Research articles (Dept of Biological Sciences): Recent submissions
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The influence of range fire on soil fungi, microbial activity and soil properties along the Boro route of the Okavango Delta
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)The influence of burning on soil microbial dehydrogenase activity, nitrogen content and fungal population along the Boro route in the Okavango Delta was assessed in the flood and dry seasons. Soil samples from the burnt ... -
Biomass production and economic value of Phragmites australis Reedbeds in the Southern Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)Most work globally on Phragmites spp. has been done in temperate northern hemisphere localities, where winter low temperatures and short day lengths cause a seasonal decrease in growth. In this study, we report above-ground ... -
Fungi and their use in the possible control of Nematodes in Botswana soils
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)A study assessing fungi isolated from three climatic regions of Botswana as a possible control for root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) affecting the tomato(Lycopersicon esculentum L. var. ‘Money maker’) crops was ... -
Voluntary counseling and testing among post-partum women in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pateducou, 2007)Objective: To determine uptake and socio-demographics predictors of acceptance of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) among postpartum women in Botswana. Methods: Women attending maternal and child health clinics for ... -
Monitoring maternity mortality in Botswana
(Elsevier, www.rhmjournal.org.uk, 2007)This paper describes the maternity monitoring system in Botswana, developed in 1998, and the main methods used: maternal death and morbidity reviews at service delivery level, analysis by the National Maternal Mortality ... -
Effects of prolonged UV-B exposure in plants
(Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB, 2008)Over the past few decades, there has been a depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer due to emissions of halogen-containing compounds of anthropogenic origin. This has resulted in a concomitant increase in solar ... -
Investigating evidence for UV-B induced mutagenesis in dimorphotheca sinuata using the 18S rDNA and rbcL gene sequences
(American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information. http://www.aensi.org/aeb_online.html, 2008)The nuclear 18S rDNA and chloroplast encoded rbcL gene sequences were used to investigate the evidence of residual UV-B induced mutagenesis in Dimorphotheca sinuata plants. The probes were generated by the polymerase chain ... -
Fire and its influence on microbial community structure and soil biochemical properties in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE, 2007)The influence of wild fires on microbial community structure, soil organic matter, sulphur oxidising and nitrifying microbial populations in the floodplains of the Okavango Delta of Botswana was assessed. Microbial ... -
Mycoflora and natural occurrence of aflatoxins and fumonisin B1 in cassava and yam chips from Benin, West Africa
(Elsevier B.V. www.elsevier.com/locate/ijfoodmicro, 2008)The presence of fungi, aflatoxins and fumonisin B1 in cassava and yam chips (during 28 processing and storage) were evaluated during two consecutive seasons in two agroecological zones of Benin (Northern Guinea Savannah, ... -
Preventive and protective effects of wild basil in ethanol-induced liver toxicity in rats
(British Journal of Biomedical Science. http://www.ibms.org/index.cfm?method=publications.british_journal, 2007)In the present study, preventive and protective effects of Ocimum gratissimum in ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity are assessed in albino rats. A methanol extract of O. gratissimum leaves is prepared, with a yield of 3.5% ... -
Molecular Identification of Campylobacter concisus
(American Society for Microbiology. http://jcm.asm.org/, 2001)A 1.6-kb DNA fragment isolated from a Campylobacter concisus genomic library gave C. concisus-specific restriction fragment length patterns when it was used as a probe in hybridization studies. All of the strains ... -
Flooding and its influence on diazotroph populations and soil nitrogen levels in the Okavango Delta
(South African Journal of Botany http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/707238/description#description, 2004)Effects of flooding on soil nitrogen (N), and asymbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterial (diazotroph) populations of the Okavango Delta were investigated. Diazotrophs from the rhizosphere of dominant annual and perennial grasses ... -
Influence of seasonal flooding on soil total nitrogen, organic phosphorus and microbial populations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Journal of Arid Environments. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622855/description#description, 2003)The effect of flooding on soil total nitrogen, phosphorus and microbial population in different vegetation zones (floodplain, island and woodland) and profile depth (0?1, 0?5, 2?0, 3?0, 4?0 and 5?0m) of the Okavango ... -
The Effects of Soil Cover on Soil Respiration and Microbial Population in the Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Woodland of North Western Botswana
(Global Science Books http://www.globalsciencebooks.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=1&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=56&vmcchk=1&Itemid=56, 2008)Soil cover influences soil biological and chemical processes in various ways. The effects of soil cover (bare soil without litter, litter cover, Mopane tree canopy and grass cover) on soil respiration and microbial ... -
Optimising growth conditions for the pectinolytic activity of Kluyveromyces wickerhamii by using response surface methodology
(Elsevier / www.elsevier.com/locate/ijfoodmicro, 2003)This present study was undertaken to find optimum conditions of pH, temperature and, period of incubation for the pectinolytic activity of Kluyveromyces wickerhamii isolated from rotting fruits and to assess the effect ... -
Evaluation of methods for the isolation, detection and quantification of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins
(Elsevier Ltd. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505509/description#description, 2006)Cyanobacterial hepatotoxins such as microcystins and nodularins have been responsible for the poisoning of both animals and humans who ingest or come into contact with toxic blooms. They are extremely stable in water due ... -
Inhibitory response of Raphanus sativus on lipid peroxidation in albino rats
(Oxford University Press, Oxford Journals; http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/, 2008-03)In the present study, inhibitory effect of the methanol extract of Raphanus sativus root on lipid peroxidation has been carried out in normal rats. Graded doses of methanol extract of root of the plant (40, 80 and 120 ... -
Effects of different types of water decoctions of fruit of Melia azedarach on glucose induced hyperglycemia, liver transaminases, lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione in normal albino rats
(Academic Journals http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE/index.htm, 2007)Four types of extracts were prepared from Melia azedarach fruits. These were methanol extract and three types of water decoctions; urine treated water decoction (UE), milk treated water decoction (ME) and plain water ...