Vol. 8 No. 21 (2009) | African Journal of Biotechnology

Published: 2011-05-09

Construction of an expression vector for Lactococcus lactis based on an indigenous cryptic plasmid

HW Yeng, MN Shamsudin, RA Rahim

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10.5897/AJB09.643

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cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of ribosomal protein s20 gene (RPS20) from the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

T Zhang, W Hou, Y Hou, Y Hao, Y Du, G Wu, Y Songz, Z Peng

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10.5897/AJB09.792

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Analysis of expressed sequence tags derived from inflorescence shoot of ,i>Tectona grandis (teak)

HM Rosli, NM Saleh, MIM Noor, M Norwati, B Norlia, A Norwati

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10.5897/AJB09.806

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Determination of genetic variability of Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties using microsatellite markers

ZH Pervaiz, MA Rabbani, SR Pearce, SA Malik

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10.5897/AJB09.827

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Genetic homogeneity among Ugandan isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum revealed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis

J Odipio, G Tusiime, L Tripathi, V Aritua

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10.5897/AJB09.1063

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Molecular detection of Brucella spp. from broth culture of clinical samples in Nigeria: Its role in vaccine quality control

JF Antiabong, B Yakubu, OA Owolodun, W Bertu, RA Ocholi

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10.5897/AJB09.1152

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Isolation and expression pattern of COR15b and KIN1 genes in watermelon and pumpkin

K Guozhang, Z Zhonghou, G Tiancai, R Jiangping

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10.5897/AJB09.1225

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Analyses of karyotypes and comparative physical locations of the resistance gene, Xa-5, between Oryza sativa and Oryza,/i> officinalis

L Hong, C Yan, L Gang, L Xue-qun, Q Rui

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10.5897/AJB09.1402

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In vitro propagation of Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed), a famine food plant

A Singh, T Kandasamy, B Odhav

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10.5897/AJB09.307

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Pollen characteristics and in vitro pollen germination of Cedrus libani A. Rich.

B Caliskan, H Colgecen, S Pehlivan

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10.5897/AJB09.663

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Optimal control of a batch bioreactor for the production of a novel antifungal substance CF66I

C Quan, X Li, J Wang, W Zheng, S Fan

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10.5897/AJB09.727

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Growth, nodulation and yield of black gram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] as influenced by biofertilizers and soil amendments

A Javaid

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10.5897/AJB09.793

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Exogenous application of plant growth regulators increased the total flavonoid content in Taraxacum officinale Wigg

YH Kim, M Hamayun, AL Khan, CI Na, SM Kang, HH Han, I Lee

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10.5897/AJB09.927

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Determination of native woody landscape plants in Bursa and Uludag

M Zencirkiran

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10.5897/AJB09.998

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Sensory evaluation: The last hurdle in varietal development of yams (Dioscorea rotundata, poir) in Ghana

E Otoo, R Asiedu

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10.5897/AJB09.1053

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Morphological abnormality among regenerated shoots of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) after in vitro multiplication with TDZ and BAP from excised shoottips

S Shirani, F Mahdavi, M Maziah

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10.5897/AJB09.1080

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Isolation of phytohormones producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from weeds growing in Khewra salt range, Pakistan and their implication in providing salt tolerance to Glycine max L.

I Naz, A Bano, T Ul-Hassan

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10.5897/AJB09.1176

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Micropropagation of Origanum sipyleum L., an endemic medicinal herb of Turkey

EA Oluk, A Çakýr

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10.5897/AJB09.1216

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Physiological and antioxidant responses of three leguminous species to saline environment during seed germination stage

X Wang, G Zhao, H Gu

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10.5897/AJB09.1386

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Biodegradation of PAHs by fungi in contaminated-soil containing cadmium and nickel ions

HI Atagana

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10.5897/AJB2009.000-9465

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Ultramicroscopic observation of recombinant adenoassociated virus type 2 on the surface of formvarcarbon coated copper grids under different relative humidity and incubation time using negative stain transmission electron microscopy

S Liu, C Niu, X Li, H Chen

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10.5897/AJB2009.000-9466

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Growth response of eight tropical turfgrass species to salinity

K Uddin, AS Juraimi, MR Ismail, R Othman, AA Rahim

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10.5897/AJB09.847

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Separation and recovery of organic acids from fermented kitchen waste by an integrated process

FN Omar, NA Rahman, HS Hafid, PL Yee, MA Hassan

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10.5897/AJB09.992

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Zooplankton abundance in the River Kars, Northeast Turkey: Impact of environmental variables

H Özbay, A Altindag

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10.5897/AJB09.1015

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Molecular diagnostics and phylogenetic analysis of ‘Candidatus phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI- Aster yellow group) infecting banana (Musa spp.)

