Aims: Investigate the genetic diversity and structure of 50 Sorghum accessions from 10 different regions in Sudan and one from the county of Central Equatoria in the Republic of South Sudan, by screening 40 RAPD and 10 ISSR (Inter-simple sequence repeat) markers. Study Design: UP...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22735
This study evaluated and compared the serum levels of testosterone in male and female subjects aged 6—10 years. It also assessed the number of children among the subjects who could be potential candidates for precocious puberty based on their hormone levels. Male subjects in the...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22543
Lack of fingerlings is still hampering aquaculture development in Sub-Saharan Africa. African catfish Clarias gariepinus do not have developed stomach at onset of exogenous feeding. Absence of fully developed digestive system at onset of larval exogenous feeding makes catfish un...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22201
Aims: This study report the ability of some bacterial strain to degrade the phenanthrene which is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and to optimize the condition controlling the phenanthrene biodegradation. Study Design: Collect different petroleum contaminated sediment samples,...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/23613
Aims: The purpose of the present study is to isolate pure halophilic bacteria potentially able to degrade BTX compounds as a sole carbon source under aerobic condition. Such these studies are necessary for bioremediation application of hydrocarbons in our ecosystem. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/23640
Aims: The degradation of phenothiazine with the filamentous fungus Beauveria bassiana was studied under different fermentation conditions. The objective was to demonstrate methods to increase substrate conversion in wild type B. bassiana using phenothiazine as a screening substra...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22703
Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate the role of natural abundance of the ectoparasitoid D. isaea as biological control agent. Place and Duration: Alzawia region, Libya from March to June 2014. Methodology: Fifty tomato leaflets infested with L. trifolii Burgess were taken f...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/23119
Aims: Diethyl phthalates an example of phthalates which are a group of multifunctional chemicals is one of the most frequently used phthalates for manufacturing numerous products. Its persistence in the waterways could cause metabolic changes in fishes. The present investigation...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/20137
Aims: To isolate and identify feather degrading bacteria from soils collected from the feather dumping site. Study Design: Isolation and preliminary identification of bacterial isolates with keratinolytic potentials. Place and Duration of Study: Mudalawal poultry processing site,...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22082
Significance of the Study: Biomass derived bio-ethanol is biodegradable, nontoxic and suitable substitute for fossil fuels. It can be used as bio-solvent and antiseptic in the pharmaceutical industry and can also be used to reduce greenhouse gas emission like CO2, CO, HC, SOex an...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22332