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PUBLICATIONS • PREPRINTS • RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS

23PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
04PREPRINTS

Publications
& preprints.

HOPE Lab members have contributed to research spanning microbial biochemistry, probiotics, functional biomolecules, genomics, glycobiology, plant–microbe interactions, and environmental biotechnology. Explore the publications by research theme.

PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

Published research

Research papers authored or co-authored by HOPE Lab members and collaborators.

Showing 23 peer-reviewed papers and 4 preprints.

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Probiotics, Fermented Foods and Food Microbiology

07 PAPERS
2026

Multifunctional lactic acid bacteria from sugarcane juice with probiotic properties for gut adaptation, health benefits, food preservation and quality enhancement

Saiful Islam, Tanim Jabid Hossain, Sanjida Afrin, Shanta Paul, Mohammed Sajjad Hossain Bappi, Ferdausi Ali, Jannatul Ferdouse

Scientific Reports

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40844-5

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2025

Exploring Probiotic Benefits and Competence of Streptococcus thermophilus Strain M2 Isolated from the Yogurt-Based Beverage Mattha

J. Ferdouse, S. Paul, M. M. Chowdhury, F. Ali, T. J. Hossain

Annals of Agri-Bio Research

DOI: 10.53941/agrbio.2025.1000021

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2024

Fermented and dairy beverages of Bangladesh: a rich source of probiotic lactic acid bacteria

Tanim Jabid Hossain, Md Sajib Khan, Jannatul Ferdouse

Food Science and Applied Biotechnology

DOI: 10.30721/fsab2024.v7.i2.365

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2024

Assessment of the In-Vitro Probiotic Efficacy and Safety of Pediococcus pentosaceus L1 and Streptococcus thermophilus L3 Isolated from Laban, a Popular Fermented Milk Product

S. Paul, T. J. Hossain, F. Ali, M. E. Hossain, T. Chowdhury, I. K. Faisal, J. Ferdouse

Archives of Microbiology

DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03812-5

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2023

Antipathogenic action and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of the borhani-associated lactic acid bacterium Weissella confusa LAB-11

T. J. Hossain, I. H. Nafiz, H. A. Mozumder, F. Ali, N. Rahman, M. S. Khan

Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences

DOI: 10.55251/jmbfs.9964

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2023

Probiotic characteristics of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains: the lactic acid bacteria isolated from Bangladeshi natural honey

J. Ferdouse, S. Paul, T. Chowdhury, F. Ali, S. Islam, T. J. Hossain

Applied Food Biotechnology

DOI: 10.22037/afb.v10i1.39617

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2022

Inhibition of pathogenic microbes by the lactic acid bacteria Limosilactobacillus fermentum strain LAB-1 and Levilactobacillus brevis strain LAB-5 isolated from the dairy beverage borhani

T. J. Hossain, H. A. Mozumder, F. Ali, K. Akther

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science

DOI: 10.12944/CRNFSJ.10.3.10

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Bioactive Molecules, Antimicrobial Research and Biotechnology

09 PAPERS
2026

Comparative evaluation of different sol–gel processed M-type barium hexaferrite on structural and antimicrobial efficacy

M. Atikur Rahman, A. Taher, Z. Hasan, Md. Sajib Khan, Iqbal H. Nafiz, Tanim J. Hossain, M. K. Alam, M. H. Chowdhury, S. Aravamudhan

Next Bioengineering

DOI: 10.1016/j.nxbio.2026.100047

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2024

Prodigiosin Demonstrates Promising Antiviral Activity against Dengue Virus and Zika Virus in In-Silico Study

T. Rahman, M. S. H. Bappi, T. J. Hossain

Analytical Science Advances

DOI: 10.1002/ansa.202400039

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2024

Methods for screening and evaluation of antimicrobial activity: a review of protocols, advantages and limitations

T. J. Hossain

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

DOI: 10.1556/1886.2024.00035

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2024

Isolation of Biosurfactant Producing Bacteria from Oil-Spilled Soil and Characterization of Their Secreted Biosurfactants in Pathogen-Inhibition and Oil-Emulsification

M. Zobaer, F. Ali, M. N. Anwar, M. S. H. Bappi, T. B. Bakar, T. J. Hossain, M. S. Khan, A. N. M. S. Zawad

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(4).1174-83

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2024

Bioactive exopolysaccharide from Limosilactobacillus fermentum LAB-1: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antibiofilm properties

N. Tarannum, F. Ali, M. S. Khan, O. S. Alhumaidan, A. N. M. S. Zawad, T. J. Hossain

Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre

DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2024.100409

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2023

Antioxidant, antimicrobial and emulsification properties of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria of bovine milk: insights from biochemical and genomic analysis

