Wild maize (teosinte) has been reported to be less susceptible to pests than their modern maize (corn) relatives. Endophytes, defined as microbes that inhabit plants without causing disease, are known for their ability to antagonize plant pests and pathogens. We hypothesized that the wild relatives of modern maize may host endophytes that combat pathogens. Fusarium graminearum is the fungus tha...

Gentlyase is a bacterial extracellular metalloprotease that is widely applied in cell culture and for tissue dissociation and that belongs to the family of thermolysin-like proteases. The structure of thermolysin has been known since 1972 and that of Bacillus cereus neutral protease since 1992. However, the structure determination of other Bacillus neutral proteases has been hindered by their t...

a 4 days study was conducted to determine the effects of different concentration of bioaugmentor bacterial strain bacillus licheniformisi, b. subtilis, b. polymyxa, b. laterosporus and b. circulans (protexin aquatech, uk) on adjustment of parameters of water quality as tan, no2-n, no3-n and turbidity from the effluent of common carp ponds. effects of time and concentration were studied as a com...