Chlorella vulgaris is a unicellular, photosynthetic fresh water green alga with high concentration of chlorophyll. This microalga synthesizes biomass by trapping energy from the sun. It has valuable components particularly pigments and protein thus, can be utilized in the nutrace...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21727
Shoaib Mahmud Shaon, Pomeuz Zaman, S. M. Neaz Mahmud, Parsha Shanzana, Rabiul Islam Rajib, Tawhidur Rahman, Md. Amirul Islam, Md. Rana Sardar, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Humayun Kabir, Selina Akhter Lira & Shahin Mahmud·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
For the developing countries like Bangladesh vegetable like tomato is very important for the supplement of nutrient. But in many markets of Bangladesh, moderate amount of tomatoes are contaminated with the health hazardous chemicals like CaC2, formalin, ethylene, dithane, shampoo...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26489
Introduction: Taro leaf blight disease cause by Phytophtora colocasiae has become an economic disease in Cocoyam growing regions of Cameroon. Aims: To screen for resistance 10 improved and 4 local cultivars of taro against taro leaf blight disease. Study Design: A randomized comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/14317
Aim: In this study we wanted to determine bacteria for chromium (VI) removal under pH, chromium concentration, carbon source and immobilizing agents. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Applied S...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27341
The effect of processing methods and varying dietary inclusion levels of ginger on performance and gut morphology of broilers was studied. Ten experimental diets designated as diet 1 (control 0% ginger inclusion), diet 2 (sundried ginger at 1%), diet 3 (sundried ginger at 1.5%),...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24716
Aim: Aguas Calientes (AC) is one of the very few geothermal springs located deep into the Amazon rainforest in Peru. The main aim of this study was to generate an illumina based high resolution microbial phylogenetic profile of the soil-mousse surrounding of an Amazonian geotherm...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27519
Farouk Segujja, Bashir Mwambi, Charles Kato Drago, Nathan Musisi Lubowa, Joseph Mugambwa & Patrick Wabuyi·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aim: The study was conducted to determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among isolates from ward fomites at Kiwoko Hospital and to detect resistances in the form of Macrolide Lincosamide StreptograminB (MLSB), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Extended S...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27861
Salt stress causes huge losses of agricultural productivity worldwide, negatively affects soil properties and limits plants growth. In the present study, response of 11 wheat (Triticum aestivum) landrace varieties, 2 commercial cultivars and 2 promising lines to three levels of s...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26656
Enset [Enset ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman], a plant widely cultivated in south and southwest of Ethiopia has been shown to be a rich source of starch. A review regarding comparison of enset starch with other widely known commercial starches and its significant applications in pha...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26896
Aims: Hemoglobinopathies including HbE β thalassemia are associated with significant cardiac and pulmonary compromise in affected persons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac and pulmonary health of transfusion dependent 50 HbE β thalassemia patients of West Bengal....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26529