Discharge of poorly treated refinery wastewater has always been a major environmental challenge. Bacterial immobilization is key to the maintenance of biomass on a contaminated site. In this study, a mixed culture of three bacterial isolates from oil-polluted water: Pseudomonas a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430069
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of processing methods on the antinutrients and amino acids composition of Balanites aegyptiaca. The durations for soaking, roasting and fermentation were 0, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours to determine the optimal duration of inclusion of proc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430068
Balanites aegyptiaca has been used in many traditional treatments of microbial infections. This work was carried out with the aim of determining the phytochemical compounds present in the ethanolic extracts of the root, stem and leaves of Balanites aegyptiaca and their effects ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430067
Aims: To investigate the effect of temperature on the mycelial growth of the highly prized mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, in soil medium. Methodology: Seven strains of T. matsutake collected from different areas of Japan were incubated in soil medium at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430066
The aim of this study was to optimize the hydrolytic activity of A. niger α-amylase on cassava starch. Isolation of Aspergillus niger, determination of α-amylase activity, α-amylase production and extraction were performed using standard protocols. Parameters such as pH, temperat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430065
Inbreeding is defined as the probability that two alleles at any locus are identical by descent and occur when related individuals are mated to each other. A total of 123427, 115810 and 88361 records of 412-d yields of milk, fat and protein of Iraqi Holstein cows were collected f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430064
Polygalacturonase is a pectinolytic enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of the polygalacturonic linkage chain. An enzyme is a polygalacturonase is expressed in fruits. The polygalacturonase produced from various organisms isolated from various fruits. The solid-state fe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i330063
This review is related to bioreactors for plant suspension culture and its products. Bioreactor plays an important role in bioprocess engineering. The core of bioprocessing technology is the bioreactor. A bioreactor is basically a device in which the organisms are cultivated and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i330062
Previous screening analyses demonstrated that the in vivo biobleaching activities of the white-rot fungi Irpex lacteus KB-1.1 and Lentinus tigrinus LP-7 are higher than those of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes versicolor. The purpose of the current study was to examine t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i330061
One of the factors that influence the success of catfish spawning, including male broodstock gonad fertility determine differences in the number of the sperm produced. The use of transgenesis technology (insertion of the exogenous growth hormone gene) in catfish shows an influenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i330060
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess fermented parkia infusion in feed as organic strategy to improve feed quality and immune system of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i330059
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Pleurotus pulmonarius on proximate composition and solid-state fermentation of sawdust and waste paper, and to quantify the soluble sugar produced in the biodegraded samples. Studies were carried out on the biodegradation of sa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i230058
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of fermented maize-meal infusion on feed quality, growth performance and immune status of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida U...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i230057
Suidae family consisting, domestic pig, warthog and babyrousa are identified with even hooves and snout nose. They have been reported to be tolerant to African swine fever virus (ASFV) with the exception of the domestic pig. Domestic pig is valuable for humans as a source of prot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i230056
The rapid increase in fish farming has been affected by outbreak of diseases and erratic feed costs. These challenges have stimulated increase in the use of antibiotics to rear fish. Unfortunately, excessive use of antibiotics inhibits or kills beneficial gut microbiota and makes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i230055