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Nematode metabolic footprints, ecological and functional indices in tropical maize-beans agro-ecosystems under different farming practices
(Elsevier, 2020-10)
Maize and beans contribute significantly to food security in Kenya. Farming practices used in production of these crops may affect nematode community assemblages and influence agricultural productivity. Information on ...
Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(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 ...
Isolation and characterization of some gut microbial symbionts from fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes and Odontotermes spp.)
(2016-07)
Microbiota of termites is crucial for nitrogen cycle activities and degradation of recalcitrant components
of plant biomass that influence soil structure and carbon mineralization in tropical and subtropical
regions. The ...
Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions
(Hindawi, 2020-04)
Slender leaf (Crotalaria spp) is among the indigenous and underutilized vegetables in Kenya whose production is limited to the Western
and Coastal regions of the country. For a long time, this crop has been neglected in ...
Species composition, abundance and fishing methods of small-scale fisheries in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya
(Routledge, 2019-05)
Fisheries are important sources of livelihoods to coastal
communities. In the tropics fishing is conducted from mangroves,
seagrass meadows to coral reefs. Studies on fisheries in the
tropics have focused on coral reef ...
Cervical Dysplasia, Infection, and Phylogeny of Human Papillomavirus in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women at a Reproductive Health Clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020-06)
High risk human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections ultimately cause cervical cancer. Human Immunodefi
ciency Virus (HIV)
infected women often present with multiple high-risk HPV infections and are thus at a higher risk of ...
Potential human pathogenic bacteria in five hot springs in Eritrea revealed by next generation sequencing
(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 ...
Microsatellites from Lysiphlebus hirticornis Mackauer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a specialist primary parasitoid attacking the specialist tansy aphid, Metopeurum fuscoviride Stroyan (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(2008-10)
Nine polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated from the specialist aphid parasitoid,
Lysiphlebus hirticornis. In addition, two published loci from closely related Lysiphlebus
species were also used. Allelic diversity ...
Temporal genetic structuring of a specialist parasitoid, Lysiphlebus hirticornis Mackauer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attacking a specialist aphid on tansy
(2010-11)
In insect species characterized by inbreeding, limited dispersal, and a metapopulation structure, high genetic
differentiation and reduced genetic diversity within local populations are expected. Using the model ...
Advances in the development of molecular genetic tools for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Elsevier, 2018-07)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a Gram-positive bacterium of great clinical relevance, is a lethal pathogen
owing to its complex physiological characteristics and development of drug resistance. Several molecular
genetic ...