A comparative study on the growth performance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fed shrimp based diet (SBD), chicken offal based diet (COBD) and coppens feed was carried-out for 22 weeks in concrete tanks measuring 3.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 m3. Triplicate groups of 40 juveniles with...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i530026
Salt stress is one of the main factors limiting plant growth and yield globally. Seed priming technique with different chemicals including β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is found to be effective in enhancing plant growth and development under biotic and abiotic stresses. Scarce repor...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i530027
Staphylococcal isolates from specimen submitted to the Medical Microbiology laboratory of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria were collected over a period of 6 months (February-July 2012), characterized by microbiological standard procedures and the S. aureus small c...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i630029
This study investigated the effect of processing methods, temperature and storage days on the physico-chemical characteristics of snail meat products. Four different treatments were carried out; unseasoned fried (USF), seasoned fried (SF), seasoned oven- dried (SOD) and seasoned...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i530023
Modou Mamoune Mbaye, Bouchra El Khalfi, Noureddine Louanjli, Brahim Saadani, Ismail Kaarouch, Aicha Madkour & Abdelaziz Soukri·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2019
The use of extracellular or circulating nucleic acids (Cfs), as a diagnostic or prognostic tool in oncology, has been broadly documented. However, their use in gynecology-obstetrics as non-invasive biomarkers in the management of infertility has become a recurring fact. The circu...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i530025
Aims: To explore the phylogenetic framework of bacteria isolated from contaminated marine environments of Niger Delta and the expression of the metabolic genes coding for aromatic hydrocarbon degradation and surfactant production. Study Design: Nine treatments designs were set up...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i530024
The aim of the study was to find the antioxidant activity and enzyme activity of catalase and peroxidase of vegetable plants. The results indicated that the use of seaweed liquid fertilizer can enhance the antioxidant activity of Solanum melongena L., Lycopersicon esculentum Mill...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i430021
Aim: This study deals with the distribution and ecology of euglenoids in relation to physicochemical characteristics of water in four lakes of Tumakuru district. Place and Duration of Study: Guluru, Bugudanahalli, Colony and Teeta are the four lakes of Tumakuru district selected...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i430019
Phenolic compounds are dominant pollutants in terrestrial and freshwater environmental that have toxic effects on living organisms at low concentrations, because it has the ability to persist in the ecosystem. So bio-removal is a good technique that employs the metabolic potentia...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i430020
Ehui Kouadio Jean Nestor, Toure Howélé Michaëlle Andrée Célestine, Kouame Koffi Gaston, Abo Kouabenan & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2019
Cassava anthracnose is a plant disease that affects cassava stems, petioles and fruits. The aim of this study was to analyze the diversity of cassava anthracnose symptoms in Ivory Coast and then to identify and characterize the associated fungal genera. Surveys were carried out i...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i430017