June 2010

Media studies on Myrothecium roridum Tode: A potential biocontrol agent for water hyacinth

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a noxious aquatic weed in Nigeria and many parts of the world. A potential mycoherbicidal agent for the control has been identified recently as Myrothecium roridum Tode. The best media for in-vitropropagation was investigated using seven culture media; potato dextrose agar (PDA), malt extract agar (MEA), potato sucrose agar (PSA), sabouraud agar (SA), potato carrot...

Author(s): Wahab Oluwanisola Okunowo, George Olabode Gbenle, Akinniyi Adediran Osuntoki and Adedotun Adeyinka Adekunle

June 2010

Molecular cloning and characterization of STL1 gene of Debaryomyces hansenii

Debaryomyces hansenii is often found in salty environments. This yeast species is not only halotolerant, but also halophilic. Its genome sequence is known completely, but the mechanisms behind its halotolerance are poorly understood. It was compared to the STL1 protein sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiaeagainst the translated sequence from the D. hansenii genome sequence database released by...

Author(s): Juan Carlos González-Hernández