Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan

A Mahmud, I K Jahid, Anowara Begum, M Z Rahman, S I Khan, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, N Birkeland and Humaira Akhter "Characterization of serologically cross-reactive Enterobacter spp. with Shigella spp. –specific antisera isolated from aquatic environment in Bangladesh.." Food, Health and Environment. Eds. Q.A. Fattah, S.M.H. Kabir and N. Choudhury Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2012 179-184 .

Mahmuda Yasmin, F Rabbi, M Jubair, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan "Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle environment and ground meat in Dhaka city.." Food Safety & Hygiene. Eds. N. Choudhury, C.R. Ahsan and M.M. Karim Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2008 111-120 .

Y Otomo, F Rabbi, Y Yakuwa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan "Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the river Buriganga, Dhaka, Bangladesh.." Food Safety & Hygiene. Eds. N. Choudhury, C.R. Ahsan and M.M. Karim Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2008 152-162. .

S C Sanyal, S Saha, S K Saha and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan "Immunogenic and genetic inter-relationship between enterotoxins.." Progress in Venom and Toxin Research. Eds. P. Gopalakrishakone and C.K. Tan Singapore: National University of Singapore, 1987 669-679. .

Tanvir Ahmed, Sabrina Rahman Archie, Asef Faruk, Fabliha Ahmed Chowdhury, Abdullah Al Shoyaib and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activities of diclofenac sodium, prednisolone and atorvastatin in combination with ascorbic acid, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry , vol.19 , no.3 , pp.1-11 , 2020 .

F I Rume, M R Karim, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin : Risk factors for bovine anthrax in Bangladesh, 2010–2014: a case-control study, Epidemiology and Infection , vol.148, e67, , pp.1–6 , 2020 .

Juthi Biswas, Tahsina Jainab, Mahmud Hossain, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Characterization of ctx gene negative Vibrio fluvialis organisms isolated from the environment, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.36 , no.2 , pp.91-97 , 2019 .

Ashikun Nabi, Fatema Moni Chowdhury, Zeenat Jahan, M Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Fazle Rabbi and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Cross-reacting surface proteins between different Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains and their immune responses in animal models, Bangladesh Journal Microbiology , vol.36 , no.1 , pp.11-15 , 2019 .

Umama Khan, Sadia Afsana, Maria Kibtia, Mahboob Hossain, Naiyyum Choudhury and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Presence of blaCTX-M antibiotic resistance gene in Lactobacillus spp. isolated from Hirschsprung diseased infants with stoma, The Journal of Infection Developing Countries , vol.13 , no.5 , pp.426-433 , 2019 .

M Jakir Hossaina, Shashwata Biswasb, Sohidul Islama, Mohammad Shahriarc and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsanb : In vitro bimolecular investigation, antioxidant capacity, antimicrobial activity and in vivo anticancer effects of Mucuna poggei fruit peel extracts, Turkish Journal of Biotechnology , vol.102 , pp.120-129 , 2019 .

Fatema Moni Chowdhury, Sirajul Islam Khan, Nils Kåre Birkeland and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Antigenic cross reactivity between Escherichia albertii DM104 and different Shigella spp., Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.35 , no.1 , pp.17-22 , 2018 .

M Jakir Hossain, Shashwata Biswas, Mohammad Shahriar, Sohidul Islam and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : In vivo activity on Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) cells and in vivo antimicrobial activity of Psidium guajava bark extracts, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.35 , no.1 , pp.79-81 , 2018 .

M Jakir Hossain, Shashwata Biswas, Mohammad Shahriar, Maisha Mosharrat Chowdhury, Sohidul Islam and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial Activity, Antioxidant Capacity and in vivo Anticancer Activity of Lannea coromandelica Bark Extracts, IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) , vol.13 , no.3 Ver. II , pp.19-25 , 2018 .

M N Islam, D Ahmed, M A Hossain, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin : Prevalence of Metallo-β-lactamase Producing Non-fermentative Pseudomonas Species from Clinical Isolates in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mymensingh Medical Journal , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.89-94 , 2018 .

Fatema Moni Chowdhury, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, M Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Fazle Rabbi, Sirajul Islam Khan, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Nils-Kåre Birkeland : Protection against shigellosis caused by Shigella dysentery serotype 4 in guinea pigs using Escherichia albertii DM104 as a live vaccine candidate strain. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica (impact factor:0.921) , vol.64 , no.2 , pp.151-164 , 2017 .

