I have completed following theses as pre-requisites for the following degrees.

3. PhD thesis: Relationship between aerosols and bacteria in different Japanese dairy housing and their mitigation methods.

2. MSTAH thesis: Effect of storage conditions of monoclonal antibodies on the performance of Ag-ELISA for cysticercosis diagnosis.

1. MS in Medicine thesis: Epidemiological Investigation on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of Animal and Human Origin in Bangladesh.

 

List of publications in different national and international journals:

33. Hasan, M. F., Nahar, A., Harun, A. B., Bayazid, A. A., Sutradhar, S., Bristi, S. Z. T., Saud, B., Hossain, D., Islam, M. A., Rahman, M. A., & Karim, M. R. (2026). Serological and molecular investigation of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic cats in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 42: e00323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fawpar.2026.e00323

32. *Islam, M. A., Karim, M. R., Siddiki, S. H. M. F., Islam, M. S., Rahman, S. A., Alam, M. S., & Saha, S. (2025). Poultry fecal Escherichia coli contaminate soil, water, and vegetables in Gazipur, Bangladesh: Potential implications for the environment and public health. Poultry Science, 104 (12): 105998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105998

31. Islam, M. S., Mondal, A. K., Auwul, M. R., Islam, O., Haque, A. K. M. Z., Tipu, J. H., Rahman, M. A.,
Islam, M. A., Islam, M. A., & Alam, M. S. (2025). A participatory study on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of poultry farmers regarding vaccine use in the northern region of Bangladesh. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 12(3): 817–831. https://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2025.l944

30. Saha, M., Labib, M. T. R., Sadi, R. S., Siddiki, S. H. M. F., Rahman, S. A., Islam, M. A., Rahman, M.
A., Rahman, A. N. M. A., & Islam, M. T. (2025). Prevalence of Clinical Conditions of Livestock and
Pets at Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur. Veterinary Sciences:
Research and Reviews, 11 (2): 173–182. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.vsrr/2025/11.2.173.182

29. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., & Naide, T. (2025). Effects of barn design on microclimatic factors, aerosol particle numbers, and airborne bacteria in the dairy housing systems. Total Environment Advances, 15: 200132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teadva.2025.200132

28. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., & Naide, T. (2025). Seasonal dynamics and relationships among aerosols, airborne bacteria, and microclimatic factors in an open type of dairy milking barn. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-025-01758-9

27. Alam, M. S., Sharif, M. A., Islam, M. A., & Hoque, M. (2025). mRNA vaccine against Mpox: a promising healthcare strategy. Animal Research and One Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/aro2.70009

26. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., & Naide, T. (2025). Relationships among aerosol particles, airborne bacteria, and microclimatic factors in an enclosed dairy milking barn. Aerosol Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-025-00298-0

25. Ansari, W. K., Arafat, M. Y., Akimul, M. K., Rahman, M. S., Islam, M. J., Hasan, M., Mridha, M. I., Islam, M. A., & Kayesh, M. E. H. (2024). Prevalence of lumpy skin disease and associated risk factors in the cattle of Barishal district in Bangladesh. Veterinary Sciences: Research and Reviews, 10(2): 72-81. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.vsrr/2024/10.2.72.81

24. *Islam, M. A., Talukder, A. K., Rahman, S. A., Alam, M. S., Islam, M. S., Rahman, M. A., & Saha, S. S. (2024). Gastrointestinal helminths in local (Black Bengal) and Jamunapari goats of Barishal Sadar, Southern Bangladesh. World’s Veterinary Journal. 14 (2). 247–256. https://dx.doi.org/10.54203/scil.2024.wvj31

23. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., Naide, T., and Hendawy, A. O (2023). Relationships of vapour pressure deficit on aerosol particles and airborne bacteria in dairy barns. Biosystems Engineering. 229: 137–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2023.03.016

22. *Islam, M. A., Sumon, S. M. M. R., Rahman, A. N. M. A. (2022). Efficacy of Locally Available Anthelmintics against Helminths of Dairy Cows in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. 10(12):2630-2640. http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2022/10.12.2630.2640

21. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A. and Naide, T. (2022). Effectiveness of an air cleaner device in reducing aerosol numbers and airborne bacteria from an enclosed type dairy barn. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29: 53022–53035.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19514-2

20. Hendawy, A. O., Sugimura, S., Sato, K., Mansour, M. M., Abd El-Aziz, A. H., Samir, H., Islam, M. A., Bostami, A. B. M. R., Mandour, A. S., Elfadadny, A., Ragab, R. F., Abdelmageed, H. A., Ali, A. M. (2022). Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Rumen Microbiota, Rumen Fermentation, and Apparent Nutrient Digestibility of Ruminant Animals: A Review. Fermentation. 8, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8010004

19. Khatun, F., Maruf, A. A., Rahman, M. M., Yasmin, A., Zinnah, M. A., Islam, M. A., and Alam, M. S. (2021). Incidence of Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Cattle in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Veterinary Sciences: Research and Reviews. 17 (2): 109-114. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.vsrr/2021.7.2.109.114

18. Haque, M. H., *Islam, M. A., Karim, M. R., Kayesh, M. E. H., Sarker, S., Nazir, K. H.M. N. H., and Anwer, M. S. (2021). Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures. Veterinary World. 14 (9): 2434-2443. https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.2434-2443

17. *Islam, M. A., and Alam, M. S. (2021).  Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on Veterinary Medical Education. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice. 18 (5). https://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol18/iss5/14. doi: 10.53761/1.18.5.14

16. Islam, M. A., Uddin, M. S., Islam, M. J., Ahmed M. U., and Alam, M. M. (2021). Investigation of antibiotic resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples of animals and humans from selective areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 19 (1): 1–11. doi: 10.33109/bjvmjj21vph1

15. Alam, M. S., Czajkowsky, D. M., Islam, M. A., and Rahman, M. A. (2021). The role of vitamin D in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection: An update. International Immunopharmacology. 97: 107686. 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.107686

14. Alam, M. S., Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. A., and Rahman, A. N. M. A. (2021). Growth of Japanese Quail Testes in Relation to Age: Morphological and Immunohistochemical Observation. Egyptian Journal of Histology (accepted). doi: 10.21608/EJH.2021.52917.1398

13. Islam, M. T., Saurov, M. S. J., Rahman, M. A., Talukder, A. K., Islam, M. A., Haider, M. G., and Rahman, A. N. M. A. (2020). A retrospective study of common poultry diseases at Gazipur district of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Ecology. 2 (2): 113–120.

12. Haque, M. H., Sarker, S., Islam, M. S., Islam, M. A., Karim, M. R., Kayesh, M. E. H., Shiddiky, M. J. A., and Anwer, M. S. (2020). Sustainable Antibiotic-Free Broiler Meat Production: Current Trends, Challenges, and Possibilities in a Developing Country Perspective. biology. 9(11):411. doi: 10.3390/biology9110411

11. *Islam, M. A., Rahman, A. N. M. A., Alam, M. S., and Islam, M. T. (2020). Gastrointestinal Nematodiasis in Quail in Bangladesh. Veterinary Sciences: Research and Reviews. 6(2): 138–142. doi: 10.17582/journal.vsrr/2020.6.2.138.142

10. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2020). Influence of temperature and humidity on the dynamics of aerosol numbers and airborne bacteria in a dairy calf house. Biosystems Engineering. 194, 213–226. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2020.04.003

09. *Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2019). Concentrations of aerosol numbers and airborne bacteria, and temperature and relative humidity, and their interrelationships in a tie-stall dairy barn. Animals. 9: 1023. doi: 10.3390/ani9121023

08. Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2019). Relationships between aerosol particles and airborne bacteria and their dependence on environmental factors in a dairy calf house. Transactions of the ASABE. 62 (6):1819–1828. doi: 10.13031/trans.13570

07. Sumon, S. M. M. R., Haider, M. G., Islam, M. A., Siddiki, S. H. M. F., and Karim, M. R. (2018). Prevalence and antibiogram profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk samples of lactating cows with subclinical mastitis in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture. 22 (1): 51–60.

