Nafisa Azmuda, PhD
Nafisa Azmuda, PhD Professor, Department of Microbiology

PROFILE

RESEARCH INTEREST

Environmental Microbiology, Metagenomics, Clinical Microbiology, Bacteriology, Phylogeny, Bacterial evolution and genetics, Vaccine development, Biotechnology, etc.

All Publications

International:

  1. Sajal SSA, Islam DZ, Khandker SS, Solórzano-Ortiz E, Fardoun M, Ahmed MF, Jamiruddin MR, Azmuda N, ….. Adnan N (2024). Strategies to Overcome Erroneous Outcomes in Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Testing: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cureus.16(11):e72954. 
  2. Adnan N, Haq MA, Akter S, Sajal SSA, Islam MF, ….. Azmuda N and Parvez MAK (2024). Antibody Response after Homologous and Heterologous Prime–Boost COVID-19 Vaccination in a Bangladeshi Residential University Cohort. Vaccines. 12(5):482.
  3. Bristy SF, Uddin MR, Jahan N, Islam DZ, Meghla BA, Tisha TA, ….. Azmuda N, Jamiruddin MR, Sinha S, Haque M, Adnan N (2023). Misdiagnosis of Bacterial Pathogens by the Diagnostic Centers: A Potential Route for Antibiotic Resistance. J. App. Pharm. Sci. 14 (06): 163-173.
  4. Adnan N, Haq MA, Tisha TA, Khandker SS, Jamiruddin MR, Sajal SS, Akter S, Ahmed MF, Raqib R, Khondoker MU, Azmuda N and Haque M (2023). Optimizing SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassays for Specificity in Dengue-Co-Endemic Areas. Cureus. 15(10):e4783.
  5. Akter S, Rahman MS, Ali H, Minch B, Mehzabin K, Siddique MM, Galib SM, Yesmin F, Azmuda N, Adnan N and Hasan NA, et al. (2023). Phylogenetic diversity and functional potential of the microbial communities along the Bay of Bengal coast. Scientific Reports. 13:15976.
  6. Mouree KR, Fakruddin M, Azmuda N, Shishir MA and Akter H (2023). Bacterial persistence in aquatic environments: a study of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged Escherichia coli in laboratory microcosms. Res. J. Microbiol. 18(1):63-71.
  7. Zaman SU, Sadia I, Yasmin N, Islam KN, Rahman MM, Haq A, Mou TJ, Azmuda N, Haque M and Adnan N (2021). Application of Rapid Biological Indicators Coupled with Auto-Reader for the Quality Assurance of Surgical Instruments After Sterilization at a Cardiac Hospital in Bangladesh. Cureus.13(11): e19428.
  8. Adnan N, Khondoker MU, Rahman MS, Ahmed MF, Sharmin S, Sharif N, Azmuda N, Akter S, et al. (2021). Coding-Complete Genome Sequences and Mutation Profiles of Nine SARS-CoV-2 Strains Detected from COVID-19 Patients in Bangladesh. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 10(10): e00124-21.
  9. Azmuda N, Fakruddin M, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2019). Bacterial community profiling of tropical fresh waters in Bangladesh. Front. Public Health. 7:115.
  10. Ahmad R, Oli AN, Etando A, Sharma P, ….. Azmuda N, Lugova H, Adnan N and Haque M (2023). Lactic acid bacteria fermented foods: impact on immune system and consequences over type 2 diabetes mellitus. J. App. Pharm. Sci. 13(06):018-056.
  11. Khandker SS, Godman B, Jawad MI, Meghla BA, Tisha TA, Khondoker MU, Haq MA, Charan J, Talukder AA, Azmuda N, Sharmin S, Jamiruddin MR, Haque M and Adnan N. (2021). A Systematic Review on COVID-19 Vaccine Strategies, their effectiveness, and Issues.  Vaccines. 9(12): 1387.
  12. Islam T, Diba F, Miah R, Siddiqa A, Azmuda N, Nahar S, Adnan N, Dey SK, Talukder AA (2017). Optimization of acetic acid production rate by thermotolerant Acetobacter spp. Advan. Microbiol. 7: 749-759.
  13. Fatema S, Uddin MR, Mahmud SA, Uddin MJ, Talukder AA, Khondoker MU, Jamiruddin MR, Azmuda N, Adnan N (2018). Reassessment of clinical pathogens diagnosed by sub-urban facilities of Dhaka: necessity of comprehensive techniques to manage antibiotic resistance. Microbial Bioactives. 1(2): 051-058. 
  14. Rahman MZ, Sumiya M, Sahabuddin M, Pell LG, Gubbay JB, Rahman R, Momtaz F, Azmuda N, Shanta SS, Jahan I, Rahman M, Mahmud AA, Roth DE, Morris SK (2018). Genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) identified through community and facility-based surveillance of infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. J. Med. Virol. 1-6.
  15. Rahman MZ, Akter S, Azmuda N, Sultana M, Weill FX, Khan SI, GrimontPAD, Birkeland NK (2013). Serological cross-reaction between O-antigens of Shigella dysenteriae type 4 and an environmental Escherichia albertii isolate. Curr. Microbiol. 67(5): 590-595. 
  16. Akter S, Islam M, Afreen KS, Azmuda N, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2013). Prevalence and distribution of different diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli virulotypes in major water bodies in Bangladesh. Epidemiol. Infect. 141(12): 2516-2525.
  17. Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Madsen M, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2012): Prevalence of a Novel Division Level Bacterial Lineage in Lake Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, as Revealed by Deep Sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene Amplicons. Curr. Microbiol. 65: 356-360.
  18. Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Sultana M, Jenssen EL, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2012): Evidence of interspecies O antigen gene cluster transfer between Shigella boydii 15 and Escherichia fergusonii. APMIS 120: 959-966. 
  19. Rahman MZ, Azmuda N, Hossain MJ, Sultana M, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2011): Recovery and characterization of environmental variants of Shigella flexneri from surface water in Bangladesh. Curr. Microbiol. 63: 372-376. 

