Aquaculture has grown rapidly during the last few decades due to research and developmental activities but we are still unaware of the various microbial species thriving within the aquaculture systems and their specific roles for knowing that Mmetagenomics study required environm...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5698
Abikoye, E. T., Oloke, J. K., Okorie, P. C., Lawal, A. K., Anibaba, A. O., Oluwawole, O. F., Odunuga, A. A., Ajao, M. O., Adelaja, O. D., Okeowo, O. B. & Ngajo, A.·Biotechnology Journal International·2023
Auricularia species is a jelly-like edible mushroom belonging to the class Basidiomycete, Family Auriculariacea. It has many medicinal properties and is widely consumed in Nigeria. Not much research effort appears to have been conducted on its domestication and commercial product...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5697
This paper reports the isolation, characterization, and GC-MS analysis of Mugil parsia fish oil collected from the Rupsha River in Khulna. The oil was extracted from the dried fish by using the Soxhlet apparatus with n-hexane, with an oil yield of 17± 4.0 %. The moisture, ash, an...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5696
The study was carried out to assess the anthelminthic efficacy of Azadirachta indica commonly known as Neem (Dogoyaro). The phytochemical components of the leaf extract was accessed using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and the efficacy was carried out in vitro and in vivo u...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5695
Future demand for cassava is expected to increase in order to mitigate climatic changes, sustain food security and provide raw materials for industry. To meet these demands, adoption of modern omics methods ensures reliability, precision and timely delivery of more productive and...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5694
Plant biomass can be utilized to produce bioethanol, because they are abundantly available in nature. The cost of ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials is relatively high with low yield. But this can be solved by strain improvement processes. This study is aimed at ev...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5693
Aims: Black rice of Manipur is known for its aroma and nutritional quality. As per the reports on tissue culture of rice, callus induction response of traditional cultivars was much lower than the modern high yielding varieties. Considering the importance of the black rice, and e...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5692
Aims: The paper aimed to clarify the effect of Jingdusha on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of cucumber seedlings under Corynespora cassiicola stress. Study Design: We applied the method of artificial inoculation in the pot and analyzed the changes in the content of chlorophy...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5691
Pleurotus species (oyster mushroom) cultivation is receiving global attention owing to their cheap labour requirements and nutritional/health benefits. In this study, 10 g of Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pleurotus ostreatus each were cultivated on 400 g of sugarcane bagasse and cott...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i4690
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from pregnant women attending Mater Misericordia Hospital Afikpo, Ebonyi state, Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i4689
Aim: The Total Hydrocarbon Content (THC) levels in the leaves of three edible plants (Allium cepa, Telfairia occidentalis and Zea mays) grown on soil polluted with 100 ml of crude oil were examined. Study Design: This experiment was conducted in two groups where the soil samples...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i4688
This study evaluated the influence of organic fertilizers produced from spent lubricating oil (SLO) spiked aerobic composting technique on hydrocarbon degradation rate in soils. The compost windrows (Ft2 and Ft4), consisting of kitchen and agricultural wastes, were spiked with va...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i4687
The characteristics of two cyanobacterial strains, Anabaena oryzae and Nostoc muscorum, were studied in order to use them as biofertilizers in a field experiment conducted in the two winter seasons of 2021 and 2022 at the Ismailia Agricultural Research Center Station to study the...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i4686
In this paper, the main objective was to raise chickens’ antibodies against three crucial public health microorganisms: the human immunodeficiency virus-1, Salmonella spp, and Staphylococcus aureus. Immunogens were prepared from the said microorganisms. Chickens were vaccinated e...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i3685
Muyiwa Adegbenro, A. O. Ayeni, M. O. Olasunkanmi, O. O. Olabanji, F. E. Ajayi, T. O. Oladayo, O. J. Olaleye & J. O. Agbede·Biotechnology Journal International·2023
Aim: This experiment was designed to study the effects of using garlic-composite leaf meals produced from four (4) different leaves and garlic: bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), scent leaf (Ocimum gatissimum), Neem leaf (Azadirachta indica), Moringa leaf (Moringa oleifera) and G...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i3684