Aims: This research was carried out with the sole aim of screening for mycotoxins and identifying the major bioactive molecules in two varieties of mould infested Vigna subterranea. Place and Duration of Study: Department of microbiology, University of Calabar, Cross River State...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24948
Caffeine ingestion during pregnancy requires attention and investigation towards assessing the level of safety and possible effects on the brain and mental health. Caffeine ingestion during pregnancy has been discouraged despite concerns about lack of adequate facts to support th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26543
Aims: To optimize the different available molecular based techniques, validate the Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detection of Capripoxviruses (CaPVs) DNA and deep sequencing to confirm the results of the LAMP assay and ensure that an effective and reliab...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27178
In the present investigation, the effect of Bacillus sp. (C2) and Pseudomonas sp. (C7) isolated from Calotropis gigantea and Cyanodon dactylon from Shenbagathoppu hills, Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, India on growth and development of pearl millet and ragi were studied. The effect...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26290
Weaning foods were formulated in a cereal-legume combination using pearl millet, wheat, cowpea and groundnut. The pearl millet was fermented to produce “Akamu”, the wheat was germinated while the cowpea and groundnut were roasted separately. The weaning foods were formulated as f...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/14917
Aim: To optimize the physical parameters of solid state fermentation (SSF) by implementing statistical tool for production of cellulase, one of the potential biocatalyst in industries. Study Design: Fermentation was carried out by the employment of response surface methodology (R...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26982
Aim: Most commercially useful lipases are of microbial origin. The increasing tendency of its market shows the importance to search new microbial resources to produce these enzymes. Study Design: The study is designed at isolating lipase producing microorganism and to optimize th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26728
Label Problem: Bird spermatozoa are characterised by high proportions of fatty acids which make them very vulnerable to oxidative stress due to over production of free radicals. Aim: This study aimed at assessing the antioxidant potentials of Japanese quails at three different ph...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/19515
High plant density and full irrigation along with the use of high density-tolerant genotype would lead to maximizing maize (Zea mays L.) grain productivity per unit land area. The objective of this investigation was to match the functions of optimum plant density and adequate irr...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26881
The bacterial 16S rRNA gene increasingly used to discover the species and strains of unknown bacteria. These small 16S rRNA sequences are highly conserved regions. This study was designed to amplify the 16S rRNA gene of Bacillus cereus and compare it with the Coding DNA Sequences...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26524