Fahmi Md Shaief, SM Sabbir Alam, M Shahinul Alam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalunnessa : Evaluation of serum transaminase level as diagnostic tool for assessing hepatic disease conditions among chronic hepatitis B patients in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.34 , no.1 , pp.39-42 , 2017 .

Farah Shamma, Nazmul Ahsan, Moutusee Islam and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Environmental factors regulate the hlyE gene expression in both S.typhi and E.coli in a similar way to display haemolytic activity, Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin , vol.42 , no.1 , pp.33-38 , 2016 .

Zajeba Tabashsum, Mafruha Nazneen, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, M Latiful Bari and Mahmuda Yasmin : Influence of Detection Methods in Characterizing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Goat Meat Using Conventional and Molecular Methods, Biocontrol Science (impact factor:0.743) , vol.21 , no.4 , pp.261-264 , 2016 .

Farzana Islam Rume, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Paritosh Kumar Biswas, Mahmuda Yasmin, Peter Braun, Mathias C Walter, Markus Antwerpen, Gregor Grass and Matthias Hanczaruk : Unexpected genomic relationships between Bacillus anthracis strains from Bangladesh and Central Europe, Infection, Genetics and Evolution (impact factor:2.885) , vol.45 , pp.66-74 , 2016 .

T T Auroni, M D Islam, M S Khatun, M Shifat-E-Monjur, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamlunnessa : An insight into bacteriophages’ response to various physical and chemical conditions: Temperature, pH, salts, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.25 , pp.185-194 , 2016 .

Farzana Islam Rume, Markus Antwerpen, Peter Braun, Paritosh Kumar Biswas, Mahmuda Yasmin, Gregor Grass, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Matthias Hanczaruk : Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Strain Tangail-1 from Bangladesh, Genome Announcements , vol.4 , no.4 , pp.e00748-16 , 2016 .

Farzana Islam Rume, Alessia Affuso, Luigina Serrecchia, Valeria Rondinone, Viviana Manzulli, Emanuele Campese, Pietro Di Taranto, Paritosh Kumar Biswas, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin, Antonio Fasanella and Martin Hugh-Jones : Genotype Analysis of Bacillus anthracis Strains Circulating in Bangladesh., PLoS One (impact factor:2.806) , vol.11 , no.4 , pp.e0153548 , 2016 .

S K Mistri, M Sultana, S M M Kamal, M M Alam, F Irin, Jamalun Nessa, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin : Evaluation of efficiency of nested MAS-PCR assay for detection of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) directly from sputum samples, Letter Applied Microbiology (impact factor:1.575) , vol.62 , pp.411-418 , 2016 .

M Arifur Rahman, Farzana Hakim, Mamun Ahmed, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Prevalence of genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis B viruses in Bangladeshi population, Springer Plus , vol.5 , no.278 , pp.1-8 , 2016 .

M Shariful Alam Jilani, Jamshedul Alam Mohammad Robayet, M Mohiuddin, M Rokib Hasan, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jalaluddin Ashraful Haq : Burkholderia pseudomallei: Its detection in soil and seroprevalence in Bangladesh, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (impact factor:3.834) , vol.10 , no.1 , pp.e0004301 , 2016 .

Fahareen-Binta Mosharraf, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Exploring the best possible route of infection of Verotxin producing Escherichia coli in development of experimental gastroenteritis among streptomycin treated murine model, Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.53-58 , 2015 .

M Abdullah Yusuf, Afroza Begum and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of gram negative uropathogenic bacilli at a private hospital in Dhaka city, Al Ameen Journal of Medical Science , vol.8 , no.3 , pp.189-194 , 2015 .

Nusrat Jahan Urmi, Yoshimitsu Otomo and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Detection of trh positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O1:K56 with possible eco-pathological impact from freshwater sediments around Dhaka city, Bangladesh, Clean-Soil, Air, Water (impact factor:1.473) , vol.43 , pp.319-323 , 2014 .

S M M Kamal, A Hossain, S Sultana, V Begum, N Haque, J Ahmed, T M A Rahman, K A Hyder, S Hossain, M Rahman, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, K J M Aung, A Islam, R Hasan and A Van Deun : Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Bangladesh: reflections from the first nationwide survey, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (impact factor:2.468) , vol.19 , no.2 , pp.151-156 , 2014 .

Zeenat Jahan, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Shahina Akter, Tasmina Rahman, Ashikun Nabi, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Immunogenicity of Streptoccus pneumoniae 74 kDa surface protein in rabbit model, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.31 , no.1&2 , pp.25-28 , 2014 .

