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Archive of JMBFS - year 2012

2012/13
vol. 2


275 pages (820 - 1091)
This issue colophon ‣
20 articles from about 71 different authors
Quotation: “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people”
Quotation author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Food Sciences
INORGANIC NITROGEN SUPPLEMENTATION AND MICRO-FUNGAL FERMENTATION OF WHITE YAM PEELS (FLOUR) INTO SINGLE CELL PROTEIN
Keywords:
fermentation, microscopic fungi, microbial proteins, nitrogn salts, white yam peels
CHARACTERIZATION OF RUBBER DEGRADING ISOLATES
Keywords:
latex, rubber, biodegradation, Streptomyces sp.
PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES PRODUCED BY A WILD STRAIN OF A. NIGER
Keywords:
Aspergillus niger, pecinolytic enzymes, polygalacturonase
MICROSCOPIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM POLISH HONEY
Keywords:
Honey, Mycobiota, Fungi, Yeast, Penicillium
SYNERGISTIC ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS OF THEAFLAVIN IN COMBINATION WITH AMPICILLIN AGAINST HOSPITAL ISOLATES OF STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA
Keywords:
antibacterial, theaflavin, polyphenol, synergy, checkerboard, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
COMPARATIVE PROFILING OF DIFFERENT ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR FUMONISIN DETECTION IN MAIZE
Keywords:
Fumonisins, Maize, Food analysis, Chromatography, Immuno-assay
A RAPID IN VITRO PROPAGATION AND ESTIMATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FOR IN VIVO AND IN VITRO PROPAGATED CROTALARIA SPECIES, A FABACEAE MEMBER
Keywords:
Crotalaria species, secondary metabolites, growth regulators, phyto-chemical studies, thin layer chromatography
EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF EXTRACELLULAR LACCASE FROM WILD, MUTANTS AND HYBRID STRAINS OF TWO WHITE-ROT FUNGUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN DECOLOURIZATION AND LIGNINOLYSIS
Keywords:
Lentinus subnudus, laccase, decolourization, degradation
SEQUENCING OF FLAX LIS-1 INSERTION SITE IN THE ALBIDUM GENOTYPE
Keywords:
common flax, LIS-1 insertion site, sequence, PCR identification
EVALUATION OF HEMATOLOGY AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF FREE-LIVING EUROPEAN BROWN HARE
Keywords:
European brown hare, Lepus europaeus, hematology, serum chemistry
EFFECT OF MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS ON VARIOUS CELL CULTURES IN VITRO: 2. CELL BIOCHEMISTRY
Keywords:
macrolides, cell cultures, biochemistry
MARKET BASKET SURVEY FOR SOME PESTICIDES RESIDUES IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM GHANA
Keywords:
Pesticide residues, fruits, vegetables, maximum residue limit, Ghana
HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION IN HERBAL PLANTS FROM SOME GHANAIAN MARKETS
Keywords:
Herbal plants, contamination, heavy metals, maximum residue limit, Ghana
DETERMINATION OF ALCOHOL CONTENTS OF FERMENTATED BLACK TAPE KETAN BASED ON DIFFERENT FERMENTATION TIME USING SPECIFIC GRAVITY, REFRACTIVE INDEX AND GC-MS METHODS
Keywords:
Tape ketan, specific gravity, refractive index, GC-MS methods, fermentation
EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE CYANIDE CONTENT OF CASSAVA PRODUCTS IN FIJI
Keywords:
Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, Fiji, cyanogenic glucoside, linamarine, pictrate method, processing
CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES OF MEAT TYPES IN HARAR AND HARAMAYA TOWNS, ETHIOPIA
Keywords:
Consumer acceptability, livestock meat, fish
PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) USING HYDROLYZED GRASS AND SYZYGIUM CUMINI SEED AS LOW COST SUBSTRATES
Keywords:
Polyhydroxyalkonoates (PHA), grass, seed, Ralstonia eutropha, FTIR
FERMENTABILITY AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF LACTOPEROXIDASE ACTIVATED BUFFALO MILK YOGHURT
Keywords:
Fermentability, rheological properties, lactoperoxidase, buffalo milk, yoghurt
INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MYCOFLORA AND PROCESSING EFFECTS ON THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF PEANUT (ARACHIS HYPOGEA L. VAR. TS 32-1)
Keywords:
Peanut, proximate analysis, processing effects, anti-nutritional factor
THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS FERTILIZATION AND TILLAGE ON UPTAKE Cu, Zn TO SOME VARIETIES OF BARLEY GRAIN
Keywords:
barley, fertilization, copper, zinc, tillage

2012
vol. 2


406 pages (414 - 819)
This issue colophon ‣
36 articles from about 146 different authors
Quotation: I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.
