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solation and characterization of naphthalene utilising bacteria from Nairobi River
(2006)
Bacteria that utilise naphthalene were isolated on minimal medium from 3 sites along the Nairobi River. Sixteen isolates were obtained, characterised and identified as Listeria sp., Aerococcus viridans, Streptococcus ...
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from Nairobi River
(2006)
This study aimed to evaluate the antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from six sites along the pollution gradient of Nairobi River. Bacteria were isolated by standard methods and grouped into 3 categories; enteric ...
Contribution of hot spring cyanobacteria to the mysterious deaths of Lesser Flamingos at Lake Bogoria, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2003-03-01)
Cyanobacterial mats at hot springs on the shore of the alkaline Lake Bogoria, Kenya, were investigated regarding species community and cyanobacterial toxin content. The hepatotoxins microcystin-LR, -RR, -LF and -YR, and ...
Bioactive steroidal alkaloid glycosides from Selanum aculeastrum.
(2002)
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal was investigated for the presence of molluscicidal compounds. This led to the isolation of solaculine A, from the root bark in addition to known steroidal alkaloids; solamargine and beta-solamarine ...
Pathogenic Escherichia coli and food handlers in luxury hotels in Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2009-05)
Background: The epidemiology and virulence properties of pathogenic Escherichia
coli among food handlers in tourist destination hotels in Kenya are largely uncharacterized.
Method: This cross-sectional study among ...
Impregnated dry Filter paper as an Alternative medium for Transporting Diarrhoeal Stool Samples
(2008)
Diarrhoea due to bacterial infections is a major cause of morbidity and mortality both in children and adults and hence lowers economic activity especially in developing countries. This is especially important in areas ...
Archaeal Diversity in the Haloalkaline Lake Elmenteita in Kenya
(Springer-Verlag, 2009-10-06)
A non-culture approach was used to study the archaeal diversity in Lake Elmenteita, Kenya. Five different sampling points were selected randomly within the lake. Wet sediments and water samples were collected from each ...
Use of human nails as bio-indicators of heavy metals environmental exposure among school age children in Kenya
(2008-04)
Metal pollution and its health effects present a challenge currently facing the developing
countries. Metal poisoning is usually difficult and expensive to assess or screen in these
countries due to limited resources, ...
A cyano-anomaly? Cyanobacterial toxins as contributors to Lesser Flamingo mass deaths
(2003-10)
In the present study, significative
HAB’S bloom was confirmed in Matanchén
Bay during Febrary 2003. The
Raphidophice Fibrocapsa cf. japonica,
Toriumi et Takano 1973 (=Chatonella
japonica) has dominated (97%) red ...
Molecular detection of uncultured cyanobacteria and aminotransferase domains for cyanotoxin production in sediments of different Kenyan lakes
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009-04-15)
PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of 16S rRNA
gene fragments was used to identify the cyanobacterial phylotypes in sediments
and plankton of saline–alkaline and freshwater lakes of Kenya. ...