Reviews

 

Soetan, K. O., Aiyelaagbe, O. O. and Olaiya, C. O.

A review of the biochemical, biotechnological and other applications of enzymes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 382-393

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.528

 

Ukeyima, M. T., Enujiugha, V. N. and Sanni, T. A.

Current applications of probiotic foods in Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 394-401

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.658
 

 

Soetan, K. O and Salako, A. E.

The importance of genetics in the diagnosis of animal diseases - A review

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 402-408

Rojjanaporn Pulmanausahakul, Atefeh Khakpoor and Duncan R. Smith

The development of flavivirus vaccines

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 409-415

 

Khalid Hussain, M. Farrukh Nisar, Abdul Majeed, Khalid Nawaz, Khizar Hayat Bhatti, Shahid Afghan, Aamir Shahazad and Syed Zia-ul-Hussnian

What molecular mechanism is adapted by plants during salt stress tolerance?

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 416-422

 

Obasohan, E. E., Agbonlahor, D. E and Obano, E. E.

Water pollution: A review of microbial quality and health concerns of water, sediment and fish in the aquatic ecosystem

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 423-427

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Coskun Durgac, Yelda Kiyga and Mehmet Ulas

Comparative molecular analysis of old olive (Olea europaea L.) genotypes from Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 428-433

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.901

 

Wang, K. R., Du, Y. Y., Shao, S. H., Lin, C., Ye Q., Lu, J. L. and Liang, Y. R.

Development of specific RAPD markers for identifying albino tea cultivars ‘Qiannianxue’ and ‘Xiaoxueya’

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 434-437

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.971

 

M. Saatchi, S. R. Miraei-Ashtiani, A. Nejati Javaremi, M. Moradi-Shahrebabak and H. Mehrabani-Yeghaneh

The impact of information quantity and strength of relationship between training set and validation set on accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 438-442

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1024

 
Jun Tao, Xiao-Yong Xu, Ju Yu, Chun-Yan Cao and Guo-Hua Liang

Cloning and expression of cell wall acid invertase gene fragment from poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima wild.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 443-448

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1269

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Muhammad Rafiq and Muhammad Umar Dahot

Callus and azadirachtin related limonoids production through in vitro culture of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 449-453

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1091

 

Frane Strikić, Mira Radunić, Igor Pasković, Tatjana Klepo and Zlatko Čmelik

Morphological and pomological traits of almond phenotypes (Amygdalus communis L.) isolated from their natural population

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 454-460

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1479

 

Wu Gao-Lin, Wang Mei-Ru, Gao Ting, Hu Tian-Ming and Grant Davidson

Effects of mowing utilization on forage yield and quality in five oat varieties in alpine area of the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 461-466

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1512

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Fahad Al-Qurainy

Application of inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR marker) to detect genotoxic effect of heavy metals on Eruca sativa (L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 467-474

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.729

 

Tahir Atici, Olcay Obali, Ahmet Altindag, Seyhan Ahiska and Didem Aydin

The accumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr) and their state in phytoplanktonic algae and zooplanktonic organisms in Beysehir Lake and Mogan Lake, Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 475-487 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1274

 

Dilek Durak, Suna Kalender, Fatma Gokce Uzun, Filiz Demır and Yusuf Kalender

Mercury chloride-induced oxidative stress in human erythrocytes and the effect of vitamins C and E in vitro

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 488-495 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1314

          

Tushar Kanti Dangar, Y. Kishore Babu and Jyotirmayee Das

Population dynamics of soil microbes and diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis in agricultural and botanic garden soils of India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 496-501

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

F. B. Iluyemi, M. M. Hanafi, O. Radziah and M. S. Kamarudin

Nutritional evaluation of fermented palm kernel cake using red tilapia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 502-507 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.863

 

Marzieh Moosavi-Nasab, Mohsen Radi and Hassan Afshari Jouybari

Investigation of enzyme modified cheese production by two species of Aspergillus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 508-511 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.970

Ping Lu, Xueming Zhao and Taian Cui

Production of emodin from Aspergillus ochraceus at preparative scale

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 512-517

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1470

 

Ravi Kant Upadhyay, Pratibha Dwivedi and Shoeb Ahmad

Antimicrobial activity of photo-activated cow urine against certain pathogenic bacterial strains

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 518-522

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1047

 

Bhuvanendra Kumar, H, Udaya Shankar, A. C., Chandra Nayaka, S. Ramachandra Kini, K., Shetty, H. S. and Prakash, H. S.

Biochemical characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 523-530

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1069

 

M. Akin, A. Aktumsek and A. Nostro

Antibacterial activity and composition of the essential oils of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. and Myrtus communis L. growing in Northern Cyprus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 531-535 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1562

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Jing Chen, Yanfei Chu, Jianmin Wang and Zaiyun Long

Simultaneous visualization for coexpression of multiple neurotrophic factors in living Schwann cells

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 536-544

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1589

 

Yusuf, K. M., Shugaba, A., Az zubair, M. K. and Agwale, S.

Sero-prevalance of anti-R7V antibody in HIV infected patients in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 545-553

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.566

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Niamul Bari, Zahangir Alam, Suleyman A Muyibi, Parveen Jamal and Abdullah-Al-Mamun

Statistical optimization of process parameters for the production of citric acid from oil palm empty fruit bunches

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 554-563 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.112

 

Omar Kousar Banu, Barnard Tobias George and Jagals Paul

Development of a competitive PCR assay for the quantification of total Escherichia coli DNA in water

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 564-572 

           DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1375