Bacterial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with the human immunodeficiency virus. The emergence of multiple-drug resistant bacteria has been documented by many researches. This study was therefore carried out to determine whether the res...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16656
In this study, the influence of four operating parameters (pH, salinity, nitrate concentration and immersion time) and their interactions on the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) rate of mild steel in simulated crude oil environments were investigated by response surfa...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16810
35S promoter from the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (pCaMV) is a constitutive promoter commonly used in plant genetic transformation while Cassava Mosaic Virus (pCsVMV) is another promoter which is underutilized. The combination of the two promoters was used to form (pOYE153). The met...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17092
Aims: To study the antimicrobial activities of the compounds produced due to reactions of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) with Phytophthora palmivora during infection. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria and the Department o...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17373
Aims: Pectobacterium carotovorum is a ubiquitous bacterium that causes soft rot in different crop plants throughout the world. In Morocco, approximately 95% of the Strains isolates from potato plants with tuber soft rot are P. carotovorum. In this study, we test whether PCR ribot...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16045
In the present study the tolerance potentials of T. cacao in hydrocarbon polluted soil was evaluated. Top soil (0-25 cm depth) was collected from three points, bulked to form composite soil sample. Eight kilograms of the soil sample each were weighed into twenty five (25) perfora...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/13863
D. K. Okello, L. B. Akello, P. Tukamuhabwa, S. M. Ochwo, T. L. Odong, J. Adriko, C. Mwami & C. M. Deom·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aims: A procedure was developed for embryogenesis from embryo explants derived from mature seeds of freshly harvested Serenut 4T, Serenut 1R and Acholi-white groundnut cultivars representing the three broad groundnut botanical classifications. Methodology: This study explored the...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17418
Aims: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)], the microbially produced biodegradable thermoplastics has find wide range of applications in recent years. Development of low cost production strategies utilizing novel organisms is a crucial challenge. Present study is aimed to isolate and...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16750
Five agricultural wastes and sawmill soil were investigated for fungi capable of producing cellulase. Isolation was carried using serial dilution techniques and isolates were screened for cellulase production on carboxymethyl cellulose-containing agar plates. Copious isolates wer...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17575
Karin Vega, Victor Sarmiento, Yvette Ludeña, Nadia Vera, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Gretty K. Villena & Marcel Gutiérrez-Correa·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Alkaline cellulases are demanded by the textile industry for several purposes but commercial preparations showing activity at alkaline conditions are very scarce. Aim: To characterize a Penicillium strain isolated form soils of a Peruvian rainforest showing alkaline cellulase act...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17831