Biological Sciences & Biotechnology: Recent submissions

  • Production of extracellular polysaccharases by the marine protists, Thraustochytrids, with special reference to alpha-amylase activity 
    Shirodkar, P.V.; Muraleedharan, U.D.; Raghukumar, S. (International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 8(2(B)); 2017; 453-462.)
    Thraustochytrids, a once obscure group of straminipilan protists, are now increasingly coming into the limelight by virtue of the diverse industrial potential of their cell products which include polyunsaturated fatty acids ...
  • Variable region of 16s rRNA is essential for the identification of Group 1 mosquito-pathogenic strains of Lysinibacillus 
    Mohanty, A.K.; Garg, S.; Dhindsa, K.; Kumar, A. (Advances in Biotechnology and Microbiology. 2(2(B)); 2017; Article ID_555583.)
    A study was carried out to characterize and identify the potential mosquito-pathogenic bacilli strains isolated from the soil samples obtained from various locations in Goa, India. Six isolates were characterized ...
  • Optimization of an anti Staphylococcus antibiotic produced by tropical soil dwelling Streptomyces parvulus 
    Velho-Pereira, S.; Kamat, N.M. (BioRxiv.2016)
    An antibiotic produced by strain Streptomyces parvulus showing activity against Staphylococcus citreus was subjected to various optimization parameters for enhancing its production. Nutritional and physiological parameters ...
  • Mycorrhization in sustainable agriculture 
    Rodrigues, B.F. (Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 46(2); 2016; 123-133.)
    Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are ubiquitous and widespread in soils all around the world. They form a link between the plant roots and soil. The root systems of most terrestrial plants (80 percent) and majority of ...
  • Dietary intake omega-3 rich fish oil and management of diabetes 
    Roy, R.; Kamat, S.G. (Journal of Endocrinology and Thyroid Research. 1(1); 2017; 1-8.)
    Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial disorder and prolonged suffering from the diabetes leads to damage the several vital organs due to excessive oxidative stress. On the other hand, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ...
  • Enhancement of growth in mangrove plant (Ceriops tagal) by Rhizophagus clarus 
    DSouza, J.; Rodrigues, B.F. (Journal of Plant Nutrition. 40(3); 2017; 365-371.)
    The present study was conducted to investigate the growth response of Ceriops tagal Perr.) C.B. Robinson a mangrove species belonging to the family Rhizophoraceae. Three dominant native arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal ...
  • Physico-chemical Characterisitcs and Phytoplankton diversity in some fresh water bodies of Goa, India 
    Sawaiker, R.U.; Rodrigues, B.F. (Journal of Environment Research and Development. 10(4); 2016; 706-711.)
    The freshwater bodies on the surface of globe are environmental assets. They harbour organisms that generate oxygen in the surrounding environment which is utilized by members of all trophic levels. These aquatic assets ...
  • Rapid and efficient method to extract metagenomic DNA from estuarine sediments 
    Shamim, K.; Sharma, J.; Dubey, S.K. (3 Biotech. 7(3); 2017; ArticleID 182.)
    Metagenomic DNA from sediments of selective estuaries of Goa, India was extracted using a simple, fast, efficient and environment friendly method. The recovery of pure metagenomic DNA from our method was significantly high ...
  • Fossilized microbial forms in Baltic and Goan Amber: A comparative pioneer study 
    Dabolkar, S.; Kamat, N.M. (Proc. Int. Seminar on New Frontiers in Microbiology and Applied Biology, 7-8 Jan 2016. St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa. 2016; 35-41.)
    This paper is based on survys, exploration and standardization of techniques to recover rare amber samples from sands in Goa and identify specimens embedded with distinct microbial fossils based on studies on referenec ...
  • Presence of a widely disseminated Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b clone in India 
    Barbuddhe, S.B.; Doijad, S.P.; Goesmann, A.; Hilker, R.; Poharkar, K.V.; Rawool, D.B.; Kurkure, N.V.; Kalorey, D.R.; Malik, S.S.; Shakuntala, I.; Chaudhari, S.; Waskar, V.; D’Costa, D.; Kolhe, R.; Arora, R.; Roy, A.; Raorane, A.; Kale, S.; Pathak, A.; Negi, M.; Kaur, S.; Waghmare, R.; Warke, S.; Shoukat, S.; Harish, B.; Poojary, A.; Madhavaprasad, C.; Nagappa, K.; Das, S.; Zende, R.; Garg, S.; Bhosle, S.; Radriguez, S.; Paturkar, A.; Fritzenwanker, M.; Ghosh, H.; Hain, T.; Chakraborty, T. (Emerging Microbes and Infections. 5( 2016; ArticleID e55.)
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