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Dr. Md. Manjurul Haque

Current Position

Professor
Department of Environmental Science
Faculty of Agriculture
BSMRAU

 Biography

Education

º JSPS-Postdoctoral Research Program, Shizuoka University, Japan (2005-2007)
º PhD, Gifu University, Japan (2004)
º Diploma in Seed Pathology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (presently Copenhagen University), Denmark (2001)
º MS in Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (1996)
º Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honours), Bangladesh Agricultural University (1991)

Professional experiences

Professor, Environmental Science, BSMRAU (From 2017)
Associate Professor, Environmental Science, BSMRAU (2013-2016)
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, BSMRAU (2008-2012)
Senior Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (2004-2007)
Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (1996-2003)

Research interest

Current research interests are to isolate and identify novel biofilm producing bacteria from stress environments using molecular tools, characterize the biofilm matrix components based on gene expression, binding assays, FTIR, XRD, LC-MS, HPLC and SEM, and application of bacterial biofilms as plant growth promoters, soil fertility improvement, disease suppressors, abiotic stress tolerance and biodegradation of carcinogenic dyes and biosorption of toxic heavy metals from environments.

Course affiliation

ENS 501 Principles of Environmental Science (Graduate Level)
ENS 535 Environmental Microbiology, (Graduate Level)
ENS 575 Food Safety and Organic Farming (Graduate Level)

Featured Publications 

  ♦ Haque, M. M., Mosharaf, M. K., Khatun, M., Haque, M. A., Biswas, M. S., Islam, M. S., Islam, M. M., Shozib, H. B., Miah, M. M. U., Molla, A. H., and Siddiquee, M. A. (2020). Biofilm producing rhizobacteria with multiple plant growth-promoting traits promote growth of tomato under water-deficit stress. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 2954. Doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.542053  [IF: 5.640]

  ♦ Haque, M. M., Haque, M. A., Mosharaf, M. K., and Marcus, P. K. (2021). Novel bacterial biofilm consortia that degrade and detoxify the carcinogenic diazo dye congo red. Archives of Microbiology, 203, 643–654. Doi:10.1007/s00203-020-02044-1 [IF: 2.552]

  ♦ Haque, M. M., Haque, M. A., Mosharaf, M. K., and Marcus, P. K. (2021). Decolorization, degradation and detoxification of carcinogenic sulfonated azo dye methyl orange by newly developed biofilm consortia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 28, 793-804. Doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.11.012  [IF: 4.219]

   ♦ Haque, M. M., Mosharaf, M. K., Tanvir, M. Z. H., and Alam, M. K. (2021). Biofilm formation, production of matrix compounds and biosorption of copper, nickel and lead by different bacterial strains. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 1385. Doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.615113 [IF: 5.640]

    ♦  Haque, M. M., Oliver, M. M. H., Nahar, K., Alam, M. Z., Hirata, H., and Tsuyumu, S. (2017). CytR homolog of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum controls air-liquid biofilm formation by regulating multiple genes involved in cellulose production, c-di-GMP signaling, motility, and type III secretion system in response to nutritional and environmental signals. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 972. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00972 [IF: 5.640]

     ♦ Haque, M. M., Kabir, M. S., Aini, L. Q., Hirata, H., & Tsuyumu, S. (2009). SlyA, a MarR family transcriptional regulator, is essential for virulence in Dickeya dadantii 3937. Journal of Bacteriology, 191, 5409-5418. DOI:10.1128/JB.00240-09 [IF: 3.49]