MShI, SS, NM, MMK, AAM and TJ) contributed to the manuscript. AAN, JEE, RIM MSuI, FS, MShI organized the project. Validation investigation, resources, data curation and writing were done by all authors. SS, MMK and TJ contributed to the review. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
Acknowledgment
The authors are grateful to the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jashore University of Science and Technology and Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh for providing their thoughts and guidance.
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