@Research Paper
<#LINE#>Prebiotic potential and characterization of microbes found in the guts of Wistar rats fed with feeds supplemented with some Macro-fungi from Oyo state, Southwestern Nigeria<#LINE#>Francis Chukwumma @Omeonu,Adeola Temitope @Salami,Victor Okechukwu @Azuh,S.A. @Laba <#LINE#>1-6<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2021-030.pdf<#LINE#>Mycology & Applied Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Nigeria@Gastrointestinal Secretion and Inflammatory Research Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria@Genetics Unit, Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Nigeria@Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria<#LINE#>26/11/2021<#LINE#>4/3/2022<#LINE#>The new phenomenon in food technology is the use of prebiotics for therapeutic purposes to control the normal body flora of gastrointestinal tracts. The prebiotic potential and characterization of microbes found in the guts of Wistar rats fed with feeds supplemented with some selected macro-fungi diet was evaluated on male Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus). Our result showed that the macro-fungi supplemented diets exhibited prebiotic activities while thebacteria isolated and characterized from the stomach of Wistar rat include Lactobacillus casei, Pediococusacidilactici, Lactobacillus fermentum, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pneumonia, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Leuconostoc lactis, Campylobacter jejuni, Vibroalbensis, Salmonella enterica, Shigella dysenteraie, and Escherichia coli. From the results, it is suggestive that the higher fungi enriched feedsis prebiotic as they enhanced the pro-biotic micro-flora over the pathogenic microbes.<#LINE#>Roy, A., Prasad, P., & Gupta, N. (2014).@Volvariella volvacea: A macrofungus having nutritional and health potential.@Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 4(2), 110-113.@Yes$Kumar, H., Salminen, S., Verhagen, H., Rowland, I., Heimbach, J., Bañares, S., & Lalonde, M. (2015).@Novel probiotics and prebiotics: road to the market.@Current opinion in biotechnology, 32, 99-103.@Yes$Cheng, D., Song, J., Xie, M., & Song, D. (2019).@The bidirectional relationship between host physiology and microbiota and health benefits of probiotics: A review.@Trends in Food Science & Technology, 91, 426-435.@Yes$Roberfroid, M., Gibson, G. R., Hoyles, L., McCartney, A. L., Rastall, R., Rowland, I., and Guarner, F. (2010).@Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits.@British Journal of Nutrition, 104.S2: S1-S63.@Yes$Gibson, G. R., Scott, K. P., Rastall, R. A., and Tuohy, K. M. (2010).@Dietary 531 prebiotics: current status and new definition.@Food Science and Technological 532 Bulletin: Functional Foods, 7, 1-19.@Yes$Gibson, G. R., Hutkins, R., Sanders, M. E., Prescott, S. L., Reimer, R. A., Salminen, S. J., ... & Reid, G. (2017).@Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics.@Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 14(8), 491-502.@Yes$Banerjee, A., & Dhar, P. (2019).@Amalgamation of polyphenols and probiotics induce health promotion.@Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 59(18), 2903-2926.@Yes$Blaut, M., Collins, M. D., Welling, G. W., Dore, J., Van Blaut, M., Collins, M. D., Welling, G. W., Dore, J., Van Loo, J., & De Vos, W. (2002).@Molecular biological methods for studying the gut microbiota: the EU human gut flora project.@British Journal of Nutrition, 87(S2), S203-S211.@Yes$Ushakova, N. A., Nekrasov, R. V., Pravdin, I. V., Sverchkova, N. V., Kolomiyets, E. I., & Pavlov, D. S. (2015).@Mechanisms of the effects of probiotics on symbiotic digestion.@Biology Bulletin, 42(5), 394-400.@Yes$Buruiana, C. T., Gómez, B., Vizireanu, C., & Garrote, G. (2017).@Manufacture and evaluation of xylooligosaccharides from corn stover as emerging prebiotic candidates for human health.@LWT, 77, 449-459.@Yes$Slomka, V., Hernandez Sanabria, E., Herrero, E. R., Zaidel, L., Bernaerts, K., Boon, N., ... & Teughels, W. (2017).@Nutritional stimulation of commensal oral bacteria suppresses pathogens: the prebiotic concept.