Toxocariasis is a worldwide zoonotic parasitic infection and one route of preventing the disease in dogs and subsequent transmission to humans, especially children, is through treatment with anthelmintic. A study aimed at assessing the anthelmintic efficacy of Vernonia amygdalina...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6705
Temperature is one of the important conditions for plant growth, and an important factor affecting the establishment and spread of invasive plants. In this study, the northern perennial invasive plant (Rorippa sylvestris) was taken as an example. By comparing the seed germination...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6704
Aims: The present study aimed to purify a new lipase from the endophytic fungus Preussia africana (P. africana). Study Design: Lipases were produced through fermentation and precipitation using different organic solvents and characterized at optimal temperature and pH conditions....
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6702
Aim: to assess the prevalence of Enterobacteria species in different hospital wards in a healthcare outfit in Imo State, Nigeria. Study Design: The randomized complete block sampling design was adopted for the study. Place and Duration of the Study: Sample: Imo State University T...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6703
Unavailability of germplasm with Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) tolerance genes remains the main bottleneck towards management of the two diseases in tropic and sub-tropic regions in Africa. We assessed the pathogenicity of two viruses and es...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6701
The grains of maize and sorghum were converted to grass in the screenhouse for eight days. The treatments evaluated were control (water), spent mushroom compost (SMC), NPK fertilizer, and SN (combination of SMC and NPK). Each treatment was replicated thrice in a complete randomiz...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5700
Nigeria’s energy sector has been ailing for the past two decades due to its excessive dependency on petroleum and lack of diversity in energy sources in the energy supply mix. To address this huge energy gap, biomass conversion power plant (BCPP) is considered as a “bridging solu...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5699
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
Charles Orek, Martina Kyallo, Shorinola Oluwaseyi, Oluwaseyi , Shorinola, Nasser Yao & Oluwaseyi, Shorinola; id_orcid·Biotechnology Journal International·2023
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