Browsing Articles: Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Boga, Hamadi Iddi"
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Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
Mwirichia, Romano K.; Kambura, Anne Kelly; Kasili, Remmy Wekesa; Karanja, Edward Nderitu; Makonde, Huxley Mae; Boga, Hamadi Iddi (2016-07)Background: Lake Magadi and little Magadi are hypersaline, alkaline lakes situated in the southern part of Kenyan Rift Valley. Solutes are supplied mainly by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as ... -
Diversity of fungi in sediments and water sampled from the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
Mwirichia, Romano K.; Kambura, Ann K.; Kasili, Remmy W.; Boga, Hamadi Iddi; Karanja, Edward N.; Makonde, Huxley M. (2016-02)Lake Magadi and Little Magadi are saline, alkaline lakes lying in the southern part of Kenyan Rift Valley. Their solutes are supplied by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as 86°C. Previous ... -
Potential human pathogenic bacteria in five hot springs in Eritrea revealed by next generation sequencing
Ghilamicael, Amanuel M.; Boga, Hamadi Iddi; Anam, Sylvester E.; Mehari, Tadesse; Budambula, Nancy (PLOS ONE, 2018-03)Human pathogens can survive and grow in hot springs. For water quality assessment, Escherichia coli or Enterococci are the main thermotolerant enteric bacteria commonly used to estimate the load of pathogenic bacteria ... -
Thermotolerant bacteria of biotechnological potential from hot springs in Eritrea
Ghilamicael, Amanuel M.; Budambula, Nancy; Anami, Sylvester E.; Mehari, Tadesse; Boga, Hamadi Iddi (2018-06)Thermophiles are excellent sources of enzymes that can withstand and carry out reactions efficiently under high temperatures. This study isolated and characterised thermotolerant bacteria that produce enzymes of potential ...