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Isolation and Characterisation of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains of Tomato Wilt Disease from Maseno, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017)Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi, is the cause of bacterial wilt of tomato and one of the most severe pathogens of solanaceous crops with a very wide host range. There is little information on R. solanacearum ... -
Isolation and characterization of a toxic metal-tolerant Phenanthrene-degrader Sphingobium sp. in a two-liquid-phase partitioning bioreactor (TPPB)
(2013-10-01)A phenanthrene-degrading strain PHE3, identified as the genus of Sphingobium, was isolated using a two-liquid-phase partitioning bioreactor. More than 96% of the initial amount (up to 100 mg l− 1 silicone oil) of ... -
Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria with potential for control of fusarium spp and colletotrichum kahawae
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2007)Smallholder subsistence farming is important in the production of food crops for basic livelihoods and income generation in rural areas. However, yields have remained low due to high disease, weed and pest incidences. ... -
Isolation and characterization of Streptomyces species with antifungal activity from selected national parks in Kenya
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2010)Microorganisms and their natural products are potentially important for the biological control of crop diseases without detrimental effects to the environment. In this study, acetonitrile-methanol extracts of 361 ... -
Isolation and chemical characterisation of pyrrolisidine alkaloids from some senecio
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Isolation and detailed 1H and 13C NMR structural assignment for three trachylobanes from Psiadia punctulata (Asteraceae) grown in Africa
(Elsevier, 2022-04-01)The first isolation of a trachylobane from an African specimen of Psiadia punctulata (Asteraceae) is presented in this paper. A complete 1H and 13C NMR spectral analysis of this compound and two other trachylobane diterpenes, ... -
Isolation and Identification by Morphological and Biochemical Methods of Antibiotic Producing Microorganisms from the gut of Macrotermes michaelseni in Maseno, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, 2016-01)The major gut microflora colonizing the hind gut of higher termites, include morphologically diverse microorganisms. The objective of this study was to identify by morphological and biochemical methods of the antibiotic ... -
Isolation of a new β-carboline alkaloid from aerial parts of Triclisia sacleuxii and its antibacterial and cytotoxicity effects
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-03-04)A new β-carboline alkaloid named sacleuximine A (1) together with known compounds palmatine (2), isotetrandrine (3), trans-Nferuloyltyramine (4), trans-N-caffeoyltyramine (5), yangambin (6), syringaresinol (7), sesamin ... -
Isolation of a new β-carboline alkaloid from aerial parts of Triclisia sacleuxii and its antibacterial and cytotoxicity effects
(Natural Product Research, 2017-01-01)A new β-carboline alkaloid named sacleuximine A (1) together with known compounds palmatine (2), isotetrandrine (3), trans-Nferuloyltyramine (4), trans-N-caffeoyltyramine (5), yangambin (6), syringaresinol (7), sesamin ... -
Isolation of rhizobacteria associated with maize and assessment of their potential for use in Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. suicidal germination
(2004-11-23)A screen-house pot experiment with commercial hybrid maize variety H511 was conducted at Kenya Sugar Research Foundation, Kisumu sub-station; Kenya. The experimental soil was infested with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. ... -
Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella from fish harvested from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2009)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 or consumption ... -
Isolation, characterization and biological activities of phytoconstituents from Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms leaves
(Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch Press, 2018-09-01)The plant species Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms (Fabaceae) is a deciduous slender tree or shrub which grows up to 15 m tall. It is an important medicinal plant in Kenya used to treat a wide range of ailments including eye ... -
Isolation, characterization and biological activity of organic extractives from Calodendrum capense (L.f.) Thunb.(Rutaceae)
(2018)A novel prenylfuroquinoline alkaloid capensenin (1), an alkaloid confusameline (2), two furanocoumarins psolaren (3) and bergapten (4), were isolated from hexane and dichloromethane crude extracts of stem bark, leaves ... -
Isolation, identification and characterization of urinary tract infectious bacteria and the effect of different antibiotics
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life threatening condition. UTI ... -
Isolation, identification and characterization of urinary tract infectious bacteria and the effect of different antibiotics
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life threatening condition. UTI ... -
Isomorphism in Management of County Governments, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Institutional theory argues that the primary objective of organizational change is formal legitimacy. In other words, organizations adapt their internal characteristics in order to conform with the expectations of the key ... -
Isoniazid and Rifampicin Resistance and Patient Treatment Response in a Tuberculosis and Hiv-1 Co-Endemic Population in Western Kenya in 2012-2014
(Maseno University, 2017)In 2015, 10.4 million people worldwide had tuberculosis (TB) and 1.4 million deaths occurred, 400 000 of whom were HIV-positive, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounted for 81% of these cases. In 2015, 480 000 new cases of ... -
Isoniazid and Rifampicin Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in HIV Endemic Region of Western Kenya
(East Africa Science, 2022-03)Tuberculosis drug resistance is often associated with inadequate anti-tuberculosis treatment regimen resulting to mutations that confers resistance to anti-tuberculosis agents. This is aggravated by synergetic relationship ... -
Isoniazid Preventative Therapy uptake for child household contacts of tuberculosis index cases, Kisumu County, Kenya, 2014-2015
(2019)Isoniazid Preventative Therapy (IPT) is recommended for children aged less than 5 years that have been in contact with an open case of TB, and screen negative for TB, to prevent the risk of TB progression. We examined IPT ... -
Isozyme variation among Amaranthus cultivars.
(Discovery and Innovation, 1996)Electrophoretic variation of esterase (Est), peroxidase (Per), phosphoglucoisomerase [glucose-6-phosphate isomerase] (Pgi) and phosphoglucomutase (Pgm) was studied in seven Amaranthus populations, namely, Jumla, F1 Jumla, ...