@Journal of clinical periodontology, 44(4), 344-352.@Yes$Murray, M. G., & Thompson, W. (1980).@Rapid isolation of high molecular weight plant DNA.@Nucleic acids research, 8(19), 4321-4326.@Yes$National Research Council (1995).@Nutrient requirements of laboratory animals.@The National Academies.@Yes$Albus, U. (2012).@Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th edn).@@Yes$Huebner, J., Wehling, R. L. & Hutkins, R. W. (2007).@Functional activity of commercial prebiotics.@International Dairy Journal, 17(7), 770-775.@Yes$Zimmermann, P., & Curtis, N. (2018).@Factors influencing the intestinal microbiome during the first year of life.@The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 37(12), e315-e335@Yes$Holms, W. H. (1968).@Viable counts of bacteria—a new method for facultative anaerobes.@Microbiology, 54(2), 255-260.@Yes
<#LINE#>Impact of bio inoculation, NPK and organic manure supplementation on growth and development of Dalbergia latifolia in nursery conditions<#LINE#>Atmaja Elina @Mishra,Rupa @Acharya,Nibha @Gupta <#LINE#>7-12<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2022-015.pdf<#LINE#>Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India@Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India@Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India<#LINE#>8/7/2022<#LINE#>11/9/2022<#LINE#>The present experiment was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of microbial cultures under different treatements on development of Dalbergia latifolia grown under nursery conditions. Seedlings of 30 days old plants were inoculated (thrice with interval of one month) with two fungal cultures (Aspergillus and Penicillium sp.) and two bacterial strains (BA and BT) with and without NPK and organic manure.  Data recorded on no. of leaves, branches and shoot height exhibited the growth enhancing effect of fungal inoculation especially Penicillium sp. Plants inoculated with Aspergillus sp. produced more no. branches comparatively. Individual inoculation of Penicillium sp. and Bacterial strain BT has shown increase in shoot height. The Relative growth rate and leaf area ratio revealed the growth enhancing impact of bioinoculatnts supplemented with fertilizer and/or organic manure. Over all, microbial inoculations were found to be useful in enhancing growth of seedlings in nursery conditions.  Rising of nursery of plants with such bioinoculants along with supplementation of fertilizer and organic manure will certainly be helpful in establishment of seedlings in field conditions.<#LINE#>Boga, A., Ram, B. & Reddy G. R. (2012).@Effect of benzyl amino purine and gibberellic acid on in vitro shoot multiplication and elongation of Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.: an important multipurpose tree.@Biotechnol. Bioinf. Bioeng, 2(1), 597-602.@Yes$Subasinghe, S., Warakagoda, P.S., & Abeywickrama, W.H.T. (2015).@In vitro shoot proliferation of rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia: fabaceae): a potent high quality timber species.@Tropical Agricultural Research & Extension, 18 (2), 94-101.@Yes$Vasudeva, N., Vats, M., Sharma, S. K., & Sardana, S. (2009).@Chemistry and biological activities of the genus Dalbergia - A review.@Pharmacognosy Reviews, 3(6), 307-319.@Yes$Gupta, C., Yadav, M.K., Vishram, M., Singh, A., Singh, H.B., Sarma, B.K., Singh S.P., & Rakshit, A. (2020).@Bio-inoculants as Prospective Inputs for Achieving Sustainability: Indian Story.@Economic Affairs, 65(1), 31-41.@Yes$Nayak, S. R., Panigrahi, M. R., & Gupta, N. (2017).@Impact of Microbial Application on Growth & Development of Dalbergia latifolia & Dalbergia sissoo under Nursery Condition.@International Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 2(4), 1-6.@Yes$Aldo Carl Leopold & Paul E Kriedemann (1975).@Plant Growth and Development.@McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.@Yes$Basak, U.C., Gupta, N., Rautaray, S., & Das, P. (2004).@Effects of salinity on the growth of mangrove seedlings.@Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 16, 437-439.@No$Glenn Ray Noggle & George John Fritz (1986).