Aim: In view of high cost of agar in Nigeria, the study evaluated the suitability of cocoyam starch and cocoyam starch-agar blends as alternative gelling agents in mycological culture media. Methodology: Media characteristics and ability of the media to support growth and sporula...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2023/v9i1175
I. A. Onyimba, O. J. Egbere, C. E. Odu, A. I. Ogbonna, J. J. Ndzembuin, A. C. Ngene, D. C. Isaac & I. C. Isaac·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Aim: Consequent from increased demands for lipase enzymes for various purposes, the soil environment of Jos North LGA of Plateau State, Nigeria was surveyed for lipase-producing fungi. Materials and Methods: Soil samples (300 g each) were collected randomly in triplicates from fi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i630464
Background: The high cost of conventional animal feed ingredients in Nigeria has made it necessary to search for alternative local sources of feed. Crop residues including sweet potato leaves abound in Nigeria. These have been explored as feed sources. The ability of microorganis...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19290
W. N. Hemen, C. G. Ohaegbu, I. A. Onyimba, C. E. Odu, A. C. Ngene, M. M. A. Danladi, M. M. Dashen, E. G. Ochiheche, E. E. Entonu, A. O. Ogaji & O. J. Egbere·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Municipal solid wastes constitute one of the most challenging health and environmental hazards facing urbanizations in African countries. This study was therefore carried out on antibiotics susceptibility profile of bacterial pathogens and possible health hazards that could be as...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i10676
Background: Tannery soils are very rich in keratinous materials such as fur, wool and hair that are by-products of the tanning industry where hides and skins are processed. A keratinase producing fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium was isolated from soils containing tannery...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16339
Aim: Proteases are proteolytic enzymes that have a wide range of applications in the industrial sectors. This study investigated the production and optimization of protease by protease-producing fungi, (Aspergillus niger and A. terreus) using skim milk casein as substrate. Materi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i730291
Aim: Amylase is an important enzyme that is employed in starch processing industries, used in the hydrolysis of polysaccharides such as starch into simple sugar constituents. In this study, we investigated the abilities of several isolated amylolytic soil fungi to produce amylase...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2022/v12i4266