National:

  1. Azmuda N, Bilkis R, Akter H, Begum A, Khan SI and Birkeland NK (2016). Serological cross-reactivity of environmental Escherichia coli strains with Shigella-specific antisera. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. 33(1&2): 29-33.
  2. Akhter F, Fakruddin M, Azmuda N, Begum A, Birkeland NK, Khan SI, Akhter H (2011). Detection of ipaH gene in large plasmid of Escherichia coli isolated from different sources of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. 28(2):84-87.
  3. Mahbub MM, Azmuda N, Maumud B, Khan SI, Birkeland NK, Akhter H (2011). Drug resistance and curlifimbrination of Escherichia coli isolated from Bangladeshi patients with urinary tract infections. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 20(2):123-130. 
  4. Shah S, Azmuda N, Akhter H, Begum A (2010). Survival potentiality of Shigella boydii 15 ATCC 12034 in laboratory microcosm using water from two sources. Dhaka Univ. J. Bio. Sci. 19(2): 103-110.
  5. Towhid ST, Akhter H, Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2009). Comparison of cultural and molecular characteristics of Escherichia coli Isolates from freshwater of Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Bio. Sci. 18(2): 195-199.
  6. Jahan N, Azmuda N, Khan AR (2007). Isolation and identification of indigenous Baker’s Yeasts. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. 24(1): 65-66. 
  7. Azmuda N, Jahan N, Khan AR (2006). Production and comparison of indigenous and commercial Baker’s Yeasts. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. 23(2): 89-92.

 

Book Chapter:

1. Jahan N, Sristy AA, Ali H, Azmuda N, Adnan N (2024). Diagnostics Based on Microbial Enzymes. In: Kothari V, Ray S, Kumar P (eds) Microbial Products for Health and Nutrition. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4235-6_4


JOURNAL PAPER

1. Azmuda N, Fakruddin M, Khan SI and Birkeland, NK (2019). Bacterial community profiling of tropical freshwaters in Bangladesh. Front. Public Health. 7:115.

 

2. Rahman MZ, Sumiya M, Sahabuddin M, Pell LG, Gubbay JB, Rahman R, Momtaz F, Azmuda N, Shanta SS, Jahan I, Rahman M, Mahmud AA, Roth DE, Morris SK (2019). Genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) identified through community and facility-based surveillance of infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal Med. Virol. 91(4):549-554.

 

3. Fatema S, Uddin MR, Mahmud SA, Uddin MJ, Talukder AA, Khondoker MU, Jamiruddin MR, Azmuda N, Adnan N (2008). Reassessment of clinical pathogens diagnosed by sub-urban facilities of Dhaka:necessity of comprehensive techniques to manage antibiotic resistance. Microbial Bioactives. 1(2):051- 058.

 

4. Islam T, Diba F, Miah R, Siddiqa A, Azmuda N, Nahar S, Adnan N, Dey SK, Talukder AA (2017). Optimization of acetic acid production rate by thermotolerant Acetobacter spp. Advan. Microbiol. 7: 749-759.

 

5. Azmuda N, Bilkis R, Akter H, Begum A, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2016). Serological cross-reactivity of environmental Escherichia coli strains with Shigella-specific antisera. Bangladesh J. Microbiol 33(1&2): 29-33.

