Basidiospore and Protoplast Regeneration from Raised Fruiting Bodies of Pathogenic Ganoderma boninense

NISHA THOPLA GOVENDER1*, MAZIAH MAHMOOD1, 2, IDRIS ABU SEMAN3 and WONG MUI-YUN1, 4* 1Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor D.E., Malaysia 2Department of Biochemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor D.E., Malaysia 3Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi...
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Effects of Selected Herbicides on Growth and Nitrogen Fixing Activity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Sb16)

ARMITA NAHI1, RADZIAH OTHMAN1, 2, DZOLKHIFLI OMAR3 and MAHDI EBRAHIMI4 1Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 2Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 3Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 4Department of P...
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Endophytic Detection in Selected European Herbal Plants

AGATA GORYLUK-SALMONOWICZ1*, MONIKA PIÓREK1, HANNA REKOSZ-BURLAGA1, MARCIN STUDNICKI2 and MIECZYSŁAW BŁASZCZYK1 1Department of Microbial Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland 2Department of Experimental Design and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland *Corresponding ...
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Pexophagy in Penicillin G Secretion by Penicillium chrysogenum PQ-96

WIESŁAW KURZĄTKOWSKI1* and ANITA GĘBSKA-KUCZEROWSKA2 1Independent Laboratory of Streptomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland 2Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland *Corresponding author: W. Kurząt...
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In Search of the Antimicrobial Potential of Benzimidazole Derivatives

MONIKA JANECZKO,1 ZYGMUNT KAZIMIERCZUK,2 ANDRZEJ ORZESZKO,2 ANDRZEJ NIEWIADOMY,3 EWA KRÓL,4 RYSZARD SZYSZKA1 and MACIEJ MASŁYK,1* 1Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland 2Institute of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 3Department of Chemistry, University of Life...
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The Effect of Local Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy on the Composition of Bacterial Flora in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer

WITOLD WOŹNIAK1*, MONIKA TARNAS2, TOMASZ MIŁEK1, R. KRZYSZTOF MLOSEK3 and PIOTR CIOSTEK1 1First Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Second Faculty of Medicine with the English Division and the Physiotherapy Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 2Microbiology Department, Mazovian Bródnowski Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 3Department of Ultrasono...
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Characterization of a Highly Enriched Microbial Consortium Reductively Dechlorinating 2,3-Dichlorophenol and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol and the Corresponding cprA Genes from River Sediment

WAEL S. EL-SAYED1,2* 1Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawarah, KSA 2Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt *Corresponding author: W.S. El-Sayed,  Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwara, KSA; e-mail: waelsme@yahoo.com. Submitted 4 August 2015, ...
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Characterization of Rhizobial Bacteria Nodulating Astragalus corrugatus and Hippocrepis areolata in Tunisian Arid Soils

MOSBAH MAHDHI1, NADIA HOUIDHEG2, NEJI MAHMOUDI2, ABDELHAKIM MSAADEK2, MOKHTAR REJILI2 and MOHAMED MARS2 1Center for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia *Corresponding author...
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Distribution and Identification of Endophytic Streptomyces Species from Schima wallichii as Potential Biocontrol Agents against Fungal Plant Pathogens

AJIT KUMAR PASSARI1, VINEET KUMAR MISHRA1, VIJAI KUMAR GUPTA2, RATUL SAIKIA3 and BHIM PRATAP SINGH1* 1Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India 2Molecular Glyco-biotechnology Group, Department of Biochemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland 3Biotechnology Division, CSIR...
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Prevalence of Biofilm Formation and Wide Distribution of Virulence Associated Genes among Vibrio spp. Strains Isolated from the Monastir Lagoon, Tunisia

BADREDDINE MECHRI1, 2*, AMEL MEDHIOUB2, MOHAMED NEJIB MEDHIOUB2 and MAHJOUB AOUNI1 1Laboratory of Contagious Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia 2Laboratory of Aquaculture, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Monastir, Tunisia *Corresponding author: B. Mechri, Faculté de Pharmacie, ...
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