Aim: This study aimed to investigate the microbiological and nutrient composition of naturally fermented apple cider. Place and Study Duration: Department of Microbiology, between June and August 2023. Methodology: The purchased apples were weighed, cut into dice, cleaned, and...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i2714
Aim: This study aimed to identify the most promising gene therapy approach for treating patients with cystic fibrosis. Background: Cystic fibrosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting malabsorption, malnutrition, and lung function. It results from genetic mutations in...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i1713
The present investigation is about the measurement of antimicrobial activity (AMA) of polysaccharides isolated from the seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), purslane (Portulaca oleracea), safflower (Carthamu stinctorius),coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and rapeseed (Brassica napus)...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i1712
Endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants produce compounds that have vast biological activities. Anaphalis contorta is a highly therapeutic plant that has been used in traditional medicine by various communities. In the present study, the endophytic fungus Plectosphaerel...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i1711
Nonnonkoumou is an artisanal sour milk consumed in Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in the town of Daloa. Its production is carried out under uncontrolled conditions and uses a variety of lactic acid bacteria. The main objective of this study was to characterize the cocci and lactobac...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i1710
Gold nanoparticles are included in the group of metallic nanoparticles, and their application has become possible recently because of new optical equipment, electronic devices, and probes capable of manufacturing, detecting, and identifying biomolecules of medical interest. Among...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i1708
Identical-by-state (IBS) probing is a way of attacking a public genealogy database to discover the identities of people who share specific qualities. The attacker creates an IBS-inert DNA sequence (IBS-inert-DNA-sequence) and combines it with a sequence containing the trait of in...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6707
Genetic diversity and relationships among 31 genotypes collected from wide geographical range in eastern India was studied employing Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. 19 markers (identified out of 25) produced 139 band in total. Off these 139 bands, 131 bands were...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6706
Toxocariasis is a worldwide zoonotic parasitic infection and one route of preventing the disease in dogs and subsequent transmission to humans, especially children, is through treatment with anthelmintic. A study aimed at assessing the anthelmintic efficacy of Vernonia amygdalina...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6705
Temperature is one of the important conditions for plant growth, and an important factor affecting the establishment and spread of invasive plants. In this study, the northern perennial invasive plant (Rorippa sylvestris) was taken as an example. By comparing the seed germination...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6704
Aims: The present study aimed to purify a new lipase from the endophytic fungus Preussia africana (P. africana). Study Design: Lipases were produced through fermentation and precipitation using different organic solvents and characterized at optimal temperature and pH conditions....
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6702
Aim: to assess the prevalence of Enterobacteria species in different hospital wards in a healthcare outfit in Imo State, Nigeria. Study Design: The randomized complete block sampling design was adopted for the study. Place and Duration of the Study: Sample: Imo State University T...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6703
Unavailability of germplasm with Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) tolerance genes remains the main bottleneck towards management of the two diseases in tropic and sub-tropic regions in Africa. We assessed the pathogenicity of two viruses and es...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i6701
The grains of maize and sorghum were converted to grass in the screenhouse for eight days. The treatments evaluated were control (water), spent mushroom compost (SMC), NPK fertilizer, and SN (combination of SMC and NPK). Each treatment was replicated thrice in a complete randomiz...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5700
Nigeria’s energy sector has been ailing for the past two decades due to its excessive dependency on petroleum and lack of diversity in energy sources in the energy supply mix. To address this huge energy gap, biomass conversion power plant (BCPP) is considered as a “bridging solu...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2023/v27i5699