List of published articles - BecA-ILRI hub

Published in 2010

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Guerrero, F.D., Moolhuijzen, P., Peterson, D.G., Bidwell, S., Caler, E., Bellgard, M., Nene, V.M. and Djikeng, A., 2010. Reassociation kinetics-based approach for partial genome sequencing of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. BMC genomics, 11(1), p.374.

Published in 2011

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Simões, M.C., Lee, J., Djikeng, A., Cerqueira, G.C., Zerlotini, A., da Silva-Pereira, R.A., Dalby, A.R., LoVerde, P., El-Sayed, N.M. and Oliveira, G., 2011. Identification of Schistosoma mansoni microRNAs. BMC genomics, 12(1), p.1.
Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Adjovi, Y., Gbaguidi, F., Gbenou, J., Katerere, D., Brimer, L. and Sanni, A., 2011. Scopoletin in cassava products as an inhibitor of aflatoxin production. Journal of Food Safety, 31(4), pp.553-558.
Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Koudande, D.O., Sanni, A. and Brimer, L., 2011. Farmers’ perceptions on characteristics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties used for chips production in rural areas in Benin, West Africa. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 5(3).
Gnonlonfin, B.G., Gbaguidi, F., Gbenou, J.D., Sanni, A. and Brimer, L., 2011. Changes in scopoletin concentration in cassava chips from four varieties during storage. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91(13), pp.2344-2347.

Published in 2012

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Gnonlonfin, G.B., Sanni, A. and Brimer, L., 2012. Review scopoletin–a coumarin phytoalexin with medicinal properties. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 31(1), pp.47-56.
Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Adjovi, C.S.Y., Katerere, D.R., Shephard, G.S., Sanni, A. and Brimer, L., 2012. Mycoflora and absence of aflatoxin contamination of commercialized cassava chips in Benin, West Africa. Food control, 23(2), pp.333-337
Turyagyenda, L.F., Kizito, E.B., Ferguson, M.E., Baguma, Y., Harvey, J.W., Gibson, P., Wanjala, B.W. and Osiru, D.S.O., 2012. Genetic diversity among farmer-preferred cassava landraces in Uganda. African Crop Science Journal, 20(1).
Masembe, C., Michuki, G., Onyango, M., Rumberia, C., Norling, M., Bishop, R.P., Djikeng, A., Kemp, S.J., Orth, A., Skilton, R.A. and Ståhl, K., 2012. Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus. Virology journal, 9(1), p.1.
Kang’ethe, E.K., Mulinge, E.K., Skilton, R.A., Njahira, M., Monda, J.G., Nyongesa, C., Mbae, C.K. and Kamwati, S.K., 2012. Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical animal health and production, 44(1), pp.25-31.
Esuma, W., Rubaihayo, P., Pariyo, A., Kawuki, R., Wanjala, B., Nzuki, I., Harvey, J.J. and Baguma, Y., 2012. Genetic diversity of provitamin A cassava in Uganda. Journal of Plant Studies, 1(1), p.60.
Kanduma, E.G., Mwacharo, J.M., Sunter, J.D., Nzuki, I., Mwaura, S., Kinyanjui, P.W., Kibe, M., Heyne, H., Hanotte, O., Skilton, R.A. and Bishop, R.P., 2012. Micro-and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 3(3), pp.128-136.
Githaka, N., Konnai, S., Kariuki, E., Kanduma, E., Murata, S. and Ohashi, K., 2012. Molecular detection and characterization of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya. Acta tropica, 124(1), pp.71-78.
Gachohi, J., Skilton, R., Hansen, F., Ngumi, P. and Kitala, P., 2012. Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: past, present and the future. Parasites & vectors, 5(1), p.1.
Kimwele, C.N., Karisa, B.K., Stokes, M., Junga, J.O., Hanotte, O., Skilton, R.A. and McElroy, D., 2012. DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial cytochrome b gene. African Journal of Biotechnology, 11(78), pp.14276-14286.
Niba, T.A., Meutchieye, F., Fon, D., Laisin, A.G., Taboh, H., Njakoi, H., Bela Tomo, A., Maass, B.L., Djikeng, A. and Manjeli, Y., 2012. Current situation of cavy production in Cameroon: Challenges and opportunities. Livestock Res Rural Dev, 24(11).
Kulembeka, H.P., Ferguson, M., Herselman, L., Kanju, E., Mkamilo, G., Masumba, E., Fregene, M. and Labuschagne, M.T., 2012. Diallel analysis of field resistance to brown streak disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) landraces from Tanzania. Euphytica, 187(2), pp.277-288.
Tripathi, J.N., Muwonge, A. and Tripathi, L., 2012. Efficient regeneration and transformation of plantain cv.“Gonja manjaya”(Musa spp. AAB) using embryogenic cell suspensions. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 48(2), pp.216-224.
Stomeo, F., Makhalanyane, T.P., Valverde, A., Pointing, S.B., Stevens, M.I., Cary, C.S., Tuffin, M.I. and Cowan, D.A., 2012. Abiotic factors influence microbial diversity in permanently cold soil horizons of a maritime-associated Antarctic Dry Valley. FEMS microbiology ecology, 82(2), pp.326-340.
Djikeng, A., Ommeh, S., Sangura, S., Njaci, I. and Ngara, M., 2012. Genomics and Potential Downstream Applications in the Developing World. In Genomics Applications for the Developing World (pp. 335-356). Springer New York.

