Bioconversion of chitin waste through Stenotrophomonas maltophilia for production of chitin derivatives as a Seabass enrichment diet.

Marine wastes pose a great threat to the ecosystem leading to severe environmental hazards and health issues particularly the shellfish wastes. The shellfish waste which contains half of the amount of chitin can be efficiently transformed into useful products. Various approaches for the hydrolysis of chitin like physical, chemical, and enzymatic processes are there.

Development of allelic discrimination assay to detect Mediterranean G6PD mutation and its linked inheritance with normal vision and/colorblindness loci for 4 generations among Egyptian and Emirati families.

G6PD deficiency c563T is the most common inherent blood disease among the Mediterranean populations and its molecular diagnosis is critical as the enzyme assay fails for heterozygous individuals. The purpose of the study is to estimate the ubiquity of the heterozygous G6PD Med (c563T) variants among Egyptians and UAE nationals living in Dubai. We validated two molecular methods, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and qPCR allelic discrimination assay for detection of G6PD Med variants.

Bioconversion of chitin and concomitant production of chitinase and N-acetylglucosamine by novel Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolated from shrimp waste disposal area.

Marine pollution is a significant issue in recent decades, with the increase in industries and their waste harming the environment and ecosystems. Notably, the rise in shellfish industries contributes to tons of shellfish waste composed of up to 58% chitin. Chitin, the second most ample polymer next to cellulose, is insoluble and resistant to degradation.

Discriminatory power of rbcL barcode locus for authentication of some of United Arab Emirates (UAE) native plants.

DNA barcoding of United Arab Emirates (UAE) native plants is of high practical and scientific value as the plants adapt to very harsh environmental conditions that challenge their identification. Fifty-one plant species belonged to 22 families, 2 monocots, and 20 eudicots; a maximum number of species being legumes and grasses were collected. To authenticate the morphological identification of the wild plant taxa, rbcL and matK regions were used in the study.

Antibacterial potential of sponge endosymbiont marine Enterobacter sp at Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep archipelago.

Objective: To isolate antibacterial potential of sponge endosymbiotic bacteria from marine sponges at Lakshadweep archipelago. Also to identify the potent bacteria by 16s rDNA sequencing and determine the antibacterial activity against clinical pathogens by MIC.

Methods: Sponge samples was collected from sub-tidal habitats at Kavaratti Island and identified.