Quotation author: Stephen Hawking
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Food Sciences
Other
IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF IRON EFFECT ON THE SPERMATOZOA MOTILITY PARAMETERS
Keywords:
iron, bovine spermatozoa, motility parameters
BIOFLAVONOID QUERCETIN-FOOD SOURCES, BIOAVAILABILITY, ABSORBTION AND EFFECT ON ANIMAL CELLS
Keywords:
bioflavonoid, quercetin, sources, bioavailability, absorbtion, animal cells
CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM CONTENT IN CANCEROUS AND HEALTHY TISSUES OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Keywords:
calcium, magnesium, gastrointestinal tract, FAAS method
EFFECTS OF TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM ON THE LEUKOCYTES IN DIABETES MICE
Keywords:
immune system, diabetes mellitus, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds, leukocytes
USE OF ELECTROLYZED WATER IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Keywords:
poultry meat, electrolyzed water, water dripping
ANALYSIS OF HEMOGLOBIN (HB) CONCENTRATION IN CIRCULATING BLOOD OF MICE AFTER INTRA-PERITONEAL INJECTION OF ISCADOR
Keywords:
hemoglobin, Iscador Q, mice, viscumins, viscotoxins
IN VITRO STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF 17β-ESTRADIOL AND 4-NONYLPHENOL ON BOVINE SPERMATOZOA
Keywords:
nonylphenol, 17β-estradiol, spermatozoa, motility, CASA
EFFECT OF QUERCETIN AND T-2 TOXIN ON ANTIOXIDANT PARAMETERS OF PORCINE BLOOD IN VITRO
Keywords:
T-2 toxin, quercetin, SOD, GPx, porcine blood
INFLUENCE OF PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ON ANIMAL OVARIAN CELLS
Keywords:
benzene, toluene, xylen, ovarian, proliferation, apoptosis, hormone
BISPHENOL A AND ITS POTENTIAL TOXIC EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS
Keywords:
bisphenol A, environmental exposure, toxic effects, health
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN IRON AND COPPER CONTENT, MOTILITY CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN BOVINE SEMINAL PLASMA
Keywords:
oxidative stress, iron, copper, total antioxidant status, spermatozoa, bulls
ACCUMULATION OF IRON AND NICKEL IN TESTES AND EPIDIDYMIS OF BROILER RABBITS AFTER NICKEL PERORAL ADMINISTRATION
Keywords:
Nickel, iron, testes, epididymis, rabbits
EXPERIMENTS OF FORTIFIED EGG YOLK POWDER IN MICE
Keywords:
lutein, lycopene, vitamin C, egg yolk powder, mouse
CADMIUM AND DIAZINON-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE RAT TESTIS STRUCTURE AFTER A PERORAL ADMINISTRATION IN DRIKING WATER
Keywords:
testis, histology, morphometry, rat, cadmium, diazinon, fertility
Ensete ventricosum (WELW.) CHEESMAN: A CHEAP AND ALTERNATIVE GELLING AGENT FOR PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus VAR. SMOOTH CAYENNE) IN VITRO PROPAGATION
Keywords:
Ensete ventricosum; Gelling agents, Bulla; Low cost tissue culture, Ananas comosus
POTENTIAL PRODUCTION OF CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID BY PENICILLIUM CAMEMBERTI STRAINS ISOLATED FROM CAMEMBERT TYPE CHEESE
Keywords:
Penicillium camemberti, mycotoxin, cheese, cyclopiazonic acid
CHARACTERIZATION OF A BOSEA SP. STRAIN SF5 (MTCC 10045) ISOLATED FROM COMPOST SOIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CELLULASE
Keywords:
CMCase, Avicelase, FPase, β-glucosidase, Bosea sp.
ANTIBACTERIAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF CNESTIS FERRUGINEA DC (CONNARACEAE) EXTRACTS
Keywords:
Cnestis ferruginea DC (Connaraceae) extract, antibacterial, phytochemical, antioxidant properties, Nigeria
OCCURRENCE OF SALMONELLA, VIBRO AND E. COLI IN EDIBLE LAND SNAIL IN NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Edible mollusc, consumer health, food pathogens, meat contamination, zoonoses
ESTIMATION OF EXTRACELLULAR LIPOLYTIC ENZYME ACTIVITY BY THERMOPHILIC BACILLUS SP. ISOLATED FROM ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGION OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA
Keywords:
Thermophiles, Thermostable enzyme, Lipolytic enzyme, Arid region, Semi-arid region, Bacillus sp.
DETECTED OF AERO GENE IN AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA ISOLATES FROM SHRIMP AND PEELED SHRIMP SAMPLES IN LOCAL MARKETS
Keywords:
Aeromonas hydrophila, ß-haemolysis, Aero gene
CHANGES IN COUNTS OF MICROORGANISMS AND BIOGENIC AMINES PRODUCTION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF FERMENTED SAUSAGES POLIČAN
Keywords:
microorganisms, biogenic amines, decarboxylase activity, fermented sausages
EFFECT OF REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CONTAMINATION ON BACTERIAL POPULATION AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTIVATED AGRICULTURAL SOIL
Keywords:
Refined petroleum, contamination, clean-up, bacteria, bioremediation
EFFECT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON THE SPOILAGE FUNGI OF SOME SELECTED EDIBLE FRUITS IN SOUTHWESTERN, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Berry, electromagnetic field, spoilage, fungi, control
PHYSIOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS AND CONTAMINATION WITH VIBRIOS OF SURFACE WATER AT MATLAB, BANGLADESH
Keywords:
Vibrio, physicochemical parameters, Bangladesh, biochemical test, ompW PCR
CLONING, SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PUTATIVE BETA-LACTAMASE OF STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA
Keywords:
S. maltophilia, putative beta-lactamase gene, beta-lactamase resistant
BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL OF LEAD BY BACILLUS SP. OBTAINED FROM METAL CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL AREA
Keywords:
Industrial area, metal pollution, lead, bacteria, bacillus, bioaccumulation
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HEAT-TREATED ORANGE JUICE
Keywords:
food technology, orange juice, pasteurization, temperature
HEAT PUMP APPLICATION IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Keywords:
food technologies, heat pump, heating, soda water
NUCLEOTIDE DEGRADATION PRODUCTS, TOTAL VOLATILE BASIC NITROGEN, SENSORY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF NILE PERCH (LATES NILOTICUS) FILLETS UNDER CHILLED STORAGE
Keywords:
Nile perch, nucleotides, TVBN, microbiological, sensory, quality
EFFECT OF THE ADDITION OF COMMON BEAN FLOUR ON THE COOKING QUALITY AND ANTIOXIDANT CHARACTERISTICS OF SPAGHETTI
Keywords:
Antioxidant; Common beans; Cooking; Polyphenols; Spaghetti
ASSESSMEN OF THE REDUCING EFFECTS IN MIXTURES OF GRAPE (VITIS VINIFERA) SEED EXTRACTS WITH α-TOCOPHEROL USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
Keywords:
Antagonism, antioxidants, grape seeds, polyphenols, response surface methodology
CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED ELEMENTS IN RAW AND ULTRA HEAT TREATED COW MILK
Keywords:
metals, raw milk, ultra – heat treated cow milk
SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION OF THE IODINE DEFICIENCY
Keywords:
iodine deficiency, nutrition correction, physical activity
YEAR COMPARISON OF CONTENTS OF THE RISK ELEMENTS IN STREAM-SIDE SEDIMENTS IN THE UPPER FLOW OF THE RIVER NITRA
Keywords:
heavy metals, riverside sediments, environment
SOIL CONTAMINATION DESIGNED FOR CULTURE OF SOLANUM TUBEROSUM, L. AS AN RISK FOOD PHENOMENON
Keywords:
soil, crop plants, potatoes, heavy metals

2012
vol. 2


403 pages (1 - 413)
This issue colophon ‣
34 articles from about 146 different authors
Quotation: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”
Quotation author: Mahatma Gandhi
Microbiology
Food Sciences
Biotechnology
OPTIMIZATION OF CELLULASE-FREE XYLANASE PRODUCED BY A POTENTIAL THERMOALKALOPHILIC PAENIBACILLUS SP.N1 ISOLATED FROM HOT SPRINGS OF NORTHERN HIMALAYAS IN INDIA
Keywords:
thermophilic, cellulase free xylanase, hot spring, submerged fermentation
COMPARATIVE EVALUTION OF CEPHALOSPORIN-C PRODUCTION IN SOLID STATE FERMENTATION AND SUBMERGED LIQUID CULTURE
Keywords:
cephalosporin-C, solid state fermentation, submerged liquid fermentation, cylinder plate method
ISOLATION OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH TWO COMMON EDIBLE AQUATIC INSECTS, HYDROPHILUS PICEUS AND DYTISCUS MARGINALIS
Keywords:
edible aquatic insect, Hydrophilus piceus, Dytiscus marginalis, mycoflora
EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ZnO NANOPARTICLES COATED SONOCHEMICALLY ONTO TEXTILE FABRICS
Keywords:
Antibacterial textiles; zinc oxide nanoparticles; antimicrobial finish
BIOSECURITY FOR REDUCING OCHRATOXIN A PRODUCTIVITY AND THEIR IMPACT ON GERMINATION AND ULTRASTRUCTURES OF GERMINATED WHEAT GRAINS
Keywords:
Biosecurity, ochratoxin A, productivity, wheat grains
LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION (LAMP) FOR THE DETECTION OF SALMONELLA SPP. ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT FOOD TYPES
Keywords:
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, Salmonella, Detection, Food Matrices
GENOTYPING OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS FROM FRESH WATER FISH AND FISH PICKLES
Keywords:
Clostridium perfringens, alpha toxin gene, beta2 toxin gene, fish, fish pickle
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF BENTHIC MARINE ALGAE EXTRACTS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF MOROCCO
Keywords:
Antibacterial activity, Macroalgae, Moroccan Mediterranean coast, Algal extract
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF LACTOBACILLI STRAINS ISOLATED FROM MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FROM MIDDLE SLOVAKIA
Keywords:
Lactobacilli, antibiotic resistance, MIC, milk and milk products
ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIRADICALS ACTIVITY OF ORIGANUM VULGARE L. AND THYMUS VULGARIS ESSENTIAL OILS
Keywords:
antimicrobial activity, DPPH assay, essential oils, oregano, thyme
MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF SLOVAKIAN AND POLISH HONEY HAVING REGARD TO THE WATER ACTIVITY AND WATER CONTENT
Keywords:
Honey, microbiological contamination, antimicrobial activity, pathogens, water activity, moisture
PROBIOTIC PROPERTIES OF VAGINAL LACTIC ACID BACTERIA SELECTED FOR HARMONIZATION OF MICROENVIRONMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE APPARATUS
Keywords:
selection, criteria, Lactobacillus spp., probiotic, reproductive apparatus, cow
EFFECT OF USING PACKED FAT, RAPESEED AND SUNFLOWER OIL IN BROILER DIET ON ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MUSCLES AND LIVER
Keywords:
broiler, organic chemical of meat quality, and human health
MICROBIOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF WARANKASHI ENRICHED BREAD
Keywords:
Wheat bread, ‘Warankashi’, shelf-life, enrichment level