Published in 2013

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Kana, J.R., Gnonlonfin, B.G.J., Harvey, J., Wainaina, J., Wanjuki, I., Skilton, R.A. and Teguia, A., 2013. Assessment of aflatoxin contamination of maize, peanut meal and poultry feed mixtures from different agroecological zones in Cameroon. Toxins, 5(5), pp.884-894.
Assam, J.P.A., Beng, V.P., Cho-Ngwa, F., Toukam, M., Ngoh, A.A.I., Kitavi, M., Nzuki, I., Nyonka, J.N., Tata, E., Tedom, J.C. and Skilton, R.A., 2013. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis in the southern ecological zones of Cameroon, as shown by genetic analysis. BMC infectious diseases, 13(1), p.1.
Turyagyenda, L.F., Kizito, E.B., Ferguson, M., Baguma, Y., Agaba, M., Harvey, J.J. and Osiru, D.S., 2013. Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava. AoB plants, 5, p.plt007.
Elibariki, G., Njahira, M., Wanjala, B., Hosea, K. and Ndunguru, J., 2013. Genetic diversity and identification of duplicates in selected Tanzanian farmer-preferred cassava landraces using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Int. J. Res. Plant Sc, 3(4), pp.81-87.
Kana, J.R., Gnonlonfin, B.G.J., Harvey, J., Wainaina, J., Wanjuki, I., Skilton, R.A. and Teguia, A., 2013. Mycobiota and toxigenecity profile of Aspergillus flavus recovered from food and poultry feed mixtures in cameroon. J. Animal and Poultry Sci, 2, pp.4-98.
Kelemu, S., Gebrekidan, B. and Harvey, J., 2013. Bringing the benefits of sorghum genomics to Africa. In Genomics of the Saccharinae (pp. 519-540). Springer New York.
Touko, H., Keambou, T.C., Han, J.M., Bembide, C., Cho, C.Y., Skilton, R.A., Djikeng, A., Ogugo, M., Manjeli, Y., Tebug Tumassang, T. and Zoli, P.A., 2013. The Major Histocompatibility Complex B (MHC-B) and QTL Microsatellite Alleles of Favorable Effect on Antibody Response against the Newcastle Disease.
Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Hell, K., Adjovi, Y., Fandohan, P., Koudande, D.O., Mensah, G.A., Sanni, A. and Brimer, L., 2013. A review on aflatoxin contamination and its implications in the developing world: A sub-Saharan African perspective. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 53(4), pp.349-365.
Mutai, B.K., Wainaina, J.M., Magiri, C.G., Nganga, J.K., Ithondeka, P.M., Njagi, O.N., Jiang, J., Richards, A.L. and Waitumbi, J.N., 2013. Zoonotic surveillance for rickettsiae in domestic animals in Kenya. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 13(6), pp.360-366.
Turyagyenda, L.F., Kizito, E.B., Ferguson, M.E., Baguma, Y., Harvey, J.W., Gibson, P., Wanjala, B.W. and Osiru, D.S.O., 2012. Genetic diversity among farmer-preferred cassava landraces in Uganda. African Crop Science Journal, 20(1).
Gachohi, J.M., Kitala, P.M., Ngumi, P.N., Skilton, R.A. and Bett, B., 2013. Population attributable fractions of farm vector tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) presence on Theileria parva infection seroprevalence under endemic instability. Preventive veterinary medicine, 108(2), pp.103-113.
Stomeo, F., Valverde, A., Pointing, S.B., McKay, C.P., Warren-Rhodes, K.A., Tuffin, M.I., Seely, M. and Cowan, D.A., 2013. Hypolithic and soil microbial community assembly along an aridity gradient in the Namib Desert. Extremophiles, 17(2), pp.329-337.
Shephard, G.S., Kimanya, M.E., Kpodo, K.A., Gnonlonfin, G.B. and Gelderblom, W.C., 2013. The risk management dilemma for fumonisin mycotoxins. Food control, 34(2), pp.596-600.
Beyene, D., Mukasa, S.B., Jansson, C., de Villiers, E.P., Ferguson, M., Rabbi, I.Y., Kyamanywa, S., Sebuliba, J. and Baguma, Y., 2013. Patterns of nucleotide diversity in Meisa1 and G3pdh in wild and cultivated cassava. SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, 36(2), pp.65-72.
Wanjala, B.W., Obonyo, M., Wachira, F.N., Muchugi, A., Mulaa, M., Harvey, J., Skilton, R.A., Proud, J. and Hanson, J., 2013. Genetic diversity in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) cultivars: implications for breeding and conservation. AoB Plants, 5, p.plt022.

