Aims: To non-invasively collect the fecal samples of 12 different mammals and devise a simple method of fecal DNA extraction using a modified phenol-chloroform procedure of DNA isolation for species identification. Study Design: The experiment was laid out to check the applicabi...
Microorganism has been used since the start of human society. Enzyme processing processes are quickly gaining the attention because of their short time of processing, cost effective, non-toxic, low energy input and environment friendly characters as well. Moreover, through protei...
Microorganisms have been used to assist in the processing of food throughout human history, long before humans realized that these organisms were responsible for the fermentation processes. Alterations are prepared to the genetic makeup of microorganisms to either produce a new p...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of methanol extract of ripe Carica papaya (pawpaw) fruit peel in adult male wistar rats. Six groups of adult male wistar rats of five rats per group were used for the study. Group 1 was the normal control; Group...
The existence of genetic variability in plant material is considered to be the basis of crop improvement. A plant breeder finds this variability in various ways to create new crop varieties which are capable of withstanding different types of stresses including drought, temperatu...
Introduction: Paecilomyces formosus is a geographically widespread entomopathogenic fungus that produces infectious conidia against Anopheles mosquito larvae, which curtail the uprising resistance of mosquitoes against synthetic insecticides. These mosquitoes are known vectors of...
The basis of crop improvement is the existence of genetic variability in plant material. A breeder exploits it in several different ways to create new crops varieties which are capable of outperforming their ancestors in the expression of various economic characters like yield, q...
The bioassay evaluation of the toxic textile dyes contaminated water has become highly essential due to indiscriminate discharge of wastewater from the local textile dyes factories in Nigeria and also around the world. Textile dyes wastewater has a reasonable amount of organic an...
Ogbonna Abigail Ify, Ogbonna Ugoy Sonia Amarachi, Onyimba Isaac Amechi, Ugwu Eugene Ifeanyi, Njoku Andrew Ikechukwu, M. Madu Josephine, Ogbonna Chike Innocent Chuks & Otafu Esther Ehi·Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering·2021
Aim: In this study, two fungal species, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus fumigatus were screened and optimized for their abilities to degrade cellulose using filter paper and Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as substrates. Materials and Methods: Aspergillus niger and A. fumigatus p...
Background: The use of herbal products is very common among rural dwellers, although these products posses prophylactic, therapeutic and curative capacities. Unguarded doses most times often result in cellular and tissue damage in the body. This study was undertaken to evaluate t...