Aims: Biological control method is one of the methods used in controlling the menace of insect pest because it posed no threat to the human health and less damage to the environment. This study therefore assessed the effect of selected physicochemical parameters on the larvicidal...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31806
Aim: Entomopathogenic organisms were investigated for their lethal ability, minimum lethal concentration and synergy against caged short-horned grasshoppers (Zonocerus variegatus). Place and Duration of Study: Study was carried out in the Department of Biological Sciences, Wesley...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/28863
Aim: This study was aimed at identification of fungal and bacterial contaminants in Tuberculosis cultures at the Uganda National Reference Laboratory (NTRL). Methods: The cultures were previously grown on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium in bottle slants. The method used involved co...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32801
Aims: To analyze the chemical constituents of petroleum ether extract of Xylaria striata. Methodology: Xylaria striata was extracted by petroleum ether, and then the extract was analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). Identification of compounds was achieved from...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32719
The antimicrobial potential of Dacryodes edulis was investigated to determine the antimicrobial properties of the collected raw D. edulis pulp and seed extracts on some medically important human pathogens. The research was investigated against the selected human pathogens using s...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/29447
Background: The Sır Dam Lake is located on the Ceyhan River and provides a major water-supply to agricultural fields in Southern Turkey. However, it has so far received various industrial and household wastes in excessive amounts. Aims: This study aims to analyze Gram negative ba...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32773
Aims: This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the antagonistic potentials of soil bacteria against the plant pathogenic fungi Aspergillus niger. Study Design: The complete Randomized Design was the experimental design for this study. Place and duration of study: Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/29725
Laccases (EC.1.10.3.2 are multi-phenolics and non-phenolic oxidizing enzymes) have received much attention in their use for environmental bioremediation, food quality and functionality improvement. This work was aimed at degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aroma oxidat...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31135
Aims: To evaluate the effect of different doses of P. pentosaceus on colitis symptoms as well as in the intestinal barrier function in an in vivo model of acute ulcerative colitis induced with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). Study Design: Experimental. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33126
Aim: The aim of the study was to establish the number and type of psychrotrophic molds in Indigenous Fermented Dairy Products (IFDP) of Bengaluru market, Karnataka, India. Methodology: The study was taken up in the Department of Dairy Microbiology, Dairy Science College, KVAFSU,...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33106