Vol.49, Iss. 4

Detection, Diagnosis and Pathogenic Potential of Meloidogyne incognita on Passion Fruit from Mizoram, India

Matiyar Rahaman Khan, Sabyasachi Pal, Ghule Tushar Manohar, Somnath Bhattacharyya, Amit Singh, Prahlad Sarkar et al.

Root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) infects passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) in Mizoram, India and infected plants showed declined symptoms and poor fruit yield. Infested plants displayed stunting and yellowing and thick-root symptoms. The association…

Physiological Responses to Fasting and Refeeding in Apodemus chevrieri from Hengduan Mountain Region

Hai-Ji Zhang, Di Zhang, Dong-Min Hou, Wan-Long Zhu

Physiological adaptations of mammals were the major strategies in response to the changing food resources. In order to investigate the physiological responses to fasting and refeeding in Apodemus chevrieri, body mass and body fat mass, resting metabolic rate (…

Effects of Primary Sex Ratio on Operational Sex Ratio in Sea Urchin, Echinometra mathaei

Mousa Keshavarz, Maryam Soyuf Jahromi

In the North of Persian Gulf region, sea urchins Echinometra mathaei are dominant in patches along the rocky coasts between the average low tide and a maximum depth of 5 m. In the current study, it was monitored monthly 217 individuals from Bandar Lengeh (26&#…

Morphometric Variability in Horseshoe Bat Species, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and Rhinolophus lepidus Captured from District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Salim, Arshad Javid, Faiz-ur-Rahman, Khalid Javed Iqbal, FarmanUllah

Specimens of Rhinilophus ferrumequinum (n = 2) and R. lepidus (n =3) were captured from Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a three years survey extending from June 2010 through May 2013. Mean body mass of the captured R. ferrumequinum specimens was 1…

Genomic Analysis of Glutathione S-transferases (GST) Family in Common Carp: Identification, Phylogeny and Expression

Baohua Chen, Wenzhu Peng, Jian Xu, Jingyan Feng, Chuanju Dong, Peng Xu

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) comprise a large and diverse family of enzymes with a wide phylogenetic distribution. They are multifunctional enzymes that play a crucial role in cellular detoxification and oxidative stress tolerance. Comparing with that in…

Trace Minerals in Blood and Colostrum in Naemi Ewes and their Neonates Fed with Long Term Prepartum Sustained-Release Trace Elements Ruminal Bolus

Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Riyadh S. Aljumaah, Moez Ayadi, Shabana Naz

The aim of this study was to find the effect of the administration of slow release boluse of trace elements bolus in Naemi ewes during late gestation. Thirty Naemi ewes were divided into two groups. One group served as a control while the other was treated wit…

Impact of Proteins in Adult Artificial Diet of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on Biological Parameters

Muzammil Sattar

Laboratory studies were carried out to determine the influence of varying amounts of different proteins in the diet of adult Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens). Results show that proteins play a vital role in the fecundity, fertility and all the biological paramete…

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Punjab Province of Pakistan

Nasar Khan, Fahad Ali, Sulaiman Bahadar, Khalil ur Rahman, Abdul Aziz, Noor ul Akbar et al.

Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a major health problem globally and more prevalent in Pakistan, which is the main etiological agent of chronic hepatitis B, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis. A total of 659 HBsAg ELISA positive patients out of 1…

PCR-Based Detection of a Hyperparasitoid in Cotton Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Muhammad Ashfaq, Shamim Akhtar, Saleem Akhtar, Mariyam Masood

PCR protocol was developed to detect hyperparasitism in cotton mealybug. Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an invasive and major pest on cotton. Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is an effective parasitoid of me…

Effect of Alfalfa Hay on Rumen Fermentation Patterns and Serum Biochemical Profile of Growing Naemi Lambs with ad libitum Access to Total Mixed Rations

Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Ibrahim Alhidary, Abdullah H. Alyemni, Rifat U. Khan, Abdel Raouf S. Bello, Mohamed Y. Al-Saiady et al.