N. Tarannum, T. J. Hossain, F. Ali, T. Das, K. Dhar, I. H. Nafiz

LWT – Food Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115263

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2021

Production Optimization, Stability, and Oil Emulsifying Potential of Biosurfactants from Selected Bacteria Isolated from Oil Contaminated Sites

F. Ali, S. Das, T. J. Hossain, S. I. Chowdhury, Z. S. Akter, T. Das, et al.

Royal Society Open Science

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211003

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2021

Evaluation of Cellulolytic Endo-1, 4-β-D-Glucanase Activity in the Digestive Fluid of Adult Phytophagous Beetle Hoplasoma unicolor

M. M. Uddin, S. A. Lima, T. J. Hossain, N. Kar, Y. Zahan, B. A. K. Olarewaju

Tropical Life Sciences Research

DOI: 10.21315/tlsr2021.32.3.4

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2020

Hydrolytic Exoenzymes Produced by Bacteria Isolated and Identified from the Gastrointestinal Tract of Bombay Duck

T. J. Hossain, S. I. Chowdhury, H. A. Mozumder, M. N. A. Chowdhury, F. Ali, et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02097

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Genomics, Glycomics and Molecular Biology

03 PAPERS
2026

Functional and transcriptomic analyses in Neurospora crassa reveal a crucial role for the N-glycoprotein deglycosylation process in fungal homeostasis

Anastasios Samaras, Tanim Jabid Hossain, Magnus Karlsson, Georgios Tzelepis

The FEBS Journal

DOI: 10.1111/febs.70666

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2022

Functional Genomics of the Lactic Acid Bacterium Limosilactobacillus fermentum LAB-1: Metabolic, Probiotic and Biotechnological Perspectives

T. J. Hossain

Heliyon

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11412

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2023

Genome-sequence, annotation and phylogenetic insights of the lactic acid bacterium Limosilactobacillus fermentum strain LAB1 obtained from the dairy beverage borhani

T. J. Hossain

Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v45i1.62205

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Plant–Microbe Interactions, Microbial Ecology and One Health

04 PAPERS
2024

Multifaceted plant growth promoting traits and abiotic stress resistance abilities exhibited by chrysanthemum rhizobacteria

M. N. A. Chowdhury, T. J. Hossain, S. A. Zedny, M. S. H. Bappi, M. Rahman, M. M. Hossen, I. H. Nafiz, R. Islam

Current Applied Science and Technology

DOI: 10.55003/cast.2024.259128

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2022

Phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria of rice: Analysis of plant growth promoting activity and environmental stress tolerance

T. Basharat, F. Ali, T. Das, T. B. Bakar, N. Tarannum, J. Ferdouse, M. S. Uddin, T. J. Hossain

Annals of Agri-Bio Research

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2021

Substrate preferences, phylogenetic and biochemical properties of proteolytic bacteria present in the digestive tract of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

T. J. Hossain, M. Das, F. Ali, S. I. Chowdhury, S. A. Zedny

AIMS Microbiology

DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2021032

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2021

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes of Salmonella Species Recovered at Various Stages of Broiler Operations in Hathazari, Bangladesh

F. Ali, T. N. Silvy, T. J. Hossain, M. K. Uddin, M. S. Uddin

International Journal of One Health

DOI: 10.14202/IJOH.2021.158-164

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Preprints and emerging research

The following works are available as preprints.

2026 · PREPRINT

Anthropogenic Alkaline Niches as a Habitat for Alkalitolerant Bacteria: Taxonomy, Ecophysiology, and Biotechnologically Relevant Hydrolases

Nafiz, I. H., Akter, J., Akhter, K., Khan, M. S., Hasan, S., Bappi, M. S. H., Rahman, T., Faisal, I. K., Chowdhury, M. N. A., Zedny, S. A., Ali, F., Uddin, M. K., and Hossain, T. J.

2026 · PREPRINT

From “GRAS to Grass”: Lactic Acid Bacteria as One Health Probiotics for Plant Growth, Bioremediation, Soil Quality, Food Safety, and Public Health

Tanjilur Rahman, Golam Mostofa, Tanim Jabid Hossain

2025 · PREPRINT

Prodigiosin as a Potential Multi-Target Antidiabetic Agent: Molecular Docking and Dynamics Simulations with Type 2 Diabetes-Related Proteins

T. Rahman, M. S. H. Bappi, T. J. Hossain

2023 · PREPRINT

Metagenomic analysis of bacterial diversity and community in date palm sap: Dominance of Leuconostoc, Zymomonas, and Lactobacillus

T. J. Hossain, S. Hossain, I. H. Nafiz, R. Islam, M. S. Khan, O. S. Alhumaidan, et al.