Published in 2014

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Amimo, J.O., Okoth, E., Junga, J.O., Ogara, W.O., Njahira, M.N., Wang, Q., Vlasova, A.N., Saif, L.J. and Djikeng, A., 2014. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of kobuviruses and astroviruses in asymptomatic local pigs in East Africa. Archives of virology, 159(6), pp.1313-1319.
Mutiga, S.K., Were, V., Hoffmann, V., Harvey, J.W., Milgroom, M.G. and Nelson, R.J., 2014. Extent and drivers of mycotoxin contamination: Inferences from a survey of Kenyan maize mills. Phytopathology, 104(11), pp.1221-1231.
Djikeng, A., Rao, I.M., Njarui, D., Mutimura, M., Caradus, J., Ghimire, S.R., Johnson, L., Cardoso, J.A., Ahonsi, M. and Kelemu, S., 2014. Climate-smart Brachiaria grasses for improving livestock production in East Africa. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2(1), pp.38-39.
Olweny, C., Jamoza, J., Dida, M.M., Kimani, W., Njuguna, J., Githae, D., Kiawa, B., Yao, N., Kosambo, L., Sally, C. and Okori, P., 2014. High genetic diversity for improvement of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) genotypes for sugar and allied products. Molecular Plant Breeding, 5.
Kabi, F., Masembe, C., Muwanika, V., Kirunda, H. and Negrini, R., 2014. Geographic distribution of non-clinical Theileria parva infection among indigenous cattle populations in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Uganda: implications for control strategies. Parasites & vectors, 7(1), p.1.
Tesfamichael, T.A., Githiri, S.M., Kasili, R.W., Skilton, R.A., Solomon, M. and Nyende, A.B., 2014. Genetic Diversity Analysis of Eritrean Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Germplasm using SSR Markers. Molecular Plant Breeding, 5.
Herman, Y.C., Fon Dorothy, E., Felix, M., Niba, A.T., Manjeli, Y. and Djikeng, A., 2014. Cavies for income generation, manure for the farm and meat for the table. Higher education, 6, pp.2-60.
Keambou, T.C., Hako, B.A., Ommeh, S., Bembide, C., Ngono, E.P., Manjeli, Y., Wamonje, F., Wanjala, B., Wamalwa, M., Cho, C.Y. and Skilton, R.A., 2014. Genetic diversity of the Cameroon indigenous chicken ecotypes. International Journal of Poultry Science, 13(5), p.279.
Ndunguru, J., Kyallo, M., Kavia, F. and Erasto, J., 2014. Characterization of clonal tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) from Tanzania using SSR markers.
Barasa, J.E., Abila, R., Grobler, J.P., Dangasuk, O.G., Njahira, M.N. and Kaunda-Arara, B., 2014. Genetic diversity and gene flow in Clarias gariepinus from Lakes Victoria and Kanyaboli, Kenya. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 39(3), pp.287-293.

