, Syeda Tasneem Towhid, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Zakaria Mia, Mohammad Ariful Islam. Study of Staphylococcus aureus Samples in savar, Bangladesh. Research Journal of Microbiology 2011; 6: 12.