Total mixed rations (TMR) based diet is a high energy diet, which negatively deteriorates the rumen health through pH reduction .This study investigated the effect of different protocols of alfalfa hay supplementary on ruminal characteristics and performance o…

Substituting Bakery By-Products for Corn Grains and Wheat Bran in Growing Lambs Rations increases Growth Rate with no Adverse Effect

Adel Eid Mohamed Mahmoud

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of bakery by-products BBP inclusion (0; 30 and 60% DM basis) to replace yellow corn and wheat bran in the concentrate feed mixtures on digestibility, blood and ruminal parameters, growth performance, meat…

In Silico Analyses of the Pseudogenes of Helicobacter pylori

Neenish Rana, Nosheen Ehsan, Awais Ihsan, Farrukh Jamil

Pseudogenes were previously regarded as molecular fossils, non-functional by-products of genome evolution. However, it has been indicated by several lines of evidences that some pseudogenes are active. Using current data of NCBI we have retrieved 65 pseudogene…

The Overlapping Impact of Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Railway on Ungulates

Yun Wang, Lei Guan, Jiding Chen, Yaping Kong, Lang Si, Asif Shah

Qinghai to Tibet highway (QTH) and railway (QTR) tracks are running parallel to each other with an in between distance of 0 to 2.5 km from Kunlunshankou to Wudaoliang sections which is about 107 km. An expressway will be built along these two lines in the near…

Integration of Planting Time and Insecticide to Manage Aphid Infestations in Wheat for Better Crop Productivity

Freeha John, Noor Abid Saeed, Sajid Nadeem, Muhammad Hamed

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop in Pakistan. An aphid complex feeds and signifcantly decrease the grain yield in wheat crop. Field experiment was conducted at NIAB, Faisalabad to evaluate the use of the planting time and the insecticid…

mRNA Expression of Genes Associated with Puberty Onset in the Adipose and Hypothalamic Tissues of Anhui White Goat

Wenqiao Hui, Jishun Tang, Dejian Zhu, Qian Ban, Sheng Chen

Puberty is the process of physical maturation of an animal with the capability of sexual reproduction. In domestic animals, age at attainment of puberty is an event that contributes significantly to lifetime reproductive efficiency. Anhui white goat is a nativ…

Preliminary Behavioral, Pathological and Transcriptome Studies of Tree Shrew: Evidence for a Complementary Small-Animal Alzheimer's Disease Model

Yi-qiang Ouyang, Zhen-xin Liang, Shi-wen Huang, Ying Zhang, Shao-shi Luo, Jin-ning Liang et al.

Most small-animal studies of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involve rats and mice, yet the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) is in many respects more similar to primates than rodents are. To demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of using the tree shrew as an…

Effect of Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis) on Fertility Indicators of Post-Thawed Bull Spermatozoa

Hamayun Khan, Momen Khan, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi, Shakoor Ahmad, Ali Gohar, Hameed Ullah et al.

Green tea extract is plant–dervied natural antioxidant. The objective of this study was to explore the antioxidative effect of green tea extract on the cryopreserved bull semen. Experiments were carried out on Achai breeding bulls of similar age at the S…

Biochemical and Histopathological Changes in Immune and Non Immune Broilers after Inoculation of Field Infectious Bursal Disease Virus

Beenish Zahid, Asim Aslam, Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Raheela Akhtar

The present study was conducted to compare the biochemical and histopathological changes in response to pathogenic field infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). The Bursa of fabricius was collected from poultry flocks of Punjab Pakistan for isolation of IBD vi…

Distribution and Morphology of Ghrelin-Immunopositive Cells in the Pancreas of the African Ostrich

Jia-xiang Wang, Peng Li

Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, has been identified in the pancreas of many vertebrates. While ghrelin has been found in the cerebellum and gastrointestinal tract of African ostrich chicks, little is known about its…

