Original Articles

1. Functional Feeding Group (FFG) of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate in Middle Reach of Kerian River Basin of North Malaysia Peninsula, by Nurul Huda Abdul and Che Salmah Md Rawi

2. Molecular Sexing of Southeast Asian Barn Owl, Tyto alba javanica, using Blood and Feather, by Shakinah Ravindran, Wai Kan Woo, Safwan Saufi, Wan Nur Amni, Noor Hisham Hamid, Cik Mohd Rizuan Zainal Abidin, Intan Ishak, Ghows Azzam and Hasber Salim

3. Biochemical Properties and Potential Application of Proteases from Alkalophilic Bacillus lehensis G1, by Noorul Aini Sulaiman, Nor Muhammad Mahadi and Nur Zazarina Ramly

4. IFN-γ Induction of Apolipoprotein A-I Expression is Mediated by NF-κB Signalling in HepG2 Cells, by Lui Siang Tong, Hong Kin Wong and Choy Hoong Chew

5. Taxonomic Significance of Petal and Sepal Micromorphological Characteristics in Some Justicia Nees (Acanthaceae) Species in Peninsular Malaysia, by Amirul-Aiman Ahmad Juhari, Noraini Talip, Che Nurul-Aini Che Amri, Siti Khaulah Abdul Razak, Nurul-Syahirah Mansur, Amalia Rusydi and Ruzi Abdul Rahman

6. Potential Protective Effects of Rice Seedling Extracts of a Malaysian Rice Variety, Biris, Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cytotoxicity, by Brandon Yeo Pei Hui, Mrinal Bhave and Siaw San Hwang

7. Susceptibility of Malaysian Tropical Bed Bug Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Populations to Deltamethrin and Propoxur Insecticides, by Zulaikha Zahran and Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid

8. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Sumatra Disease of Clove in Central Java, Indonesia, by Bambang Trianom, Triwidodo Arwiyanto and Tri Joko

9. Antioxidant Activity of Spirulina platensis and Sea cucumber Stichopus hermanii in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, by Hema Aprilia Setyo Windari, Kustiariyah Tarman, Mega Safithri and Iriani Setyaningsih

10. Comparative Distribution of Small Mammals Diversity in Protected and Non-Protected Area of Peninsular Malaysia, by Julius William-Dee, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan, Qhairil Rosli, Muhd Amsyari Morni, Isham Azhar, Lee Sim Lim, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga and Mohd Ridwan Abdul Rahman

11. Effect of Tourism and Sedimentation on Coral Cover and Community Structure, by Oscar Crehan, James Mair, Siang Hii Yii, Che Din Mohd Safuan and Zainudin Bachok

12. Food Preferences and Foraging Activity of Asian Weaver Ants, Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), by Marcela Pimid, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Kumara Thevan Krishnan and Joanna Scian

Short Communications

1. Pathotype Identification of Rice Blast Pathogen, Pyricularia oryzae Using Differential Varieties in Peninsular Malaysia, by Siti Norsuha Misman and Latiffah Zakaria

2. Reduced Expression of Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (Gpdh) in Drosophila melanogaster pasha mutants Suggests A miRNAdependency in Its Regulation, by Najat Dzaki and Ghows Azzam

3. Alternative RNA Extraction Method in Vibrio vulnificus Infected Brown- Marbled Grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, by Fahmeeda Mohamad Jazamuddin, Wan Mohd Aizat, Hoe-Han Goh, Chen-Fei Low and Syarul Nataqain Baharum

Original Articles

1. The Use of Primer-Specific Targeting on Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Combined with Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Analysis of Dog Meat in Meatballs, by Henny Yulisa Manalu, Sismindari and Abdul Rohman

2. Expression of gag-CA Gene of Jembrana Disease Virus with Cationic Liposomes and Chitosan Nanoparticle Delivery Systems as DNA Vaccine Candidates, by Lalu Unsunnidhal, Januar Ishak and Asmarani Kusumawati

3. Micropropagation and Genetic Fidelity of In Vitro Grown Plantlets of Begonia malabarica Lam., by Aswathy J M and Murugan K

