PhD Thesis

Identification of the pathogen and virulence genes of streptococcosis infection in Nile tilapia and development of candidate vaccine against the disease.

MS. Thesis

  1. MS in Fisheries Management: Effects of addition of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and substrates for periphyton developments on pond ecology and production in C/N-controlled freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii farming systems
  2. MSc in Aquatic Science & Technology: Comparative study of genomic plasmids isolated from Vibrio anguillarum serotype O1 from diverse geographical area and host fish.

Published paper

  1. Babu, M. Saha, Alam, M.,  Paul, S.I., Akter, T., Tay, A. Foysal, J., Islam, T. & Rahman, M.M.. 2026. Draft genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis BFS29 isolated from diseased silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in Bangladesh. Microbiology Resource Announcements.1128/mra.01286-25.
  2. Akter, T. Streptococcosis an emerging multispecies bacterial disease in aquaculture: A review. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (Article in Press).
  3. Akter, T. 2023. Comparative genomics analyses of fish pathogenic Streptococcus spp. isolated from Tilapia and Flounder. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture. 27 (2): 1-20.
  4. Akter, T. Haque, M.N., Ehsan, R., Paul, S.I., Foysal, M.J., Tay, A.C.Y., Islam, M.T. and Rahman, M.M. 2023. Virulence and antibiotic‑resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis associated with streptococcosis disease in fish. Scientific Report. 13:1551
  5. Ehsan, R., Rahman, A., Paul, S. I., Ador, M. A. A., Haque, M. S., Akter, T., & Rahman, M. M. (2023). Aeromonas veronii isolated from climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) suffering from epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS). Aquaculture and Fisheries, 8(3), 288-295.
  6. Akter T., Ehsan R., Paul S. I., Ador M.A.A., Rahman A., Haque M. N., Islam M. T., Mahbubur Rahman M. M., Development of formalin killed vaccine candidate against streptococcosis caused by Enterococcus sp. in Nile tilapia. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101371
  7. Hossain, M. A., Akhter, T., Sadia, M. A., Akter, T., & Habib, K. A. (2022). Optimization of Planting Density of Indian Spinach in a Recirculating Aquaponics System Using Nile Tilapia: Planting of Indian Spinach in an Aquaponics System. Biological Sciences-PJSIR, 65(1), 18-27.https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.65.1.2022.18.27
  8. Akter, T., Foysal, M.J., Alam, M. Ehsan,R., Paul, S.I., Momtaz, F.,  Siddik, M., Tay, A.C.Y. Fotedar, R., Gupta, S., Islam, T. and Rahman, M.M. 2021. Involvement of Enterococcus Species in Streptococcosis of Nile tilapia in Bangladesh. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735790
  9. Ehsan, R., Alam, M., Akter, T., Paul, S. I., Foysal, M. J., Gupta, D. R., … & Rahman, M. M. (2021). Enterococcus faecalis involved in streptococcosis like infection in silver barb (Barbonymus gonionotus). Aquaculture Reports, 21, 100868
  10. Paul, S. K, Akter, T. and Islam, T. 2021. Gene editing in filamentous fungi and oomycetes using CRISPR-Cas technology. CRISPR and RNAi Systems Nanobiotechnology Approaches to Plant Breeding and Protection. 32: 723-763. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821910-2.00014-X
  11. Rahman, M.M , Paul, S.I., Akter, T., Tay, A.C.Y., Foysal, M.J., and Islam, T.2020. Whole-Genome Sequence of Bacillus subtilis WS1A, a Promising Fish Probiotic Strain Isolated from Marine Sponge of the Bay of Bengal. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(39): e00641-20
  12. Akter, T., Rahman, M.M., Tay, A.C.Y., Ehsan, R. and Islam, M.T. 2020. Whole-Genome Sequence of Fish-Pathogenic Enterococcus faecalis Strain BFFF11. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9 (7) e01447-19.
  13. Akter, T., Lindegaard, M., Pedersen, K., Strube, M. L., Ronco, T., & Dalsgaard, I. (2020). Sequence Analysis of Plasmids in Vibrio anguillarum from Different Fish and Locations. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 32(1), 21-27.
  14. Akter, T., Khatun, A., Haque , F., Rahman, M. R.,  Shaha , D. C. and Salam, M. A. 2019. Use of Potato as an Alternative Source of Carbohydrate in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fish Feed. Annals of Bangladesh Agricultural. 23(1): 79-89.
  15. Rayhan M.Z., Rahman, M.A., Hossain, M.A., Akter, T. and Akter T. 2018. Effect of Stocking Density on Growth Performance of Monosex Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with Indian Spinach (Basella alba) in a Recirculating Aquaponic System. International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology. 3(2): 343-349.
  16. Akter, T. Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of Two Fish Pathogenic Bacteria: Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri for Rapid Diagnosis of Fish Disease. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 3 (1), 44-51.
  17. Rahman, M.R., Dinesh Chandra Shaha, D.C., Majumdar, B.C., T. and Khatun, H.A. 2017. Intensity of Parasitic Infestation in Freshwater Snake Head (Channa punctatus) of Belai Beel, Gazipur, Bangladesh in Winter Season. International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology. 3(1): 493-499.
  18. Ali, A., Akter, T.  and  Das, M. 2013. Use of Waste Energy by Adding Shing (Heteropneustes fossilis, Bloch 1797) into Pangus (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage, 1878) Pond. Journal of Enviornmental Science and Natural Resources. 6(1): 209 – 216.
  19. Dev, M., Akter, T., Ali, A. and Das, M. 2012. Polyculture of Carps (Labeo rohita & Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) with Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in different Stocking Density. International Journal of Bioresearch. 5-8.
  20. Ahsan, M.E., Banu, R., Haque, M.R., Akter, T. and Barman, A.C. 2010. Optimization of Stocking density of Gift (Oreochromis niloticus) under monoculture system in ponds. Journal of Enviornmental Science and Natural Resources. 3(1): 137-142.
  21. Asaduzzaman, M., Wahab M.A., Verdegem, M.C.J., Benerjee, S., Akter, T., M.M. Hasan M.M. and Azim, M.E. 2009. Effects of Addition of Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and Substrates for Periphyton Developments on Pond Ecology and Production in C/N-controlled Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Farming Systems. Aquaculture. 287: 71–380.

Conference Paper

  1. Akter, T. and Rahman, M.M. 2019. Metagenomics and Phylogenetic studies for Identification of Enterococcus Causing Streptococcosis in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). (Abstract).7th Annual South Asia Biosafety Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh. pp.48-49.
  2. Akter, T. and Rahman, M.M. 2019. Comparative Study of Virulence genes Conserved in Fish Pathogenic Streptococcus (Abstract). 8th BFRF Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair. p102.
  3. , M.M, Akter, T., Ador, MAA., Haque, M.S.,Ehsan, R., Paul, S.I. and Foysal, J. 2021. Multiplex PCR For Identification of Enterococcus Spp. Involved in Streptococcosis Infection in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Candidate Vaccine Against the Disease. American society for Microbiology. World Microbe Forum 2021.