@Introductory Plant Physiology.@Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd., New Delhi. ISBN: 9780135020968.@Yes$Menon, S., & Mohan, V. (2012).@Isolation of Potential Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria from the Rhizosphere of Fast Growing Native Tree Species Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. in Tamil Nadu, India.@Forestry Bulletin, 12(2), 98-105.@No$Murugesan, S., Mohan, V., Senthilkumar, N., Lakshmidevi, R., Suresh, D. B., & Sumathi, R. (2016).@Effects of growing media with bioinoculants on quality seedlings production of Eucalyptus tereticornis in nursery conditions.@European Journal of Experimental Biology, 6(3), 86-93.@No$Mahalingam, P.U. and Thilagavathy, D. (2008).@A study on phosphate solubilizing microorganisms of an orchard ecosystem in Tamilnadu.@J. Pure. Appl. Microbiol., 2(1), 219-222.@Yes$Casanova, E., Salas, A.M., & Toro, M. (2002).@The use of nuclear and related techniques for evaluating the agronomic effectiveness of phosphate fertilizers, in particular rock phosphate, in Venezuela: II. Monitoring mycorrhizas and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms.@International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Documents, (1272), 101-106.@Yes$Kole, S.C. and Hajra, J.N. (1997).@Isolation and evaluation of tricalcium phosphate and rock phosphate solubilizing microorganisms from acidic terai and lateritic soils of West Bengal.@J. Interacademicia, 1(3), 198-205.@Yes$Dash, S., Mohapatra, A.K. & Gupta, N. (2013).@Growth response of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. to mineral solubilising bacteria and fungi in nursery conditions.@Tropical Ecology, 54(1), 109-115.@Yes$Kumar, A., Dash, D., & Jhariya, M. K. (2013).@Impact of Rhizobium on growth, biomass accumulation and nodulation in Dalbergia sissoo seedlings.@The Bioscan, 8(2), 553-560.@Yes$Pany, S., Mishra, S., & Gupta, N. (2018).@Evaluation of native rhizospheric and phosphate solubilising microbes for growth and development of pongamia pinnata under nursery condition.@Advance in bioresearch, 9(1), 92-101.@Yes$Han, S.H., An, J.Y., Hwang J, Kim, S.B., & Park, B.B. (2016).@The effects of organic manure and chemical fertilizer on the growth and nutrient concentrations of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera Lin.) in a nursery system.@Forest Science and Technology, 12(3), 137-143.@Yes
<#LINE#>Hygiene practices and indicators of faecal pollution of groundwater supplying populations living around Lake Toho in South-West Benin<#LINE#>Hermione M.A. @Adeke,Waris K. @Chouti,Bawa @Boya,Haziz @Sina,Lamine Baba-@Moussa <#LINE#>13-22<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2022-019.pdf<#LINE#>Lab. of Inorganic Chemistry and Environment (LACIE), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin@Lab. of Inorganic Chemistry and Environment (LACIE), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin@Lab. of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin@Lab. of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin@Lab. of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin<#LINE#>3/10/2022<#LINE#>25/10/2022<#LINE#>The objective of this work is to examine the microbiological quality of groundwater intended for consumption around Lake Toho while identifying the risks of contamination associated with it. To do this, nineteen (19) water samples, i.e. five wells and fourteen boreholes, were analyzed by the seeding method. Also, we carried out a field survey which focused on nine villages in the three districts (Houin, Zoungbonou and Lokossa) located near the lake. The villages are chosen taking into account the degree of vulnerability of the populations, according to human activities (agriculture, market gardening and fishing) and proximity to the watercourse. The results obtained showed that all the waters analyzed were contaminated by common germs. 