M Deen Islam, Tabassum Tasnim Auroni, Mst Salma Khatun, M Shifat E Monjur, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalun Nessa : Virucidal efficiency of chemical agents: A comparative analysis, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.31 , no.1&2 , pp.47-52 , 2014 .

Fatema Moni Chowdhury, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Sirajul Islam Khan, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Nils-Kåre Birkeland : An non-virulent environmental Escherichia albertii strain, DM104, induces protective immunity to Shigella dysenteriae in guinea pig eye model, Current Microbiology , vol.68 , pp.642-647 , 2014 .

Fazle Rabbi, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa, Ashikun Nabi, Fatema Moni Chowdhury, Yoshimitsu Otomo and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Bovine Escherichia coli O157:H7 of Bangladesh: Is it capable of causing diseases similar to clinical strains?, African journal of microbiology research , vol.8 , no.2 , pp.147-154 , 2014 .

Miyuki Fujioka, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Yoshimitsu Otomo : Rapid Detection Method for Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Using Simple Clump Formation and Aggregative Assay, Advances in Microbiology , vol.3 , no.8 , pp.552-556 , 2013 .

Fahareen Binta Mosharraf, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : The effect of Verotoxin Producing Escherichia coli in Development of Experimental Gastroenteritis among Streptomycin Treated Murine Model: A Longitudinal Study, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.30 , no.1&2 , pp.31-38 , 2013 .

Mohammad Shahriar, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Naiyyum Choudhury and Shaila Kabir : Antigenic cross reaction between the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and the Streptococcus pneumoniae 7F, one of the prevalent serotypes in Bangladesh, International Journal of Biomedical Signal Processing (IJBSP) , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.13-20 , 2013 .

Yoshimitsu Otomo, Farzana Hossain, Fazle Rabbi, Yuki Yakuwa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Pre-enrichment of estuarine and fresh water environmental samples with sodium chloride yields in better recovery of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Advances in Microbiology , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.21-25 , 2013 .

Serajum Monir, Fazle Rabbi, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Naiyyum Choudhury : Isolation and characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus organisms from river sources around Barisal district, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.30 , no.1&2 , pp.61-64 , 2013 .

Miyuki Fujioka, Yoshimitsu Otomo and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : A novel single-step multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, Journal of Microbiological Methods (impact factor:1.79) , vol.92 , no.3 , pp.289-292 , 2013 .

Shashwata Biswas, Mohammad Shahriar, Jahan Ara Khanam and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Investigation of antioxidant, in vitro cytotoxic, and in vivo antitumor effects of leaf extracts of Annona reticulata, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.29 , no.2 , pp.70-74 , 2012 .

R Siddiqui, M M Alam, M N Naser, Y Otomo, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Prevalence of Vibrio alginolyticus in sediment samples of river and coastal areas of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.29 , no.1 , pp.1-6 , 2012 .

Rim Sabrina Jahan Sarker, Nazmul Ahsan, Khaled Hossain, Paritosh Kumar Ghosh, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Anwarul Azim Akhand : Reduction of sodium arsenite-mediated adverse effects in mice using dietary supplementation of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) root powder, Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology , vol.4 , no.3 , pp.148-154 , 2012 .

M Murshida Mahbub, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa : Analysis of different prognostic indicators for malnutrition and Shigella flexneri infection among the children in Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Microbiology (impact factor:1.29) , vol.52 , no.3 , pp.400-405 , 2012 .

Sumyya Waliullah and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Assessment of microbiological quality of some meat-based fast foods collected from street vendors, Journal of Innovation & Development Strategy , vol.5 , no.3 , pp.44-46 , 2011 .

Muntasir Alam, Tasmia Farzana, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa : Distribution of coliphages against Four E. coli virotypes in hospital originated sewage sample and a sewage treatment plant in Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Microbiology (impact factor:1.29) , vol.51 , no.2 , pp.188 -193 , 2011 .

Muntasir Alam, Marufa Zerin Akhter, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalun Nessa : Local bacteriophage isolates showed anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 potency in an experimental ligated rabbit ileal loop model, Canadian Journal of Microbiology (impact factor:1.462) , vol.57 , no.5 , pp.408-415 , 2011 .

Warda Haque, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Serum Helicobacter pylori specific antibodies among children with undernourishment: A case control study, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.28 , no.1 , pp.25-31 , 2011 .

