Issue · 2015
Vol. 30, Iss. 2, pp. 45-86
7 articles · pp. 45-86 · All issues →
Research ArticleScreening, optimization and characterization of xylanase by locally isolated bacteria
Farah Rauf Shakoori, Momina Shokat, Faiza Saleem, Tanzeela Riaz
Xylanase enzyme is of great importance commercially because of its high stability at elevated temperatures and in alkaline conditions. The present study was aimed to isolate and screen xylanase producing bacteria and to optimize cultural conditions for m…
24 Jan 2018- Research Article
Diversity of indigenous fish species in Konoskhaihaor, Northeast Bangladesh
Mohammed Mahbub Iqbal, Mehedi Hasan Kanon, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Abul Hossain, Shamima Nasren, Md. Jahidul Islam et al.
The present study was executed to assess the indigenous fish assemblage of Konoskhaihaor for 9 months from May 2014 to January 2015. The Konoskhaihaor area covers 104.50 acres of land containing 6 small to large beels. In the monsoon haor remains under water.…
24 Jan 2018 - Research Article
Effects of the selenium nanoparticles on the biomarkers of oxidative status in the Wistar rats spleen following the experimental cadmium toxicity
Soraya Khosravian Dehordi, Abdolnaser Mohebbi, Kahin Shahanipour
Exposures to heavy metals in environment produce several armful health effects. The generation of oxidative stress creates by the common mechanism their carcinogenicity and toxicity. The present study was planned to determine whether an oral administration of…
24 Jan 2018 - Research Article
Pathogenicity of Aspergillus parasiticus against Coptotermes heimi (Wasmann)
Ayesha Aihetasham, Faiza Qayyum, Muhammad Xaaceph
Termites are economically important insects. They cause damage to furniture, household goods, timber and forest vegetation. Present study was designed to determine the effect of fungus isolates at six different exposure times on Coptotermes heimi (Wasmann), wh…
24 Jan 2018 - Research Article
Comparative study of species composition, relative abundance and distribution of rodents between exclosure and control sites in the Web Valley of the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Addishiwot Fekdu, Afework Bekele, Demeke Datiko
This investigation deals with comparative study of rodents between exclosure and control sites, Ethiopia. To collect the rodent fauna, six study grid sites were identified and marked. These were three from exclosure and three from control sites. Twenty-f…
24 Jan 2018 - Short Communication
Antifungal potential of silk recovered from Neoscona theisi (Araneae: Araneidae)
Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Arooj Zaheer, Rabia Yaqoob
Study was designed to assess the antifungal potential of silk obtained from Neoscona theisi, an orb-weaver spider of Araneidae family. Evident inhibition of fungal growth was observed on bread treated with web silk of N. theisi as compared to untreated c…
24 Jan 2018 - Short Communication
Observation on the foraging behavior of a potter wasp, Delta esuriens (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on sesban (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr)
Phong Huy Pham
The foraging behavior of Delta esuriens is observed on a female wasp. To paralyze the prey, a total of two stings in its abdomen segments are used by D. esuriens. The first sting aims at the sixth segment and the second at the seventh segment. The total time o…
24 Jan 2018