EFFECT OF THE ADDITION OF DEFATTED OKRA SEED (Abelmoschus esculentus) FLOUR ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES AND Zn BIOAVAILABILITY OF PLANTAIN (Musa paradisiacal Linn) FLOUR
Keywords:
plantain flour, defatted okra seed flour, nutrients, functional property, Zn bioavailability
KIT RELIABILITY FOR CONTROLLING THE QUALITY OF OILS IN FOOD FRYING
Keywords:
Kits, frying oils, chemical characteristics, Benin
BIOGENIC AMINES CONTENT IN SELECTED COMMERCIAL FERMENTED PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
Keywords:
biogenic amines; cheese; fermented meat products; health risks
THE EFFECT OF ADDITION BEE POLLEN TO FEED MIXTURES ON INTERNAL FAT OF BROILER ROSS 308
Keywords:
internal fat, Ross 308, bee pollen
INTELLIGENT PACKAGING AS DEVICE FOR MONITORING OF RISK FACTORS IN FOOD
Keywords:
food packaging, intelligent packaging, food quality and safety
EFFECT OF ELEVATED AIR TEMPERATURE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF BROILER CHICKENS OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN
Keywords:
broiler chickens, genetic group, physiological indicators, heat stress
ACCUMULATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS (PD, CD AND CR) IN MILK OF GRAZING SHEEP IN NORTH-EAST HUNGARY
Keywords:
heavy metals, grass, sheep, milk
THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF SOLDIERS IN MISSIONS
Keywords:
military missions, soldier’s nutrition, biochemical tests, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, alanine aminotransferase
COMPARISON OF COMPOST MATURITY, MICROBIAL SURVIVAL AND HEALTH HAZARDS IN TWO COMPOSTING SYSTEMS
Keywords:
viable count, coliform count, fungi count, passive aerated systems, active aerated systems
EFFECT OF MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS ON VARIOUS CELL CULTURES IN VITRO: 1. CELL MORPHOLOGY
Keywords:
macrolides, cell cultures, tilmicosin, tylosin, spiramycin
THE EFFECT OF CADMIUM INJECTED IN OVO ON MINERALS LEVEL IN TISSUES OF ONE-DAY OLD CHICKS
Keywords:
cadmium, in ovo, chicks, tissues, LA-ICP-MS, selenium
EVALUATION OF HEAVY METALS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION BASED ON THEIR CONCENTRATIONS IN TISSUES OF WILD PHEASANT (PHASIANUS COLCHICUS L.)
Keywords:
ring-necked pheasant, bioindicator, heavy metals, accumulation, AAS method
EFFECT OF LIFETIME LOW DOSE EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM ON LIPID METABOLISM OF WISTAR RATS
Keywords:
cadmium, lipid metabolism, rats, toxicology
XENOBIOTIC METALS IN MUSCULES AND BONES OF MALLARD FROM SOUTHERN POLAND
Keywords:
cadmium, mercury, waterfowl, accumulation, food, meat
HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF FEMORAL BONE TISSUE IN ADULT MALE RATS AFTER SUBCHRONIC PERORAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF CADMIUM AND SELENIUM
Keywords:
femoral bone, histomorphometry, rat, cadmium, selenium
THE EFFECT OF AGE AND THE TYPE OF LIQUID FEED ON THE INSULIN AND INSULIN RECEPTOR ISOFORMS mRNA EXPRESSION IN THE JEJUNUM OF NEONATAL CALVES
Keywords:
age, feed, insulin, jejunum, calves
CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATION OF BREAST MILK IN RELATION WITH AGE AND PARITY OF NURSING WOMEN
Keywords:
breast milk, calcium, magnesium
RISK OF LENTIL SEED CONTAMINATION BY RISK METALSFROM THE SOIL
Keywords:
soil, risky metals, lentil, safety
THE EFFECT OF CURCUMIN ON SECRETORY ACTIVITY, PROLIFERATION AND APOPTOSIS OF THE PORCINE OVARIAN GRANULOSA CELLS
Keywords:
curcumin, progesterone, testosterone, proliferation, apoptosis, porcine granulosa cells
THE EFFECT OF DEOXYNIVALENOL ON RABBIT SPERMATOZOA MOTILITY IN VITRO
Keywords:
rabbit, spermatozoa, deoxynivalenol, CASA

2012
vol. 1


226 pages (1339 - 1560)
This issue colophon ‣
14 articles from about 48 different authors
Quotation: “The earth is what we all have in common”
Quotation author: Wendell Barry
Microbiology
Food Sciences
Biotechnology
ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE AND PUTATIVE VIRULENCE FACTORS OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA ISOLATED FROM ESTUARY
Keywords:
Antimicrobial, Inhibition, Biofilm production, Virulence factor
PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM HEALTHY COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERS IN JOS SOUTH, NIGERIA
Keywords:
antibiotics susceptibility, screening, nosocomial infection
IMPROVEMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COMPOUNDS PRODUCED BY BACILLUS SP. ASSOCIATED WITH A RHABDITID SP. (ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE) BY CHANGING CARBON AND NITROGEN SOURCES IN FERMENTATION MEDIA
Keywords:
Bacillus sp., carbon and nitrogen, antimicrobial metabolites, fermentation
MICROBIAL LOAD AND MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM FEACES AND BODY SURFACES OF COCKROACHES IN AN URBAN AREA OF SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Keywords:
cockroaches, microbial load, antimicrobial, multi-drug resistance, Nigeria
PRODUCTION OF PLANTARCIN BY LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM SR18
Keywords:
Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacteriocin, plasmid, UV induction
CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST TOMATO ROT BY SPORE SUSPENSION AND ANTIFUNGAL METABOLITES OF TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM
Keywords:
Trichoderma harzianum, Biological control, Postharvest, Tomato, Pathogens
FORMULATION AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF INFANT FORMULA PRODUCED FROM GERMINATED POPCORN, BAMBARA GROUNDNUT AND AFRICAN LOCUST BEAN FLOUR
Keywords:
Complementary foods, amino acid profile, nutritional quality
PRODUCTION OF BREAD–SPREAD FROM BLENDS OF SHEA BUTTER (VITELLARIA PARADOXA), GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM), GINGER (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE), SCENT LEAF (OCCIMUM GRATISSIMUM), AND SUYA SPICE
Keywords:
antioxidant, bread-spread, shea butter, spices, sensory test, phytochemical
REFLECT OF UTILIZATION DIFFERENT LIPIDS LEVEL ON AMINO AND FATTY ACIDS PROFILE OF BROILER’S (ROSS-308) LIVER
Keywords:
Broiler (Ross-308), Amino and Fatty Acids, liver profile and human health
STUDY OF WHEAT PROTEIN DEGRADATION DURING GERMINATION
Keywords:
wheat, proteins, germination, hydrolysis, proteases
THE CYTOTOXIC EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OILS CITRUS AURANTIUM PEELS ON HUMAN COLORECTAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE (LIM1863)
Keywords:
Citrus aurantium, Peels, Essential oils, cytotoxicity, Lim1863
IN VITRO EFFECTS OF COPPER ON THE MOTILITY AND VIABILITY OF SPERMATOZOA
Keywords:
copper chloride, bovine spermatozoa, motility, viability
“BOAR EFFECT“ INFLUENCE ON GILTS ESTRUAL REACTION
Keywords:
“boar effect”, estrus, induction, gilt
THE IMPACT OF NONYLPHENOL (NP) ON THE SPERMATOZOA MOTILITY IN VITRO
Keywords:
endocrine disruptors, nonylphenol, spermatozoa motility, CASA

2012
vol. 1


160 pages (1179 - 1338)
This issue colophon ‣
12 articles from about 46 different authors
Quotation: The only source of knowledge is experience.
Quotation author: Albert Einstein
Microbiology
Food Sciences
Biotechnology
MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE HELMETS IN LAGOS METROPOLIS
Keywords:
motorcycle helmet, hygiene, pathogenic organisms, fungi, bacteria
PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION OF A SHALLOW AFRICAN TROPICAL RESERVOIR (ADZOPÉ, CÔTE D’IVOIRE)
Keywords:
phytoplankton, shallow reservoir, species richness, West Africa
MINIMUM INHIBITORY AND BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATIONS OF THEAFLAVIN AND SYNGERGISTIC COMBINATIONS WITH EPICATECHIN AND QUERCETIN AGAINST CLINICAL ISOLATES OF STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA
Keywords:
Resistance, synergy, antibacterial, polyphenol, theaflavin, epicatechin, quercetin
DIVERSITY, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATED MICROBIOTAOF SOIL PENICILLIA FROM VIRGIN FOREST FLOOR
Keywords:
Antimicrobial activity; diversity; mycobiota; Penicillium spp.
POLYSACCHARIDES PRODUCTION FROM SOME PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PATHOVARS AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CULTURE MEDIA
Keywords:
Exopolysaccharides, Pseudomonas syringae pathovars, alginate
ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF HONEY FROM DIFFERENT ORIGINS: A COMPARSION WITH MANUKA HONEY
Keywords:
Antibacterial activity, manuka honey, Non-peroxide activity, MRSA
EFFECT OF THE PRODUCTION SEASON ON NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUITABILITY OF MILK OBTAINED FROM INTENSIVE (TMR) AND TRADITIONAL FEEDING SYSTEM OF COWS
Keywords:
milk, nutritional value, technological suitability, production season, production system
PRODUCTION OF NOVEL FUNCTIONAL WHITE SOFT CHEESE
Keywords:
Functional white soft cheese, Probiotics; Prebiotics, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus hilgardii, Lactobacillus curvatus
TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CHICKENS MEAT AFTER APPLICATION OF PROPOLIS EXTRACT IN THEIR DIET
Keywords:
broiler chicken, meat, propolis extract, technological properties
KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM PARAMETERS OF BIOSORPTION AND BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM
Keywords:
Bioaccumulation, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Equilibrium, Kinetic and Langmuir isotherm
RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY AS OPTIMIZATION TOOL IN STUDY OF COMPETITIVE EFFECT OF Ca2+ AND Mg2+ IONS IN SORPTION PROCESS OF Co2+ BY DRIED ACTIVATED SLUDGE
Keywords:
sorption, activated sludge, cobalt, co-ions, RSM, 60Co gamaspectrometry
PROPAGATION OF CLEOME SPINOSA JACQ. THROUGH TISSUE CULTURE
Keywords:
Cleome spinosa Jacq., tissue culture, regeneration, plant growth regulator

2012
vol.1


221 pages (455 - 1178)
This issue colophon ‣
19 articles from about 79 different authors
Quotation: Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Quotation author: Carl Sagan
Food Sciences
Microbiology
Biotechnology
ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF THE BESTSELLING SLOVAK RED WINES
Keywords:
phenolic compound, antioxidants, antioxidant activity, red wine
BIOGENIC AMINES CONTENT IN SELECTED WINES DURING WINEMAKING
Keywords:
winemaking process; biogenic amines; lactic acid bacteria
MONITORING OF AIR POLLUTION AND ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION OF HEAVY METALS BY ANALYSIS OF HONEY
Keywords:
honey, contamination of honey, heavy metals, Slovakian regions
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT OAK CHIPS ON AROMA COMPOUNDS IN WINE
Keywords:
oak wood, chips, aroma compounds, wine aroma, gas chromatography