Farhana Runa, Mahmuda Yasmin, M Mozammel Hoq, Jahanara Begum, Abu Sadeque, M Matiur Rahman and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Molecular versus conventional methods: Clinical evaluation of different methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Bangladesh, Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (impact factor:2.973) , vol.44 , no.2 , pp.101-105 , 2011 .

Hasan Imam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalun Nessa : Pregnant women in and around Dhaka city: Are their children at risk of developing congenital rubella syndrome, Indian Journal of Microbiology (impact factor:1.29) , vol.50 , no.4 , pp.443-448 , 2010 .

M Masud Alam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Antibacterial activity of chloroform and ethanol extracts of black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa) against multi-drug resistant human pathogens under laboratory conditions, Journal of medicinal plant research , vol.4 , no.18 , pp.1901-1905 , 2010 .

Tania S Bonny, Fazle Rabbi, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Antigenicity of the surface proteins of non O1 non O139 Vibrio cholerae in rabbit model, Dhaka University of Journal of Biological Science , vol.19 , no.2 , pp.129-135 , 2010 .

Summaiya F Khan, Fazle Rabbi, Nazmul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Novel functions of non O1 non O139 Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharide for its haemagglutinating activity, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.19 , no.2 , pp.189-194 , 2010 .

S M Mostofa Kamal, Asif Mujtaba Mahmud, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, M Rafiqul Islam, Golam Sarwar, M Mostafizur Rahman and Provat Chandra Barua : Use of Mycobacterial culture for the diagnosis of smear negative TB cases among new outpatients at NIDCH, Dhaka, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.23-26 , 2009 .

Warda Haque, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ashan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Association between malnutrition and other possible risk elements with the acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection among the children population in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.26 , no.1&2 , pp.9-14 , 2009 .

S Moni, Masud Alam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Occurrence and distribution of bacteriophages infecting pathogenic bacteria in sewage samples around Dhaka city, Bangladesh Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.18 , pp.173-180 , 2009 .

M M Hossain, F Shams, S A M K Bashar, A Khaleque, N A Khan, K Azam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Donald James Gomes : Clinical aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science , vol.14 , pp.155-168 , 2008 .

M M Mahbub, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalun Nessa : Influence of some sociodemographic factors on Shigella flexnerii infection and malnourishment among the children population in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science , vol.14 , pp.67-74 , 2008 .

Fazle Rabbi, Nasreen Sultana, Tasmina Rahman, Hassan M. Al-Emran, Mohammad Uddin, Mahbub Hossain, Anwar Kazi Selim, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Analysis of immune responses and serological cross rectivities among Vibrio cholerae O1, Shigella flexneri 2a and Haemophilus influenzae b, Cellular & molecular immunology (impact factor:5.897) , vol.5 , no.5 , pp.393-396 , 2008 .

M Mahfuzul Haque, Sirajul Islam Khan and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Influence of some physicochemical stresses on the survival of Vibrio cholerae O1 at non-culturable state, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.133-136 , 2007 .

Khademul Islam, Ibrahim Khalil, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa : Analysis of immune responses against H. pylori in rabbits, World Journal of Gastroenterology (impact factor:3.365) , vol.13 , no.4 , pp.600-606 , 2007 .

S F Rouf, M A Jyoti, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jamalun Nessa and Mahmuda Yasmin : Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in high-risk groups and their awareness about the infection, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.23 , no.1 , pp.34-37 , 2006 .

M S Islam, A B M M K Islam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa : Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori among underprivileged Bangladeshi children: Case study in a day-care centre, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.23 , no.1 , pp.24-28 , 2006 .

Kohinur Begum, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, M Ansaruzzaman, Dilip K Dutta, Qazi S Ahmad and Kaisar A Talukder : Toxin(s), other than cholera toxin, produced by environmental non O1 non O139 Vibrio cholerae, Cellular & molecular immunology (impact factor:5.897) , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.115-121 , 2006 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, György Hajnóczky, Andrew B Maksymowych and Lance L Simpson : Visualization of binding and transcytosis of botulinum toxin by human intestinal epithelial cells, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (impact factor:3.867) , vol.315 , no.3 , pp.1028-1035 , 2005 .

F Rahman, A B M M K Islam, Jamalun Nessa, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin : Correlation in prevalence, risk factors and serological detection of Helicobacter pylori by different techniques, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.22 , pp.152-157 , 2005 .