A Novel Gap Junction Alpha 8 (GJA8) Mutation Associated with a Congenital Cataract Patient in Pakistan

Ayesha Zahid, Ammara Muazzam, Sidra Mustafa, Saba Irshad, Malik Siddique Mahmood, Rehman Shahzad

Cataracts are principal cause of visual impairments among people, although ocular surgery can reestablish vision in such patients but genetic researches have validated that, mutations in GJA8 are coherent source of lens opaqueness and inappropriate growth of f…

Potential Recruiting and Hepatoprotective Effects of Ellagic Acid in D-Galactosamine-Induced Liver Damage in Rats

Mustafa Cengiz, Jama Hussein Ali, H. Mehtap Kutlu, Djanan Vejselova, Adnan Ayhanci

The present study aims to investigate the therapeutic and protective effects of ellagic acid (EA) on the toxicity of the liver induced by D-Galactosamine (D-GaIN) in rats. With this in mind, the rats were categorized into five groups. The study groups were giv…

Screening of USDA Cotton Accessions against Sucking Insect Pests Complex and Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) Disease with Major Emphasis on Abiotic Factors

Syed Ishfaq Ali Shah, Tassawar Hussain Malik, Imran Rafi Khan, Zahid Hussain

This study was conducted to evaluate the germplasms imported from United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), United State of America (USA) primarily for Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) disease with promising local varieties tolerant to the disease. After sc…

Toxicity of Stigmasterol Isolated from Crofton Weed, Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. Against a Rabbit Ear Mite, Psoroptes cuniculi

Xiang Nong, Yao-jun Yang, Guang-you Yang, Feng-zheng Chen, Mei Tang, Gang Wang

In order to develop a new type of insecticide, this study lays foundation for the development of stigmasterol from the Eupatorium adenophorum Sprengas nontoxic and pollution-free pesticides that can be released to the environment. The toxicity test of stigmast…

Effect of Fasudil Hydrochloride and H2 on the Post-Thaw Viability of Cryopreserved Porcine Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

Maoying Zhu, Yuntao Ji, Xiaoyu Wang, Junying Pu, Changqing Qu

The present study is to explore the effect of fasudil hydrochloride and H2 on the post-thaw viability of cryopreserved porcine adipose-derived stem cells. Four different combinations of cryoprotectants with and without hydrogen gas (H) (purified H2 was dissolv…

A Study on Structural Characteristics of Intestinal Tract of the Air-Breathing Loach, Paramisgurnus dabryanus (Sauvage, 1878)

YaQiu Liu, ZhiJian Wang

This study aimed to observe morphology and ultrastructure of intestinal tract of Paramisgurnus dabryanus with light and electron microscopies. Intestinal tract was divided into three parts. Morphologically complex folds were formed on surfaces of anterior and…

A Field Test of the Activity Budget Hypothesis: The Case of Blue Sheep in Helan Mountains of Ningxia, China

Zhensheng Liu, Hui Gao, Jiapeng Dong, Mingming Zhang, Liwei Teng

Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) is a sexually dimorphic ungulate. In general, males are larger than females and the two sexes live in separate groups outside the breeding season. We studied the seasonal activity of blue sheep from May 2010 through August 2012 to…

Influence of Dike Age on the Distribution Pattern of Pill Bug Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille, 1804) (Crustacea: Isopoda) in the Forests at a Reclaimed Coast

Bao-Ming Ge* Dai-Zhen Zhang, Qiu-Ning Liu, Sen-Hao Jiang, Jun Cui, Chun-Lin Zhou, Bo-Ping Tang

The effect of dike age on distribution of pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804) in the forests was studied at a reclaimed coast in Yancheng, China. The aggregated distribution of A. vulgare population was found by Taylor’s power law and Iowa&r…

