Recent Advances in Biological Research Vol. 2

Authors

Dr. Lanzhuang Chen, (Editor)

Division of Biotechnology and Breeding, Faculty of Environmental and Horticultural Science, The Dean of Graduate School of Horticulture and Foods, Minami Kyushu University, Japan.

A. P. Rao

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.

B. E. Agbo

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.

N. S. Udoekong

Department of Science and Technology, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria.

H. A. Etuk

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria.

P. Rama Bhat

PG Department of Biotechnology, Alva’s College, Moodbidri – 574 227, Karnataka, India.

V. H. Savitri

PG Department of Biotechnology, Alva’s College, Moodbidri – 574 227, Karnataka, India.

E. A. S. Osibote

Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

B. O. Odesanya

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria.

G. S. Soetan

Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

B. M. Popoola

Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

A. A. Onilude

Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

T. Olateru Comfort

Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Susanta Nath

Department of Zoology, Government General Degree College Singur under the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, India.

Biplob Kumar Modak

Department of Zoology, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India.

Sudipta Das

Department of Zoology, West Bengal Education Service, India.

Rahul Podder

Department of Zoology, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India.

Khushtar Anwar Salman

Department of Biochemistry, JN Medical College, A M U Aligarh, India.

Sharique Ahmed

Department of Allied Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Bahrain.

Indu Saxena

Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, Jodhpur, India.

Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges Elisée

Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.

N’guessan Aya Carine

Département de Biologie Végétale, UFR Sciences Biologiques, Université Péléforo Gon Coulibaly, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.

Bomisso Edson Lezin

Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.

Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire

Laboratoire de Biologie et Amélioration des Productions Végétales, UFR des Sciences de la Nature, Université Nangui Abrogoua, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.

Ake Sévérin

Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.

Kone Daouda

Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.

A. A. Agboke

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

A. A. Attama

Departments of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu State, Nigeria.

A. I. Ogbonna

Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Jos, P.M.B.2084 Jos, Nigeria.

Ardhendu Kumar Mandal

Central Instrumentation Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India.

Karzan Omer Qader

Department of Biology, College of Science, Sulaimani University, Iraq.

Sahar A. A. Malik Al-Saadi

Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq.

Thuraya A. Al-Saadi

Department of Science, College of Basic Education, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq.

Roberto Cabrera-Contreras

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, 4510, México D. F, México.

Rubén Morelos-Ramírez

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, 4510, México D. F, México.

Enrique Meléndez-Herrada

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, 4510, México D. F, México.

Ilham Zahir

Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technical, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 2202, Road of Immouzer, Fez, Morocco and Polyvalent Laboratory in Research and Development, Department of Biology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco.

Abdellah Houari

Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technical, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 2202, Road of Immouzer, Fez, Morocco.

Mohammed Iraqui

Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technical, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 2202, Road of Immouzer, Fez, Morocco.

Saad Ibnsouda

Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technical, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 2202, Road of Immouzer, Fez, Morocco.

M. E. Essilfie

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Faculty of Agriculture Education, University of Education, Winneba, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.

H. K. Dapaah

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Faculty of Agriculture Education, University of Education, Winneba, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.

J. Ofosu-Anim

Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

E. T. Blay

Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

J. C. Norman

Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of biological science. The contributions by the authors include Antagonistic potential, soil bacteria, pathogenic fungi, Aspergillus niger, fungicidal, Areca seeds, methanol extract, aqueous extract, antimicrobial activity, biogas, biomass, Pseudomonas fluorescens, olive oil degraded, Lipase production, LC₅₀, mercury, lead, cadmium, Chironomus striatapennis, Avian proteinase inhibitor, ovomucoid, physicochemical properties, elicitor, bacterial wilt, plant defense, Ralstonia solanacearum, Solanum lycopersicum, tomato, antimicrobials susceptibility, South-East, Nigeria, skim milk, keratinolytic activity, penicillium, chicken feather, basal medium, infectious diseases, infective agents, cancer cells, drug delivery system, Myrtus communis, myrtaceae, molecular diagnostics, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, nosocomial infections, antimicrobial resistance, bacterial resistance, antibacterial compounds, bacillus, sweet potato, beta-carotene etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of biological science.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Soil Bacteria as a Natural Source of Antifungal Agents against Phytopathogenic Fungus: Aspergillus niger

A. P. Rao, B. E. Agbo, N. S. Udoekong, H. A. Etuk
Chapter 2
Comparative Antimicrobial Activities of Solvent Extracts and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Seeds of Areca catechu L.

P. Rama Bhat, V. H. Savitri
Chapter 3
Generation and Analysis of Biogas from Some Animal and Vegetable Wastes

E. A. S. Osibote, B. O. Odesanya, G. S. Soetan
Chapter 4
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Analysis of Olive Oil Degraded by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Enzymatic Characterisation of the Lipase

B. M. Popoola, A. A. Onilude, T. Olateru Comfort
Chapter 5
Comparing the Susceptibility of Chironomus Striatapennis Larvae Exposed to Heavy Metals

Susanta Nath, Rahul Podder, Biplob Kumar Modak, Sudipta Das
Chapter 6
Physicochemical Properties of an Avian Protease Inhibitor

Khushtar Anwar Salman, Sharique Ahmed, Indu Saxena
Chapter 7
Synthetic Elicitor-Induced Defense Responses in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Cultivated in Côte d'Ivoire against Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum

Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges Elisée, N’guessan Aya Carine, Bomisso Edson Lezin, Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire, Ake Sévérin, Kone Daouda
Chapter 8
Antibiotics Susceptibility Pattern of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Enugu State, South-East Region of Nigeria

A. A. Agboke, A. A. Attama
Chapter 9
Keratin Degradation by Penicillium purpurogenum and Aspergillus niger Isolated from Nigerian Soils Polluted with Tannery Wastes

A. I. Ogbonna
Chapter 10
Copper Nanomaterials as Delivery System in Combating Infective Agents and Cancer

Ardhendu Kumar Mandal
Chapter 11
Chemical Composition of Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae) Fruits

Karzan Omer Qader, Sahar A. A. Malik Al-Saadi, Thuraya A. Al-Saadi
Chapter 12
Evaluation of Three Phenotypic Tests vs. Duplex (coa & mecA) PCR for Detection of Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S. epidermidis (MRSE) Strains from Patients with Nosocomial Infections (NI) in Several Mexican Hospitals

Roberto Cabrera-Contreras, Rubén Morelos-Ramírez, Enrique Meléndez-Herrada
Chapter 13
Bacillus spp with an Antibacterial Activity

Ilham Zahir, Abdellah Houari, Mohammed Iraqui, Saad Ibnsouda
Chapter 14
Assessment of Changes in Beta-carotene Content and Sensory Attributes of Two Sweet Potato Varieties as Influenced by Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers and Storage Methods

M. E. Essilfie, H. K. Dapaah, J. Ofosu-Anim, E. T. Blay, J. C. Norman