37% of the water revealed contamination with E. coli, 26% with shigella. These results show recent faecal contamination of water. Similarly, more than half of the water, or 53%, showed non-compliance with respect to total coliforms, which would indicate old faecal contamination. The germs present in the waters degrade the quality of the water and thus expose the population that consumes it to several waterborne diseases. Drinking water must be free of any presence of these germs in general according to the recommendations of the WHO and the standard of drinking water in Benin, the water analyzed would all be unfit for human consumption. Adequate treatment and regular monitoring must be applied to guarantee the good health of the populations.<#LINE#>Prescott Harley Klein (1999).@Microbiology.@DeBoeck. University, p 981 ;@No$Lagnika, M., Moudachirou, I., Jean-Pierre, C., Valentin, D., & Nestor, G. (2014).@Physical-chemical characteristics of well water in the Municipality of Pobé (Benin, West Africa).@J. Appl. Biosci., 79, 6887-6897.@Yes$Scanlon, B. R., Reedy, R. C., Stonestrom, D. A., Prudic, D. E., & Dennehy, K. F. (2005).@Impact of land use and land cover change on groundwater recharge and quality in the southwestern US.@Global Change Biology, 11(10), 1577-1593.@Yes$El‐Naqa, A., Al‐Momani, M., Kilani, S. & Hammouri, N. 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Ameyapoh and C. de Souza, (2015).@Evaluation of the bacteriological quality of well and drilling in Lomé, Togo.@Journal of Applied Biosciences, 91.@No$Metinhoue, E. A. M. (2018).@State of play of water resources management of Lake Toho in Athiémé; Benin, Unpublished End of training report.@EPAC UAC;@No$Hounkpatin, A. S. Y., Dougnon, V. T., Jules, H., Kpognon, E., & Johnson, R. C. (2021).@Quality and method of management of drinking water in rural areas in Benin: case of artesian drills of Dogbo Ahomey in the Borough of Tota, Municipality of Dogbo.@Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 13(11), 823-834.@Yes$Darboux E. (2008).@Contribution to the evaluation of the relationship between human activities, pollution of Lake Nokoué and the general state of health of the local populations: case of the areas of Ladji - Ahouansori - Ganvié and Sotchanhoué.@Unpublished End of training report, EPAC / UAC, 92p@No$Ahouansou R.H., J. Monhouanou, M-C. Savi, F. Akplogan and P. Djossou. (2008).@Evaluation of the technical and economic performance of a palm fruit pulper in Benin.@Benin Agricultural Research Bulletin, Number 60 – June 2008;@No$WHO, G. (2011).@Guidelines for drinking-water quality.@World health organization, 216, 303-304.@Yes$Ainsworth, R., Water, S., & World Health Organization. (2004).@Safe piped water: managing microbial water quality in piped distribution systems/edited by Richard Ainsworth.@In Safe piped water: managing microbial water quality in piped distribution systems/edited by Richard Ainsworth.@Yes$Locas, A., Barthe, C., Margolin, A. B., & Payment, P. (2008).@Groundwater microbiological quality in Canadian drinking water municipal wells.@Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 54(6), 472-478.@Yes$Payment, P., & Locas, A. (2011).@Pathogens in water: value and limits of correlation with microbial indicators.@Groundwater, 49(1), 4-11.@Yes$Boyer M. (2021).@Vigilab, Mesophilic aerobic flora.@@No$P. Aubry and Bernard-Alex G. 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Gram positive pathogens.@American Society for Microbiology, 251-258;@Yes$Belghiti ML, Chahlaoui A, Bengoumi D and El Moustaine R, (2013).@Study of the physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of groundwater from the Plio-Quaternary aquifer in the region of Meknes (Morocco).@Larrhyss Journal, 14, 21-36.@Yes$Aka N, Bamba SB, Soro G and Soro N. (2013).@Hydrochemical and microbiological study of alterite sheets in a humid tropical climate: Case of the department of Abengourou (South-East of Ivory Coast).@Larhyss Journal, 16, 31-52.@Yes$Dégbey C., M. Makoutodé, B. Fayomi and Christophe De B., (2010).@The quality of the drink water in professional environment with Godomey 2009 in Benin West Africa.@J Int Santé Trav, 1, 15-22.@Yes$Edberg, S. C. L., Rice, E. W., Karlin, R. J., & Allen, M. J. (2000).@Escherichia coli: the best biological drinking water indicator for public health protection.@Journal of applied Microbiology, 88(S1), 106S-116S.@Yes$Brandl, MT. 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@Short Review Paper
