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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from raw meat and meat products in Zaria, Nigeria by Ndahi, M.D, Kwaga, J.K.P, Bello, M, Kabir, J, Umoh, V.J, Yakubu, S.E, Nok, A.J

“…The bacterial genera Listeria and Staphylococcus have been frequently isolated from food products and are responsible for a number of animal and human…”
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Occurrence of Salmonella in retail beef and related meat products in Zaria, Nigeria by Tafida, S.Y., Kabir, J., Kwaga, J.K.P., Bello, M., Umoh, V.J., Yakubu, S.E., Nok, A.J., Hendriksen, R.

“…Salmonella is among the most important food borne pathogens worldwide contaminating a wide range of animal products including meat products. Human illnesses…”
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Isolation and characterization of a mannose-binding insecticidal lectin gene from Allium sativum (garlic) and its putative role in insect resistance using bioinformatics tools by Afolabi-Balogun, N.B., Inuwa, H.M., Ishiyaku, M.F., Bakare-odunoola, M.T., Nok, A.J.

“…Monocot mannose-binding lectins (MMBLs) or agglutinins are an extended superfamily of structurally and evolutionarily related proteins. They play important…”
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Enhancing comparative rabies DNA vaccine effectiveness through glycoprotein gene modifications by Osinubi, M.O.V, Wu, X, Franka, R, Niezgoda, M, Nok, A.J, Ogunkoya, A.B, Rupprecht, C.E

“…Abstract Enhancing DNA vaccine effectiveness remains a challenge, especially if the desired goal is immunization efficacy after a single dose. The glycoprotein…”
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Purification and biochemical characterization of lysosomal acid phosphatases (EC 3.1.3.2) from blood stream forms, Trypanosoma brucei brucei by Amlabu, E, Nok, A.J, Sallau, A.B

“…Abstract Three Acid phosphatases (ACP) were isolated and characterized from the lysosomes of blood stream forms of Trypanosoma brucei by a combination of…”
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Bioremediation of Hexavalent Chromium and Tannic Acid in Synthetic Tannery Wastewater Using Free and Calcium Alginate-Immobilized Spores and Mycelia of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus parasiticus by Shugaba, A., Wuyep, P. A., Nok, A. J., Ameh, D. A., Lori, J. A.

“…The bioremediation of chromate and tannic acid in synthetic tannery wastewater was studied in a batch culture system using free and immobilized spores and…”
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Relationship between outbreaks of blackleg in cattle and annual rainfall in Zaria, Nigeria by Useh, N. M., Ibrahim, N. D. G., Nok, A. J., Esievo, K. A. N.

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In vitro trypanocidal activity of dibutyltin dichloride and its fatty acid derivatives by SHUAIBU, M. N, KANBARA, H, YANAGI, T, ICHINOSE, A, AMEH, D. A, BONIRE, J. J, NOK, A. J

“…Searching for new compounds against pathogenic trypanosomes has been substantially accelerated by the development of in vitro screening assays. In an attempt…”
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Mechanism of adsorption of mucin to titanium in vitro by Lori, J A, Nok, A J

“…Mucin is the main salivary protein in the mouth of animals including man. The present study aims at investigating the role of electrostatic interactions in the…”
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Pathogenesis and pathology of blackleg in ruminants: The role of toxins and neuraminidase. A short review by Useh, N.M., Nok, A.J., Esievo, K.A.N.

“…There is no consensus on the pathogenesis of blackleg infection that occurs in ruminants, but toxins and neuraminidase produced by Clostridium chauvoei are…”
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Stabilization of Aspergillus parasiticus cytosine deaminase by immobilization on calcium alginate beads improved enzyme operational stability by Zanna, H, Nok, A J, Ibrahim, S, Inuwa, H M

“…Cytosine deaminase (CD) from Aspergillus parasiticus, which has half-life of 1.10 h at 37°C, was stabilized by immobilization on calcium alginate beads. The…”
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Anemia amelioration by lactose infusion during trypanosomosis could be associated with erythrocytes membrane de-galactosylation by Balogun, E O, Balogun, J B, Yusuf, S, Inuwa, H M, Ndams, I S, Sheridan, P, Inaoka, D K, Shiba, T, Harada, S, Kita, K, Esievo, K A N, Nok, A J

“…African trypanosomosis is a potentially fatal disease that is caused by extracellular parasitic protists known as African trypanosomes. These parasites inhabit…”
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Induction of foetal haemoglobin synthesis in erythroid progenitor stem cells: mediated by water-soluble components of Terminalia catappa by Aimola, I. A., Inuwa, H. M., Nok, A. J., Mamman, A. I.

“…Current novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) focus on increasing foetal haemoglobin (HbF) levels in SCA patients…”
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Effect of dibutyltin(IV) on the ultrastructure of african Trypanosoma spp by SHUAIBU, M. N, KANBARA, H, YANAGI, T, ICHINOSE, A, AMEH, D. A, BONIRE, J. J, NOK, A. J

“…Diorganotins (R2SnX2) are compounds with a wide variety of biological properties. In an attempt to follow the morphological events and to characterize the…”
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Studies on the degradation of wood sawdust by Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer by Shide, EG, Wuyep, PA, Nok, AJ

“…Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer, a basidiomycete also known as a white rot fungi, was immobilized on sodium alginate and tested for the effectiveness to…”
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Characterization of sialidase from bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma vivax by Buratai, L. B., Nok, A. J., Ibrahim, S., Umar, I. A., Esievo, K. A. N

“…Sialidase (EC: 3.2.1.18) from Trypanosoma vivax (Agari Strain) was isolated from bloodstream forms of the parasite and purified to apparent electrophoretic…”
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Columbin inhibits cholesterol uptake in bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei-A possible trypanocidal mechanism by Nok, A J, Sallau, B A, Onyike, E, Useh, N M

“…The diterpenoid furanolactone (columbin) from Aristolochia albida inhibited growth of culture forms of Trypanosoma brucei. In vitro analysis of the compound at…”
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Role of sialic acids in the midguts of Trypanosoma congolense infected Culex pipense pipiense mosquitoes by Sallau, AB, Nok, A J, Ndams, I S, Balogun, E O

“…Free and total sialic acid concentrations were determined in the midgut extract of Culex pipiense pipiense mosquitoes infected with Trypanosoma congolense. The…”
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Quantitative changes in gastric mucosal glycoproteins: effect of cholinergic agonist and vagal nerve stimulation in the rat by Yusuf, S., Nok, A. J., Ameh, D. A., Adelaiye, A. B., Balogun, E. O.

“…The role of the vagus nerve and cholinergic mechanisms in the control of the rat gastric mucin and protein (PROT) release in vivo was investigated. Under…”
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Allium sativum-induced death of African trypanosomes by NOK, A. J, WILLIAMS, S, ONYENEKWE, P. C

“…The effect of Allium sativum (Liliacea) on trypanosome-infected mice was examined. At a dose of 5.0 mg/ml, the oily extract from the pulp completely suppressed…”
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