Microorganisms have developed several physiological adaptations to survive within extreme ecological niches including environments contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and nuclear wastes. Microorganisms in extreme habitat are potential sou...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38385
A distinct strain named Micromonospora sp. Rc5 was isolated from Sinai desert of Egypt and recorded high antagonistic activities against some food and bloodborne pathogens. Morphological and chemotaxonomy characterization confirmed that this isolate belongs to genus Micromonospor...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38318
Puganeswary Sukumaran, Rosimah Nulit, Normala Halimoon, Sanimah Simoh, Hishamuddin Omar & Ahmad Ismail·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Even though Arthrospira is a well-known superfood, it is not extensively commercialized in developing countries like Malaysia due to the high production cost with low biomass yield. Based on literature, the algal production cost can be discounted by reducing the cost of medium ut...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38182
Alfiya Sharipova, Danis Khaziev, Svetlana Kanareikina, Vladimir Kanareikin, Maksim Rebezov, Marina Kazanina, Alexandra Andreeva, Eleonora Okuskhanova, Zhanibek Yessimbekov & Olga Bykova·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Commercially available probiotic “Vetosporin Active” was used in chicken broilers feed as an additive. The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of a dietary probiotic supplementation on the amino acid and mineral composition of broilers meat. One control and three experim...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38429
The study evaluated the seasonal abundance of standing stock of phytoplankton groups in a tidal blackwater system of the New Calabar River in Nigeria. The focus was on observable patterns in phytoplankton community structure as it relates to the variations in the supplies of prod...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38456
Victor A. Amadi, Harry Hariharan, Keshaw Tiwari, Vanessa Matthew-Belmar, Jisun S. Haan, Azad Singh, Sunil Kumar Mor, Sagar M. Goyal & Ravindra Sharma·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aim: To identify the sequence types (STs) of Campylobacter from indigenous chickens in Grenada and compare the results to other animals in Grenada and other countries from previous published studies. Study Design: Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp are the leading cause of human ga...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38676
The in vitro aphicidal activity of five medicinal and aromatic plant extracts at concentrations of 10, 5 and 2%; and entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema feltiae with levels of 2000, 1000, 500 and 250 IJs on the mortality of pomegranate aphid, Aphis punicae (Hemiptera: Aphidida...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38575
Objectives: Azo dye accounts for majorly produced synthetic dye substances in industries, posing a threat to all possible life forms. This study was focused to isolate azo dye “Orange M2R” and “Green GS” degrading bacterial strain from textile effluent soil samples and optimizati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38637
The present study was carried out to study the changes in the population density of three main pests attacking two varieties of eggplant (Solanum melongena). The three insect pests were Bemisia tabaci (Genn), Aphis gossypii (Glover) and Empoasca decipiens (Paoli). The seasonal ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37841
Introduction: This research focused on study of the spatial and temporal variability of environmental radioactivity and impact of the pollution on the human health in Basra and Baghdad cities, Iraq. Materials and Methods: Contamination is existence the contaminants in the natural...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35499
Aims: Sensitivity of Agrotis ipsilon towards three control agents: Runner, Tracer and local raw diatomaceous earth (silica nano-particles) were investigated. Study Design: Evaluation of the effects of some insecticides on some nutritional indices of the black cutworm A. ipsilon....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37895
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an economically important fruit crop of arid and semiarid regions of the world. Micropropagation of pomegranate, have provided many advantages over the conventional methods of vegetative propagation. It ensures true to type of plants, uniform q...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38807
Aim: This study was designed to assess the toxic effect of magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles on some biochemical parameters of Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Between June and November,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38155
Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the effects of boron applications on vegetative development, antioxidant activity and mineral composition of lettuce. Study Design: In the greenhouse, treatments arranged according to a completely randomized block design, with fou...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38772
Jinnat Ruksana Setu, Ayesha Akhter, Ratna Rahman, Moriam Islam, Maviya Naznin Koly, Md. Shah Amran & Tahira Foyzun·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
The present study was aimed at investigating the phytoconstituents in order to correlate the folkloric claims with the bioactive compounds present in Diospyros blancoi. Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Diospyros blancoi have also been evaluated. The crude methanolic extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/38478