The utility of MPB70 antigen in serodiagnosis of Mtuberculosis complex infection and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for rapid identification of the causative agent if cervical lymphadenitis were investigated. The ...

A prntcolytic alkali phi lie bacteria was selected out of the bacterial isolates obtained from Riftvallcy soda lakes. The isolate was obtained from lake Chitu water sample. The organism was Gram variable aerobic, rod ...

Amylases are commercially important enzymes commonly used for the hydrolysis of starch to generate hydrolysates for different food and nonfood applications. Although Ethiopia has a huge potential for the production of ...

In Ethiopia, the general population is quite vulnerable to unpredictable cyclic epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, there is very little information on the anti-malaria immune profile of the population ...

Arthroscopic platen sis (spirulina) is multi cellular filamentous blue green alga that is abundantly found in lakes of high salinity in Ethiopia. Several studies have shown that it has importance in human health and ...

To date, information regarding densities and identification of dominant coffee shade trees and explanation of their interaction with physical parameters in southwestern part of Ethiopia is extremely very scanty. Moreover, ...

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana subsp. coracana) is extensively cultivated in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa and India. It is the major staple food for millions of resource poor people and plays an important ...

An assessment of malaria as a public health problem was conducted during the two peak malaria seasons of 2005/06 among the residents of Finchaa Sugar Factory (FSF), in eastern Wellega, western Ethiopia. The study was ...

Malaria is one of the major health problems in the sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. One of the reasons attributed for its increase is the emergence and spread of antimalarial drug resistant strains. A ...

A total of 165 bacteria were isolated Ii'om samples collected Ii'om Mojo TannelY and Abijata Lake, and 17% were found to possess feather-degrading capacity. Two best keratinolytic strains were selected Ii'om the 28 feather ...