Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Farooq Ahmad Ganai, Sabzar Ahmad Dar, A.R. Yousuf, N.K. Tripathi and Samee Wani

Karyoevolutionary and karyosystematic considerations on Schizothorax curvifrons and Schizothorax niger (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): Important hill-stream food fishes of Kashmir Himalaya
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11998-12004

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4321

 

Wang Bowei, Bi Ming, Gao Shang, Liu Zhihui and Zhou Yanmin

Construction of retrovirus vector taking MDR1/ACBC1 and its transfection into human placenta derived mesenchymal stem cells
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12005-12010

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.648

 

Yin Li, Yishun Zhang, Shaowei Wei, Li Liu and Yunfeng Chen

Recovery of antioxidant gene expression in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) embryonic axes enhances tolerance to extreme high temperature
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12011-12019

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.678

 

Yan-Lin Sun and Soon-Kwan Hong

Stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the halophytic Leymus chinensis (Trin.)
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12020-12029

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.837

 

M. A. Malek, L. Rahman, L. Hassan, M. I. Uddin, M. Y. Rafii and M. R. Ismail

Studies on some morphological characters and yield attributes of synthetic Brassica hexaploids and their parents
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12030-12039

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1032

 

Monabel May N. Apao, Franco G. Teves and Ma. Reina Suzette B. Madamba

Sequence analysis of putative swrW gene required for surfactant serrawettin W1 production from Serratia marcescens
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12040-12044

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1213

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Yah-Chulim Julia Esther, Rodríguez-Buenfil Ingrid Mayanin, Reyes-Escogido María de Lourdes and López-Puc Guadalupe

Optimization of growth regulators in organogenesis of Bletia purpurea (Lam.) using response surface design and genetic evaluation
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12045-12052

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1028

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Zoheb Karim, Qayyum Husain and Rohana Adnan

Redox-mediated polymerization and removal of benzidine from model wastewater catalyzed by immobilized peroxidase
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12053-12062

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4228

 

Colman, S., Spencer, T. H. I., Ghamba, P. E. and Colman, E.

Isolation and identification of fungal species from dried date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) fruits sold in Maiduguri metropolis
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12063-12066

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.395

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Punniavan Sakthiselvan, Balakrishnan Naveena and Nagarajan Partha

Effect of medium composition and ultrasonication on xylanase production by Trichoderma harzianum MTCC 4358 on novel substrate
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12067-12077

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4301

 

Peng Song, Liang Huang and Xiu-pu Guo

Mutation breeding of Bacillus subtilis YTB4 with high yield of multienzyme complex
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12078-12082

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.365

 

 

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 

Afshin Javadi, Hamid Mirzaei, Saeid Safarmashaei and Sina Vahdatpour

Effects of probiotic (live and inactive Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on meat and intestinal microbial properties of Japanese quails
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12083-12087

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.232

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Akbari, M., Razavizadeh, R., Mohebbi, G. H. and Barmak, A.

Oil characteristics and fatty acid profile of seeds from three varieties of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) cultivars in Bushehr-Iran
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12088-12093

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1084

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Muhammad Zahid Qureshi, Naeem Ali, Muhammad Athar, and Aziz Ullah

Protozoidal activities of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica woods and their different parts on the entozoic flagellates of Heterotermes indicola and Coptotermes heimi
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12094-12102

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.375

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Roquyya Gul, Saima Sadaf and Muhammad Waheed Akhtar

Expression and sequence characterization of growth hormone binding protein of Nili-Ravi buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12103-12109

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3309

 

Kazemi, M., Tahmasbi, A. M., Naserian, A. A., Valizadeh, R. and Moheghi, M. M

Potential nutritive value of some forage species used as ruminants feed in Iran
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12110-12117

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.286

 

Keshan Zhang, Yongjie Liu, Youjun Shang, Haixue Zheng, Jianhong Guo, Hong Tian, Ye Jin, Jijun He and Xiangtao Liu

Analysis of pig serum proteins based on shotgun liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12118-12127

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.933

 

A. Kumar, R. Bhar1, A. B. Mandal and S. K. Mendiratta

Effect of low protein diets and lysine supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing pigs
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12128-12133

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1024

 

Anirban Guha, Ruby Guha and Sandeep Gera

Study on the alteration of bubaline blood biochemical composition owing to slaughter
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12134-12137

DOI: 10.5897/AJB-11-2438

 

Ekene V. Ezenduka and Chinyere Ugwumba

Antimicrobial residues screening in pigs and goats slaughtered in Nsukka Municipal abattoir, Southeast Nigeria
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  12138-12140

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.624