Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Author "Macharia, Rosaline W"
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Expansions of chemosensory gene orthologs among selected tsetse fly species and their expressions in Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse fly
Kabaka, Joy M; Wachira, Benson M; Mang'era, Clarence M; Rono, Martin K; Hassanali, Ahmed; Okoth, Sylvance O; Oduol, Vincent O; Macharia, Rosaline W; Murilla, Grace A; Mireji, Paul O (University of Nairobi, 2020)Tsetse fly exhibit species-specific olfactory uniqueness potentially underpinned by differences in their chemosensory protein repertoire. We assessed 1) expansions of chemosensory protein orthologs in Glossina morsitans ... -
Membrane Permeabilization and Antimicrobial Activity of Recombinant Defensin-d2 and Actifensin Against Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Candida Albicans
Gbala, Ifeoluwa D; Macharia, Rosaline W; Bargul, Joel L; Magoma, Gabriel (University of Nairobi, 2022)Antimicrobial resistance requires urgent efforts towards the discovery of active antimicrobials, and the development of strategies to sustainably produce them. Defensin and defensin-like antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ...