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Activity of East African Medicinal Plants against Helicobacter pylori
(Pubmed, 1996-09)The activity of extracts from the East African medicinal plants Entada abyssinica (stem bark), Terminalia spinosa (young branches), Harrisonia abyssinica (roots), Ximenia caffra (roots), Azadirachta indica (leaves and stem ... -
Actors and networks in resource conflict resolution under climate change in rural Kenya
(Copernicus Publications, 2016)The change from consensual decision-making arrangements into centralized hierarchical chieftaincy schemes through colonization disrupted many rural conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa. In addition, climate change ... -
Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation of selected tropical inbred and hybrid maize ( Zea mays L.) lines
(Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 2012-10-25)The study was carried out to evaluate the amenability of tropical inbred and hybrid maize lines, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation technique. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains EHA101 harbouring apTF102 binary ... -
Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Selected Kenyan Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes by Introgression of Nicotiana Protein Kinase (npk1) to Enhance Drought Tolerance
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)Currently maize production in the East and Central Africa (ECA) region is at 1.3 tonnes per hectare compared to the potential of up to 7.0 tonnes per hectare because of biotic and abiotic constraints, and this has resulted ... -
Agrobiodiversity conservation enhances food security in subsistence‑based farming systems of Eastern Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Globally, there is great concern about expanding agricultural activities due to their impact in the conservation of agrobiodiversity. African continent is known for its richness in biodiversity. In Kenya, there ... -
Analysis of the cyanotoxins anatoxin-a and microcystins in Lesser Flamingo feathers
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-05-30)Feathers from carcasses of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), which had died after ingesting cyanobacterial toxins (cyanotoxins) contained between 0.02 and 30.0 µg microcystin-LR equivalents per gram of feather ... -
Analysis of the Effects of Di-Electric Heating on Common Food Bacterial Pathogens: Evaluation Based on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Infective Doses
(2013-08)In this study, various food samples (n=73) artificially infected by food borne disease pathogens ( Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri and Salmonellaenterica spp. paratyphi) were exposed to microwave ... -
Antagonistic Plants
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-05-29)Control of nematodes has been mainly through the use of chemicals and host resistance. However, the existence of physiological races in the pathogen's population has complicated efforts to breed for resistant cultivars. ... -
Anti-Mycobacterial and Toxicity Activities of Some Priority Medicinal Plants from Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2012-02)Aims: This study has evaluated ethanol extracts from five medicinal plants selected through ethnobotanical study from Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania for their in vitro anti- mycobacterial activity against two Mycobacterium ... -
Antibacterial activity of Apis mellifera L. propolis collected in three regions of Kenya
(SCIELO Brasil, 2007-08)The present study aimed at investigating the susceptibility of the microorganisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis to ethanolic extracts of propolis ... -
Antibacterial activity of East African medicinal plants
(Science Direct, 1998-02)In an ethnopharmacological survey, extracts of the six East African medicinal plants Entada abyssinica (stem bark), Terminalia spinosa (young branches), Harrisonia abyssinica (roots), Ximenia caffra (roots), Azadirachta ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Tabernaemontana Stapfiana Britten (Apocynaceae) Extracts
(PMC, 2009-03-07)Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of methanolic, sequential extracts (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol) and alkaloid rich fractions of Tabernaemontana stapfiana Britten was carried out. The ... -
Antibacterial activity of tabernaemontana stapfiana britten (apolynaceae) extracts
(African ethnomedicines, 2009)The resistance of bacteria and fungi to antimicrobial agents is a world-wide medical problem (WHO, 2004). Currently there are emerging multiple drug resistant (MDR) typhoid outbreaks, especially in developing countries. ... -
Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Essential Oils from Satureia Biflora D. Don, Benth, Speng (Chepsagitiet). Lippia Javanica Burm. F.(Labotuet) and Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. Rutaceae (Chepindoruet)
(Global Journals Inc, 2014)Three plants, parts used, by the Ogiek community as medicines were collected from Marioshoni in the Mau Forest Complex in the Rift Valley of Kenya, idenfied at the National Museums in Nairobi; S. biflora Voucher ... -
Antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in Escherichia coli from broiler chicken slaughtered at Tigoni processing plant in Limuru, Kenya.
(PubMed, 2008-12)BACKGROUND: Antibiotics and disinfectant use in broiler farms is a common practice and an important risk factor for promoting the emergence, selection and spread of antimicrobial-resistant micro-organisms in environment, ... -
Antibiotic Resistance of Faecal Bacteria Indicators and Pathogens Isolated from Sludge and Wastewaters of Abattoirs in Nairobi, Kenya
(Scientific Journals, 2013)Bacterial antibiotic resistance has become a serious problem among pathogenic bacteria and has led to increased concern surrounding environmental risks and potential spread of resistance in microbial species. Besides having ... -
Antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from HIV-sero positive adults at Mbagathi District Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Biosciences Journals, 2010)Objectives: To determine changes in antibiotic resistance patterns in E. coli from persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methodology and results: A total of 264 strains of E. coli were isolated from PLWHA. The isolates ... -
Antibiotic resistant Salmonella and Escherichia coli isolated from indiginous Gallus domesticus in Nairobi, Kenya
(African Journals Online, 2010)Objective: To characterise and investigate antimicrobial resistance of Esherichia coli and salmonella strains isolated from indigenous Gallus gallus in a leading slaughterhouse/ market outlet in Nairobi-Kenya. Design: ... -
Antidiabetic and Safety of Lantana rhodesiensis in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats
(2015)Lantana rhodesiensis Linn is used traditionally in the management of several diseases including diabetes mellitus; however, its efficacy and safety is not scientifically evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine ...