4. High Prevalence Fluke Infection at Four Cattle Farms Located in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, by Khadijah Saad, Mohammad Faiz M, Rita Nadarasan, Mursyidah A K and Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan

5. Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Composition to Three Different Ecosystem Functions: A Study Case in Malaysia, by Abdullah Muhaimin Mohammad Din, Wan Madihah Abd Halim, Sharifah Zulaikha Syed Ahmad and Salmah Yaakop

6. Genetic Diversity of the Haliotis diversificolor squamata from Southern Coastal Java (Banten, Pangandaran and Alas Purwo) and Bali Based on Mitochondrial CO1 Sequences, by Syamsul Bachry, Dedy Solihin, Rudhy Gustiano, Kadarwan Soewardi and Nurlisa Butet

7. Haplotype Variations and Genetic Structure of Indonesian Green Leafhopper Nephotettix virescens (Distant.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Population Based on Cytochrome C Oxidase I and II Genes, by Rafika Yuniawati, Rika Raffiudin and Made Samudra

8. Temperature Influence on Emergence Success and Swimming Speed for In-Situ Nesting for Chelonia mydas in Penang Island, Malaysia, by Sarahaizad Mohd Salleh, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah and Ahmed Jalal Khan Chowdhury

9. Study on the Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Protocorm-Like Bodies of Dendrobium Hybrid against Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium oxysporum, by

Sangeetha Siva Sangu, Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Latiffah Zakaria, Azhar Mohamad and Sreeramanan Subramaniam

Short Communication

Six Species of Epiphytic Algae Phycopeltis Millardet (Trentepohliaceae, Chlorophyta) Collected from Royal Belum Rainforest, Perak, Malaysia, by Fatin Fadhilah Mohd Kamaruddin and Hideyuki Nagao

Invited Review

Biodiversity of Plant Polysaccharide-Degrading Bacteria in Mangrove Ecosystem, by Go Furusawa

Book Review

Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs, by G. Veera Singham

Original Articles

1. Systematic Study of Some Epiphytic Algae (Non-diatoms) on the Submerged Parts of Water Hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Loubach] Found in Laguna de Bay, Philippines, by Eldrin DLR. Arguelles

2. The Effect of Temperature on the Development of Trilocha varians (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) and Control of the Ficus Plant Pest, by Norasmah Basari, Nurul Salsabila Mustafa, Nur Elya Nabila Yusrihan, Wei Yean Chin and Zainal Ibrahim

3. Efficacy of Several Plants Extracts on the Tunneling Activity and Survival of Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes gestroi and Globitermes sulphureus), by Noor Hazwani Bakaruddin and Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid

4. Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi by Outer Membrane Protein (OMP) Profiling, Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), by Yashwant Kumar, Kavaratty Raju Mani and Ajay Kumar Tahlan

5. Endophytic Bacteria Isolated from Citrus Plants for Biological Control of Citrus Canker in Lime Plants, by Orawan Daungfu, Somchit Youpensuk and Saisamorn Lumyong

6. The Phosphofructokinase and Pyruvate Kinase Genes in Apis andreniformis and Apis cerana indica: Exon Intron Organisation and Evolution, by Nurul I. Shullia, Rika Raffiudin and Berry Juliandi

7. Induction of Systemic Resistance in Cucumber by Hypovirulent Binucleate Rhizoctonia against Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare, by A. Muslim, Mitsuro Hyakumachi, Koji Kageyama and Suwandi Suwandi

8. Isolation and Partial Characterisation of Thermophilic Cellulolytic Bacteria from North Malaysian Tropical Mangrove Soil, by Sandrasekaran Naresh, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny, Yi Peng Teoh, Siew Hoong Shuit, Qi Hwa Ng and Peng Yong Hoo

Short Communications

1. Efficient and High-Quality RNA Isolation from Metabolite-Rich Tissues of Stevia rebaudiana, an Important Commercial Crop, by Tan Yoeng Leh, Christina Seok Yien Yong, Rosimah Nulit and Janna Ong Abdullah

2. Checklist of Fishes at Pergau Lake, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia, by Malisa Ilyana Mohd Alias, Kamarul Hambali, Aainaa Amir, Norashikin Fauzi, Hizami Hassin and Sow Ai Yin