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Analysis of Microbial Load And Diversity in Crickets (Gryllus Bimaculatus and Scapsipedus Marginatus) Used as A Source of Protein for Food
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Crickets are drawing interest as sustainable source of protein for food and feed worldwide. However, there is little information on microbial quality of edible crickets thus the need for a profound insight into their ... -
Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated From Patients in Nakuru Level 5 Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017)Urinary tract infections (UTI) are bacterial infections encountered in the hospital and community and is preventable. It is among bacterial infection encountered with increasing antibiotic resistance to uropathogens, ... -
Antimicrobial activity and qualitative phytochemical composition of crude extracts from medicinal plants against selected enteric bacterial pathogens and candida albicans
(Kenyatta University, 2016-09)Plant extracts with medicinal value have been used to treat many diseases that can either be bacterial, fungal or parasitic among many others. Plants with medicinal value produce certain chemical elements known as ... -
Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants used by the Samburu community of Northen Kenya against selected bacterial and fungal pathogens.
(2014-11)Medicinal plants form an integral social and cultural component, and sometimes the only alternative available treatment for health problems. Infectious diseases concern the whole world because they cause an estimated 98% ... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Isolated from Urethral Discharges and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)Neisseria gonorrhoea has progressively developed resistance to previously used drugs and recently to fluoroquinolones. Currently, there have been reports of emergency of N. gonorrhoea strains with reduced susceptibility ... -
Assessment of total and mobile heavy metals in amended compost of water hyacinth obtained from Lake Victoria, Kisumu County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)Water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) invasion in Lake Victoria has become a matter of concern over the last two decades. There has been suggestion on the possibility of producing compost from water hyacinth as a way of ... -
Bacterial and rota viral causes of diarrhoea in children under 5 years and the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance
(2005)Diarrhoea causes significant morbidity and mortality among children in Kenya. The Illness is caused by a variety of pathogenic organisms, some which are difficult to identify immediately. This results in the use of ... -
Characterisation of natural immune responses to fal vac-l of plasmodium falciparumin children and adults from a holoendemic area of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2000)Previous studies indicate that FAL VAC-1, a recombinant multistage and multicomponent Plasmodium falciparum candidate vaccine containing 12 B cell and 9 T cell epitopes from 9 different antigens of different life cycle ... -
Culturing, Characterization and Identification of Candidate Microorganisms in Cattle Ear, Responsible for Producing Volatile Constituents Attractive to the Brown Ear Tick
(Kenyatta University, 2015-09)East Coast Fever is a disease of cattle which results in high animal mortality with corresponding economic losses to farmers and to the nation. The disease is caused by a protozoan agent whose vector is Rhipicephalus ... -
Detection of Pathogenic Human Adenoviruses and Enteroviruses in Water Samples Collected from Lake Victoria along Homa Bay Town, Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-07)Lake Victoria is the main source of water in Homa Bay town as well as the surrounding community. Increase in population in the resent past has led to intensified human activities with a possible compromise on the sanitation ... -
Determination of Bacterial Composition, Heavy Metal Contamination and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Fish Pond Water in Abothuguchi Central, Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Fish farming has been practised all over the world for centuries. Throughout history, humans have used fish as a supplementary source of proteins and as a source of income. Fish performs all their body functions in water ... -
Determination of Bacterial Composition, Heavy Metal Pollution and Physicochemical Parameters of Fish Pond Water in Abothuguchi Central, Meru County, Kenya
(2018-11)Laibu PK, Maingi J, Kebira A. 2018. Determination of bacterial composition, heavy metal contamination and physicochemical parameters of fish pond water in Abothuguchi Central, Meru County, Kenya. Bioteknologi 15: 66-79. ... -
Determination of Biodiversity and Symbiotic Efficiency of Native Rhizobia Isolated from Different Regions in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)Crop production has continued to decline in sub-Saharan Africa due to soil infertility and increased cost of farm inputs. To enhance food security, farmers have adopted the use of both inorganic and organic fertilizers on ... -
Effect of Soil Amendment With Manure on Nodulation, Biomass and Yield of Soybeans and Climbing Beans in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The consequence of intense permanent cultivation of land has been severe loss of soil nutrients through removal of harvested produce, removal of crop residue, leaching and gaseous losses. Experiments were designed to ... -
Efficacy of some medicinal plants used in various parts of Kenya in treating selected bacterial and fungal pathogens
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Medicinal plants have been used since time immemorial to treat and prevent human ailments. WHO indicates that up to 80% of the world's population uses traditional medicine. Infections caused by bacteria and fungi have ... -
Efficacy of some medicinal plants used in various parts of Kenya in treating selected bacterial and fungal pathogens
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01)Medicinal plants have been used since time immemorial to treat and prevent human ailments. WHO indicates that up to 80% of the world’s population uses traditional medicine. Infections caused by bacteria and fungi have ... -
Enhancing Cowpea Production through Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Wide Interspecific Crosses
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)Cowpea is a multipurpose legume crop that serves as human food, livestock fodder, and income source and is widely produced in sub-Saharan Africa. Soil fertility and attack by insect pests and diseases are significant ... -
Evolutionary relationship between Trypanosoma evansi and trypanosoma brucei with respect to specific mitochodrial antigen and phenotype knockout analysis
(Kenyatta University, 2005)Trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma. The agents of the disease are obligate extracellular parasites that occur in blood, cerebrospinal fluid and tissue fluids. Trypanosoma ... -
Genetic Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia Coli Isolated from Human, Cattle, and Buffalo in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Antibiotic resistance is an emerging health crisis globally with a significant impact on human and animal populations. The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance are attributed to the wrong use of antibiotic products ... -
Genetic Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia Coli Isolated from Human, Cattle, and Buffalo in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Antibiotic resistance is an emerging health crisis globally with a significant impact on human and animal populations. The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance are attributed to the wrong use of antibiotic products ...
