Volume 7 Number 2 July 2004

ARAB JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Volume 7 Number 2 July 2004

• PCR cloning of polyhydroxybutyrate gene (phbC) from Aeromonas hydrophila.

^{M.R. Enan and S.A. Bashandy}

• Transformation of a high-molecular-weight (HMW) glutenin subunit Dy10 gene into Maize.

^{Abdallah, A.H. Fahmy, K.S. Abdalla and W.S. Maaty}

• Molecular cloning and expression of recombinant coat protein gene of banana bunchy top virus in E. coli and its use in the production of diagnostic antibodies.

^{H.S. Abdelkader, A.M. Abdel-Salam, S.M. El Saghir and M.H. Hussein}

• Genetic variation in the predacious phytoseiid mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Analysis of specific mitochondrial and nuclear sequences.

^{H.A.I. Ramadan, E.M. El-Banhawy,  A.A. Hassan  and S.I. Afia}

• Identification and purification of a novel high-affinity receptor BTR₂₅₀ from Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins.

^{W.S.A. Maaty}

• Morphological, anatomical and biochemical characterization of Syrian pear (Pyrus syriaca Boiss) genotypes.

^{O.M. Elshihy, A.N. Sharaf and B.M. Muzher}

• A comparative anatomical study of date palm vitroplants.

^{M.K. El-Bahr, Z.A. Ali and M.M. Saker}

• A highly efficient regeneration system via somatic embryogenesis from immature embryos of Egyptian wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) using different growth regulators.

^{A.H. Fahmy, Y.H. El-Shafy, O.M. El-Shihy and M.A. Madkour}

• Effect of some natural culture media on in vitro shootlet proliferation of Ruscus hypoglossum L. and Aspidistra elatior blume.

^{T.A.M. Abou-Dahab}

• Synthetic seeds technology for encapsulation and regrowth of in vitro-derived Gypsophila paniculata L. shoot-tips.

^{M.R. Rady and M.S. Hanafy}

• Effect of some amino acids and biotin on callus and proliferation of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Sewy cultivar.

^{O.H. EL-Shiaty, S.F. El-Sharabasy and A.H. Abd El-Kareim}

• A preliminary study on the DNA-vaccine for chicken protection against tick Argas persicus (Oken, 1818).

^{M.A. Sayed, K.M. El Kammah and Z.A. El-Fiky}

• Approaches towards developing vaccine against Boophilus annulatus (Acari-Ixodidae):1-Identification of a gene for expression of gut cell surface proteins.

^{K.S. Abdel-Wahab, M.A. Ali and K.M. El Kammah}

• A new Densovirus isolated from the African cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Hbn. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt.

^{Fédière, M. Salah, R. El-Mergawy, M. Masri, M. El-Sheikh, S. Abol-Ela, A. Abd-Alla, M. Bergoin, M. El-Far and P. Tijssen}

• A modified protocol for laser- mediated gene transfer in wheat.

^{Badr, A. Bahieldin, M. Abdel Aziz, M.A. Yehia, A. Abou El-Magd and M. Madkour}