Contamination of door handles with antibiotic resistant bacteria can be a major threat to public health, as the antibiotic resistant determinants can be transferred to other pathogenic bacteria thus, compromising the treatment of severe bacterial infections. This study investigat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/34780
Aims: The aim of the study was to find, isolate, identify and characterize a phenanthrene degrader strain, and examine its ability to degrade phenanthrene. Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, between September 2013 and June 2014...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/34914
Chitosan-based coating was concerned in recent years owing to its non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Chitosan coatings that were applied by double immersion of fruits in the film-forming solutions for 5 min, depen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/34732
The optimum extraction conditions for the highest recovery of total phenolics and carotenoids contents for leaves of Passiflora edulis were developed using response surface methodology. The effects of solvent concentration (30-100%), extraction temperature (30-60°C) and extractio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/33480