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Habitat selection and vertical inheritance drive archaeal community structure in arthropod guts
(ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY DRIVERS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN TERMITE GUTS, 2015)
The arthropod gut is streamlined to anaerobically mineralize mostly plant-derived organic matter. In only five major arthropod groups (millipedes, scarab beetle larvae, cockroaches, and lower and higher termites) are ...
16S rRNA gene profiling of bacterial communities mediating production of tsetse attractive phenols in mammalian urine
(AOSIS Publishing, 2019)
Several types of odours are involved in the location of host animals by tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of animal African trypanosomiasis. Host animals' ageing urine has been shown to be the source of a phenolic ...
Growth characteristics and production of secondary metabolites from selected novel Streptomyces species isolated from selected Kenyan national parks
(JKUAT ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 2010)
The aim of study was to characterize growth of novel Streptomyces isolates as well as the secondary metabolites they were producing. Four Streptomyces isolates from Chyulu National Park (Chy 4 -10, Chy 15-10, Chy 15-5 and ...
Association between haematological parameters and sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria resident in Kisumu County in Western Kenya
(2020)
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene
resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such ...
Sensitive detection of EBV microRNAs across cancer spectrum reveals association with decreased survival in adult acute myelocytic leukemia
(Scientific Report, 2019)
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is the etiologic agent involved in numerous human cancers. After infecting
the host, EBV establishes a latent infection, with low levels of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein
expression, evolved ...
Low Levels of Human Antibodies to Gametocyte-Infected Erythrocytes Contrasts the PfEMP1-Dominant Response to Asexual Stages in P. falciparum Malaria
(Frontier in Immunology, 2018)
Vaccines that target Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes have the potential to reduce
malaria transmission and are thus attractive targets for malaria control. However, very
little is known about human immune responses to ...
Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: a case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Introduction: Milk consumption in Kenya supersedes other countries in East Africa. However,
milk contamination with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is common, but the magnitude of this exposure
and the health risks are poorly ...
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN A BIORATIONALE FOR CONTROL OF BIOMPHALARIA PFEIFFERI HOST SNAILS, LARVAE OF ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019-11-14)
Mosquitoes transmit deadly diseases in tropical countries. Despite tremendous efforts towards disease control, the burden is still huge in endemic areas. In 2015, the region was home to 89% of malaria cases and 91% of ...
Young Adults in Endemic Areas: An Untreated Group in Need of School-Based Preventive Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination
(Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018)
Parasitologic surveys of young adults in college and university settings are not commonly
done, even in areas known to be endemic for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths. We have
done a survey of 291 students ...
Community Acceptability of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a Strategy in the Fight against the Spread of HIV and AIDS among Residents of Homa-Bay County Kenya
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018)
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces female-to-male transmission of HIV by about 60% leading to the global WHO and UNAIDS recommendation of VMMC to men. A traditionally non-circumcising Luo ethnic ...