Onion (Allium cepa), garlic (Allium sativum) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) are edible herbs but they contain many chemicals which can be used as medicine. These herbs also contain many antibiotic molecules that are capable to inhibit or reduce growth of many types of micro...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i430148
Aims: SPS (Sucrose phosphate synthase) participates in plant growth and yield formation, and plays an important role in plant stress resistance. This study used T-DNA insertion mutant of AtSPS in Arabidopsis as test material. The growth indexes and soluble sugar contents of Arabi...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i430147
Background and Aim: Uterine lumen contamination with bacteria is ubiquitous in buffalo after parturition. Nearly one-third of these infected animals develop endometritis which leads to reduced fertility. The present study aimed to evaluate the expressions of IFN-γ and NOS2 genes...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i430146
Daniel Thakuma Tizhe, Gali Adamu Ishaku, Afiniki Yohanna, Dashe Dentsen Fortune & Aisha Salihu Jibrin·Biotechnology Journal International·2021
Malaria remains a threat to public healthcare system. In 2018, more than 200 million people were exposed to this disease globally. There have been reports of drug-resistance in the recommended therapy in some endemic regions. This called for relentless efforts in the search for p...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i430145
β-amylase is a hydrolytic enzyme that is involved in breaking down starch and producing energy. Since the discovery of β-amylase, it has been applied in various applications especially in the food industry. In this study, a novel β-amylase from Clostridium thermosuluregen, a ther...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i430144
Organic food production contributes to the preservation of human health, preservation and protection of the environment and increase of soil fertility, reduction of all forms of pollution as a consequence of intensive agricultural production and animal husbandry. Hence by purchas...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i330142
Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the effects of groundnut shell incorporation rates on the growth and yield of maize. Research methods: The study was carried out at the students’ demonstration farm of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, in 2018. Seeds were so...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i330141
The effects of temperature, pH and incubation time on amylase, protease and cellulase activity by different species of Aspergillus in crude oil polluted soil sites in Nigeria were studied. Incubation period, Optimal pH values and temperatures for the enzymes produced by the diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i330140
This investigation focuses on molecular identification of antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from petroleum producing vicinity using 16S rRNA sequencing based technique. The bacterial 16s rRNA gene sequences were amplified using polymerase chain reaction, sequenced, characte...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i330139
Cellulase enzyme complex is comprised of three enzymes namely exo-glucanase, endo-glucanase and β-glucosidase which act synergistically to deconstruct cellulosic biomass in order to produce fermentable sugars. The enzymes are produced naturally by the living organisms such as bac...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i330143
Timothy Tese, Kola Matthew Anigo, Alice Onyeche Jonah, Meshack Anthony Kugama, Tinok Andrew, Janet Larai Ibrahim, Raymond Arumona & William Denbon Genesis Chinten·Biotechnology Journal International·2021
Aims: The effect of pre and post-infection administration of zinc and selenium on Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in wistar rats on some biochemical parameters were investigated. Study Design: The study was designed to evaluate the effect of pre and post infection administra...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i230138
Aims: The basic precondition for apple breeding is the genetic diversity of varieties, which implies a large number of different, positive genes that enable adaptation to different weather conditions, resistance to new diseases and pests. One of the reliable sources of genetic di...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i230137
Aims: To optimize effects of selected process parameters affecting yield of green synthesized silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity. Study Design: Study was designed with 3 factors Box Behnken Design (Minitab 17) and Response optimizer (Minitab 17) was used to det...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i230136
Cassava mosaic virus is one of the major problems affecting cassava industry in India. Currently there are no effective strategy to completely protect cassava from cassava mosaic viruses. In order to attain cassava mosaic virus resistance RNAi vectors targeting the replicase gene...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i230135
Background: The link between cervical lesions and human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and 18 is well established, but the magnitude of the risk of association and the importance of other high-risk hpv types is uncertain in Bayelsa state. Aims: The study was aimed at detecting and typin...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i230134