Browsing Articles: Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Boga, H. I."
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Chemical Properties Associated with Guts, Soil and Nest Materials of Odontotermes and Macrotermes Species from Kenya
Budambula, Nancy; Makonde, H. M.; Muwawa, E. M.; Osiemo, Z. L.; Boga, H. I. (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2010)Changes in carbon and nitrogen cycles in tropical soils affect soil functioning and ecosystem activity. Termites play important roles in carbon and nitrogen cycles, thus determination of levels of such compounds is essential. ... -
Isolation, characterization and identification of Diazinon degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of macrotermes
Budambula, N. L. M.; Ogot, H. A.; Boga, H. I.; Tsanuo, M; Andika, D.O. (2013)Diazinon degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungus cultivating termites Macrotermes michaelseni using MM7 media supplemented with pesticide as the sole source of carbon and energy. The isolates were ... -
Isolation, characterization and identification of roundup degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of Macrotermes michaelseni
Budambula, N. L. M.; Ogot, H. A.; Boga, H. I.; Tsanuo, M.; Andika, D.O.; Ogola, H. J, (2013-09-10)Roundup degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungus cultivating termites Macrotermes michaelseni using MM7 media supplemented with the pesticide as the sole source of carbon and energy. The isolates ...