Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Bacteria"

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    • Biokubo: The search for an alternative feedstock for biodiesel 

      Razon, Luis F. (The Philippine Star, December 22, 2011, on page B-5)
      Studies have shown that the biodiesel process utilizing waste cooking oils had a better rate of return than a process which used virgin oil, although all of the processes in their papers had negative rates of return. There ...

    • Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2002, on page B-2)
      Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ...

    • Mangroves potential lab for antibiotics 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, February 9, 2017, on page B-9)
      Philippine mangrove ecosystems have abundant bacteria whose bioactive compounds can be used to produce powerful antibiotics, according to research conducted by the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) and ...

    • Probiotics products for shrimp culture becoming very popular 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2000, on page B-2)
      Probiotics are increasingly becoming popular as a tool in preventing bacterial infection in farmed shrimp. They are commercially available, within easy reach of fish farmers for use in their farms. Probiotics, as explained ...

    • R&D breakthroughs benefit RP aquaculture industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 21, 2002, on page B-5)
      A new environment-friendly shrimp farming technology promises to be the silver lining in the dark clouds that have been mantling the country's moribund shrimp industry for about a decade. The technology, which uses the ...

    • Seaweeds: a potential source of antibiotics? 

      Sanchez, Dulce (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2013, on page B-2)
      A species of seaweed found in the waters of Panay Island could be a source of antibiotics against bacteria that affect humans and fish, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). ...