Showing papers in "Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences in 2019"

TL;DR: B. subtilis enhances stress tolerance in their plant hosts by inducing the expression of stress-response genes, phytohormones, and stress-related metabolites, and the ability of B. subtillis to increase crop productivity under conditions of biotic and abiotic stress is discussed.

TL;DR: Propolis is a natural substance collected by honey bees from various plants such as, poplar, palm, pine, conifer secretions, gums, resins, mucilage and leaf buds to be used for sealing cracks and crevices occurring in their hives.

TL;DR: It could be suggested that increase in growth and physiological attributes in chickpea due to biochar amendments and AMF inoculation under drought stress were plausibly due to their involvement in nitrogen and phosphorous uptake, chlorophyll synthesis and photosynthesis.

TL;DR: It is concluded that genomic and proteomic approaches are greater tools for identification of informative candidates involved in pathogenicity, which can be considered as one of the approaches in managing the disease.

TL;DR: Results indicated that the green synthesized AuNPs showed good antibacterial effect against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis and exhibited 74.47% viability on PBMC and 23.56%" viability on MCF-7 cell lines at a maximum concentration of 100 µg/ml.

TL;DR: The results showed that drought stress inhibited increases in the soybean plant height and leaf area, and the compensatory effect of rewatering after drought stress is conditional, meaning that drought resistance treatment at seedling stage can improve the adaptability and compensatoryeffect of re-drought at grain filling stage.

TL;DR: Sunflower and mustard oils were more stable than rapeseed, peanut and olive oils, and the amount of oleic acid was the highest among other fatty acid components.

TL;DR: The oil demonstrated antioxidant activity in a dose dependent pattern, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 40 mg/ml, and exerted anti-inflammatory activity, wherein 21% protection was shown at a concentration of 300 μg/ml.

TL;DR: Results indicated that Pseudomonas sp.

TL;DR: Synthesized Ag/TiO2 nanoparticles demonstrated broad spectrum antibacterial and anticandidal activity and it is envisaged that these spherical nanoparticles may be exploited in drug delivery, pharmaceutical, and food industry.

TL;DR: The thermal properties of the SilA coupled with the stability of SilA at high pH suggest a potential commercial application for use in the decolorization of textile wastewaters which generally are performed at high temperature and salinity and neutral pH, conditions which are unfavourable for conventional fungal laccases.

TL;DR: The analysis of the factors responsible for food waste, identified in this article suggests a “Stop Wasting Food” campaign should be launched and the role of extension education to reduce food waste in the KSA through vibrant capacity building programs for youth and women and society in general.

TL;DR: A good antibacterial, antioxidant and antitumor activity in the nanoparticles synthesized using 4-N-methyl benzoic acid derived from a medicinal plant can be further tested to formulate a good lead compound for biomedical applications.

TL;DR: Three bacterial strains were selected from petroleum-contaminated soils of Khurais oil field depending on their capacity to grow in the existence of hydrocarbon components and identified according to morphological, biochemical and molecular methods.

TL;DR: It is found that inoculated bacteria were able to colonize in the roots and shoots of P. australis, suggesting their potential role in the successful removal of phenol from the contaminated water.

TL;DR: Assessment of the availability and use of PPEs as well as self-reported occupational exposures among workers in surveyed small industries in Jeddah found hand hygiene and general OSH awareness like interventions can be developed which will help in minimizing workplace exposures among small-scale industry workers.

TL;DR: A model was constructed to predict the amount of coliform bacteria in Dai Special Snacks, Sa pie, based on PSO-BP neural network model, and it was clear that PSo-BP model was better accuracy and robustness than BP neural network.

TL;DR: Isolated strains are promising PSRB that enhance plant growth and this research is a base for recommending the use of these bacterial strains for biofertilizer, as an alternative of chemical fertilizer, for Triticum aestivum L. production.

TL;DR: In this paper, a coniferous tree, Juniperus procera leaf extract, was used to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and the results showed promising antimicrobial activity against tested bacteria and fungus.

TL;DR: Variables like education level, land ownership, total land size and the trainings on safe pesticide usage significantly influence the knowledge level of farmers on the safe usage of pesticides.

TL;DR: Results of this study showed that thermophilic actinobacteria could be promise source in the context of searching for unique antimicrobial agents with novel properties.

TL;DR: Results revealed that botanical formulations being environmentally safe could be used instead of highly hazardous pesticides for stored products’ pests and elaborates the non-host toxicity of herbicides commonly applied in the authors' agroecosystem.

TL;DR: The efficacy of Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia under the minimally invasive surgery of resection of Submeningeal Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation and reconstruction of Cisterna magna is remarkable, and the complications are fewer.

TL;DR: The present study indicates that P. pulmonarius BPSM10 has the potential to be used as a potent alternative biosorbent for the removal of synthetic dyes from aqueous solutions, especially in the detoxification of polluted water.

TL;DR: It has been found that bee pollen produced in Jordan may be a good source of some trace elements like Se and Mg and can be used as an environmental indicator and for quality control and there were no statistically significant differences among metals in the bee pollen.

TL;DR: The drug class effect of SUA reduction suggesting SGLT2 inhibitors might be beneficial for diabetic patients with hyperuricemia is suggested.

TL;DR: The data showed that the strains resistance to multi-antibiotic and produced ESBL are more widespread among wound infections than in raw milk.

TL;DR: Silver nanoparticles were biosynthesized using fungal extract of Trametes trogii, a white rot basidiomycete involved in wood decay worldwide, which produces several ligninolytic enzymes and represents a simple and cheap synthesis in the absence of toxic reagents and under an environmentally friendly condition.

TL;DR: Ultrasound-assisted extraction method can enhance the extraction rate of flavonoid significantly and is a powerful tool to extract of important phytochemicals from nature plant.

TL;DR: Thermodynamics results showed the extraction process was feasible, spontaneous and irreversible, and 26 kHz ultrasonic probe is more appropriate for the extraction purpose and thermodynamically more acceptable as compared to 40 kHz ultrasonic bath.