A.B.M.M.K Islam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jamalun Nessa : Helicobacter pylori infection in Bangladeshi population: serodiagnosis, seroprevalence and risk factors, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.14 , pp.1-8 , 2005 .

Hasan Zaki, Gary L Darmstadt, Abdul Baten, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Samir K Saha : Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B and delta virus infections in Bangladesh, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics (impact factor:1.093) , vol.49 , no.6 , pp.371-374 , 2003 .

M B Hossain, S Chowdhury, S F Rouf, Mahmuda Yasmin, J Begum, A.K.M.M.R.Faruq and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Prevalence of primary drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.20 , pp.47-49 , 2003 .

R Khan, M S Kabir, J Iqbal, T Ahmed and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: an emerging threat in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.20 , pp.37-41 , 2003 .

A B M M K Islam, Jamalun Nessa, Mahmuda Yasmin and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Seroprevalence of S. flexneri 2a in Bangladeshi population and its relationship with sex, age, blood group and acidity, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.19 , pp.73-77 , 2002 .

K Begum, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Q S Ahmad and K A Talukder : Cytotoxic activity of Vibrio cholerae non 01 non 0139 isolated from surface water in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal , vol.12 , no.2 , pp.23-25 , 2002 .

K Begum, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and K A Talukder : Plasmid profile and antibiotic resistance pattern of Vibrio cholerae non 01 non 0139 isolated from environment in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal , vol.12 , no.1 , pp.25-29 , 2002 .

R Khan, T Ahmed and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Analysis of surface protein antigens as potential markers for predominant serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.17 , pp.79-86 , 2000 .

K Begum, M Z Karim, Anowara Begum and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Isolation of non 0139 Vibrio cholerae from environmental sources in Dhaka city, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.17 , pp.101-103 , 2000 .

Z H Mahmud, M S Kabir, M H Rashid and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Assessment of bacteriological quality of processed fish in different fish processing industries in Khulna, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.16 , pp.163-169 , 1999 .

D A Sultana and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Lipopolysaccharides of Vibrio cholerae 0139 can induce polarization of human neutrophils, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.16 , pp.29-33 , 1999 .

M Alam, S Miyoshi, K Tomochika, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and S Shinoda : Haemagglutination appears to be a novel biological function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteases, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.16 , pp.59-67 , 1999 .

M Alam, S Miyoshi, K Tomochika, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and S Shinoda : Molecular heterogeneity of antigenically related elastolytic proteases produced by vibrios, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.15 , pp.59-66 , 1998 .

M S Alam, K Haider, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, A Hossain and A Rahman : Survival of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 in acid medium, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.15 , pp.27-33 , 1998 .

F M Chowdhury, M Alam and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Bactericidal activity of normal human sera against Haemophilus influenzae type b, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.15 , pp.59-66 , 1998 .

J Sarker, S H Bhuiyan, M M Karim, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and M Choudhury : Effect of different stress factors on the induction of thermotolerance in Shigella dysenteriae, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.13 , pp.97-100 , 1996 .

M Z Rasul, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Humaira Akhtar, M Mahfuzul Hoque and M Mozammel Hoq : Bacteria associated with epizootic fish disease in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.13 , pp.63-70 , 1996 .

A A Rushd, S Hossain, S Begum, M M Karim, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and A Hossain : Susceptibility and resistivity of Salmonella paratyphi A and B to human serum, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.12 , pp.37-47 , 1995 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, H Nomaguchi and J Sasaki : The BCG 64 kDa tumor specific antigen is antigenically shared with the 65 kDa stress protein of Mycobacterium leprae, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.12 , pp.37-43 , 1995 .

J Sasaki, K Huygen, M Dejehansart and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Tumor vaccine activity of 64 kDa stresss protein of Mycobacterium bovis BCG, Bangladesh Journal of Biochemistry , vol.1 , pp.1-8 , 1995 .

M Z Rasul, M Mahfuzul Hoque, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and M Mozammel Hoq : Effect of physical factors on the growth of different enteropathogenic bacteria isolated from ulcerative disease of fish in Bangladesh, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.2 , pp.225-227 , 1993 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, J Sasaki and H Nomaguchi : The 65 kDa stress protein: is it related to the tumor specific antigen?, Immunology Letters (impact factor:2.86) , vol.35 , no.3 , pp.291-292 , 1993 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and J Sasaki : The Mycobacterium bovis BCG 64-kDa surface protein is antigenically shared with different mouse tumor cells and has anti-tumor activity in immunized mice., Imuunol. Lett., (impact factor:2.86) , vol.36 , no.3 , pp.235-238 , 1993 .

