Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Author "Obiero, George"
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Antimicrobial Usage and Detection of Multidrug-Resistant , Including Methicillin-Resistant Strains in Raw Milk of Livestock from Northern Kenya
Omwenga, Isaac; Aboge, Gabriel O.; Mitema, Eric S.; Obiero, George; Ngaywa, Catherine; Ngwili, Nicholas; Wamwere, George; Wainaina, Martin; Bett, Bernard (University of Nairobi, 2021)The association of antimicrobial usage (AMU) with prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in livestock raw milk consumed by pastoralists in Kenya ... -
Comparative in silico study of congocidine congeners as potential inhibitors of African swine fever virus
Kinyanyi, Dickson; Amwayi, Peris; Wamalwa, Mark; Obiero, George (University of Nairobi, 2019)African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection is fatal in domesticated pigs, with a mortality rate approaching 100%. This may result in economic losses and threats to food security. Currently, there are no approved vaccines ... -
Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis on the co-fermentation of sweet sorghum bagasse hydrolysates pretreated under varying conditions
Obiero, George; Marx, Sanette; Chiyanzu, Idan; Ndaba, Busiswa (2014)Hydrolysates from sweet sorghum bagasse pretreatment normally contains hexose and pentose sugars, and this complex mixture of sugars presents a challenge for a single microorganism to effectively ferment all sugars to ... -
Heterologous expression of the benzoate para-hydroxylase encoding gene (CYP53B1) from Rhodotorula minuta by Yarrowia lipolytic
Shiningavamwe, Andreas; Obiero, George; et.al (University of Nairobi, 2006)There is currently an increasing number of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) monooxygenase encoding genes becoming available from various genome-sequencing projects. These enzymes require association with cytochrome P450 reductase ... -
In silico structural and functional prediction of African swine fever virus protein-B263R reveals features of a TATA-binding protein
Kinyanyi, Dickson; Obiero, George; Amwayi, Peris; Mwaniki, Stephen; Wamalwa, Mark; Obiero, George F O (University of Nairobi, 2018)African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of ASF, a fatal hemorrhagic fever that affects domestic pigs. There is currently no vaccine against ASFV, making it a significant threat to the pork industry. The ... -
Phytochemical Analysis and Establishment of Embryogenic Cell Suspension and Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation for Farmer Preferred Cultivars of West African Plantain (Musa spp.)
Jekayinoluwa, Temitope; Tripathi, Jaindra N; Muge, Edward; Tripathi, Leena; Obiero, George (University of Nairobi, 2020)Banana and plantain are among the foremost staple food crops providing food and livelihood to over 500 million people in tropical countries. Despite the importance, their production is hampered due to several biotic and ...