Aims: To isolate and identify rare actinomycetes from fresh water lakes and seasonal ponds in northern Punjab, Pakistan, and to screen the isolated strains for antimicrobial activity and compounds against nosocomial pathogens Study Design: Collection of water and mud samples, sam...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/20185
Aims: This study investigated the cardiovascular risk factors associated with ageing in growing rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Olabisi Onabisi University, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was carried out for twelve weeks. Methodology: Twenty weanling...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15594
Aims: Genetic analysis was used to study the effect of heat stress on young seedlings of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.). Study Design: Four different colors of cowpea seeds (white, dirty white, deep brown and light brown) were obtained from GeneBank of International Institu...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/19575
The toxicity of domestic effluent discharge from Niger Delta University (NDU) female hostel on Clarias gariepinus fingerlings was studied using static bioassay method. The exposure period lasted for 96 hours. The fish specimens were acclimatized for one week after which they were...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18397
Algae species Cladophora glomerata and Vaucheria are growing in a trickling filter in the secondary treatment process at a Waste Water Treatment Facility. This study investigates the role of the algae and its potential application a as biomass feed source for renewable energy pro...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/19185
Aims: Carbon and nitrogen source play a significant role in microorganisms growth especially for the production of enzymes. Expensive medium composition creates huge setbacks especially in the production of commercial enzymes such as xylanase. Hence, in this study, wheat bran as...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18129
Tobias Peter Pwajok Choji, Samuel Ifedioranma Ogenyi, Anthony Ajuluchukwu Ngokere, Solomon Chuwang Chollom, Kizito Peter Jugu & Sati Dung Lokason·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2015
Aims: To evaluate the quality of paraffin blocks produced using the microwave and without the use of xylene. To evaluate the compatibility of the rapid microwave processing techniques on the histochemistry of collagen and muscle fibre as well as nuclear, cytoplasmic and extracell...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/19143
Aim: A new efficient simple and robust liquid chromatographic method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous estimation of aspirin, atrovastatin and clopidogrel in human plasma sample. Study Design: The investigation was focused on studying the influence of organic...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17269
André Luiz da Silva, Marcelo Berwanger de Oliveira, Elisa Serra Negra Vieira, Volmir Sérgio Marchioro, Francisco de Assis Franco & Ivan Schuster·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2015
Aims: Evaluating the genetic diversity and molecular characterization of wheat varieties in Brazil, using microsatellite markers. Study Design: Random sampling of seeds from 32 varieties, was done. Place and Duration of Study: Biotechnology lab, Coodetec, BR 467, km 98. Cascavel,...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18628
Aims: Methanogenesis is the terminal step in anaerobic digestion and is often rate-limiting and highly sensitive to environmental changes. The performance of engineered anaerobic digesters depends on methanogenesis, which is often measured indirectly through methane production an...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18655