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The isolation of M nanum from a dog with skin lesions.

Muhammed, SI; Mbogwa, S (University of Nairobi, 1974)

Microsporum nanum has been previously associated with ringworm in man and pigs. This is the first report of its isolation from lesions in a dog. Two alopecic lesions (1.5 cm in diameter) were present on the head; a similar ...

Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis from genital ulcerations of patients in Eastern and Southern Africa

Piot, P; Van, Dyck E; Mårdh, PA; Ursi, JP; Meheus, A; Ballard, RC; Møller, BR; Fast, M; Nsanze, H; Ronald, A (University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1983-12)

In three separate surveys involving 413 patients in Mbabane (Swaziland), Nairobi (Kenya), and Carletonville (South Africa), Mycoplasma hominis was isolated from the base of ulcers in 41 (16%) of 251 men with genital ulcer ...

Isolation of Nocardia asteroides from a dog with haemorrhagic cystitis

Buoro, I. B. J.; Mande, J. D.; Nyamwange, S. B. (Department of clinical studies, 1993)

The clinical. clinicopathological. serial urinalysis. urinary bladder radiography and urine bacteriological culture results in a three-year-old male dog with haematuria of four days duration are presented. The dog had ...

Isolation of Norcardia Asteroides from a dog with Hemorrhagic Cystitis. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 31, 99-102.

Buoro, I.B.J.; Mande, J.D; Nyamwange, S.B. (University of Nairobi, 1993)

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Isolation of plant gene space related sequence elements by High C+G patch (HCGP) filtration; model study on rice

Berenyi, M; Mauleon, R.P; Kopecky, D; Wandl, S; Friedl, R; Fluch, S; Boonruangrod, R; Muge, E; Burg, K (University of Nairobi,College of Health Science, 2009)

Isolation of quecetrin from Clematis brachiata Thunberg

Okalebo, FA; Kibwage, IO; Maitai, CK; Thoithi, C; Guantai, AN (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2008)

Quercetrin (3-0-heta-L-rhamnosyl 3',4',5,7 tetrahydroxy flavone) was isolated from the stem of Clematis brachiata Thunberg. The yield was 0.029 % w/w of dried stern powder.

Isolation of rat liver 5S RNA genes

Arsenyan, SG; Avdonina, TA; Laving, AM; Saarma, M; Kisselev, LL (Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, PO Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980)

A method for the isolation of structural genes, whose transcripts do not contain terminal poly(A) sequences, is presented. Poly(A) tails of predicted length were synthesized at the 3'-OH ends of RNA molecules employing ...

Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella from fish harvested from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Onyango, DM; Wandili, S; Kakai, R; Waindi, EN (University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 2009-03)

BACKGROUND: Human infections caused by pathogens transmitted from fish are quite common. The aim of this study was to isolate enteric pathogenic bacteria from fish that might be transmitted to humans after the handling ...

Isolation of Trypanosoma ssp. from wild flies through procyclic expansion in Glossina morsitans centralis

Mihok, S; Munyoki, EN; Masaninga, F; Ndegwa PN.; Olubayo, RO (School of Biological Sciences, 1994)

Procyclic trypanosomes from wild tsetse flies were membrane-fed to Glossina morsitans centralis in order to develop an optimal technique for propagating field isolates. A 70% success rate was achieved in isolating Trypanosoma ...

Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya

Gitau, G K; Wabacha, JK; Mulei, CM; Ndurumo, S; Nduhiu, JM (Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011)

A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ...

Isolation, Characterization, and Quantification of Bacteria from African Sausages Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya

Karoki, W. H.; Karanja, D. N.; Bebora, L. C.; Njagi, L. W (Hindawi, 2018-10-23)

African sausages are local popular delicacies in Kenya. Demand for these sausages has resulted in this delicacy’s vendors being on the increase. However, health risk posed to unsuspecting consumers of African sausages ...

Isolation, Cultivation and Characterization of a Poxvirus from some Horses in Kenya

Kaminjolo, J S; Nyaga, P N; Gicho, J N (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1974-05)

Two strains of pox virus isolated from naturally infected horses were adapted to the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of developing chick embryos and to tissue cultures of chicken fibroblasts and bovine calf kidney, bovine ...

Isolation, identification and characterisation of the dominant microorganisms of kule naoto: the Maasai traditional fermented milk in Kenya

Julius, Maina Mathara; Ulrich, Schillinger; Phillip, Museve Kutima; Samuel K, Mbugua; Wilhelm H, Holzapfel (Department of Food Technology and NutritionFederal Research Centre for Nutrition. Institute of Hygiene and Toxicology. Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9. D-76J3/ Karlsruhe. GermanyDepartment of Food Science and Technology. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2004)

From 22 samples of kule naoto, the traditional fermented milk products cf the Maasai in Kenya, 300 lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated and phenotypically characterised by their ability to ferment different carbohydrates ...

Isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis in HIV-1-infected adults: results of a randomized controlled trial

Hawken, MP; Meme, HK; Elliott, LC; Chakaya, JM; Morris, JS; Githui, WA; Juma, ES; Odhiambo, JA; Thiong'o, LN; Kimari, JN; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Bwayo, JJ; Gilks, CF; Plummer, FA; Porter, JD; Nunn, PP; McAdam, KP (Department of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UKClinical Research Centre, Kenya Medical Research InstituteDepartments of Microbiology and Community Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)

OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of isoniazid 300 mg daily for 6 months in the prevention of tuberculosis in HIV-1-infected adults and to determine whether tuberculosis preventive therapy prolongs survival in ...