Effect of Gluten Containing Diet on Pristane Induced Lupus Prone Mice

Muhammad Mansoor, Zaigham Abbas, Nageen Husssain

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with characteristic organ involvement and autoantibodies production. The pathogenicity and etiology of the disease has yet to be elucidated. It is presently accepted that environmental factors…

Characteristics of Structure and Nucleotide Polymorphism of the American Mink (Neovison vison) Growth Hormone Gene

Jakub Jan Skorupski

The nucleotide sequence, variation and gene-structure of the American mink (Neovison vison) growth hormone gene was analyzed. For this purpose set of 3 amplicons were sequenced, including 5’-UTR and all exons and introns. The study involved 389 animals.…

Intake of Heavy Metals through Milk and Toxicity Assessment

Amir Ismail, Muhammad Riaz, Saeed Akhtar, Amjad Farooq, Muhammad Arif Shahzad, Ahmad Mujtaba

 In the present study five heavy metals were analyzed in the milk samples of cow, buffalo and goat. The level of Pb was found to exceed the maximum permissible limit (0.02 µg/g) set by Codex Alimentarius Commission in 53% milk samples. In 44% milk s…

Description of Two New Species of Oriental Genus Halys Fabricius (Pentatomoidae, Pentominae, Halyini) from Sindh, Pakistan with a Key of its Nine Asian Species

Nasreen Memon, Rukhsana Parveen, Imtiaz Ahmad, Nadir Ali Shah

Till to date nine species of the genus Halys are described from Asia. Of the nine species, five are described from Pakistan, including present two new species from Sindh province. These two new species are described, illustrated and compared with the allied sp…

Geographic Variation of the Large Red Flying Squirrel, Petaurista albiventer (Gray, 1834) (Rodentia: Sciuridae), with a Description of a New Subspecies in Southwestern China

Song Li, Zuojian Feng

The large red flying squirrel Petaurista albiventer mainly inhabits northern Pakistan eastward to southwestern China, stretching across the whole southern Himalayan mountains. However, relatively little work has been performed on mapping its geographic variati…

Comparative Efficacy of Synthetic Resins on Various Woods against Subterranean Termites

Sohail Ahmed, Muhammad Arshad, Babar Hassan

The present studies were carried out to determine efficacy of synthetic resins on woods of three tree species to ward off subterranean termites. Three resins types in three concentrations were applied by brushing and dipping on wooden stakes which were exposed…

Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes Addition in Concentrate Ration of Lactating Nili Ravi Buffaloes: Effects on Milk Production and Diet Digestibility

Burhan Azam, Muhammad Naeem Tahir, Faisal Shahzad, Abdul Ghaffar, Ghulam Abbas, Madiha Gohar et al.

Poor availability of good quality feedstuffs for the feeding of livestock has been identified as the major hurdles in the development of livestock sector in Pakistan. To improve the poor quality roughages, exogenous fibrolytic enzyme may play important role by…

Comparison of Genetic Diversity between the Ex-Situ Conservation Herd and Smallholders of Turkish Grey Cattle

Süleyman Kök

Turkish grey cattle (TGC) are facing the danger of extinction. Intensive breeding program has mainly been used for purebred TGC that are under the conservation of Bandırma Livestock Research Institute (BLRE) ex-situ program. This study aims to compare 3 S…

Morphometrics of Apis mellifera after Five Decades of its Introduction in North-Western Himalayan Region of India

Mohammed M. Ibrahim, Y.S. Chandel, Anil

A total of 17 characters were taken for morphometric studies on Apis mellifera L. and samples were collected from four locations representing two different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh during 2012. The findings revealed that the significant differen…

Impact of Trigonella foenum-graecum Leaves Extract on Mice Hair Growth

Fariha Imtiaz, Muhammad Islam, Hamid Saeed, Bushra Saleem, Maryam Asghar, Zikria Saleem

The aim of present study was to investigate hair growth promoting effects of extracts of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaves. The extracts of powdered leaves were obtained in various solvents (petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol, ethanol and distilled water) us…