EFFECT OF PROPOLIS IN CHICKEN DIET ON SELECTED PARAMETERS OF MINERAL PROFILE
Keywords:
Propolis, blood, mineral profile, broiler chickens
DETERMINATION OF PROTEINS IN YOGHURT
Keywords:
RP-HPLC, protein, casein, α-lactalbumin, β-lactoglobulin
EFFECT OF USING DIFFERENT LIPIDS TYPE ON SECOUNDARY AND EDIBLESCARCASSES PARTS OF BROILER (COOB-500)
Keywords:
broiler carcass, secondary and edible carcass parts, different marketing ages
EFFECT OF GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION AND GROWTH CONDITIONS ON THE FUNGAL BIOMASS, PH OF MEDIA AND PRODUCTION OF FUMAGILLIN BY A NON-PATHOGENIC STRAIN PENICILLIUM SCABROSUM
Keywords:
fumagillin, fungal biomass, Penicillium scabrosum, pH, synthetic medium
PRODUCTION OF ENRICHED BIOMASS BY RED YEASTS OF SPOROBOLOMYCES SP. GROWN ON WASTE SUBSTRATES
Keywords:
Sporobolomyces sp., red yeasts, carotenoids, ergosterol, waste substrates, stress
COMPARISON OF OCCURRENCE AND TOXINOGENITY OF ALTERNARIA SPP. ISOLATED FROM SAMPLES OF CONVENTIONAL AND NEW CROSSBRED WHEAT OF SLOVAK ORIGIN
Keywords:
Alternaria, altenuene, alternariol, alternariol monomethylether, wheat
BASAL MEDIA FORMULATION USING CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS AS CARBON AND NITROGEN SOURCE FOR THE GROWTH OF SOME FUNGI SPECIES
Keywords:
fungi, nutrients, minerals, Canavalia ensiformis, Basal media
SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND PLANT REGENERATION FROM IMMATURE EMBRYO INDUCED CALLUS OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)
Keywords:
Somatic embryogenesis, Immature embryos, Callus induction, Maize (Zea Mays L.)
THE EFFECT OF RAPAMYCIN ON SECRETORY ACTIVITY OF THE RABBIT OVARIAN FRAGMENTS
Keywords:
rapamycin, progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, prolactin, rabbit ovaries
THE EFFECT OF THE PORCINE MELANOCORTIN-5 RECEPTOR (MC5R) GENE ASSOCIATED WITH FEED INTAKE, CARCASS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Keywords:
production traits, MC5R gene, polymorphism, pig
THE POTENTIAL OF ISSR MARKERS IN AMARANTH GAMMA-RADIANCE MUTANTS GENOTYPYING
Keywords:
Amaranth, ISSR, inter- and intra specific variability
THE COMPARISON OF PROLAMINS EXTRACTED FROM DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE AND TRITICALE SPECIES: AMINO ACID COMPOSITION, ELECTROPHORESIS AND IMMUNODETECTION
Keywords:
Cereals; Prolamins; Amino Acid; ELISA; Western blot
PREPARATION OF PLANT TRANSFORMATION VECTOR CONTAINING “SELF-EXCISION” CRE/LOXP SYSTEM
Keywords:
Cre/loxP system, Marker-free plants, Pollen-specific promoter, Selectable marker genes, Self-excision strategy
THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF TREHALOSE ON TURKEY SPERMATOZOA MOTILITY IN VITRO
Keywords:
turkey, spermatozoa, motility, CASA, trehalose
DETERMINATION OF ENZYMES PRODUCED BY CERIPORIOPSIS SUBVERMISPORA DURING PRETREATMENT OF DIFFERENT BIOMASS SOURCES
Keywords:
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, white – rot fungus, biomass, laccases, hydrolytic enzymes

2012
vol. 1


503 pages (583 - 1135)
This issue colophon ‣
58 articles from about 172 different authors
Quotation: Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Quotation author: Carl Sagan
Food Sciences
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Other
PHENOLIC COMPOUNS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF MONOVARIETAL RED WINES PRODUCED IN LIMBACH REGION
Keywords:
polyphenols, anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, red wine, Limbach
RATINGS OF THE HYGIENIC CONDITIONS AND VERIFICATION PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EMPLOYEE IN COMMON FOOD SERVICES
Keywords:
common food services, catering services, 3M TM Petrifilm TM
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT PLANT SUPPLEMENTS APPLIED IN CHICKEN NUTRITION ON QUALITY OF THEIR MEAT
Keywords:
alfalfa meal, plant oils, poultry meat, technological and sensorial quality
LEGUMES – THE ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIALS FOR BREAD PRODUCTION
Keywords:
lentil, chickpea, bread addition, bread test, sensory evaluation
PRODUCTION PARAMETERS OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS. L.) INFLUENCED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF PENTAKEEP - V AND ATONIK
Keywords:
sunflower, weather conditions, hybrids, Atonik, Pentakeep V
BUCKWHEAT AS A GLUTEN-FREE CEREAL IN COMBINATION WITH MAIZE FLOUR
Keywords:
celiac disease, buckwheat, maize, flour, quality
AIR AS A FACTOR AFFECTING FOOD HYGIENE
Keywords:
Air pollutant, Emission inventories, Food hygiene, Sulphur dioxide
CADMIUM, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC CONCENTRATIONS IN LOW QUALITY WINES AND ALCOHOL CONTAINING DRINKS FROM ITALY, BULGARIA AND POLAND
Keywords:
metals, wines, multi-fruit alcoholic drinks, Italian, Bulgarian, Polish
INFLUENCE OF VARIETY, LOCALITY AND SOIL CONTAMINATION ON TOTAL POLYPHENOL CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF FABABEAN GRAINS
Keywords:
fababean, polyphenols, antioxidant activity, zinc
PROOXIDANT EFFECT OF LYCOPENE ON TRIGLYCERIDE OXIDATION
Keywords:
carotenoids, lycopene, triglycerides, free radicals, antioxidant, prooxidant
MILK FAT FATTY ACIDS IN RELATION TO MILK PRODUCTION AND QUALITY
Keywords:
milk, fat, fatty acids, lactation
CAN BE BLUEBERRIES THE RISK FOOD AND RAW MATERIAL?
