Volume 5, Issue 4 (2010) | American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Glomalin Production and Microbial Activity in Soils Impacted by Gypsum Mining in a Brazilian Semiarid Area

Adalia Cavalcanti do Espírito Santo Mergulhao — 2010-11-11

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 11 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.422.429

Problem statement: Mining activities involve the removal of the vegetal cover and the soil organic layer, causing a severe environmental impact. In Northeast Brazil, 40% of the world’s crude gypsum...

Chitinolytic Bacteria Isolated from Chili Rhizosphere: Chitinase Characterization and Its Application as Biocontrol for Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Genn.)

Nisa Rachmania Mubarik — 2010-11-11

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 11 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.430.435

Problem statement: Chitin, a common constituent of insect exoskeleton, could be hydrolyzed by chitinase. The research was conducted to screen chitinolytic rhizobacteria isolated from rhizosphere of ...

The Efficiency of Trichoderma harzianum and Aneurinobacillus migulanus in the Control of Gladiolus Corm Rot in Soil-Less Culture System

Nosir Walid — 2010-12-13

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.436.445

Problem statement: Gladiolus is cultivated commonly for cut flower production, frequently as a protected crop. The glasshouse or polytunnel environment, providing excellent conditions for flower pro...

Genetic and Biochemical Aspects of Ectoine Biosynthesis in Moderately Halophilic and Halotolerant Methylotrophic Bacteria

Valentina N. Khmelenina — 2010-12-13

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.446.458

Problem statement: The cyclic imino acid ectoine is a widely distributed compatible solute synthesizing by halophilic and halotolerant bacteria to prevent osmotic stress at high external salinity. T...

Bioaugmentative Approaches for Dairy Wastewater Treatment

Irina Schneider — 2010-12-13

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.459.467

Problem statement: The achievement of a good ecological status of water receivers after discharge of waste or partially treated water from dairy industry requires harmonic interaction between water ...

Use of a Mixture of Thermophilic Enzymes Produced by the Fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus to Enhance the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of the Sugarcane Bagasse Cellulose

J. R. Monte — 2010-12-13

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.468.476

Problem statement: The production of hydrolytic enzymes by T. aurantiacus has been performed under solid-state fermentations using lignocellulosic materials. The influences of the inoculum size and ...

New Antifungal Bacteriocin-Synthesizing Strains of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis as the Perspective Biopreservatives for Protection of Raw Smoked Sausages

L.G. Stoyanova — 2010-12-15

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 15 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.477.485

Problem statement: Screening for the effective bacteriocin-synthesizing strains of Lactococcus lactis as the perspective biopreservatives was performed. We used a raw milk and dairy products from di...

A Review on Contributions Presented at the BioMicroWorld2009 Conference

Antonio Mendez-Vilas — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2010.486.487

BioMicroWorld2009 Conference provides a multi-disciplinary forum bringing together those involved in microbiology from both applied and research communities to present current science and also to disc...