BR Singh, A Aminuddin, AA Al-Khedhairy, F Al-Qurainy, J Musarrat

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10.5897/AJB09.1046

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Linking climate change and progressive eutrophication to incidents of clustered animal mortalities in different geographical regions of South Africa

PJ Oberholster, A-M Botha, JG Myburgh

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10.5897/AJB09.1060

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Potential probiotic of Lactobacillus johnsonii LT171 for chicken nutrition

H Taheri, F Tabandeh, H Moravej, M Zaghari, M Shivazad, P Shariati

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10.5897/AJB09.1062

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The effects of different warm stratification periods on the seed germination of some Rosa taxa

S Alp, F Çelik, N Türkoglu, S Karagöz

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10.5897/AJB09.1110

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Response surface optimization of D(-)-lactic acid production by Lactobacillus SMI8 using corn steep liquor and yeast autolysate as an alternative nitrogen source

CJ Bolner de Lima, LF Coelho, KC Blanco, J Contiero

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10.5897/AJB09.627

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Diesel degradation and biosurfactant production by Gram-positive isolates

A Ganesh, J Lin

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10.5897/AJB09.811

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The effect of rhizobacterial inoculation on growth and nutrient accumulation of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under low N-fertilizer regime

MAB Mia, ZH Shamsuddin, Z Wahab, M Marziah

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10.5897/AJB09.882

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Enhanced production of subtilisin of Pyrococcus furiosus expressed in Escherichia coli using autoinducing medium

N Ikram, S Naz, MI Rajoka, S Sadaf, MW Akhtar

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10.5897/AJB09.1068

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Plasmids profiles, antibiotic and heavy metal resistance incidence of endophytic bacteria isolated from grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

AD Altalhi

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10.5897/AJB09.1391

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Antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates from food sold on a University campus in south western Nigeria

AO Oluyege, AC Dada, AM Ojo, E Oluwadare

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10.5897/AJB09.989

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Nutrient content and anti-nutritional factors in shea butter (Butryospermum parkii) leaves

TA Abidemi, OJ Adebayo, O Idowu, MO Agbotoba

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10.5897/AJB09.593

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Fe (III) complex of mefloquine hydrochloride: Synthesis, antimicrobial and toxicological activities

JF Adediji, JA Obaleye, GO Adediran, MA Adebayo

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10.5897/AJB09.914

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degradation by laccase from a tropical white rot fungus Ganoderma lucidum

H Punnapayak, S Prasongsuk, K Messner, K Danmek, P Lotrakul

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10.5897/AJB09.1073

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Anti-inflammatory activity of and Acalypha alopecuroides

MA Zavala-Sánchez, C Pérez-González, L Arias-García, S Pérez-Gutiérrez

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10.5897/AJB2009.000-9468

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Plant tissue culture study on two different races of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.)

Y Safdari, SK Kazemitabar

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10.5897/AJB09.816

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Effect of particle size of granules on some mechanical properties of paracetamol tablets

FE Eichie, AO Kudehinbu

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10.5897/AJB09.859

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A comparison of efficacy between conventional and modified methods of the chronic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion model

H-T Liu, F Li, Y-M Wang, WB Lau, L Tao, Y Yuan, H-C Wang

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10.5897/AJB09.870

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Blood shortage situation: An audit of red blood cells order and pattern of utilization

EM Ebose, IC Osalumese

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10.5897/AJB09.879

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A taxonomic review of the species of the genus Amara Bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae) from south-central Turkey

SS Avgin, I Emre

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10.5897/AJB09.750

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Resistance of maize varieties to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

F Abebe, T Tefera, S Mugo, Y Beyene, S Vidal

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10.5897/AJB09.821

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Establishment of in vitro fast-growing normal root culture of Vernonia amygdalina - a potent African medicinal plant

MM Khalafalla, HM Daffalla, HA El-Shemy, E Abdellatef

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10.5897/AJB09.747

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Enzymatic hydrolysis of esters from 2-carboxy-6- methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran acid

R Tovar-Miranda, R Cortés-García, S Cruz-Sánchez, RM Bellido, A Coaviche, H Luna

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10.5897/AJB09.1092

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Effects of application methods and species of wood on color changes of varnishes

M Budakci, A Ozcifci, H Cinar, A Sonmez

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10.5897/AJB09.1396

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Effect of different flocculants on the flocculation performance of flocculation performance of microalgae, Chaetoceros calcitrans, cells

ZT Harith, FM Yusoff, MS Mohamed, M Shariff, M Din, AB Ariff

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Oxytocic and anti-implantation activities of the leaf extracts of Graptophyllum pictum (Linn.) Griff. (Acanthaceae)

SO Olagbende-Dada, GE Ukpo, HAB Coker, SA Adesina

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10.5897/AJB09.565

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Evaluation of Sorghum bicolor leaf base extract for gastrointestinal effects

FC Nwinyi, HO Kwanashie

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10.5897/AJB2009.000-9469

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Altered membrane permeability in multidrug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from extra-intestinal infections

B Arora, T Jagdale

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10.5897/AJB09.1227

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Potential of replacing pawpaw fruit and leaves with cabbage peels as a natural feedstuff in the diet of Achatina achatina linne (African giant land snail)

GT Imran, OD Ayeni, AS Okunade, B Oyeleye

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10.5897/AJB09.497

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Phytochemical constituents and effects of aqueous root-bark extract of Ficus sycomorus L. (Moracaea) on muscular relaxation, anaesthetic and sleeping time on laboratory animals

SG Zaku, FA Abdulrahaman, PA Onyeyili, OC Aguzue, SA Thomas

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10.5897/AJB09.1114

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