Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Milad Nikkhoo, Hadi Sayyahzadeh, Ghodrat Rahimi-Mianji,Mozhdeh Nikkhoo, Farnaz Faezi, and Minoo Khamesian

Measurement of genetic parameters within and between breeder flocks of Arian broiler lines using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6830-6837

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.2022

Jia Mi, Shuhua Zheng, Minyun Xu, Ding Huang and Kun Wang

Genetic structure of Potentilla acaulis (Rosaceae) populations based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in habitat fragmented grassland of northern China

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6838-6845

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.486

 

Hesham Mahmoud Saeed, Mohammad Saud Alanazi and Mohammad Daoud Bazzi

Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNA encoding Camelus dromedarius putative glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase

[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6846-6851

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2498

 
Ge Zhang, Yue-hui Ma, Yuan-yue Zhang, Wei-jun Guan, Qian-jun Zhao, Hui-jing Zhao and Jian-lin Han

Six SNPs and a TTG indel in sheep desmoglein 4 gene are in complete linkage disequilibrium

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6852-6856

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.073

Hassan Momtaz, Shahin Nejat, Negar Souod, Monochehr Momeni and Sohrab Safari

Comparisons of competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and one step RT-PCR tests for the detection of Bluetongue virus in south west of Iran
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6857-6862

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.513

 

Ahmed M. El-Shehawi, Mostafa A. Eldakak and Mohamed A. Seehy

Assessment of anticlastogenic activity of cinnamic acid: Anticlastogenic index (ACI) and model simulation
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6863-6873

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.579

 

Yan-li Yin and Wenjun Wang

Optimization of overproducing S-adenosyl-L-methionine Saccharomyces cerevisiae S-W55 mutant utilizing unpolished rice from aging paddy by feeding L-methionine

[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6874-6882

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.669

 
Bihao Cao, Jianjun Lei, Guoju Chen, Panrong Cao, Xin Liu, Qinhua Chen and Xiaosan Wei

Testing of disease-resistance of pokeweed antiviral protein gene (PacPAP) in transgenic cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6883-6890

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1730

Chen Hai-mei, Zhao Zhi-gang, Jiang Ling, Wan Xiang-yuan, Liu Ling-long, Wu Xiu-ju and Wan Jian-min

Molecular genetic analysis on percentage of grains with chalkiness in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6891-6903

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.208

 

Peng Guo, Xinli Xia and Wei Lun Yin

A role for stomata in regulating water use efficiency in Populus×euramericana and characterization of a related gene, PdERECTA
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6904-6912

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.849

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Jun Ni, Hanping Mao, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao and Yan Zhu

Design and experimentation of sensitive element of piezoelectric crystal sensor array for grain cleaning loss

[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6913-6919

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1769

 
Jian-gen Liang, Rong-xiang Tao, Zhong-na Hao, Lian-ping Wang and Xin Zhang

Induction of resistance in cucumber against seedling damping-off by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Bacillus megaterium strain L8

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6920-6927

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.260

 

Harmanjit Kaur, Manju Anand and Dinesh Goyal

Establishment of an efficient protocol for micropropagation of stem explants of Tylophora indica, an important medicinal plant

[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6928-6932

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.360

 

Shehzad Shakoor, Sobia Chohan, Abid Riaz, Rashida Perveen, Safina Naz, Mirza Abid Mehmood, Muhammad Saleem Haider and Shakeel Ahmad

Screening of systemic fungicides and biochemicals against seed borne mycoflora associated with Momordica charantia

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6933-6940

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.456

 

Xiaojue Peng, Xin Zeng, Xia Ding, Shaobo Li, Chao Yu and Youlin Zhu

Ectopic expression of a vesicle trafficking gene, OsRab7, from Oryza sativa, confers tolerance to several abiotic stresses in Escherichia coli

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6941-6946

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.519

 

A. Mohana Priya , S. Karutha Pandian and M. Ramesh

Effect of NaCl on in vitro plant regeneration from embryogenic callus cultures of 'cv IR 64' indica rice (Oryza sativa L.)

[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6947-6953

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.777

 
Leka Mandic, Dragutin Djukić, Ilinka Beatovic, Zoran Jovovic, Marijana Pesakovic and Vladeta Stevovic

Effect of different fertilizers on the microbial activity and productivity of soil under potato cultivation

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6954-6960

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.947

 

Aghabarati Ashraf and Maralian Habib

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) seed quality in relation to seed deterioration under accelerated aging conditions

[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6961-6972

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1234

 

Xiaoli Xuan, Yongfei Wang, Sanmei Ma and Xiang Ye

Comparisons of stomatal parameters between normal and abnormal leaf of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6973-6978

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2196

 

Baiyeri, K. P., Aba, S. C., Otitoju, G. T. and Mbah, O. B.

