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Ical approach to understanding branchialion regulation in the tilapia of Lake Magadi (pH10).
(University of Nairobi, 2012)No abstract available -
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ICT-Based Market Information Services (MIS) Projects, Deployment Environment, and Performance: Experiences from KACE and DrumNet Projects in Kenya
(2013)The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous electronic-based MIS projects in developing countries. These projects aim at promoting farmer linkage to better markets. However, ... -
ICT/ICM human resource capacities in agricultural research for development
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 2005-10)Agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa faces great challenges in promoting agricultural development. Information technologies for agricultural research for development are evolving quickly, not only in the developed ... -
Identification and characterization of an interspersed repeat antigen of Babesia microti (BmIRA)
(2013)In this report, a novel gene encoding an interspersed repeat antigen from Babesia microti (BmIRA) was identified and described. The full-length cDNA containing an open reading frame of 1,947 bp was obtained by immunoscreening ... -
Identification and characterization of influenza A viruses in selected domestic animals in Kenya, 2010-2012.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: Influenza A virus subtypes in non-human hosts have not been characterized in Kenya. We carried out influenza surveillance in selected domestic animals and compared the virus isolates with isolates obtained in ... -
Identification and characterization of profilin antigen among Babesia species as a common vaccine candidate against babesiosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We have characterized a member of the profilin (PROF) family protein as a common antigen in three pathogens-Babesia bovis (B. bovis), Babesia bigemina (B. bigemina), and Babesia microti (B. microti)-and evaluated its ... -
Identification and distribution of viruses infecting sweet potato in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2004)Four hundred and forty-eight symptomatic and 638 asymptomatic samples were collected from sweet potato fields throughout Kenya and analysed serologically using antibodies to Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), Sweet ... -
Identification and nutritional importance of indigenous green leaf vegetables in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1985)Species identified include Amaranthus hybridus [cruentus], Crotalaria brevidens, Solanum nigrum, Gynandropsis gynandra and Erucastrum arabicum. They normally grow wild in most parts of Kenya and the leaves are used as ... -
Identification of a novel B. gibsoni 27-kDa protein as a serodiagnostic antigen
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2008)A novel gene encoding 27-kDa protein was identified by the screening of Babesia gibsoni cDNA library with acutely infected dog serum. The BgP27 is a single copy gene with a predicted open reading frame of 762 bp and 254 ... -
Identification of an immunodominant Babesia gibsoni 47-kDa antigen
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2009)The inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase(IMPDH )enzyme has been characterized and validate dasa molecular drug target in other apicomplexans butnot in the genus Babesia. Subsequently,we cloned and expressed a Babesia ... -
Identification of antigens for use in immunodiagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis
(University of Nairobi, 1991-03)Fifteen metacestode antigens from Taenia saginata were defined by Laurell crossed immunoelectrophoresis and investigated for their potential use in immunodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. Several antigens cross reacted ... -
Identification of carbohydrates on Eimeria stiedai sporozoites and their role in the invasion of cultured cells in vitro
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1999-02)The carbohydrates present on Eimeria stiedai sporozoites and their functional role in the process of invasion of host cells were examined. Lectin-binding sites on the surface of sporozoites were detected by means of ... -
Identification of Ehrlichia canis in East Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The organism was identified in a dog in Kenya. Transmission studies to two dogs resulted in signs of ehrlichiosis including thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, reduction in packed cell volume, and presence of E. canis in peripheral ... -
Identification of molecular markers associated with sweet potato resistance to sweet potato virus disease in Kenya
(2008)Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD), a result of the co-infection of whitefly transmitted Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (genus Crinivirus, family Closteroviridae) and the aphid transmitted Sweet potato feathery mottle ... -
Identification of molecular markers linked to a gene conferring resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae) in Coffea arabica
(Department of plant Science and crop protection, University of Nairobi, 2008-12)Coffee berry disease (CBD) caused by Colletotrichum kahawae is a major constraint to Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) production in Africa. One source of resistance to the disease is a natural interspecific hybrid between ... -
Identification of new maize inbred lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.
(International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)University of Nairobi, Faculty of Agriculture, Upper Kabete Campus,, 2012)Striga hermonthica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal grasses that causes severe grain yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in Africa. The development of host plant resistance is one of the most practical ...