In this study, an attempt was made to substitute maize (Zea mays L.) content of broiler starter feed with ground cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) peels enzymatically improved with amylase-producing fungi with a view to having a cost-effective yet nutritious and health-friendly...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/20614
In order to discover enzymes having potential for wood fibre modification, bacteria (fourteen strains designated MMB1 to MMB14) were isolated from a decomposing stump from a resinous tree. Phylogenetic analysis and biochemical characterization indicated that these isolates were r...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21512
Aim: To evaluate the virulence characteristics of recently isolated Tanzanian strains of fowlpox virus (FWPV) and pigeonpox virus (PGPV) in chickens. Study Design: Experimental. Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogo...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/20150
This study reveals the methicillin sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The two species of Staphylococci were isolated from polluted and unpolluted soil and water; anatomical sites such as nose, ear, skin, hand and throat; wastes from dustb...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/19025
Aims: To study the effect of curing agents on A. rupiensis Ir3 (JQ912241) plasmid(s) and the plasmid(s) role in utilization of carbazole in this bacterium. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Al-Nahrain U...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/17273
Aim: To study the genetic diversity in Asparagus racemosus germplasm using RAPD molecular markers for its better conservation and utilization. Study Design: RAPD markers used to check genetic diversity in Asparagus racemosus using different softwares. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/19173
Periodontal disease does not appear to be a single disease with variations in clinical symptoms but a group of diseases with overlapping symptomatology. The nature of periodontal diseases may be multifactorial. It will be quite important to consider known risk factors for periodo...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20443
Aims: To assess the chemical, functional and sensory properties of some pre-release white yam (D. rotundata) genotypes. Methodology: Tubers from ten genotypes of white yam (namely; 99/Amo/03, 99/Amo/XA, 99/Amo/080, 99/Amo/109, 99/Amo/064, 99/Amo/060, 99/Amo/010, 99/Amo/95A, 99/Am...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20327
Aims: Aquatic habitat of the rice fields is the effective breeding site of the mosquitoes whose overcrowding would promote their pathogens. But no attention has been paid to these habitats for isolation and identification of the bacterial biocides. Therefore, the study was envisa...
Aims: The objective of the present experiment was to synthesise ZnO nanoparticles by the environmental friendly process of bioreduction of ZnO salt with Camellia sinensis crop shoot extract and post synthesis to characterise and check their antibacterial potentiality and cytotoxi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20260
Mahendran Sekar, Fathin Azara Muhamadul Bakir, Afikaah Shaan Ali, Suryani Hayati Mat Sha’ari, Rumaisak Amiruddin, Nur Iryani Ahmad Rizal & Mohd Syafiq Abdullah·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Annona squamosa (custard apple) or also called Sugar Apple. It is native to the tropical Americas and West Indies, but the exact origin is unknown. It is now the most widely cultivated of all the species of Annona, being grown for its fruit throughout the tropics and warmer subtr...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/19304
Aims: An efficient and reproducible In vitro regeneration protocol is vital for varietal improvement research. The current research was conducted to optimize the callus induction, shoot and root regeneration of three indica rice varieties. Place, Duration and Design of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/19258
Ali M. Elshafei, Abdelmageed M. Othman, Mohamed M. Hassan, Bakry M. Haroun, Maysa A. Elsayed & Ayman A. Farrag·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate qualitatively the decolorization of five dyes by Pleurotus ostreatus (P. ostreatus) ARC280 using solid medium. The laccase produced by the fungus was used in terms of its concentration and thermal stability for enzymatic decoloriz...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/19505
Aim: The present study aimed at optimization of Lactic acid production using new isolate, Lactobacillus plantarum JX183220 with cassava flour (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in semi-solid fermentation by Response Surface Methodology. Study Design: Box-Behnken design of Response Surfac...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20236
Aims: To develop a mathematical model for prediction of variation in oxygen concentration inside the bed of tray type bioreactor for solid state fermentation and comparison of oxygen profile of unsteady state and pseudo steady state approximation. Place and Duration of Study: All...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20476