Published in 2015

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Ertiro, B.T., Ogugo, V., Worku, M., Das, B., Olsen, M., Labuschagne, M. and Semagn, K., 2015. Comparison of Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) and genotyping by sequencing (GBS) for quality control analysis in maize. BMC genomics, 16(1), p.1.
Angwech, H., Nyeko, J.H., Opiyo, E.A., Okello-Onen, J., Opiro, R., Echodu, R., Malinga, G.M., Njahira, M.N. and Skilton, R.A., 2015. Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda. BMC veterinary research, 11(1), p.1.
Onyango, M.G., Beebe, N.W., Gopurenko, D., Bellis, G., Nicholas, A., Ogugo, M., Djikeng, A., Kemp, S., Walker, P.J. and Duchemin, J.B., 2015. Assessment of population genetic structure in the arbovirus vector midge, Culicoides brevitarsis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), using multi-locus DNA microsatellites. Veterinary research, 46(1), p.1.
Ndunguru, J., Sseruwagi, P., Tairo, F., Stomeo, F., Maina, S., Djikeng, A., Kehoe, M. and Boykin, L.M., 2015. Correction: Analyses of Twelve New Whole Genome Sequences of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses and Ugandan Cassava Brown Streak Viruses from East Africa: Diversity, Supercomputing and Evidence for Further Speciation. PloS one, 10(10), p.e0141939.
Maass, B.L., Midega, C.A., Mutimura, M., Rahetlah, V.B., Salgado, P., Kabirizi, J.M., Khan, Z.R., Ghimire, S.R. and Rao, I.M., 2015. Homecoming of Brachiaria: Improved hybrids prove useful for African animal agriculture. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 81(1), pp.71-78.
Mwaikono, K.S., Maina, S. and Gwakisa, P., 2015. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotype of Enteric Bacteria from a Municipal Dumpsite. Journal of Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 3(3), pp.82-94.
MWAIKONO, K.S., Maina, S., Sebastian, A., Kapur, V. and Gwakisa, P., 2015. 16S rRNA Amplicons Survey Revealed Unprecedented Bacterial Community in Solid Biomedical Wastes. American Journal of Microbiological Research, 3(4), pp.135-143.
Ali, Z.B., Yao, K.N., Odeny, D.A., Kyalo, M., Skilton, R. and Eltahir, I.M., 2015. Assessing the genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] accessions from Sudan using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. African Journal of Plant Science, 9(7), pp.293-304.
Pili, N.N., França, S.C., Kyndt, T., Makumba, B.A., Skilton, R., Höfte, M., Mibey, R.K. and Gheysen, G., 2015. Analysis of fungal endophytes associated with rice roots from irrigated and upland ecosystems in Kenya. Plant and Soil, pp.1-10.
Worrall, E.A., Wamonje, F.O., Mukeshimana, G., Harvey, J.J., Carr, J.P. and Mitter, N., 2015. Chapter One-Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus: Relationships, Biology, and Prospects for Control. Advances in virus research, 93, pp.1-46.
Babajide, J.M., Maina, S., Kiawa, B. and Skilton, R., 2015. Identification of fungal isolates from steeped yam (Gbodo): Predominance of Meyerozyma guilliermondii. Food Science and Biotechnology, 24(3), pp.1041-1047.
Dinga, J.N., Wamalwa, M., Njimoh, D.L., Njahira, M.N., Djikeng, A., Skilton, R., Titanji, V.P.K. and Pellé, R., 2015. TpUB05, a homologue of the immunodominant Plasmodium falciparum protein UB05, is a marker of protective immune responses in cattle experimentally vaccinated against East Coast fever. PloS one, 10(6), p.e0128040.
