Research

Early Assessment of Growth and Yield Characters of five newly developed lines of Arabica Coffee in two environments and spacings in Kenya

Abstract Knowledge of the effects of environment and genotype by environment (GxE

Methods for early evaluation for resistance to bacterial blight of coffee

Abstract Bacterial Blight of Coffee (BBC) caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv garca

Morphological Characterization of Some Wild and Cultivated Watermelon (Citrullus Sp.) Accessions in Kenya

Abstract Genetic diversity and relatedness were assessed among three most common

Early performance of five newly developed lines of Arabica Coffee under varying environment and spacing in Kenya

Abstract Knowledge of the effects of environment and genotype by environment (GxE

Isolation, characterization and identification of Diazinon degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of macrotermes

Abstract Diazinon degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungu

Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria from Lake Magadi, Kenya

Abstract Actinobacteria are ubiquitous and have been detected in terrestrial and

Isolation, characterization and identification of roundup degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of Macrotermes michaelseni

Abstract Roundup degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungus

Chemical properties associated with guts, soil and nest materials of Odontotermes and Macrotermes species from Kenya

Abstract Changes in carbon and nitrogen cycles in tropical soils affect soil func

Characterization of antibiotic resistance in environmental enteric pathogens from Kibera slum in Nairobi-Kenya

Abstract Kibera slum is characterized by poor sanitation hence the frequent outbr

Evaluation of an antigen-antibody “combination” enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis

Abstract Background Development of “combination” assays detecting in parallel, wi

Metal status of Nairobi riverwaters and their bioaccumulation in Labeo cylindricus

Abstract This study focused on the analysis of metals in water and fish from Nair

Antimicrobial activity of Warbugia ugandensis against gramnegative multi‐drug resistant bacteria

Abstract The rise in antibiotic resistance has resulted in decreasing numbers of

Assessment of Risk Predisposition to Human Papilloma Virus through Cervical Infections Screening of Women Attending an Outpatient Health Facility In Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract There is limited data on comparative disposition to cervical cancer amon

Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness?

Abstract Background: Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock farming in

Differential Induction of Proteins in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Cullicidae) Larvae in Response to Heavy Metal Selection

Abstract Investigations were conducted to establish the magnitude and pattern of

Pathogenic Escherichia coli and food handlers in luxury hotels in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract Background: The epidemiology and virulence properties of pathogenic Esch

Characterization of algae oil (oilgae) and its potential as biofuel in Kenya

Abstract A survey of microalgae biodiversity in three Kenyan Rift valley lakes id

Analysis of genetic diversity in Eucalyptus grandis (Hill ex Maiden) seed sources using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) molecular markers

Abstract Eucalyptus grandis is an economically important tree species that is nat

Biosafety education relevant to genetically engineered crops for academic and non-academic stakeholders in East Africa

Abstract Development and deployment of genetically engineered crops requires effe

The Physico-chemical Conditions of Turkwel Gorge Reservoir, a New Man Made Lake in Northern Kenya

Abstract Variations in some physical, chemical, and nutrient conditions were inve

Mass developments of a small sized ecotype of Arthrospira fusiformis in Lake Oloidien, Kenya, a new feeding ground for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa

Abstract The Lesser Flamingos constantly commute between the soda lakes of East A

Desertifilum fontinale sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) from a warm spring in East Africa, based on conventional and molecular studies

Abstract Desertifilum is a filamentous cyanobacterium of crusts and biofilms, rec

Does the potentially toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis exist in the soda lakes of East Africa?

Abstract Presently, the food chains of the famous saline alkaline flamingo-lakes

Hydrochemical Characteristics, Plant Nutrients and Metals in Household Greywater and Soils in Homa Bay Town

Abstract Greywater recycling has been identified as an efficient method to conser

Archaeal Diversity in the Haloalkaline Lake Elmenteita in Kenya

Abstract A non-culture approach was used to study the archaeal diversity in Lake

An overview of advances in bioinformatics and its application in functional genomics

Abstract Bioinformatics is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the e

454 Pyrosequencing‑based assessment of bacterial diversity and community structure in termite guts, mounds and surrounding soils

Abstract Termites constitute part of diverse and economically important termite f

Haloleptolyngbya alcalis gen. et sp. nov., a new filamentous cyanobacterium from the soda lake Nakuru, Kenya

Abstract The food web of the saline-alkaline Lake Nakuru is dominated by the cyan

Potential of indigenous bradyrhizobia versus commercial inoculants to improve cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. walp.) and green gram (Vigna radiata L. wilczek.) yields in Kenya

Abstract Limited information is available on reduced cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.

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

Abstract A SSU rRNA gene clone library was constructed to establish the diversity