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Antiplamodial Activity of some Kenyan medicinal plant extracts singly and in combination with Chloroquine
(2004)
Sixty organic and aqueous extracts of eleven plants used for the control of malaria by local communities in Kisii District, Kenya were screened for in vitro anti-plasmodial activity. The plants selection was based on ...
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 ...
Diversity of fungi in sediments and water sampled from the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(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 ...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus -1 and Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infections among Injecting Drug Users in Malindi, Kenya
(IISTE, 2015-12)
Currently no published data addressing the burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) co-infection among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Kenya exists. These two viruses share similar routes of ...
Plant Hybridization as an Alternative Technique in Plant Breeding Improvement
(2019-05)
For ages, plant breeders have relied on the genetic variability that results from sexually crossing
plants within the same species. However, the variability that exists within species populations is
inadequate, hence the ...
Common Cerambycid Pheromone Components as Attractants for Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) Breeding in Ephemeral Oak Substrates in Northern Europe
(Springer, 2019-06)
Longhorn beetles are ecologically important insects in forest ecosystems as decomposers of woody substrates, microhabitat engineers,
and as components of forest food webs. These species can be greatly affected both ...
Diversity of esterase and lipase producing haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Lake Magadi in Kenya
(2019-09)
Lipids are hydrocarbons comprised of long‐chain fatty acids and are found in all
living things. In the environment, microorganisms degrade them to obtain
energy using esterases and lipases. These enzymes are nowadays ...
Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of culturable cyanobacteria from Lake Magadi in Kenya
(2019-10)
Lake Magadi is an alkaline saline Lake in Kenya, which lies on the Great Eastern
Rift valley. Although the lake is characterized by extremes of salt, pH and
temperature, it supports diverse groups of cyanobacteria. In ...
Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife
(Wiley, 2002-01)
Zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever (RVF) caused by
Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and RVF virus, respectively, can have devastating effects
on human, livestock, and wildlife health ...