Full Description
Biotechnological Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals presents selected contributions from the 2022 International Biotechnology Conference Exhibition and Workshop (IBCEW) that cover techniques, current trends, and cutting-edge biotechnological tools for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). The authors explore recent advances that solve challenges related to sustainable agriculture, climate change, prevention and control of pandemics, biotechnology for a sustainable economy, and biotechnological industries and SDGs. The IBCEW aims to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas among scientists, academics, students, industry representatives, and other professionals interested in biotechnology and attaining SDGs for development in Nigeria, Africa, and globally.
Contents
Part 1: Food and sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 1. Mycotoxin Occurrence and Risk Assessment in Infants and Young Children (IYC) Formulated Foods in Southwest Nigeria.- Chapter 2. In vitro antifungal activity of Bauhinia monandra (kurz) leaf extracts against fungal pathogens isolated from spoilt Musa paradisiaca l.- Chapter 3. Effect of Aspergillus fumigatus MT899185 phytase addition on the nutritional and phytate content of formulated cowpea-based poultry feed.- Chapter 4. Histology, Condition Factor, and DNA Analysis of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Exposed to MC-LR.- Chapter 5. Morphological trait variation and correlation analysis in landraces of southern Nigerian fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F.).- Part 2: Climate change and the environment.- Chapter 6. Comparative Analysis of the Trophic status, Length-Weight Relationship, Gastrosomatic Index and Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Wild and Captive Clarias gariepinus.- Chapter 7. Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastics in the Surface Water and Sediment of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria.- Chapter 8. Assessment of the Effectiveness of Chlorination for Drinking Water Treatment.- Part 3: Health pandemic and biotechnology.- Chapter 9. Lack of Association of CYP2C9:c.430C>T and SCN1A:c.3184A>G polymorphisms with Epilepsy risk or Drug-resistance in Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes in Lagos State, Nigeria.- Chapter 10. Computational Approaches Towards Prevention And Surveillance of Lassa Fever In Developing Countries.- Chapter 11. Antibacterial Efficacy of Thymus vulgaris Essential Oil Against Extended Spectrum Betalactamase - Producing Escherichia Coli In Urinary Tract Infections.- Chapter 12. Antibacterial efficacy of Syzygium aromaticum essential oil against extended spectrum Betalactamase -producing Escherichia Coli in urinary tract infections.- Chapter 13. Growth And Haemato-Biochemical Responses Of All-Male Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus To Diets Containing Fermented Cassava Leaf Meal.- Chapter 14. Implication of age-demography of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among HIV seropositive and seronegative individuals.- Chapter 15. Comparative phytochemical contents and antioxidant activities of Tapinanthus cordifolius and Irvingia wombolu leaf extracts.- Chapter 16. The central metabolism model of Anopheles gambiae: a tool for understanding malaria vector biology.- Part 4: Biotechnology For Sustainable Economy.- Chapter 17. Plant Microbiome Engineering: Principles, Methods, and Current Trends.- Chapter 18. Water Purification Potentials of Crustacean Chitosan.- Part 5: Industrial Biotechnology and SDGS.- Chapter 19. Omics and Mutagenesis: Molecular Optimization Strategies For Strain Improvement In Biosurfactants Production.- Chapter 20. Comparison Of Two Extraction Methods To Obtain Quality Genomic DNA From Eggplants (Solanum Sp.).
