Aims: To investigate cell growth profile of Aspergillus niger in a batch submerged culture medium and then evaluation of cell kinetic behavior using some different non-structured kinetic models. Methodology: Experiments of cell growth and substrate utilization were conducted in b...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11472
Aims: The aim of this study was to isolate and identify microorganisms in crude oil polluted soils in Eastern Tanzania. Study Design: Isolation and identification of microorganisms using conventional and molecular techniques. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Molecular B...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11780
Aims: The work was undertaken to identify the role of Neem derived compounds (saponins and azadirachtin) on the digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity of red flour beetle (T. castaneum), rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) and red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicolis)....
Assessment of Toxic Metals in Dairy Milk and Animal Feed in Peshawar, Pakistan Aims: To assess the concentration of toxic heavy metals [Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Nickle] in dairy milk and animal feed of urban and rural areas and correlate them. Study Design: It was a cross-sectio...
Blast disease caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is the most important disease of rice in Egypt and in the world. Field surveys in main production regions, revealed that the highest disease incidence was recorded in El-Behera Governorate. Seven rice cultivars were screened for resista...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10910
Aims: The aim of this study is to report an oral iron chelator phytic acid (PA), on blood samples from different types of thalassaemic patients of various age groups and physical conditions. Study Design: The In vitro iron chelating effect was evaluated by ferritin assay using EL...
Mitochondrial DNA Variability among Some Saudi Arabian Goat Breeds Five hundred nucleotides of cytochrome b gene was sequenced for Pakistani, Tihami, Syrian, Masri and Aardi goat breeds inhabiting Saudi Arabia. Based on two computational maximum-parsimony and neighbor-joining met...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12166
Enhanced Biodegradation of Spent Lubricating Oil Contaminated Soil Using Poultry Litter Enhanced biodegradation of spent lubricating oil contaminated soil using (40% w/w) poultry litter was studied for a period of 56 days. The bacterial count ranged from 1.7×106 cfu/ml – 4.0×106...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11567
Aims: Investigate the degree of polymorphism using 41 ISSR (Inter-simple sequence repeat) markers in 50 sorghum accessions from 11 different regions in Sudan and Republic of South Sudan. Study Design: UPGMA cluster analysis using STATISTCA- SPSS software Ver. 9. Place and Duratio...
Technological Properties of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis I23 Isolated from Nigerian Beef and Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by It Aim: The present study reports the phenotypic and molecular characterization of Lactococcus strains isolated from Nigerian beef. The tec...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11719