Aims: Bark, leaves and gum of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) have been reported to be effective in curtailing the growing problems of resistance of bacterial pathogens. The in vitro activity of aqueous extracts of cashew apple peels was determined in this study against two cl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/6722
Aim: Iru is a popular West Africa fermented soup condiment which is also consumed without cooking as snack. This product is mainly fermented by Bacillus species. The hypolipidemic activities of Bacillus spp. isolated from iru have not been documented hence the aim of this study....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/5026
In this study, the proximate and mineral analyses of non-infected and infected cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) pods, nibs and testa were investigated. The ash content (g/100 g) of non-infected pods (10.7) and nibs (8.0) were higher than those of infected cocoa pods (9.3) and nibs (7.8)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31872
Microbial lipases have been heightened in bioremediation and various industries. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, between September 2010 and August 2011. To identify the lipolytic enzyme producing mi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6587
Aims: Biodegradation of oil-rich wastewater evidenced with the production of fatty acids was enumerated and qualified. Study Design: The study site is Falegan restaurant situated within the metropolis of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State. The restaurant is located at about 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6832
Aims: This study investigate the role of four fungi species in the removal of phosphate and nitrate in a low nutrient synthetic wastewater. Also investigated was the effect of initial inoculum size on the nutrient removal ability of the strains. Materials and Methods: The fungal...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6406