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Overview

Anwar Huq is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research activities are focused in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Endocrinology, Immunology, Food Science, Molecular Medicine, and Molecular Biology as key subfields of study.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Vibrio bacteria research studies, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Identification and Quantification in Food, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • mBio
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Anwar Huq are:

  • Rita R. Colwell
  • Kyle D. Brumfield
  • Antarpreet Jutla
  • Moiz Usmani
  • Munirul Alam

Selected recent publications by Anwar Huq include:

  • "Microbial resolution of whole genome shotgun and 16S amplicon metagenomic sequencing using publicly available NEON data," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Environmental parameters associated with incidence and transmission of pathogenic Vibrio spp," 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • "Microbiome Analysis for Wastewater Surveillance during COVID-19," 2022, mBio
  • "Environmental Factors Influencing Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus," 2023, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "A comparative analysis of drinking water employing metagenomics," 2020, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Effects of Global Climate on Infectious Disease: the Cholera Model

    Erin K. Lipp;Anwar Huq;Anwar Huq;Rita R. Colwell;Rita R. Colwell

  • Global spread of microorganisms by ships

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Tonya K. Rawlings;Tonya K. Rawlings;Tonya K. Rawlings;Fred C. Dobbs;Lisa A. Drake

  • Ecological relationships between Vibrio cholerae and planktonic crustacean copepods.

    A Huq;E B Small;P A West;M I Huq

  • Climate and infectious disease: use of remote sensing for detection of Vibrio cholerae by indirect measurement.

    Brad Lobitz;Louisa Beck;Anwar Huq;Byron Wood

  • Reduction of cholera in Bangladeshi villages by simple filtration

    Rita R. Colwell;Anwar Huq;M. Sirajul Islam;K. M. A. Aziz

  • Genotypes associated with virulence in environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae.

    Irma N. G. Rivera;Irma N. G. Rivera;Jongsik Chun;Anwar Huq;Anwar Huq;R. Brad Sack

  • Comparative genomics reveals mechanism for short-term and long-term clonal transitions in pandemic Vibrio cholerae.

    Jongsik Chun;Christopher J. Grim;Nur A. Hasan;Je Hee Lee

  • Critical Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in the Environment of Bangladesh

    Anwar Huq;Anwar Huq;R. Bradley Sack;Azhar Nizam;Ira M. Longini

  • Influence of water temperature, salinity, and pH on survival and growth of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serovar 01 associated with live copepods in laboratory microcosms.

    A Huq;P A West;E B Small;M I Huq

  • Molecular Analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, non-O1, and non-O139 Strains: Clonal Relationships between Clinical and Environmental Isolates

    D. V. Singh;D. V. Singh;Maria H. Matte;Maria H. Matte;G. R. Matte;G. R. Matte;Sunny Jiang;Sunny Jiang

  • Viable but non-culturable Vibrio cholerae O1 revert to a cultivable state in the human intestine

    R. R. Colwell;P. Brayton;D. Herrington;B. Tall

  • Environmental signatures associated with cholera epidemics

    Guillaume Constantin de Magny;Raghu Murtugudde;Mathew R. P. Sapiano;Azhar Nizam

  • Detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the aquatic environment by fluorescent-monoclonal antibody and culture methods.

    A. Huq;R. R. Colwell;R. Rahman;A. Ali

  • Vibrios in the Environment: Viable but Nonculturable Vibrio cholerae

    Rita R. Colwell;Anwarul Huq

  • Viable but nonculturable Vibrio cholerae O1 in biofilms in the aquatic environment and their role in cholera transmission

    Munirul Alam;Marzia Sultana;G. Balakrish Nair;A. K. Siddique

  • Environmental Reservoir of Vibrio cholerae The Causative Agent of Cholera

    Rita R. Colwell;Anwarul Huq

  • Distribution and dynamics of epidemic and pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus virulence factors

    Daniela Ceccarelli;Nur A Hasan;Anwar Huq;Rita R Colwell

  • Ecology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in the coastal and estuarine waters of Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Washington, United States

    Crystal N. Johnson;John C. Bowers;Kimberly J. Griffitt;Vanessa Molina

  • Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 in Maryland and Louisiana estuaries.

    R R Colwell;R J Seidler;J Kaper;S W Joseph

  • Predictability of Vibrio cholerae in Chesapeake Bay.

    Valérie R. Louis;Estelle Russek-Cohen;Nipa Choopun;Irma N. G. Rivera;Irma N. G. Rivera

Frequent Co-Authors

Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Nur A. Hasan
Nur A. Hasan University of Maryland, College Park
R. Bradley Sack
R. Bradley Sack Johns Hopkins University
G. Balakrish Nair
G. Balakrish Nair National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
Jongsik Chun
Jongsik Chun Seoul National University
David A. Sack
David A. Sack Johns Hopkins University
Alejandro Cravioto
Alejandro Cravioto National Autonomous University of Mexico
Haruo Watanabe
Haruo Watanabe National Institutes of Health
Thomas Brettin
Thomas Brettin Argonne National Laboratory
David Bruce
David Bruce Pebble Labs

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