Aims: The application of organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil is considered a good agricultural practice as it helps to improve the fertility of the soil and the quality of plant products. However, the effect of some fertilizers on crop yield is not always positive when...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/30047
Aims: The study examined ready-to-eat cut polyethylene packed pawpaw (Carica papaya) sold in the University of Port Harcourt community for the presence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia species. Study Design: The samples were randomly purchased from vendors, who openly display...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/32352
The aim of this study was to optimize the cultivation conditions of Trichormus sp. CENA77 and to evaluate the lipid feedstock to generate ethyl esters via enzymatic route using NovozymÒ 435 as catalyst. Under optimized cultivation conditions (1.5 g L-1 Na2CO3 and 150 µmol photon...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/33045
Aims: Estimation of the biological activities of 3 algal crude extracts for anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. Methodology: Three marine algae were collected from Safaga seashores, the Red Sea in Egypt, extracted using 70% hydroalcoholic methanol. The antimicrobial a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/32729
Aim: The aim of this study is to characterize and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from urine samples of urinary tract infection patients. Place and Duration of Study: A total of 20 urine samples were collected from Murtala Muha...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31125
André Perfusion Amang, Christophe Mezui, Gaël Siwe Tchokomeni, Ernestine Nkwengoua Zondengoumba, George Enow-Orock Enonchong & Paul Vernyuy Tan·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2017
Aims: Information provided by practitioners of Cameroonian ethnomedicine suggested that Eremomastax speciosa (E. speciosa) possesses antiulcer activity. This led us to evaluate the prophylactic and healing effects of this plant. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal B...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/32652
Introduction: Pollution caused by crude oil and its products is the most prevalent and widespread problem in soil and water environments and is increasingly being implicated as being responsible for the global warming menace being battled worldwide Aims: This study was carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/28024
Cassava is the most important tropical root crop; its starchy roots are a major source of dietary energy for more than 700 million people. To combat the poor protein content of cassava and help with the malnutrition faced by the millions of people who consume cassava, the bulk of...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31955
The natural occurrence of Citrus tristeza clostero virus (CTV) in the main citrus producing regions of Sudan was further substantiated by using a nested RT-PCR approach. Two-thirds of the test samples collected from mandarin, sweet orange, grapefruit, and lime trees reacted posit...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31333
Taro leaf blight disease caused by Phytophtora colocasiae is a potential economic disease of the taro crop growing regions of Cameroon and other humid tropical regions of West and Central Africa. Studies were conducted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/16479
This study evaluates the effect of raw baobab seed meal (RBSM) on the performance of 40 weaned rabbits with an average weight of 683.00 ± 0.12 g. The rabbits were randomly allotted to four diets with five replicates in a completely randomized design containing 0%, 10%, 20% and 30...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31931
Biotechnology is a science that makes use of biological organisms, or their sub-cellular components in health, agriculture, manufacturing and service industries, and in environmental management. It is increasingly clear that commercial products of modern biotechnology cannot be o...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/32160
A bacterial strain (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) having a high capacity for rapid decolourization of the azo dye Cibacron Red was isolated and identified by 16s-rRNA gene sequencing method. The decolorization of cibacron reactive red by free cell under experimental conditions was inve...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31332
The purpose of this work was to determine the growth response of Clarias gariepinus post fingerlings to four protein level (25%, 30%, 35% and 40%) by two energy level (2800 and 3000 Kcal/kg) so as to be able to estimate the response of the various fish fed with the diets containi...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31608
The objective of this study was to assess the role of scab-infected seed tubers in contamination of land and progeny of clean potato stock with common scab. The experiment was conducted over two consecutive years using the white-skinned cultivar ‘Diamant’ and the red-skinned ‘Pek...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/31267