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Improvement and use of CRISPR/Cas9 to engineer a sperm-marking strain for the invasive fruit pest Drosophila suzukii
BACKGROUND: The invasive fruit pest Drosophila suzukii was reported for the first time in Europe and the USA in 2008 …
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Syneresis investigations of lacto-fermented sodium caseinate in a mixed model system
BACKGROUND: The textural characteristics of fermented dairy products are important quality parameters that play a major role in their stability …
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Characterisation of three novel α-L-arabinofuranosidases from a compost metagenome
The importance of the accessory enzymes such as α-L-arabinofuranosidases (AFases) in synergistic interactions within cellulolytic mixtures has introduced a paradigm …
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Nicotiana benthamiana is a suitable transient system for high-level expression of an active inhibitor of cotton boll weevil α-amylase
BACKGROUND: Insect resistance in crops represents a main challenge for agriculture. Transgenic approaches based on proteins displaying insect resistance properties …
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Expression of Rift Valley fever virus N-protein in Nicotiana benthamiana for use as a diagnostic antigen
BACKGROUND: Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), the causative agent of Rift Valley fever, is an enveloped single-stranded negative-sense RNA virus …
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Suitability of nutrients removal from brewery wastewater using a hydroponic technology with Typha latifolia
This study aims to assess suitability of hydroponic technology for treatment of brewery wastewater in a hydroponic bioreactor using Typha …
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Bioprocess optimization for pectinase production using Aspergillus niger in a submerged cultivation system
Pectinase enzymes present a high priced category of microbial enzymes with many potential applications in various food and oil industries …
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Generation of murine macrophage-derived cell lines expressing porcine CD163 that support porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) exhibits a highly restricted tropism for cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage, utilizing porcine …
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Optimization of physical conditions for the production of thermostable T1 lipase in Pichia guilliermondii strain SO using response surface methodology
Pichia guilliermondii was found capable of expressing the recombinant thermostable lipase without methanol under the control of methanol dependent alcohol …
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Flocculating performance of a bioflocculant produced by Arthrobacter humicola in sewage waste water treatment
BACKGROUND: The discharge of poorly treated effluents into the environment has far reaching, consequential impacts on human and aquatic life …
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Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus
BACKGROUND: Bluetongue is a disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by bluetongue virus serotypes (BTV), which have caused serious …
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The role of community engagement in the adoption of new agricultural biotechnologies by farmers: the case of the Africa harvest tissue-culture banana in Kenya
BACKGROUND: The tissue culture banana (TCB) is a biotechnological agricultural innovation that has been adopted widely in commercial banana production. …
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Expression and characteristics of manganese peroxidase from Ganoderma lucidum in Pichia pastoris and its application in the degradation of four dyes and phenol
BACKGROUND: Manganese peroxidase (MnP) of white rot basidiomycetes, an extracellular heme enzyme, is part of a peroxidase superfamily that is …