Hawkins, E., Kock, R., McKeever, D., Gakuya, F., Musyoki, C., Chege, S.M., Mutinda, M., Kariuki, E., Davidson, Z., Low, B. and Skilton, R.A., 2015. Prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi as well as the identification of associated ticks in sympatric Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) and donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) in northern Kenya. Journal of wildlife diseases, 51(1), pp.137-147.
Chauhan, Y., Tatnell, J., Krosch, S., Karanja, J., Gnonlonfin, B., Wanjuki, I., Wainaina, J. and Harvey, J., 2015. An improved simulation model to predict pre-harvest aflatoxin risk in maize. Field Crops Research, 178, pp.91-99.
Awotunde, E.O., Bemji, M.N., Olowofeso, O., James, I.J., Ajayi, O.O. and Adebambo, A.O., 2015. Mitochondrial DNA sequence analyses and phylogenetic relationships among two Nigerian Goat Breeds and the South African Kalahari Red. Animal biotechnology, 26(3), pp.180-187.
Macharia, I., Backhouse, D., Skilton, R., Ateka, E., Wu, S.B., Njahira, M., Maina, S. and Harvey, J., 2015. Diversity of thrips species and vectors of tomato spotted wilt virus in tomato production systems in Kenya. Journal of economic entomology, 108(1), pp.20-28.
Mutiga, S.K., Hoffmann, V., Harvey, J.W., Milgroom, M.G. and Nelson, R.J., 2015. Assessment of aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in western Kenya. Phytopathology, 105(9), pp.1250-1261.
Touko, B.H., Keambou, C.T., Han, J.M., Bembidé, C., Skilton, R.A., Ogugo, M., Manjeli, Y., Osama, S., Cho, C.Y. and Djikeng, A., 2015. Molecular typing of the major histocompatibility complex B microsatellite haplotypes in Cameroon chicken. Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales, 56, pp.47-54.
Benson, O., Beatrice, A., Regina, N., Koech, P.K., Skilton, R.A. and Francesca, S., 2015. Morphological, genetic and symbiotic characterization of root nodule bacteria isolated from Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) from soils of Lake Victoria basin, western Kenya. Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology Vol, 3(01), pp.001-010.
Amimo, J.O., Junga, J.O., Ogara, W.O., Vlasova, A.N., Njahira, M.N., Maina, S., Okoth, E.A., Bishop, R.P., Saif, L.J. and Djikeng, A., 2015. Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: predominance of P [8] genotype resembling human strains. Veterinary microbiology, 175(2), pp.195-210.
Otieno, O.D., Onyango, C., Onguso, J.M., Matasyoh, L.G., Wanjala, B.W., Wamalwa, M. and Harvey, J.J., 2015. Genetic diversity of Kenyan native oyster mushroom (Pleurotus). Mycologia, 107(1), pp.32-38.
Elisa, M., Hasan, S.D., Moses, N., Elpidius, R., Skilton, R. and Gwakisa, P., 2015. Genetic and antigenic diversity of Theileria parva in cattle in Eastern and Southern zones of Tanzania. A study to support control of East Coast fever. Parasitology, 142(05), pp.698-705.
Nkenfou, C.N., Kembou, J.T., Djikeng, A., Domkam, I. and Tchuinkam, T., 2015. An evaluation of human immunodeficiency virus oral screening test awareness and preferences in the West region of Cameroon. Journal of infection and public health, 8(3), pp.254-259.
Desta, A.F., Assefa, F., Leta, S., Stomeo, F., Wamalwa, M., Njahira, M. and Djikeng, A., 2015. Correction: Microbial Community Structure and Diversity in an Integrated System of Anaerobic-Aerobic Reactors and a Constructed Wetland for the Treatment of Tannery Wastewater in Modjo, Ethiopia. PloS one, 10(5).

