Microorganisms have been used to assist in the processing of food throughout human history, long before humans realized that these organisms were responsible for the fermentation processes. Alterations are prepared to the genetic makeup of microorganisms to either produce a new p...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of methanol extract of ripe Carica papaya (pawpaw) fruit peel in adult male wistar rats. Six groups of adult male wistar rats of five rats per group were used for the study. Group 1 was the normal control; Group...
The existence of genetic variability in plant material is considered to be the basis of crop improvement. A plant breeder finds this variability in various ways to create new crop varieties which are capable of withstanding different types of stresses including drought, temperatu...
Introduction: Paecilomyces formosus is a geographically widespread entomopathogenic fungus that produces infectious conidia against Anopheles mosquito larvae, which curtail the uprising resistance of mosquitoes against synthetic insecticides. These mosquitoes are known vectors of...
The basis of crop improvement is the existence of genetic variability in plant material. A breeder exploits it in several different ways to create new crops varieties which are capable of outperforming their ancestors in the expression of various economic characters like yield, q...
The bioassay evaluation of the toxic textile dyes contaminated water has become highly essential due to indiscriminate discharge of wastewater from the local textile dyes factories in Nigeria and also around the world. Textile dyes wastewater has a reasonable amount of organic an...
Ogbonna Abigail Ify, Ogbonna Ugoy Sonia Amarachi, Onyimba Isaac Amechi, Ugwu Eugene Ifeanyi, Njoku Andrew Ikechukwu, M. Madu Josephine, Ogbonna Chike Innocent Chuks & Otafu Esther Ehi·Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering·2021
Aim: In this study, two fungal species, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus fumigatus were screened and optimized for their abilities to degrade cellulose using filter paper and Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as substrates. Materials and Methods: Aspergillus niger and A. fumigatus p...
Background: The use of herbal products is very common among rural dwellers, although these products posses prophylactic, therapeutic and curative capacities. Unguarded doses most times often result in cellular and tissue damage in the body. This study was undertaken to evaluate t...
Background: Microalgae and yeast biomass are sources of many useful metabolites such as proteins, lipids, antioxidants, vitamins and a host of pharmaceuticals. However, efficient production of microalgae biomass requires constant supply of carbon dioxide and removal of photosynth...
Open dump site has become a major challenge in maintaining a pollution free environment in most rural and suburban areas. The present study was aimed toward investigating the effect of seasonal variation on metal (Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, and Zn) concentration in soil obtained from Ug...
The practice of open dumping of solid wastes is becoming very common, irrespective of the dangers it poses to the environment and to humans. The present study is aimed at assessing the heavy metal and physicochemical properties of soil in Ugwuaji solid waste dumpsite during the d...
Evaluation of sexual dimorphism is one of the important sources of information in the development of strategies to manage Anak broiler breeds in the cool tropical climate of Jos, Plateau State. While descriptive statistics and correlation analysis are utilized extensively, the us...
The milk and the soft cheese (wara) produced from tigernut were stored in the refrigerator and samples for microbiological analyses were collected at day one, seven and fourteen. Bacterial load of tigernut milk during storage increased from 1.5 101 to 1.8 101cfu/mL while the ba...
Drought is one of the limiting factors to annual maize production worldwide, as every year, about 15 to 20% of maize yield is lost to drought. Improvement in maize drought tolerance has always been one of the main objectives of a plant breeder. Measurement of physiological and mo...
Antibiotic resistance has been observed since the discovery of antibiotics, and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics have contributed to the spread of resistance among bacteria species. Antibiotic resistance is encoded by several genes and can be easily transferred between bacte...