Effects of Different Ration Forms on Growth Performance and some Behavioral Traits of Brown Swiss Calves

Mehmet Avci, Recep Aydin, Jale Metin Kiyici

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of different ration forms on growth, feed conversion and behavioral characteristics of Brown Swiss calves. The calves in treatment group were supplied with mixed ration of chopped roughage (5-7 cm) and…

Effects of Stand Composition and Site Index of Pine Forests on Bark Beetle, Ips sexdentatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Population

Erol Akkuzu, Hidayet Güzel, Özkan Evcin

Various biotic and abiotic factors influence the population dynamics and severity of damage in a forest. This study investigated the effects of stand composition and site index of pine forests on Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) populations. Two main objectives of th…

Cryptosporidium: An Emerging Zoonosis in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan

Naimat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Hassan Saleem, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Nisar Ahmad, Ayesha Hassan, Sultan Ayaz et al.

Zoonotic Cryptosporidium is chief cause of diarrhea in both developing and developed countries, causing millions of deaths each year. This study was designed to estimate the zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK),…

Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Meal as Alternate Protein Ingredient in Broiler Finisher Ration

Rafi Ullah, Sarzamin Khan, Abdul Hafeez, Asad Sultan, Nazir Ahmad Khan, Naila Chand et al.

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing soybean meal with silkworm meal on production performance, hematology and carcass traits in broilers at finisher phase. Five isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets were uttered with the step-wise…

Gender Differences in some Haematological and Blood Biochemical Parameters in Wild Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) of Thar Desert, Pakistan

Viram Kumar, Moolchand Malhi, Saeed Ahmed Soomro, Toufique Ahmed Qureshi, Muhammad Nawaz Sanjrani, Khushal Das Malhi

In the present study, the hematological and serum biochemical parameters were determined to establish the reference values in the wild Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) of Thar (desert) region in the Sindh province of Pakistan. A total of 60 blood samples w…

Breeding and Mortality of Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus 1758) at Bahawalpur Zoo, Punjab, Pakistan

Ahmad Ali, Sheikh Muhammad Azam, Khalid Javed Iqbal, Ghulam Mustafa, Mujahid Kaleem

Study was conducted on breeding and mortality of Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus 1758). There are five big cat species in the genus Panthera and tiger is the biggest one. Data were collected by recording observations on breeding of Roy…

Prevalence of H9N2 Avian Influenza Viruses in Hazara Region of Pakistan

Muhammad Ayaz, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Pervez, Noorulain, Yasir Amin, Zubair Ali et al.

A surveillance of avian influenza viruses in Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan was carried out from April 2013 through September 2014. Pooled morbid material and fecal samples from 600 different locations across the region were analyzed for isolatio…

Genetic Contribution of BDNF Gene in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Pakistani Punjabi Population

Javeria, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Tanveer Hussain, Rashid Saif, Sadaf Rashid, Hanan Sarfraz et al.

This study is aimed to identify genetic variants in BDNF gene and their association with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) among Pakistani Punjabi population. We recruited a total of 100 patients diagnosed with OCD following Diagnostic Statistical Manual-IV…

Molecular Effects of Polymorphism in the 3'UTR of Osteopontin Gene in Riverine Buffalo

Sidra Manzoor, Asif Nadeem, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Wasim Shehzad, Abu Saeed Hashmi, Muhammad Imran et al.