Published in 2016

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Ghebreslassie, B.M., Githiri, S.M., Tadesse, M. and Kasili, R.W., 2016. Morphological Diversity of Farmers’ and Improved Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivars Growing in Eritrea. Journal of Plant Studies, 5(2), p.63
Onyango, M.G., Aitken, N.C., Jack, C., Chuah, A., Oguya, J., Djikeng, A., Kemp, S., Bellis, G.A., Nicholas, A., Walker, P.J. and Duchemin, J.B., 2016. Genotyping of whole genome amplified reduced representation libraries reveals a cryptic population of Culicoides brevitarsis in the Northern Territory, Australia. BMC Genomics, 17(1), p.769.
Barasa, J.E., Abila, R., Grobler, J.P., Agaba, M., Chemoiwa, E.J. and Kaunda‐Arara, B., 2016. High genetic diversity and population differentiation in Clarias gariepinus of Yala Swamp: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Fish Biology.
Mwaikono, K.S., Maina, S., Sebastian, A., Schilling, M., Kapur, V. and Gwakisa, P., 2016. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene Reveals Substantial Bacterial Diversity on the Municipal Dumpsite. BMC microbiology, 16(1), p.145.
Eldridge, T., Łangowski, Ł., Stacey, N., Jantzen, F., Moubayidin, L., Sicard, A., Southam, P., Kennaway, R., Lenhard, M., Coen, E.S. and Østergaard, L., 2016. Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy. Development, 143(18), pp.3394-3406.
Kama-Kama, F., Midiwo, J., Nganga, J., Maina, N., Schiek, E., Omosa, L.K., Osanjo, G. and Naessens, J., 2016. Selected ethno-medicinal plants from Kenya with in vitro activity against major African livestock pathogens belonging to the “Mycoplasma mycoides cluster”. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 192, pp.524-534.
Omoga, D.C.A., Macharia, M., Magiri, E., Kinyua, J., Kasiiti, J. and Holton, T., Molecular Based Detection, Validation of a LAMP Assay and Phylogenetic Analysis of Capripoxvirus in Kenya.
Gichangi, E.M., Njarui, D.M., Gatheru, M.J., Magiroi, K.W. and Ghimire, S.R., 2016. EFFECTS OF BRACHIARIA GRASSES ON SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN SOILS OF THE SEMI ARID TROPICS OF KENYA. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 19(2).
Nishimwe, K.,Wanjuki, I., Karangwa, C., Darnell, R. and Harvey, J., 2016. An initial characterization of aflatoxin B1 contamination of maize sold in the principal retail markets of Kigali, Rwanda. Food Control.
Ghebreslassie, B.M., Githiri, S.M., Mehari, T., Kasili, R.W., Ghislain, M. and Magembe, E., 2016. Genetic diversity assessment of farmers and improved potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars from Eritrea using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. African Journal of Biotechnology, 15(35), pp.1883-1891.
Yao, N., Lee, C.R., Semagn, K., Sow, M., Nwilene, F., Kolade, O., Bocco, R., Oyetunji, O., Mitchell-Olds, T. and Ndjiondjop, M.N., 2016. QTL Mapping in Three Rice Populations Uncovers Major Genomic Regions Associated with African Rice Gall Midge Resistance. PloS one, 11(8), p.e0160749.
Hemmink, J.D., Weir, W., MacHugh, N.D., Graham, S.P., Patel, E., Paxton, E., Shiels, B., Toye, P.G., Morrison, W.I. and Pelle, R., 2016. Limited genetic and antigenic diversity within parasite isolates used in a live vaccine against Theileria parva. International journal for parasitology.
Nene, V., Kiara, H., Lacasta, A., Pelle, R., Svitek, N. and Steinaa, L., 2016. The biology of Theileria parva and control of East Coast fever–Current status and future trends. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 7(4), pp.549-564.
Tretina, K., Pelle, R. and Silva, J.C., 2016. Cis regulatory motifs and antisense transcriptional control in the apicomplexan Theileria parva. BMC genomics, 17(1), p.1.
Ghimire, S., Ahonsi, M. and Djikeng, A., 2016. 5 Climate variability and extremes. Climate Change and Agricultural Development: Improving Resilience Through Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology and Conservation, p.90.
Kanduma, E.G., Mwacharo, J.M., Githaka, N.W., Kinyanjui, P.W., Njuguna, J.N., Kamau, L.M., Kariuki, E., Mwaura, S., Skilton, R.A. and Bishop, R.P., 2016. Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya. Parasites & Vectors, 9(1), p.1.
Sisay, Z., Djikeng, A., Berhe, N., Belay, G., Abegaz, W.E., Wang, Q.H. and Saif, L.J., 2016. First detection and molecular characterization of sapoviruses and noroviruses with zoonotic potential in swine in Ethiopia. Archives of Virology, pp.1-9.
Sisay, Z., Djikeng, A., Berhe, N., Belay, G., Gebreyes, W., Abegaz, W.E., Njahira, M.N., Wang, Q.H. and Saif, L.J., 2016. Prevalence and molecular characterization of human noroviruses and sapoviruses in Ethiopia. Archives of virology, pp.1-14.
Saleh, B.K., Kasili, R.W., Mamati, E.G., Yao, K.N., Magdalena deVilliers, S., Araia, W. and Nyende, A.B., 2016. Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Eritrean Pepper (Capsicum species) as Revealed by SSR Markers. Molecular Plant Breeding, 7.
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