The effects of ripening and cooking method on mineral and proximate composition of plantain (Musa sp. AAB cv. ‘Agbagba’) fruit pulp

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6979-6984

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.607

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Yi Wen and Chao-Hai Wei

Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification bacterium isolated from anaerobic/anoxic/oxic treatment system

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6985-6990

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1855

 

A. K. Sharan, Mritunjay Kumar, Ragini Singh, Neha, A. Kishor, G. D. Sharma and Chandrawati Jee

Effect of vermicompost on manifestation of pesticide action on growth of Zinnia elegans

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6991-6996

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2273

 

Mina Macki Aleagha and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

Study of heavy metals bioaccumulation in the process of vermicomposting

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6997-7001

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.386

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

H. L. Lau, A. Ariff, K. K. Woo, T.C. Ling and S. L. Hii

Production and optimization of alkalostable lipase by alkalophilic Burkholderia cenocepacia ST8

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7002-7009

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.213

 

Chin-Fa Hwang Jen-Ni Chen Yu-Ting Huang and Zhang-Yi Mao

Biomass production of Lactobacillus plantarum LP02 isolated from infant feces with potential cholesterol-lowering ability

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7010-7020

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.507

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Can Liu, Jing Liu, Yonghai Rong and Long Rong

Preparation of productive and highly purified mogrosides from Siraitia grosvenorii

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7021-7025

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2388

 

Lequn Kang, Haifeng Shi, Nan Wang, Yukun Chen, Qin Yao, Yajing Zhou, Yong Wang, Huiqing Chen, Min Guo, Fenghua Wang and Keping Chen

Cloning, purification and characterization of recombinant silkworm arginine kinase expressed in Escherichia coli

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7026-7033

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2032

 

Chuanwang Cao, Zhiying Wang, Shanchun Yan, Ling Ma and Chuanping Yang

Effects of Lymantria dispar feeding and mechanical wounding on defense-related enzymes in Populus simonii × Populus nigra
[Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7034-7039

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2258

 

 
 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Chunhui Shou, Nanchuan Weng, Xiuchun Chang, Lei Feng, Hangping Yao and Nanping Wu

Effect of allicin on THP-1, MT-2 and WISH cell apoptosis induced by vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and the molecular mechanism involved

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7040-7047

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.184

 

Ming-Yeou Lung and Yu-Cheng Chang

In vitro antioxidant properties of polysaccharides from Armillaria mellea in batch fermentation

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7048-7057

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.333

 

 

Luseba, D., Letsoalo, M. E. and Katerere, D.

A comparative study of antibacterial activities of wild and cultivated plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7058-7062

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.772

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Tülin Özsisli

Population densities of wheat thrips, Haplothrips tritici Kurdjumov (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), on different wheat and barley cultivars in the province of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7063-7070

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.090

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Muhammad Naeem, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Khalid and Abir Ishtiaq

External morphometric study of hatchery reared mahseer (Tor putitora) in relation to body size and condition factor

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7071-7070

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.715

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Jiaying Xin, Yingxin Zhang, Jing Dong, Hao Song and Chungu Xia

An experimental study on molecular weight of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulated in Methylosinus trichosporium IMV 3011

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7078-7087

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.085

 

Vahid Zand, Hadi Mokhtari, Mehrdad Lotfi, Mohammad Forough Reyhani, Aydin Sohrabi, Pardis Tehranchi and Hamid Reza Mokhtari Zenouzi

Accuracy of working length determination with root ZX apex locator and radiography: An in vivo and ex vivo study

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7088-7091

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.324

 

Manuela Ursache-Oprisan, Ecaterina Focanici, Dorina Creanga and Ovidiu Caltun

Sunflower chlorophyll levels after magnetic nanoparticle supply

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7092-7098

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.477

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Gokalp Ozmen Guler and Abdurrahman Aktumsek

Effect of feeding regime on fatty acid composition and conjugated linoleic acid content of perirenal, omental and tail fat in Akkaraman lambs

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7099-7108

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.023

 

Amira Abdulbari Kassem, Zuki Abu Bakar, Goh Yong Meng and Noordin Mohamed Mustapha

Effect of n-3 and n-6 fatty acid supplementation on fetal, gestation and parturition in pregnant Sprague Dawley rats

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7109-7116

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.661

 

Vlada Pantelić, Ljiljana Sretenović , Dušica Ostojić-Andrić , Snežana Trivunović, Milan M. Petrović, Stevica Aleksić and Dragana Ružić-Muslić

Heritability and genetic correlation of production and reproduction traits of Simmental cows

        [Abstract] [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7117-7121

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1036