Mahmudul Firoz

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Student at Islamic University of Technology

The COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in millions of people being infected and thousands of deaths globally since November 2019. To date, no unique therapeutic agent has been developed to slow the progression of this pandemic. Despite possessing antiviral traits the potential of bacteriocins to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection has not been full...

A high frequency efficient protocol for rapid propagation of the herbal spice Mentha piperita L. from shoot tip and nodal explants was established by using full and half strength of Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations of 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP; 1.0-5.0 mg/L) and kinetin (Kn; 1.0-5.0 mg/L). The highest number...

Tiger Panthera tigris, is used as a flagship or umbrella species in conserving wildlife and wild areas in many parts of Asia. We used remotely triggered camera traps and capture-recapture framework within Manas National Park in India and Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan to estimate the abundance and density of tigers in the Transboundary Manas C...

Five Trichoderma strains namely; T. virens IMI-392430, T. pseudokoningii IMI-392431, T. harzianum IMI-392432, T. harzianum IMI-392433 and T. harzianum IMI-392434 were evaluated for their potentiality on seed germination of chili both in laboratory and field conditions. Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) seeds were coated with culture filtrates of each test...

Antifungal activities of twenty four plant extracts and secondary metabolites of five Trichoderma strains were tested against conidial germination and germ tube growth of Colletotrichum capsici. Hundred percent inhibition of conidial germination and shortest germ tube formation of Colletotrichum capsici were recorded in Azadiracta indica (leaf), Oc...

We present the first scientific study on Brahmaputra River Islands as potential corridors for the tigers and other animals to move across the region in Assam, India. The study was carried out from February to April 2009, with a goal to ensure connectivity and long term conservation of meta-population of tigers in the Brahmaputra Valley in central A...

An investigation was undertaken to determine the effect of temperature (room and freezing temp/4 0 C) and different colored polyethylene bags on shelf life of mass cultured antagonistic fungi, Trichoderma inocula at storage condition. Three Trichoderma strains were multiplied using cowdung, decomposed poultry refuge, sand and maize meal. The Strain...

Intrathoracic rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare entity, though rhabdomyosarcoma is a common childhood soft tissue neoplasm. A case of botryoid embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in intrathoracic location is reported here, first suspected from ultrasonography due to the characteristic morphology, corroborated by computed tomography and confirmed by histology.

The holotype of Boiga gokool, a poorly known species of cat snake having a narrow distributional limit in east-ern India and Bangladesh is redescribed. Based on fresh material and museum specimens the taxonomy of the species is revised. Investigations into the literature, museum specimens and new distributional records have en-abled corrections of...