Phylogenic Analysis of NRPS and PKS Genes Associated with Antagonistic Micromonospora Rc5 and Streptomyces Ru87 Isolates Aims: To invistigate phylogenic analysis of NRPS and PKS genes. To discover uncommon and novel types of actinomycetes isolated from Egyptian soils. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37592
PDMS Flow Cell for Monitoring Bacterial Adhesion Capacity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Beverages Aims: To develop and standardize a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) flow cells for monitoring bacterial adhesion capacity of biofilm formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Beverages in...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37682
Association of Transcription Factor 7 Like 2 (TCF7L2) rs12255372 (G/T) Gene Polymorphism and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Aim: The rs12255372 of transcription factor 7 like 2 (TCF7L2) was found to be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in different populations wor...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37464
Aims: To compare the total phenol content, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity of methyl syringate (MSY), methylglyoxal (MGO) and phenyllactic acid (PLA) as major components from Manuka honey Study Design: In-vitro study. Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition Innovat...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37242
The present study was carried out to identify the quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with seed yield related characters in soybean using F2 population. A population of 63 F2 plants were genotyped by 32 SNP markers. Nine QTLs were found to be associated with seed yield rela...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36290
Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters of Soils in Fallowing Farmlands on the Abundance of Human Infecting Geohelminths in Mgbuitanwo Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria This study was conducted to determine the effects of soil physico-chemical parameters on the abundance of human i...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/35814
Total Phenols, Antioxidant Capacity and Antibacterial Activity of Manuka Honey Extract Aims: To evaluate total phenols content (TPC), antioxidant capacity (TAC) and antibacterial activity of Manuka honey extract (MHE) and to compare such properties with those for unfractionated M...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37101
Gastroprotective Effect of Nanocurcumin Particles against Indomethacin-induced Gastric Ulcer in Mice This study aims to investigate the gastroprotective properties of nanocurcumin against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in mice. Nanocurcumin particles were prepared by top down...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36857
Aims: To show that phylogenetic and bioinformatics study could be very crucial to the survival and adaptation of elite plantain species that are threatened by rapid changes in environment, urbanization, genetic erosion and climate in the rain forest ecology of Nigeria. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/28482
Caffeine and Cannabis Effects on the Cerebellar Cortex of Juvenile Rats Caffeine and cannabis are two of the world most popularly consumed psychoactive substances. While caffeine is consumed with little or no regulation and restrictions in moist of the countries of the world; can...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36943
Biodegradation potentials of two white rot fungi (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius) in soil contaminated with spent oil based drilling mud were investigated. The study was conducted over 63 days, with periodic monitoring after every 21 days. Four treatment options we...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/35992
Biomethane Potential of Some Agroresources in Burkina Faso: Case Study of Vegetable Residues, Pig Manure, Mango Waste and Bovine Manure Burkina Faso urban area is confronted to hygiene, wash and energy supply problems due to an important demographic growth. Methanization of organ...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36775
Surface water samples from contaminated surface water in Agbabu, Odigbo Local government area of Ondo State were analyzed for hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. The mean total bacterial count and mean total hydrocarbon- degrading bacterial counts were determined using pour plate tec...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/35414
Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiaca) Leaves as Supplement to Urea Treated Maize Stover Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding urea treated maize stover and graded levels of Balanites aegy...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36689
Predicting CD4+ T Lymphocyte Count Using IgG and Total Lymphocyte Count in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infected Patients in Specialist Hospital Sokoto North West Nigeria CD4+ T cell count and viral load monitoring are expensive and unavailable to most human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) i...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/35824