 

6. Rahman MZ, Akter S, Azmuda N, Sultana M, Weill FX, Khan SI, Grimont PAD, Birkeland NK (2013). Serological cross-reaction between O-antigens of Shigella dysenteriae type 4 and an environmental Escherichia albertii isolate. Curr. Microbiol. 67(5): 590-595.

 

7. Akter S, Islam M, Afreen KS, Azmuda N, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2013). Prevalence and distribution of different diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli virulotypes in major water bodies in Bangladesh. Epidemiol. Infect. 141(12): 2516-2525.

 

8. Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Madsen M, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2012): Prevalence of a Novel Division Level Bacterial Lineage in Lake Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, as Revealed by Deep Sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene Amplicons. Curr. Microbiol. 65: 356-360.

 

9. Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Sultana M, Jenssen EL, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2012): Evidence of interspecies O antigen gene cluster transfer between Shigella boydii 15 and Escherichia fergusonii. APMIS 120: 959-966.

 

10. Rahman MZ, Azmuda N, Hossain MJ, Sultana M, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2011): Recovery and characterization of environmental variants of Shigella flexneri from surface water in Bangladesh. Curr. Microbiol. 63: 372-376.

 

11. Akhter F, Fakruddin M, Azmuda N, Begum A, Birkeland NK, Khan SI, Akhter H (2011). Detection of paH gene in large plasmid of Escherichia coli isolated from different sources of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Microbiol 28(2):84-87.

 

12. Mahbub MM, Azmuda N, Maumud B, Khan SI, Birkeland NK, Akhter H (2011). Drug resistance and curlifimbrination of Escherichia coli isolated from Bangladeshi patients with urinary tract infections. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 20(2):123-130.

 

13. Bonny TS, Azmuda N, Khan SI, Rahman MZ (2010). Virulence of environemntal Stenotrophomonas maltophilia serologically cross-reacting with Shigella-specific antisera. Pakistan J. Bio. Sci. 13(19): 937- 945.

 

14. Shah S, Azmuda N, Akhter H, Begum A (2010). Survival potentiality of Shigella boydii 15 ATCC 12034 in laboratory microcosm using water from two sources. Dhaka Univ. J. Bio. Sci. 19(2): 103-110.

 

15. Towhid ST, Akhter H, Azmuda N, Rahman MZ, Khan SI, Birkeland NK (2009). Comparison of cultural and molecular characteristics of Escherichia coli Isolates from freshwater of Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Bio. Sci. 18(2): 195-199.

 

16. Jahan N, Azmuda N, Khan AR (2007). Isolation and identification of indigenous Baker’s Yeasts. Bangladesh J. Microbiol 24(1): 65-66.

 

17. Azmuda N, Jahan N, Khan AR (2006). Production and comparison of indigenous and commercial Baker’s Yeasts. Bangladesh J. Microbiol 23(2): 89-92.

 

 

 

 


Teaching

Course Code Course Title Semester/Year
Microb. 702 Environmental Microbiology 2022, 2023
Microb. 602 Environmental Microbiology 2022, 2023
Microb. 508 Extremophiles and their novel products 2024
Microb. 104 Microbial Chemistry 2024 - Present
Microb. 403 Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology 2013 - Present
Microb. 406 Advanced Virology
Microb. 307 Metabolism: Anabolic Pathways 2014 - 2016
Microb. 203 Medical Microbiology-I 2023 - Present
Microb. 201 Environmental Microbiology 2025
Microb. 103 Basic Techniques in Microbiology 2024 - Present
Microb. 101 General Microbiology
Microb. 102 Microbial Ecology 2013

Academic Info

Institute: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Period: 1999-2002 (Passing year 2006)

B.Sc. (Honors) in Microbiology

Institute: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Period: 2002-2003 (Passing year 2007)

M.Sc. in Microbiology

Institute: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh and University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Period: 2013

Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology under NUFU (Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education) fellowship

Institute: University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Period: 2022

SPIRE (The Strategic Programme for International Research and Education) researcher fellowship

Institute: University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Period: 2018

SPIRE (The Strategic Programme for International Research and Education) researcher fellowship

Experience

Organization: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
Position: Professor
Period: December, 2023 - Present

Department of Microbiology

Organization: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
Position: Associate Professor
Period: December, 2018 - December, 2023

Department of Microbiology

Organization: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: October, 2014 - December, 2018

Department of Microbiology

Organization: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
Position: Lecturer
Period: November, 2012 - October, 2014

Department of Microbiology

Contact

Nafisa Azmuda, PhD

Professor
Department of Microbiology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: azmuda@juniv.edu , n_azmuda@hotmail.com