| Dr Avijit Dutta |
|
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Course Name | Course Code | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Hygiene and Biosecurity | EHB-201 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
| Food Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health | FHV-402 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
| Food Microbiology | FMB-202 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
| General Microbiology | GMC-201 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
| Course Name | Course Code | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular Microbiology | MMB-602 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
| Techniques in Microbiology | TMB-601 | Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health |
Email: avijit@cvasu.ac.bd
Old Academic Building,
Department of Microbiology,
Khulshi Campus.
PhD (Medicine), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
MS (Microbiology), Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh
DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh
Prime Minister PhD Fellowship of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Travel Grant (2018)
Prime Minister Gold Medal Award (2017)
Dean's Award (2016)
1. American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
2. International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
3. One Health Bangladesh (OHB)
4. Bangladesh Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BSBCB)
5. Bangladesh Agriculturist Association (Krishibid Institution), Bangladesh
1. Dutta, A., Kiet, B.T., Nhung, N.T., Higginson, E., Kermack, L., Thi Phuong Yen, N., Phu, D.H., Choisy, M., Carrique-Mas, J. and Baker, S., 2025. High abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes in chicken flocks receiving antimicrobial treatment in Vietnamese poultry production. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 7(4), p.dlaf117.
2. Dutta, A., 2025. Measuring the abundance, diversity and overlap of Antimicrobial Resistance genes associated with humans, livestock and the environment in low- and middle-income country settings. PhD dissertation in Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.115504
3. Nhung, N.T., Dutta, A., Higginson, E., Kermack, L., Yen, N.T.P., Phu, D.H., Kiet, B.T., Choisy, M., Geskus, R.B., Baker, S. and Carrique-Mas, J., 2023. Impact of antimicrobial use on abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes in chicken flocks in Vietnam. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 5(4), p.dlad090.
4. Dutta, A., Islam, M.Z., Barua, H., Rana, E.A., Jalal, M.S., Dhar, P.K., Das, A., Das, T., Sarma, S.M., Biswas, S.K. and Biswas, P.K., 2020. Acquisition of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in Escherichia coli of livestock origin in Bangladesh. Microbial Drug Resistance, 26(9), pp.1058-1062.
5. Dutta, A., Nath, C., Reza, M.M.B., Das, T., Rana, E.A., Sultana, A. and Jalal, M.S., 2023. Spa typing and virulence attributes of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in goat: A veterinary hospital-based cross-sectional study. Journal of Bacteriology and Virology, 53(2), pp.150-160.
6. Dutta, A., Barua, H., Jalal, M.S., Dhar, P.K., Biswas, S.K. and Biswas, P.K., 2018. An investigation of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism, MCR in Escherichia coli of human, veterinary and environmental origin in Bangladesh. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 73, p.54.
7. Nath, C., Das, T., Islam, M.S., Hasib, F.Y., Singha, S., Dutta, A., Barua, H. and Islam, M.Z., 2023. Colistin resistance in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail broiler meat in Bangladesh. Microbial Drug Resistance, 29(11), pp.523-532.
8. Gupta, M.D., Sen, A., Shaha, M., Dutta, A. and Das, A., 2022. Occurrence of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli carrying antimicrobial resistance genes in sheep on smallholdings in Bangladesh. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 8(6), pp.2616-2622.
9. Rana, E.A., Islam, M.Z., Das, T., Dutta, A., Ahad, A., Biswas, P.K. and Barua, H., 2022. Prevalence of coagulase‐positive methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs in Bangladesh. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 8(2), pp.498-508.
10. Das, T., Rana, E.A., Dutta, A., Bostami, M.B., Rahman, M., Deb, P., Nath, C., Barua, H. and Biswas, P.K., 2022. Antimicrobial resistance profiling and burden of resistance genes in zoonotic Salmonella isolated from broiler chicken. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 8(1), pp.237-244.
11. Das, A., Shaha, M., Gupta, M.D., Dutta, A. and Miazi, O.F., 2021. Polymorphism of fecundity genes (BMP15 and GDF9) and their association with litter size in Bangladeshi prolific Black Bengal goat. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(2), p.230.
12. Sarker, B.R., Ghosh, S., Chowdhury, S., Dutta, A., Chandra Deb, L., Krishna Sarker, B., Sultana, T. and Mozaffor Hossain, K.M., 2021. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of non‐typhoidal Salmonella isolated from chickens in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 7(3), pp.820-830.
13. Das, T., Islam, M.Z., Rana, E.A., Dutta, A., Ahmed, S., Barua, H. and Biswas, P.K., 2021. Abundance of mobilized colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) in commensal Escherichia coli from diverse sources. Microbial Drug Resistance, 27(11), pp.1585-1593.
14. Jalal, M.S., Dutta, A., Das, T. and Islam, M.Z., 2020, November. First detection of plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance gene (mcr-1, mcr-2 and mcr-3) in Escherichia coli isolated from breeder poultry of Bangladesh. In the 19th International Congress on Infectious Diseases.
15. Rana, E.A., Islam, M.Z., Das, T., Dutta, A., Ahad, A., Biswas, P.K. and Barua, H., 2020. Methicillin-resistant coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius circulating in dogs in Bangladesh. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 101, pp.34-35.
16. Rana, E.A., Das, T., Dutta, A., Rahman, M., Bostami, M.B., Akter, N. and Barua, H., 2020. Coagulase-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus circulating in clinical mastitic goats in Bangladesh. Veterinary World, 13(7), p.1303.
17. Das, T., Islam, M.Z., Rana, E.A., Ahmed, S., Dutta, A., Deb, P., Barua, H. and Biswas, P.K., 2020, January. Colistin resistance gene mcr-1 and tetracycline resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli circulating in One Health environment. 19th International Congress on Infectious Diseases.
18. Das, A., Dhar, P.K., Dutta, A., Jalal, M.S., Ghosh, P., Das, T., Barua, H. and Biswas, P.K., 2020. Circulation of oxytetracycline-and ciprofloxacin-resistant commensal Escherichia coli strains in broiler chickens and farm environments, Bangladesh. Veterinary World, 13(11), p.2395.
19. Jalal, M.S., Islam, M.Z., Dutta, A., Dhar, P.K., Das, A., Hasan, M.M., Barua, H., Biswas, P.K. and Ahad, A., 2019. Antibiotic-resistant zoonotic bacteria in Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus). Veterinary Medicine and Science, 5(2), pp.260-268.
20. Dhar, P.K., Dutta, A., Das, A., Jalal, M.S., Barua, H. and Biswas, P.K., 2018. Validation of real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction to detect virus titer and thermostability of Newcastle disease live virus vaccine. Veterinary World, 11(11), p.1597.
21. Dutta, A., Jalal, M.S., Nath, S.K., Dhar, P.K., Das, A. and Uddin, M.M., 2017. Multi-drug resistance pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from hospital effluent and determination of tetracycline resistance gene. J. Inf. Mol. Biol, 4(3), pp.49-53.
