Biological Sciences & Biotechnology: Recent submissions

  • Modified Strullu and Romand (MSR) medium devoid of sucrose promotes higher in vitro germination in Rhizophagus irregularis 
    D'Souza, J.; Rodrigues, K.M.; Rodrigues, B.F. (Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 43(2); 2013; 240-242.)
    Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate symbionts belonging to the phylum Glomeromycota (Schuler et al 2001), that cannot complete their life cycles without establishing a functional symbiosis with a host plant. ...
  • Biodiversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in mangroves of Goa in West India 
    D'Souza, J.; Rodrigues, B.F. (Journal of Forestry Research. 24(3); 2013; 515-523.)
    Seventeen mangrove species of eight families at seven riverine and fringe habitats in Goa West India were surveyed for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungal diversity. Sixteen species were found to be mycorrhizal and one ...
  • The effect of a temperature rise on the sulphate reducing rates in cold marine sediments of Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Arctic Ocean) 
    Kerkar, S. (Scientific and Geopolitical Interests in Arctic and Antarctic, Proc. of International Conference on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic, (iSaGAA), 2012. Ed. By: Ramesh, R.; Sudhakar, M. ; Chattopadhyay, S. ; LIGHTS Research Foundation; India. 2013; 213-221.)
    Arctic Ocean is a useful sentinel for understanding the impact of climate change. Dramatic changes are occurring in this region, calling for monitoring of biogeochemical processes. The study site, Konsfjorden is a unique ...
  • Seasonal diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi in mangroves of Goa, India 
    D'Souza, J.; Rodrigues, B.F. (International Journal of Biodiversity. 2013; 2013; Article ID 196527-.)
    Seasonal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal community composition in three common mangrove plant species, namely, Acanthus ilicifolius, Excoecaria agallocha, and Rhizophora mucronata, from two sites in Goa, ...
  • Evaluation of medicinal properties of Grewia nervosa (Lour.) Panigrahi 
    Meena, S.N.; Ghadi, S.C.; Janarthanam, M.K. (International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 4(4); 2013; 821-828.)
    Grewia nervosa (Lour) Panighrahi, belonging to the family Malvaceae s.l. is widely distributed along the Western Ghats of India. Although it has been commonly used in traditional medicine, the medicinal properties have not ...
  • Families of Dothideomycetes 
    Hyde, K.D.; Jones, E.B.G.; Liu, J.-K.; Ariyawansa, H.; Boehm, E.; Boonmee, S.; Braun, U.; Chomnunti, P.; Crous, P.W.; Dai, D.Q.; Diederich, P.; Dissanayake, A.; Doilom, M.; Doveri, F.; Hongsanan, S.; Jayawardena, R.; Lawrey, J.D.; Li, Y-M.; Liu, Y-X.; Lucking, R.; Monkai, J.; Muggia, L.; Nelsen, M.P.; Pang, K-L.; Phookamsak, R.; Senanayake, I.C.; Shearer, C.A.; Suetrong, S.; Tanaka, K.; Thambugala, K.M.; Wijayawardene, N.N.; Wikee, S.; Wu, H-X.; Zhang, Y.; Aguirre-Hudson, B.; Alias, S.A.; Aptroot, A.; Bahkali, A.H.; Bezerra, J.L.; Bhat, D.J.; Camporesi, E.; Chukeatirote, E.; Gueidan, C.; Hawksworth, D.L.; Hirayama, K.; DeHoog, S; Kang, J-C.; Knudsen, K.; Li, W-J.; Li, X-H.; Liu, Z-Y.; Mapook, A.; McKenzie, E.H.C.; Miller, A.N.; Mortimer, P.E.; Phillips, A.J.L.; Raja, H.A.; Scheuer, C.; Schumm, F.; Taylor, J.E.; Tian, Q.; Tibpromma, S.; Wanasinghe, D.N.; Wang, Y.; Xu, J-C.; Yacharoen, S.; Yan, J-Y.; Zhang, M. (Fungal Diversity. 63(1); 2013; 1-313.)
    Dothideomycetes comprise a highly diverse range of fungi characterized mainly by asci with two wall layers (bitunicate asci) and often with fissitunicate dehiscence. Many species are saprobes, with many asexual states ...
  • Bacterial response to dynamic metal concentrations in the surface sediments of a solar saltern (Goa, India) 
    Pereira, F.; Kerkar, S.; Krishnan, K.P. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185(5); 2013; 3625-3636.)
    The Ribandar solar saltern, situated adjacent to the Mandovi estuary is influenced by the barge transport of ferromanganese ore to the Mormugao harbour (Arabian Sea). The current study focuses on the distribution of metals ...
  • Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids alleviate D-galactosamine induced hepatitis by regulating cytokine production 
    Pujari, P.; Roy, R. (International Journal of Integrative Biology. 13; 2012; 24-29.)
    Dietary fatty acids are able to modulate the immune system through several mechanisms. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids are shown to alleviate various inflammatory disorders. The present study aims at finding out the ...
  • Significance of marine salt pans as imminent source of bioactive secondary metabolites 
    Kamat, T.; Kerkar, S. (Proc. Int. Conf. Environment, Health and Industrial Biotechnology (BioSangam). Dept. of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India. 2013; 165-168.)
    The marine environment is an interesting source for research and development. The potential of the domain in the discovery of new microorganisms capable of producing novel and useful bioactive secondary metabolites remains ...
  • Nanoceria: Synthesis and biomedical applications 
    Sahu, T.; Bisht, S.S.; Das, K.R.; Kerkar, S. (Current Nanoscience. 9(5); 2013; 588-593.)
    Cerium oxide or ceria is an inorganic compound of Cerium, a rare earth element of lanthanide series. Due to the unique ability of cerium to switch oxidation states between +3 and +4 it has various applications as ultraviolet ...

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