Research Articles

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

Stable gene transformation in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. walp.) using particle gun method

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J. Ikea, I. Ingelbrecht, A. Uwaifo and G. Thottappilly

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INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum F1 and Lactobacillus brevis OG1

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S.T. Ogunbanwo, A.I. Sanni, and A. A. Onilude

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Protein enrichment of solid waste from cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) cormel processing using Aspergillus oryzae obtained from cormel flour 

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Duru, C. Chidi and Uma, Ngwanma U.

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Constructional features of a 15-litre home-made bioreactor for fed-batch fermentations

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Gueguim Kana, E.B., Oloke, J.K., Lateef, A. and Zebaze Kana, M.G.

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MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Comparison of an African herbal formula with commercially available haematinics

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Okochi Vi, Okpuzor J, Alli La

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Rhesus negative pregnant women in a traditional birth home in Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Idowu, O.A., Mafiana, C.F. and Sotiloye, Dapo

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Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria 

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K. Abdullahi, S. Muhammad, S. B. Manga and I. M. Tunau

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genetic fingerprinting and phylogenetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Nigeria 

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Onasanya A., Mignouna H.D. and Thottappilly G.

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Isolation of total DNA from bacteria and yeast

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Marco Ligozzi and Roberta Fontana

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