African Journal of Biotechnology: 16 February 2006; 5(4)

African Journal of Biotechnology

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Table of Contents: 16 February 2006; 5(4)

Reviews

G.C. Okpokwasili and C.O. Nweke

Microbial growth and substrate utilization kinetics

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MINE Dosay-Akbulut

Is there any phylogenetic relationship between teleosts and the elasmobranchs?

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Research Articles

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mohammad Reza Mashayekhi, Nosratollah Zarghami, Delavar shahbazzadeh, farzin Rohvand, Mohammad Azizi and Behrang Alani

Subcloning and expression of human alpha-fetoprotein gene in Pichia pastoris

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Julius K. OLOKE and Bernard R. Glick

Expression of melanin and insecticidal protein from Rhodotorula glutinis in Escherichia coli

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INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

O. A. Ojo

Petroleum-hydrocarbon utilization by native bacterial population from a wastewater canal Southwest Nigeria

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PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

JONATHAN SEGUN GBOLAGADE

Bacteria associated with compost used for cultivation of Nigerian edible mushrooms Pleurotus tuber-regium (Fr.) Singer, and Lentinus squarrosulus (Berk.)

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Owolade O. F., Adediran J. A. Akande M. A. and Alabi B. S.

Effects of application of phosphorus fertilizer on brown blotch disease of cowpea

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P. Ponmurugan and C. Gopi

In vitro production of growth regulators and phosphatase activity by phosphate solubilizing bacteria

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APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Ladan Rashidi, Ghasemali Mohebali, Jafar Towfighi darian, Behnam Rasekh

Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene and its alkylated derivatives through the sulfur-specific pathway by the bacterium RIPI-S81

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D. E. Okwu and C. Josiah

Evaluation of the chemical composition of two Nigerian medicinal plant

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ORANUSI S, GALADIMA M and UMOH VJ

Toxicity test and bacteriophage typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food contact surfaces and foods prepared by families in Zaria, Nigeria

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NWANZE PI, JATTO W, ORANUSI S and JOSIAH SJ

Proximate analysis of Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer and Psathyrella atroumbonata Pegler

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MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

A. A. Aliero and A. J. Afolayan

Antimicrobial activity of Solanum tomentosum

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FISHERY SCIENCE

Davies, O. A., Alfred-Ockiya, J. F. and Asele, A.

Induced growth of phytoplankton using two fertilizers (NPK and agrolyser) under laboratory conditions

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