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       Table of Contents: 26 January 2012; 11 (8)

 

 

 

Full Length Research Article

 

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Juntao Gu, Liu Weina, Akindele Akinnagbe, Jinmao Wang, Li Jia and Mingsheng Yang

Effect of salt stress on genetic diversity of Robinia pseudoacacia seedlings
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1838-1847

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1369

 

Kong Juanjuan and Zhu Ping

p53 oncogene mutations in head and neck cancer based on the weighted Euclidean distance
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1848-1854

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2390

 

Wu-Feng Li, Jun-Ya Li, Xue Gao, Shang-Zhong Xu and Wen-Bin Yue

Association analysis of PRKAG3 gene variants with carcass and meat quality traits in beef cattle
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1855-1861

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2454

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Marijana Skorić, Suzana Živković, Jelena Savić, Branislav Šiler, Aneta Sabovljević, Sladjana Todorović and Dragoljub Grubišić

Efficient one-step tissue culture protocol for propagation of endemic plant, Lilium martagon var. cattaniae Vis.
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1862-1867

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2076

 

Cevdet Sağlam, Ibrahim Tobi, Ferhat Küp and Melih Yavuz Çevik

An input-output energy analysis in pistachio nut production: A case study for Southeastern Anotolia region of Turkey
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1868-1871

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2296

 

Shiva Ram Bhandari, Suk-Keun Park, Young-Cheol Cho and Young-Sang Lee

Evaluation of phytonutrients in Adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) seeds
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1872-1878

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2416

 

Suzanne M. Huddy, Ann E. Meyers and Vernon E. Coyne

Transformation of lacZ using different promoters in the commercially important red alga, Gracilaria gracilis
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1879-1885

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2641

 

Rizwan Ali Sheirdil, Kashif Bashir, Rifat Hayat and Mohammad Saleem Akhtar

Effect of cadmium on soybean (Glycine max L) growth and nitrogen fixation
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1886-1891

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2849

 

Nagehan Desen Köycü, Nuray Özer and Nafiz Delen

Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea isolates against some fungicides used in vineyards
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1892-1899

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2893

 

Sara Saadatmand and Fariba Azarbooyeh

New records of fungi from Iran
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1900-1903

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3070

 

Jeong-Eun Lee, Sang-Gyu Seo, Bong-kyu Kim, Seong-Min Woo, Bon-Cheol Koo, Tae-Ho Park, Yong Pyo Lim and Sun-Hyung Kim

Induction of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in the reed grass (Phragmites communis Trin.)
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1904-1911

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1597

 

Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Mostafa Valizadeh, Hossein Shahbazi3 and Ali Nori

Behavior of durum wheat genotypes under normal irrigation and drought stress conditions in the greenhouse
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1912-1923

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2370

 

Talat A. El-kersh, Yazeed A. Al-sheikh, Raid A. Al-akeel1 and Alaa A. Alsayed

Isolation and characterization of native Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Saudi Arabia
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1924-1938

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2717

 

Dongni Ren, Yonghua Gao and Qingling Feng

Enrichment of Pb, Hg and Cr in cultured carp otolith
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1939-1947

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3108

 

Wu-Shan Chu, Yi-You Hou, Yih-Tsong Ueng, and Jiang-Ping Wang

Length-weight relationship of largescale mullet, Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846), off the southwestern coast of Taiwan
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1948-1952

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3580

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Sung-Soo Jang, Yoshihito Shirai, Motoharu Uchida and Minato Wakisaka

Production of mono sugar from acid hydrolysis of seaweed
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1953-1963

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1681

 

Monnat Theerachat, Sandrine Morel, David Guieysse, Magali Remaud-Simeon and Warawut Chulalaksananukul

Comparison of synthetic dye decolorization by whole cells and a laccase enriched extract from Trametes versicolor DSM11269
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1964-1969

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2469

 

Shujiang Li, Tianhui Zhu, Guanghai Liu and Hanmingyue Zhu

Diversity of macrofungal community in Bifeng Gorge: the core giant panda habitat in China
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1970-1976

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3232

 

Sulaiman Ngongu Depamede, Niken Asri, Nur Indah Julisaniah, Bambang F. Suryadi, and Djoko Kisworo

Isolation and partial purification of lysozyme from saliva of Bali cattle (Bos sondaicus) using an aqueous mixture of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with sodium sulfate
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1977-1980

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2529

 

Du Yun-peng, Li Wen-yuan, Zhang Ming-fang, He Heng-bin and Jia Gui-xia

The establishment of a slow-growth conservation system in vitro for two wild lily species
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1981-1990

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2868

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

B. Ghosh, B. P. Mukhopadhyay and H. R. Bairagya

Effect of amino acids on bioleaching of chalcopyrite ore by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1991-1996

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2162

 

Aïcha Benlounissi, Aïcha Mechakra-Maza, Zoubida Gherib, Meriem Mahfouz, Loïc J. Blum and Christophe A. Marquette

