The study aimed to enhance sugar production in Obeche sawdust by the brown-rot Gloeophyllum sepiarium through elimination of the bottleneck caused by cellobiose product feedback inhibition. The study was designed to use Aspergillus niger to produce supplementary β-glucosidase to...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5909
Background: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major staple food crop in Côte d’Ivoire. It contributes significantly to food security and serves as a source of income for farmers. However, cassava production is affected by phytopathogens. Aims: This study was conducted to ev...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5910
Anaïs Kady Coulibaly, Henri Sidabéwindin Ouédraogo, Aimée W. D. B. Guissou, Charles Parkouda & Aly Savadogo·Biotechnology Journal International·2026
Background: Fermented Zamné is a traditional condiment produced from Senegalia macrostachya seeds. Aims: This study aims to isolate and characterise predominant Bacillus-related bacteria from fermented Zamné and to evaluate their antimicrobial activity against selected indicator...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5908
N’goran-Bla Ahou Régine, Sekongo Kifori, Ouattara Fatoumata, Kouassi Kouadio Kouman Ferdinand & Konan Yao Kouakou François·Biotechnology Journal International·2026
Vegetable crops are highly susceptible to pest attacks, including the fall armyworm (FAW). This study was conducted in the city of Korhogo to assess the incidence and severity of FAW and its impact on cabbage and tomato production, with the aim of improving control strategies in...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5907
Background: Crude oil contamination can alter soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities, creating environmental and agricultural concerns. Indigenous bacteria occurring in contaminated soils may possess adaptive characteristics that enable survival under hydrocarb...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5906
Wild yeast isolates from banana fruit and honey were compared with a commercial wine yeast using partial ITS1–5.8S–ITS2 sequences and statistical phylogenetic analyses in MEGA 12. Five sequences representing banana isolates B7 and B10, honey isolates H4 and H7, and commercial yea...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5905
Microalgae remain scientifically compelling biofuel feedstocks because they can convert light and carbon into chemically diverse biomass without an intrinsic requirement for fertile agricultural land, while some production systems can also use saline water, wastewater nutrients a...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5904
The study assessed the bacteriological and physicochemical parameters during the fermentation of ogi from Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor and Pennisetum glaucum cereals. Ogi was produced from white Zea mays, yellow Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor and Pennisetum glaucum cereals and was allowe...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5902
Delivery, rather than nuclease chemistry, now sets the practical limit on plant genome editing. Conventional delivery depends on tissue culture and stable transformation, which remain slow, genotype-dependent and unavailable for most cultivated germplasm. Plant viruses offer an a...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5903
Background: Urinary tract infections are common among older adults, and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant Citrobacter spp. complicates therapeutic management. Aims: The objective of this study was to characterise antibiotic resistance genes in Citrobacter isolates from elderl...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5901
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can improve plant performance under drought, but responses depend on host genotype, fungal isolate, symbiosis duration, and stress intensity. We evaluated whether Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197198 mitigated short-term water deficit in the Ivor...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5900
Adjoua Kan Regina Zouzou Audrey KOUADIO, Aude Christelle Bozon, Aliman Diarra & Kra Athanase KOUASSI·Biotechnology Journal International·2026
Objective The study aims to analyse the consumption practices of locally produced cereal flours among infants in the Haut-Sassandra region of Côte d'Ivoire in order to assess their potential nutritional and health risks. Study Design: A descriptive study combining a questionnaire...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5899
This study evaluated the antiplasmodial activity and selected biochemical effects of aqueous leaf extract of Cissampelos owariensis in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. The leaves were collected, authenticated, dried, powdered and extracted with distilled water. Acute oral t...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5898
Polyphenol-rich functional foods occupy an uncomfortable position between nutritional promise and sensory rejection. The same structural features that confer antioxidant and cardiometabolic activity also generate bitterness and astringency, and the concentrations required to appr...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i4897
This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical quality of “Koutoukou”, a locally distilled alcoholic beverage widely consumed in Côte d’Ivoire, and to assess its safety and compliance with national and international standards. This research was conducted in Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i4895