M Mahfuzul Hoque, Z Rasul, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and M Mozammel Hoq : Bacterial flora in the alimentary tract of live fresh water diseased fish and their response to different antibiotics, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.20 , pp.341-346 , 1992 .

I Ciznar, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, A Rahman, M Shahabuddin, G Bartkova, J D Clemens and D A Sack : Crossed immunoelectrophoretic analysis of antigenic composition of B-subunit/whole cell and whole cell only killed oral cholera vaccines, Vaccine (impact factor:3.235) , vol.10 , no.9 , pp.591-596 , 1992 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, M Mahfuzul Hoque, Z Rasul and M Mozammel Hoq : Enterotoxicity of Vibrio furnissii isolated from eels, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (impact factor:1.658) , vol.8 , pp.187-189 , 1992 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and J Sasaki : A 64 kDa protein from Mycobacterium bovis BCG shares the same antigenic determinants with line 10 hepatoma cells and has anti-line 10 tumor activity, FEBS Letters (impact factor:3.623) , vol.288 , no.1&2 , pp.77-80 , 1991 .

J Sasaki, T Tamagake, S Narita and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Idiotype vaccine for tumor by anti-idiotype antibody prepared against anti-(bacillus Calmette Guerin) BCG monoclonal antibody, Cnacer immunology Immunother , vol.31 , pp.273-277 , 1990 .

J Sasaki, C Lu, T Tamagake, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and K Ishida : Immunosuppressive activity of tumor cell derived materials, Clinical Immunology , vol.21 , pp.1986-1990 , 1989 .

Jin‐Ichi Sasaki, Masahiko Kitagawa, Takuma Tamagake, Satoshi Narita, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Changlong Lu : Antigenic Analysis between BCG and Tumor Cells by BCG‐Monoclonal Antibodies, Microbiology and Immunology (impact factor:1.706) , vol.33 , no.11 , pp.951-955 , 1989 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Jin‐ichi Sasaki : Isolation of line 10 hepatoma cell membrane by the water extraction method and immunochemical analysis, Microbiology and Immunology (impact factor:1.706) , vol.33 , no.3 , pp.219-227 , 1989 .

I Ciznar, N Hussain, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, B A Kay, D J Clemens and D A Sack : Oral cholera vaccines containing B-subunit-killed whole cells and killed whole cells only. I. Cross-reacting antigens of members of family Vibrionaceae and the vaccines, Vaccine (impact factor:3.235) , vol.7 , no.2 , pp.111-116 , 1989 .

Changlong Lu, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jin‐ichi Sasaki and K Fukushi : Tumor producing potency of in vivo maintaining tumor cells, Hirosaki Medical Journal , vol.40 , pp.618-623 , 1988 .

Jin‐ichi Sasaki, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Changlong Lu and Takuma Tamagake : Distribution of human -Fetoprotein in animal tumor cells, Japan Journal of Cancer Chemother , vol.15 , no.12 , pp.3305-3308 , 1988 .

Jin‐ichi Sasaki, D Sawamura, Masahiko Kitagawa, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Changlong Lu and J Masumori : Rapid diagnosis of experimental tumor by FITC-Con A lectin - A comparative study of smear and section specimen, Japan Journal of Cancer Chemother , vol.15 , no.4 pt 1 , pp.649-653 , 1988 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, M Kitagawa and Jin‐Ichi Sasaki : Analysis of tumor-surface components by crossed immuno-affino electrophoresis, Journal of Clinical Exp. Med., , vol.143 , pp.713-714 , 1988 .

Jin‐Ichi Sasaki, M Kitagawa, K Satoh and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Shedding of tumor cell surface antigens, Clinical Immunology , vol.19 , pp.712-716 , 1987 .

Jin‐Ichi Sasaki, M Kitagawa and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Specific binding of Con A lectin to surface components of tumor cells, Journal of Clinical Exp. Medical , vol.142 , pp.499-500 , 1987 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, S C Sanyal, A Zaman, P K B Neogy and M I Huq : Immunobiological relationships between Vibrio fluvialis and Vibrio cholerae enterotoxins, Immunology and Cell Biology (impact factor:4.557) , vol.66 , no.3 , pp.251-252 , 1987 .

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and I Ciznar : Release of endotoxin by toxitgenic and non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae 01, Journal of Diarrhoeal Dis. Research , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.7-15 , 1987 .