Milk-clotting fungus enzymes production: A sustainable development approach based on whey recycling
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1997-2005

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1403

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Sina Dobaradaran, Ramin Nabizadeh, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Azita Noroozi, Masoud Yunesian, Noushin Rastkari, Shahrokh Nazmara and Soraya Zarei

Kinetic and degradation efficiency of trichloroethylene (TCE) via photochemical process from contaminated water
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2006-2012

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3276

 

Azza M. Gawish, Aliaa M. Issa, Nahed S. Bassily and Sherin M. Manaa

Role of green tea on nicotine toxicity on liver and lung of mice: Histological and morphometrical studies
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2013-2025

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.141

 

Xinzhang, Guangdao Yang, Jie Yang and Qinglong Shu

Physiological mechanism of resistance to anthracnose of different Camellia varieties
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2026-2031

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1099

 

Sun Yan-Lin, Jin Cheng-Wu and Hong Soon-Kwan

Effect of saturation on seed dormancy and germination of the halophyte Leymus chinensis
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2032-2046

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2671

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Huang Yong, Kong Jian qiang, Shen Jun hao, Zheng Xiao dong, Wang Wei, Yang Kang juan and Zhu Ping

Effect of mating types on amorpha-4,11-diene production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2047-2057

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1581

 

Muhammad Shakil Khan, Sana Zahra and Hamid Rashid

Bioinformatic analysis to discover putative drug targets against diarrheal causative agents
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2058-2066

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1843

 

Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Farid Khan, Kamran Ahmad Khan, Haroon Khan, Muhammad Tahir Razi, Asim.ur.Rehman and Naseem Ullah

Glutathione role in gallium induced toxicity
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2067-2072

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3160

 

Zhi Liu, Lushan Liu, Yueqiao Xu, Qi Hua and Jian Qin

Influence of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute ST elevated myocardial infarction
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2073-2077

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.630

 

Mahin Bakhshi, Majid Sirati Sabet, Elham Sadat Hashemi, Sedigheh Bakhtiari, Maryam Tofangchiha, Saranaz Azari Marhabi and Somayyeh Alirezaei

Evaluation of biochemical changes in unstimulated salivary, calcium, phosphorous and total protein during pregnancy
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2078-2082

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2104

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Lovet T. Kigigha and Marigold N. Atuzie

Assessment of traditional medicinal application of Alchornea cordifolia
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2083-2086

DOI: 10.5897/AJB09.1615

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Jessy Van Wyk and Trevor J. Britz

A rapid high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the extraction and quantification of folates in dairy products and cultures of Propionibacterium freudenreichii
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2087-2098

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2491

 

Jennifer Lamb, Melanie Napier and Samson Mukaratirwa

PCR-based identification reveals unique Southern African internal transcribed spacer (ITS) haplotypes of hookworms (Ancylostoma) of dogs from the Durban metropole, South Africa
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2099-2106

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3065

 

Xiaoyu Zhao, Deshui Yu, Hainan Gong, Liqiang Meng, Jing Li, Shumei Zhang, Xu Cao and Xingjun Feng

Design, synthesis and antibacterial activity of a novel hybrid antimicrobial peptide LFM23
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2107-2112

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.328

 

Li Li, Hong-jun Yang, Dai -cheng Liu, Hong-bin He, Chang-fa Wang, Ji-feng Zhong, Yun-dong Gao and Yanjun Zeng

Analysis of biofilm formation and associated gene detection in Staphylococcus isolates from bovine mastitis
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2113-2118

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.081

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

Borhan Shokrollahi and Masoud Zandieh

Estimation of genetic parameters for body weights of Kurdish sheep in various ages using multivariate animal models
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2119-2123

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3114

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Hosseini Aliabad S. A., Pourbakhsh, S. A., Charkhkar S., Bozorgmehri Fard M. H. and Shikhi, N.

Molecular study and phylogenetic analysis of Mycoplasma synoviae isolated from poultry flocks from Mazandran Province of Iran
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2124-2129

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1981

 

Ismet Ara, Najat A. Bukhari, N. M. Aref, Mahera M. A. Shinwari and M. A. Bakir

Antiviral activities of streptomycetes against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in Datura plant: Evaluation of different organic compounds in their metabolites
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2130-2138

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3388

 

Ali Asghar Saki, Reza Nasseri Harcini, Enayat Rahmatnejad and Jalal Salary

Herbal additives and organic acids as antibiotic alternatives in broiler chickens diet for organic production
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2139-2145

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.797

 

Bechr Hamrita, Kamel Rouissi, Soumaya Kouidhi, Bassem Jaouadi and Amel Benammar Elgaaied

Do diosgenin ameliorate urinary bladder toxic effect of cyclophosphamide and buthionine sulfoximine in experimental animal models?
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2146-2153

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2068

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