September 2013
Comparative studies on the pathogenic potential of Meloidogyne spp. on mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)
Pulse crop occupy an important position in Indian Agriculture and constitute major source of protein to the large number of vegetarian population of the country. The root –knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are important group of plant parasitic nematodes which is posing a threat to mung bean (Vigna radiate L.). During the survey of plant parasitic nematodes associated with mung bean in and around Aligarh...
September 2013
Isolation and purification of the peptides from Apostichopus japonicus and evaluation of its antibacterial and antitumor activities
Peptides were isolated and purified from enteron of the Apostichopus japonicus (A. japonicus) by methanol and gel filtration chromatography. The antibacterial activity test in vitro was carried out by the agar diffusion method. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the antimicrobial peptides to Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (Sa), Vibrio harveyi (Vh), Vibrio parahemolyticus (Vp), Bacillus...
September 2013
Growth of Trichosporon asahii in presence of the oxidants, hydrogen peroxide, diamide and menadione
The opportunistic pathogenic fungus, Trichosporon asahii easily causes rare skin and disseminated infections in the skin and internal organs in immunocompromised patients, particularly, those with AIDS or cancer or those who have received organ transplant are also susceptible to T. asahii infection. In this study, we monitored theeffects of three oxidants exposure to hydrogen peroxide, diamide...
September 2013
Management of root rot of pea (Pisum sativum L.) through bioagents
Root rot of pea is assuming the status of major disease in Kashmir. The diseased plants showed poor growth, yellowing and drying of foliage with partially or fully damaged root system. The pathogen associated with the disease was identified as Fusarium solani f.sp.pisi (Jones) Synder and Hansen. The dual culture studies of four biocontrol agents revealed that Trichoderma harzianum exhibited...
September 2013
Efficiency of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of eggs of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Homopera: Delphacidae)
The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Homopera: Delphacidae), is an important pest of rice. Although current research indicates that the fungus can infect the adult and nymph, there is no information on the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against the egg. In this study, the virulence of two isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae, and six isolates ofBeauveria to N. lugens egg...
September 2013
Characterization of microorganisms in the soils with sewage irrigations
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of sewage irrigation on the quantity and distribution of soil microorganisms, and to explore the relationship between the content of soil nutrients and the quantity of different microorganism. The results showed that the quantities of the soil actinomycetes, fungi, nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB), nitrate bacteria (NB) and denitrifying bacteria (DB) were...
September 2013
Response of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. seedlings and soil bio-functioning to inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobia and Pseudomonas fluorescens
(L.) Willd. Acacia senegal is a multipurpose legume that is economically and ecologically important in Sahelian areas. The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) inoculum (M) individually and in combination with rhizobia (R) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf) were investigated on the growth and nutrition of A. senegal seedlings. In glasshouse conditions, all the inocula except...
September 2013
Suitability of camel milk to transformation in Leben by lactic starter
The aim of this work was to study the suitability of camel milk to transformation in Leben by lactic fermentation. Sixty strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from camel milk. Strains were tested for their acidification activity, ability to use citrate, biomass yield, growth rate and Exopolysaccharide (EPS) production. Twenty-nine strains showed ability to use citrate. These strains were tested for their...
September 2013
Antagonistic action of Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma viride against Fusarium solani causing root rot of tomato
The aim of this work was to study the suitability of camel milk to transformation in Leben by lactic fermentation. Sixty strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from camel milk. Strains were tested for their acidification activity, ability to use citrate, biomass yield, growth rate and Exopolysaccharide (EPS) production. Twenty-nine strains showed ability to use citrate. These strains were tested for their...
September 2013
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in degraded lands in Northeast Brazil
The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi status of degraded lands in Northeast Brazil was surveyed. The survey was conducted out at the following four sites: native vegetation (NV), moderately degraded land (LDL), highly degraded land (HDL) and land under restoration for four years (RL). At each site, soil samples were collected at 0 to 20 cm depth during September 2010. We analyzed the correlation between spores...
September 2013
Molecular characterization of enterococcus strains isolated from cases of neonatal sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit
This work aimed at determining the occurrence, species prevalence, antibacterial resistance, and genetic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated from cases of neonatal sepsis at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Out of 134 blood samples of neonatal sepsis enterococci were isolated from 111 cases. Of these 111 strains VRE strains were identified and the resistance...
September 2013
Study on immunogenicity of combined sheep and goat pox and peste des petitis ruminants vaccines in small ruminants in Ethiopia
The study was conducted at the National Veterinary Institute (NVI), Ethiopia, with the objective of evaluating the immunogenicity of combined peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and sheep and goat pox (SGP) vaccines under laboratory and field conditions for possible use of a cost efficient vaccine based disease control strategy. Vaccines of PPR and SGP were prepared using PPR75/1 (LK6 Vero74) and Kenyan sheep and goat pox...
September 2013
Aeromonas veronii infection in the cultured snakehead fish, Ophiocephalus argus (Cantor)
Aeromonas veronii has been identified as a causative agent of fish and human disease outbreaks. However, there is no definitive data on A. veronii infection in cultured snakehead fish Ophiocephalus argus (Cantor). In this study, a virulent strain S-L was isolated from the farmed snakehead fish suffering from epizootic ulcerative syndrome, and identified as an A. veronii strain using...
September 2013
Procalcitonin to diagnose pediatric acute bacterial enteritis
Acute enteric infections cause mortality and many cases of stunted growth in children worldwide. Acute bacterial enteritis is diagnosed by stool culture, which takes several days, though appropriate antibiotic treatment is promptly required. A faster diagnostic marker is needed. Since procalcitonin can rapidly diagnose sepsis, we sought to determine its utility for rapidly diagnosing pediatric acute enteric...
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