ENGLISH/ANGLAIS] Affiliations: 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Microbiology unit, Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, NIGERIA 2 Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, NIGERIA Address for Correspondence/ Adresse pour la Correspondance: [email protected] Accepted/Accepté: February, 2012 Citation: Jimoh SO, Ado SA, Ameh JB, Whong CMZ. Characteristics...

The possibility of application of micromycetes (strains Penicillium bilaiae Pb14, Aureobasidium pullulans YA05 and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa YR07) to increase yields of soybean (Glycine max cv Almaty) and barley (Hordeum vulgare cv Arna) was estimated. It was shown that the most positive effect on germination energy and seed germination after seed treatment with liquid culture, supernatant and f...

Carotenoid produced by microorganism utilizing low-cost substrates offers a promising eco-friendly and cost-effective approach used alternative for synthetic colourants. Vegetable fruit processing wastes are the rich sources of carbohydrates, starch, cellulose, soluble sugars, minerals organic acids. In current study with waste extract medium, carotenoid production was optimized using software ...

Antibacterial and antifungal activity was investigated for strains of Acidovorax spp., Burkholderia spp., Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans and Ralstonia solanacearum; strains representing 118 species and pathovars of Xanthomonas were also tested for phytotoxic capacity. Antibacterial activity was present in all Burkholderia spp. except B. andropogonis, in biovars II and III of R. solanacearum bu...

Biodiesel is a renewable alternative fuel and glycerol as main byproduct of the manufacturing process. Lipids could be produced from crude by using yeasts. The ability 107 yeast strains to utilize was screened 92 these were selected. 60 determined potential for lipid production Sudan Black B staining. After secondary screening 25 them showed specific growth rates (OD 600), high biomass content....

We present a case of postoperative infection which presented as nonunion fracture femur in a 30-year-old man due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. This is the first report of Rhodotorula infection in a patient with fracture nonunion. The patient underwent repeated surgical debridement and received intensive antibiotic therapy before the diagnosis was made. The diagnosis could have been made earlier ...