06. Rahman, M. M., Kabir, A., Islam, M. K., Rahman, M.S., Yasmin, M. S., Alam, F., Islam, M. A., Ahmed, S., Islam, M. R., and Islam, M. H. (2017). Prospects and genesis of the versatile antiparasitic drug Ivermectin and its unsurpassed beneficial impact in Human and Veterinary Medicine. International Journal of Natural Sciences 6(3):132–140.

05. Talukder, A. K., Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. A., Islam, M. T., Selim, A. S. M., Paul, A. K., and Rahman, M. A. (2015). Evaluation of health care and husbandry system of calves at buffalo farms in southern Bangladesh. SAARC Journal of Agriculture. 13(2):108–120. doi: 10.3329/sja.v13i2.26572

04. Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. A., Rahman, M. A., Talukder, A. K., Parvin, M. S., and Islam, M. T. (2012). Clinical diseases of ruminants recorded at the Patuakhali Science and Technology University Veterinary Clinic. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine 10 (1 &2): 63–73. doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v10i1-2.15648

03. Islam, M. A., Alam, M. M., Uddin, M. S., Kobayashi, N., and Ahmed, M. U. (2011). Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from animal and human origin in Bangladesh by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 9 (2): 161–166. doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v9i2.13472

02. Islam, M. A., Alam, M. M., Choudhury, M. E., Kobayashi, N., and Ahmed, M. U. (2008). Determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of cloxacillin for selected isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with their antibiogram. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 6 (1):121–126. doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v6i1.1350

01. Islam, M. J., Uddin, M. S., Islam, M. A., Nazir, K. H. M. N. H., Rahman, M. T., and Alam, M. M. (2007). Detection and characterization of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus of bovine origin producing enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1. The Bangladesh Veterinarian. 24(1):27–33.

*indicates corresponding author

 

Conference presentations: 

8. *Islam, M. A., Karim, M. R. and Siddiki, S. H. M. F. (2025). Zoonotic risk assessment of poultry fecal Escherichia coli in Gazipur, Bangladesh, presented in the Gazipur Agricultural University International Conference (GAUIC) on Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security, held in the Gazipur Agricultural University, Salna, Gazipur, Bangladesh on 12-13 December 2025.

7. *Islam, M. A. (2025). Methods development in minimizing spread of poultry waste bacteria to the adjacent environment and agricultural products” accepted for presentation in 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), held in Hamburg, Germany on 29 September – 2 October 2025. (didn’t attend because of unavoidable circumstances).

6. *Islam, M. A. and Ikeguchi, A. (2025). Methods development in lowering aerosol numbers in dairy husbandry systems, accepted for presentation in The Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18-21 November, 2025. (didn’t attend because of unavoidable circumstances).

5. Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2022). Reduction of aerosol particle numbers and airborne bacteria from dairy barns to combat environmental pollution, presented in the 2022 International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD-2022), held in the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 02-04, 2022.

4. Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2019). Evaluation of correlations between particles and bacteria in indoor air in a dairy calf house, presented in the 2019 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Food and Biotechnology (ICAFB 2019), held in National University of Singapore, Singapore, January 23–25, 2019.

3. Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2018). Aerosols and bacteria concentration in different types of Japanese dairy milking houses, presented in the 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X), sponsored by ASABE and held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, September 25–27, 2018. doi: 10.13031/iles.18-117

2. Naide, T., Ikeguchi, A., Islam, M. A., Miyazaki, A., Katsuda, K., Kawashima, K., and Nakakubo, R. (2018). Relationship between aerosol concentration and airborne microbe including porcine sapelovirus concentration in Japanese weaning swine houses, presented in the 10th International Livestock Environment Symposium (ILES X), sponsored by ASABE and held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, September 25–27, 2018. doi: 10.13031/iles.18-118

1. Islam, M. A., Ikeguchi, A., and Naide, T. (2018). Aerosols and bacteria concentration in indoor air in different types of dairy milking houses in winter season, presented in the Joint Conference on Environmental Engineering in Agriculture 2018, held in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, September 10–14, 2018.