Nucleotide sequencing of bovine osteopontin gene showed a novel DNA polymorphism 37421762 (C>A) in the 3’-untranslated region (3’-UTR) of the gene. Association test was performed to analyze its relation with milk composition but it was found non…

Non-Monotonic Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Bisphenol-A on Vitellogenin Expression in Juvenile Freshwater Cyprinid, Catla catla

Mehwish Faheem, Saba Khaliq, Khalid Parvez Lone

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals e.g. bisphenol-A can alter fish reproduction. Vitellogenin (vtg) is the egg yolk precursor and used as a biomarker for estrogenic endocrine disruption. To elucidate the endocrine-disrupting effect of bisphenol-A, juvenile Catla c…

Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Ropalida brevita (Vespidae: Polistinae) using 12S rRNA and Cytochrome Oxidase 1 (Co1) Genes

Muzafar Shah, Mian Sayed Khan, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Habib Ahmed, James M. Carpenter

A total of 67 samples of Ropalida brevita were collected from District Abbottabad, Pakistan during 2011 to 2013. Species was confirmed by taxonomic key, which are belonging to subfamily of Polistinae. Phylogenetic tree were reconstructed using 12 SrRNA (12S) g…

Olfactory Response of Ladybird Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) towards Aphids and their Host Plants

Azhar Abbas Khan, Arif Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Afzal

The seven-spot ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata L. is a generalist predator and prefer soft bodied insects. Semiochemicals released by the plants in response to herbivorous attack influences third trophic level and natural enemies use these substances…

Sexual Dimorphism of Internal Organ Mass in Bufo gargarizans gargarizans from Summer Population

Jianping Gou, Jianli Xiong, Baoxia Dong, Zhennan Liu, Manman Hou

In this study, we investigated potential differences in internal organ mass between male and female Asiatic toads(Bufo gargarizans gargarizans), collected in central China during the summer 2015. Females differed significantly in the stomach, small intestine,…

Exposure of Pregnant Mice to Hexavalent Chromium Causes Fetal Defects

Madeeha Arshad, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid, Asmatullah, Mohammad Tahir, Khadija Naveed et al.

The present study is aimed at determining the teratogenic effects of different doses of Cr VI, administered to pregnant mice. LD50 of Cr VI, was calculated as 88mg/kg of B.W in pregnant mice. Among 05 groups of pregnant females (10 females in each group), thre…

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Identification of Pit1 Gene Variants in Sahiwal Cattle of Pakistan

Sadia Munir1a, Asif Nadeem1a, Maryam Javed, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Tanveer Hussain, Wasim Shehzad et al.

Pit-Oct-Unc Domain, Class 1, Transcription Factor 1 (Pit1)is a member of the tissue-specific POU homeobox transcription factor family that is found in all mammals. Pit1 encodes a pituitary-specific transcription factor, which is involved in pituitary dev…

Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of the Bacteria Isolated from some Finfish Species in Iskenderun Bay, (Northeastern Mediterranean Sea), Turkey

Yasemin Bircan Yildirim, Hediye Tugce Vurmay

This study was conducted on the microbial flora isolated from gills and intestine tissues of commercially important finfish species: saddled seabream (Oblada melanura), gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), Bogue (Boops boops), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterr…

Distribution of Subspecies of the House Mouse, Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae) in East China as Inferred from Mitochondrial D-loop Sequences

Tianzhu Chao, Huiqiang Cai, Yuxun Zhou, Kai Li, Junhua Xiao

The patterns of subspecies distribution, diversity and differentiation of the house mouse Mus musculus provide insights into past dispersal events in natural populations of this species. We investigated the molecular phylogenetics of Chinese house mice based o…

Isolation of Lactoferrin from Camel Milk through Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography and its Antagonistic Activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Bushra Niaz, Tahir Zahoor, Muhammad Atif Randhawa, Amer Jamil

Lactoferrin, a multifunctional glycoprotein, occurring as awhey constitute in milk secretions of animals and humandisplays a variety of antimicrobial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory as well as a number of other biological functions. Its potential can be expl…

Phylogeographic Patterns of Microtus fortis (Arvicolinae: Rodentia) in China Based on Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

Jun Gao, Liang-Liang Yue, Xianhuan Jiang, Liju Ni, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Yuxun Zhou et al.

To examine the phylogeographic relationships of Microtus fortis in China, we investigated 84 individuals collected from five populations. The mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cyt b) and control region (CR) were sequenced and 49 haplotypes were observed. No sha…