<#LINE#>Impacts of Probiotics on Shrimp Culture: A Review<#LINE#>Sushil @Bera <#LINE#>23-24<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2022-017.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Aquaculture Management, Khejuri College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India<#LINE#>8/8/2022<#LINE#>30/9/2022<#LINE#>Probiotics as “bio-pleasant marketers” including Lactobacillus and Bacillus may be introduced into the traditional environment to control and compete with pathogenic bacteria, similarly promoting the increase of noble organisms. Probiotics enhance water exceptional whilst decreasing pathogenic microorganisms. Probiotics display useful outcomes by improving the physiological and immunological responses of shrimp. The development of shrimp farming is associated with an increase in infectious illnesses and environmental degradation. In shrimp farming, three genera of microorganisms Bacillus, Vibrio, and Pseudomonas are typically given as probiotics. The combination of probiotics produces higher effects for the host than character probiotics. Probiotics have a high-quality impact by way of enhancing the physiological and immunological reaction of shrimp. Probiotics have become increasingly more essential and not unusual in all-natural shrimp farms.<#LINE#>Vieira, F. N., Buglione, C. C., Mouriño, J. P. L., Jatobá, A., Martins, M. L., Schleder, D. D., Andreatta, E. R., Barraco, M. A. and Vinatea, L. A. (2010).@Effect of probiotic supplemented diet on marine shrimp survival after challenge with Vibrio harveyi.@Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, 62(3), 631–638.@Yes$Vaseeharan, B. and Ramasamy, P. (2003).@Control of pathogenic Vibrio sp by Bacillus subtilis BT23, a possible probiotic treatment for black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon.@Lett Appl Microbiology, 36, 83–87.@Yes$Sakai, M. (1999).@Current research status of fish immunostimulants.@Aquaculture, 172, 63–92.@Yes$Jeney, G. and Anderson, D.P. (1993).@An in vitro technique for surveying immunostimulants in fish.@Aquaculture, 112, 283–287.@Yes$Maeda, M., K. Nogami and Ishibash, N. (1992).@Utility of microbial food assemblages for culturing crab.@Aquaculture, 21, 31–38.@Yes$Devaraja, T., Banerjee, S., Sariff, Y. M. and Khatoon, H. (2013).@A holistic approach for selection of Bacillus sp. As a bioremediator for shrimp post larvae culture.@Turk. J. Biol., 37, 92–100.@Yes$Rengpipat, S., Rukpratanporn, S., Piyatiratitivorakul, S. and Menasaveta, P. (2000).@Immunity enhancement in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) by a probiont bacterium (Bacillus S11).@Aquaculture, 191, 271-288.@Yes$Panigrahi, A., Kiron, V., Puangkaew, J., Kobayashi, T., Sathi, S. and Sugita, H. (2005).@The viability of probiotic bacteria as a factorinfluencing the immune response in rainbow trout.@Aquaculture, 243, 241–254.@Yes$Abidi, R. (2003).@Use of probiotics in larval rearing of new candidate species.@Aquaculture. Asia, 8, 15–16.@Yes$Chiu, C. H., Guu,Y. K., Liu, C. H., Pan, T. M. and Cheng, W. (2007).@Immune responses and gene expression in white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, induced by Lactobacillus plantarum.@Fish Shellfish Immunology, 23(2), 364–377.@Yes$Lilley, D. M. and Stillwell, R. J. (1965).@Probiotics: growth promoting factors produced by micro-organisms.@Science, 147, 747–748.@Yes$Maeda, M. and Liao, I. C. (1994).@Microbial processes in aquaculture environment and their importance for increasing crustacean production.@JARQ, 28(4), 283–288.@Yes$Moriarty, D.J.W. (1999).@Disease control in shrimp aquaculture with probiotic bacteria.@Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, pp 237–243.@Yes$Parker, R.B. (1974).@Probiotics the other half of the antibiotics story.@Anim Nutr Health, 29, 4-8.@Yes$Chotigeat, W., Tongsupa, S., Supamataya, K. and Phongdara, A. (2004).@Effect of fucoidan on disease resistance of black tiger shrimp.@Aquacult, 233, 23–30.@Yes