The two heavy metal tolerant bacterial isolates L. fermentum SN_4 and L. rhamnosus SN_6 were identified (isolated from curd samples) which were found to be potentially resistant to Cr6+, Pb2+ and Cd2+ under study. Both the isolates were resistant to simulated gastric juices at pH...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43480
Purpose: Different studies show consistent predictable bacterial profiles in wound infections, antibiotic resistance and capacity to adapt to a changing environment, which render the pathogens a matter of concern in hospital acquired infections. Therefore, periodical monitoring o...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41785
Aims: To examine the possible influence of varying altitudes on the morphological traits-based phenotypic variability in Bidens pilosa L. Study Design: Randomly selected plants from each natural region. Place and Duration of Study: Three natural regions of Burundi, i.e. IMBO (84...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43078
Aims: This study aims to evaluate the five clones of jojoba plant under the influence of irrigation intervals and the impact on growth and yield of chemical content. Study Design: Two field experiments were carried out for five clones (S-L, S-610, S- 700, S-B and S-G), to study...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41665
Long-term research in pepper organic production are scarce in Republic of Macedonia. Plant and fruit morphological traits of important pepper varieties organically produced were compared to pepper produced in conventional systems. Conceivably, this is the first morphological trai...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43308
Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed Abdul, R. Vidhyavathi, J. Magesh, M. Vijayakumar, Muneeb M. Mustafa & Faiz M. M. T. Marikar·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Medicinal plants have shown great promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which significantly contributes to the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic molecules with biologically efficient moieties. Plants derived bioactive compounds have been isolated from the medicina...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40571
Aims: The gastrointestinal tract is one of the most important organs of the human body and is vulnerable to different diseases. Available drugs often have low efficacy or are associated with many adverse effects. Therefore, alternative drugs are necessary to treat gastrointestina...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43599
Bosede Oyegbile, Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Okeke Rufina Obioma, Adekola Omololu Atanda, Balami Samuel Paul, Mary Foluke Oladipo & Zulfat Suleiman Abba·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
The present study was designed to develop the prediction equations for 305 days fat corrected milk yield on the basis of part periods milk yield, milk component and conformation traits of multi-genotype cows. Artificial Neural Network model had the best prediction accuracy across...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41947
The sea cucumber Holothuria scabra has a high commercial value and a great potential to be cultivated. A thorough feeding strategy is needed to overcome juvenile rearing technique constraints. Stable isotope analysis can be used for determining diet sources of sea cucumbers that...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42591
Fungal decay of yam (Dioscorea alata) popularly known as water yam bought from Nsukka Markets in Nigeria was investigated for the fungi responsible for postharvest rot of tubers in storage. The tubers were used to isolate and identify fungal species that cause rot and deteriorati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/37583