Keywords:
blueberries, antioxidant capacity, DPPH, anthocyanins, heavy metals, AAS
VARIETAL DEPENDENCE OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN DIFFERENT ANATOMICAL PARTS OF COMMON BUCKWHEAT (FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM MOENCH) IN DIFFERENT GROWTH PHASES
Keywords:
common buckwheat, antioxidant activity, seeds
EFFECT OF FOOD-MICROORGANISMS ON GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID PRODUCTION BY FERMENTATION
Keywords:
γ-aminobutyric acid, fermentation, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid bacteria
IMPACT OF OATS β-GLUCANS ON PROPERTIES OF GLUTEN-FREE BREAD
Keywords:
gluten-free bread, β-glucans, quality, nutrition
QUALITY AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WHEAT BREAD WITH A PREPARATION OF OAT PROTEINS
Keywords:
wheat bread, oat protein, nutritional value, chemical score
DETERMINATION OF CAFFEINE CONTENTS OF COFFEE BRANDS IN THE VIETNAMESE MARKET
Keywords:
Vietnamese coffee, caffeine, standard addition method, UV/Vis Spectrophotometry
OBSERVING OF RADIOACTIVE CAESIUM 137Cs VALUE IN BEEF MEAT (CZECH PIED CATTLE) IN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Keywords:
Radiocaesium; 137Cs; beef meat; Czech Pied cattle; LFA
HEAVY METALS IN PRODUCTIVE PARTS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS
Keywords:
agricultural crops, soil type, heavy metals, AAS, highest acceptable amount
IMPACT OF BIOSLUDGE APPLICATION ON HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN SUNFLOWER
Keywords:
biosludge, sunflower, heavy metals
CADMIUM, LEAD AND MERCURY CONTENTS IN FISHES – CASE STUDY
Keywords:
cadmium, lead, mercury, fish, carp, food hygiene
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BUCKWHEAT PLANT (Fagopyrum esculentum) AND SELECTED BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTS
Keywords:
chemical composition, Fagopyrum esculentum, plant, products, rutin
COMPARISON OF MEAT QUALITY IN BULLS AND COWS
Keywords:
cows, bulls, meat quality, sensory panel
IS THE MEAT OF WILD WATERFOWL FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION? PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF CADMIUM AND LEAD CONCENTRATION IN PECTORAL MUSCLES OF MALLARDS AND COOTS SHOT IN 2006 IN SOUTHERN POLAND
Keywords:
game meat, metals, waterfowl, lead poisoning, cadmium
INTRACELLULAR MECHANISMS OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES INVOLVED IN THE REGULATION OF CELL SURVIVAL AND APOPTOSIS: A REVIEW
Keywords:
natural substances, mTOR pathway, resveratrol
PROTEIN MAPS OF OAT AND RYE
Keywords:
oat, rye, coeliac disease, 2-D electrophoresis,proteins maps
FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING CAPACITY OF PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L. AND DETERMINATION OF PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ALKALOIDS USING CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS
Keywords:
opium poppy, morphine, papaverine, thebaine, MEKC, DPPH
THE QUALITY OF SORGHUM GRAIN IN ASPECT OF UTILIZATION AMINO ACIDS IN PIGS
Keywords:
ileal digestibility, nitrogen, amino acids, sorghum, pigs
TRACE ELEMENTS IN FOLLICULAR FLUID AND THEIR EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
Keywords:
trace elements, environment, follicular fluids, reproduction
IN VITRO GASTRO – INTESTINAL DIGESTION OF WHEAT COELIAC ACTIVE PROTEINS
Keywords:
gastro-intestinal digestion, coeliac disease, gluten, SDS-PAGE
CHARACTERIZATION OF DURUM WHEAT (TRITICUM DURUM DESF.) QUALITY FROM GLIADIN AND GLUTENIN PROTEIN COMPOSITION
Keywords:
durum wheat, HMW-GS, LMW-1, LMW-2, technological quality
DETERMINATION OF THE WHEAT-RYE TRANSLOCATION 1BL.1RS AMONG REGISTERED BREAD WHEAT VARIETIES OF SLOVAKIA
Keywords:
bread wheat, HMW-GS, 1BL.1RS translocation, Glu-score, Rye-score
POPPY SEED (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L.): EFFECT OF GENOTYPE AND YEAR OF CULTIVATION ON VARIABILITY IN ITS LIPID COMPOSITION
Keywords:
lipid, poppy seeds, oil, fatty acids, FID, ALA, OA
PROTEOMICS ANALYSIS OF WHEAT AND BARLEY GRAIN
Keywords:
wheat, barley, 2-D electrophoresis, protein maps, coeliacdisease
COMPARISON TRANSGENIC AND NON-TRANSGENIC MILK QUALITY
Keywords:
transgenic rabbit, mWAP-hFVIII, milk quality
