The golden kuhol, Poniacea ccmaliculata, was exposed to varying concentrations of lead (as lead chloride) — 10 ppm, 90 ppm and 130 ppm - under controlled conditions and then were sacrificed and dissected; the head, foot ...

Phosphorus is a major plant nutrient yet it is one of the least available in the soil. In order to acquire inorganic phosphate (Pi), plants have developed several strategies for adaptation to low phosphorus. These include ...

Probiotics have been shown to promote the endogenous host defense mechanisms by stabilization of the gut microflora. In this study, LP-3G3 chocolate, a locally- formulated milk chocolate drink containing 106 to 107 cfu/mL ...

Due to climate change, sugar yield has been significantly decreasing, resulting in an increase in its domestic price. Thus, methods to counter this problem and increase sugar yield are very timely. Widely used today by ...

Nosocomial infections pose a huge threat on the recovery of patients in maternity hospitals and clinics. The most common infection they could obtain is urinary tract infection (UTI), which has maternal and perinatal outcomes. ...

Trichosetin, a novel tetramic acid antibiotic produced in the dual culture of Catharanthus roseus callus and Trichoderma harzianum Hl 4, has been demonstrated to possess notable activity against methicillin-resistant ...

DNA sequence of 62 up-regulated and 214 down-regulated clones, obtained from transcriptional profiling of mouse skeletal muscle following 5-10 days of voluntary wheel running experiment of Takemasa el al., were retrieved ...

This study was conducted to test for the most effective and locally-available organic materials as substrates for the mycelial growth and fruiting body development of Ganoderma lucidum, namely rice bran, rice hull, sawdust, ...

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of bacterial skin infections in wounds and lesions. While it is part of the normal flora of the human body, S'. aureus can also cause infections and diseases by releasing ...

The usefulness of guard cell length and stomatai frequency as indirect ploidy indicators was evaluated for seed-grown plants of Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steud. Leaves were collected from 3-week old plants and were again ...