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Amino acid neurotoxins in feathers of the Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor
(Elsevier, 2013-01)
The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is known to use cyanobacteria (primarily Arthrospira) as a major food source in the East African Rift Valley lakes. Periodically, mass mortalities have occurred, associated with ...
Hidden diversity of eukaryotic plankton in the soda lake Nakuru, Kenya, during a phase of low salinity revealed by a SSU rRNA gene clone library
(Springer, 2013)
A SSU rRNA gene clone library was
constructed to establish the diversity of eukaryotic
plankton in the African soda lake Nakuru during a
phase of low salinity (9.7 ppt = hyposaline). Normally,
the lake is mesosaline ...
Hydrochemical Characteristics, Plant Nutrients and Metals in Household Greywater and Soils in Homa Bay Town
(2012)
Greywater recycling has been identified as an efficient method to conserve water. The purpose of this study was to investigate some selected hydrochemical characteristics, plant nutrients and metal content of greywater and ...
Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended descriptions of the order Planctomycetales and the family Planctomycetaceae
(2014)
Planctomyces brasiliensis Schlesner 1990 belongs to the order Planctomycetales, which differs from other bacterial taxa by several distinctive features such as internal cell compartmentalization, multiplication by forming ...
Effect of Human Activities and Seasonal Variation on Water Quality of Nkenye (Chikuu) Stream in Chuka, Kenya
(2013-02)
Composite water and sediment samples were taken from Nkenye stream at five
different sampling stations during wet and dry seasons. Water quality parameters were
analyzed using standard methods to ascertain the effect of ...
Sorghum production for food security: A socioeconomic analysis of sorghum production in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2013-12-05)
Kenya’s Vision 2030 identifies agriculture as one of the key sectors to deliver sustainable economic growth and improved livelihoods for the poor in the rural areas. However, the sector continues to face several endemic ...
Hypoglycemic Activity of Some Kenyan Plants Traditionally used to Manage Diabetes Mellitus in Eastern Province
(2011)
In this study five aqueous extracts; Bidens pilosa, Strychnos henningsii, Aspilia pluriseta, Catha edulis and Erythrina abyssinica were screened for anti-diabetic activity and their in vivo safety evaluated. The anti-diabetic ...
Hypoglycemic effect of Helichrysum odoratissimum in alloxan induced diabetic mice
(2015)
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with worrying global incidence and prevalence. Conventional management and/or treatment interventions have been hampered by drawbacks like high costs, inaccessibility, likelihood ...
Field Abundance Patterns and Odor-Mediated Host Choice by Clover Seed Weevils, Apion fulvipes and Apion trifolii (Coleoptera: Apionidae)
(2015-02-05)
The clover seed weevils Apion fulvipes Geoffroy, 1785 and Apion trifolii L., 1768
(Coleoptera: Apionidae) cause major losses to seed production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and
red clover (Trifolium pratense ...
Cultural Characterization of Fungi Isolated From Oil Contaminated Soils
(IISTE, 2015)
Application of Fungi for effective removal of hydrocarbon contamination from soil is being considered as the better option when it comes to biodegradation. Other method like physical and chemical bioremediation leads to ...