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CRUDE PROTEIN AND NDF IN LUCERNE AND MAIZE SILAGES ACCORDING IN SITU AND CNCPS
Keywords:
CP; NDF; ADF; in situ method; CP degradability; CNCPS characteristics
THE USE OF SELECTED TRITICALE AND RYE VARIETIES IN RABBIT DIETS: EFFECT ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, DIGESTIBILITY AND BALANCE OF NUTRIENTS
Keywords:
Rabbits, rye, triticale, feed mixtures, digestibility of nutrients
CONTENT OF POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN THE MUSCLE TISSUE OF FEMALE RABBITS AFTER NICKEL AND ZINC PERORAL ADMINISTRATION
Keywords:
nickel, zinc, potassium, magnesium, rabbit, muscle tissue
CHANGES OF PROTEIN PROFILES IN AMARANTH MUTANT LINES
Keywords:
amarath, mutagenesis, protein fraction, nutritional quality
THE MERCURY AS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR ON THE ADRENOCARCINOMA CELL LINE H295R
Keywords:
mercury chloride, testosterone, cell line H295R
INTRACELLULAR MECHANISMS OF A-TRICHOTHECENES INVOLVED IN THE REGULATION OF CELL SURVIVAL AND APOPTOSIS: A REVIEW
Keywords:
mycotoxins, A-trichothecenes, cytotoxicity, apoptosis
STUDY ON THE ROLE OF GLUCANASES IN DIGESTION OF CARNIVOROUS PLANT DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA L.
Keywords:
β-1,3-glucanases, PR proteins, digestion, carnivorous plants, Drosera
SNP ANALYSES OF THE BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE AND LEPTIN GENES BY PCR – RFLP METHOD
Keywords:
cattle, growth hormone gene, leptin gene, PCR-RFLP, polymorphism
STUDY OF DIGESTAROM® 1324 EFFECT ON SELECTED PARAMETERS OF MAIZE DDGS QUALITY IN PIG NUTRITION
Keywords:
DDGS, DIGESTAROM® 1324, nutrient digestibility, pig
EFFECT OF XYLANASE ADDED TO A RYE-BASED DIET ON NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN PIGS
Keywords:
ileal digestibility; xylanase; NSP; piglets
EFFECT OF DIETARY SELENIUM FORMS ON SELENIUM BLOOD CONCENTRATION IN LAYING HENS
Keywords:
laying hens, selenium forms, blood
ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISM OF BARLEY STORAGE PROTEINS
Keywords:
barley, hordeins, polymorphism, genetic diversity, protein markers
EXPLORATION OF GENETIC RELATIONS BETWEEN WINTER TRITICALE (X Triticosecale Witt.) AND RYE (Secale cereale L.) CULTIVARS USING RETROTRANSPOSON-BASED MARKERS
Keywords:
retrotransposon-based markers, genetic relationships, triticale, rye
INFLUENCE OF HYBRIDS ON FORMATION OF YIELD-FORMING ELEMENTS OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.)
Keywords:
weather conditions, sunflower hybrids, yield – forming elements
SANITATION PROCESS OPTIMALIZATION IN RELATION TO THE MICROBIAL BIOFILM OF PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS
Keywords:
biofilm, microbial attachment; Pseudomonas fluorescens
COMPARING THE GROWTH OF S. AUREUS AND PRODUCTION OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN C IN SHEEP’S AND GOAT’S MILK
Keywords:
Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcal enterotoxins, miniVIDAS, ELFA, sheep’s milk, goat’s milk
DETECTION OF TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE GENES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM RAW COW’S MILK
Keywords:
Resistance, tetracycline, tet-gene, Escherichia coli
PREPARATION OF ZINC ENRICHED YEAST (SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE) BY CULTIVATION WITH DIFFERENT ZINC SALTS
Keywords:
Zinc, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Enriched biomass
COPPER ENRICHED YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE AS A POTENTIAL SUPPLEMENT IN NUTRITION
Keywords:
Copper, Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
THE OCCURRENCE OF MICROMYCETES IN THE BREAD SAMPLES AND THEIR POTENTIAL ABILITY PRODUCE MYCOTOXINS
Keywords:
bread, micromycetes, mycotoxins
THE POSSIBILITIES OF DETECTION OF PUTRESCINE PRODUCTION IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA – A KICK-OFF STUDY
Keywords:
PCR, biogenic amines, methods of detection
CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS: IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTED FOODBORNE DISEASE CONTROL WITHIN EUROPEAN UNION
Keywords:
campylobacteriosis, changes in epidemiology, Slovak Republic, European Union, statistical analysis
HEAVY METALS IN MIDDLE NITRA RIVERSIDE
Keywords:
Nitra river, heavy metals, soil contamination, pollution