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Is small beautiful? Village level taxation of natural resources in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007)This article examines collection of natural resources revenue by village governments in Tanzania as part of a decentralisation reform. An analysis of empirical data in the form of taxation records from 14 villages, which ... -
Is the aestivating lungfish the first vertebrate with suctional breathing?
(University of Nairobi, 1975-11)No abstract available -
Iso-electric Focusing of Camel Milk Proteins
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1998)The procedure for phenotyping of most genetic variants in cow milk was optimised for iso-electric focusing (IEF) of camel milk proteins and milk from individual camels of different breeds was screened. The caseins obtained ... -
Isolation and characterization of bovine parainfluenza type 3 virus from cattle in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)All seven isolates recovered from respiratory disease in a herd of cattle were parainfluenza type 3. The increase in HI antibody titres between the acute phase and the convalescent phase of the disease suggested that it ... -
Isolation and characterization of cauda epididymis cellular androgen binding protein. M.Sc.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1988) -
Isolation and characterization of group B streptococci from human and bovine sources within and around Nairobi.
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1997)Group B streptococci (GBS) were isolated from bovine milk and from vaginas and throats of antenatal and postnatal women using TKT and rapid GBS media. Sixty-three of 529 (12%) bovine bulk milk samples, 9 of 48 (19%) vaginal ... -
Isolation and identification of Chlamydia in Kenya sheep and serologic survey
(University of Nairobi,, 1971)An infective agent isolated from a sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis (jaagziekte) was identified as Chlamydia psittaci. There was no evidence that the agent was of primary significance for pulmonary adenomatosis. There was ... -
The isolation and identification of leishmanial parasites from domestic dogs in the Machakos District of Kenya, and the possible role of dogs as reservoirs of kala-azar in East Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Of 288 sick and emaciated dogs from homesteads in the Machakos District of Kenya, where human kala-azar cases exist, 2 were found to be infected with Leishmania. The leishmanial strain isolated from one of the dogs was ... -
Isolation and properties of a 23-KD haemolymph protein from the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans
(Cambridge Journals, 1992)The haemolymph of the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans, contains a low molecular weight protein of very high density (1.29 g/mi). The protein was detected in the haemolymph during all developmental stages of the insect. ... -
Isolation and properties of Mycoplasma from the respiratory tract of sheep with jaagsiekte in Kenya
(1970)Sixteen isolates of Mycoplasma were recovered from 10 out of 14 sheep suffering from jaagsiekte. They were classified into three serological groups. The first consisted of fast growing non-fermenters, the second fastidious ... -
Isolation of a herpes-type virus from some tumours of bovine original.
(University of Nairobi, 1972)In a survey of tumours occurring in cattle at the Kenya Meat Commission, Athi River Abattoir, twenty-five tumours were examined for viruses. Eight of ten tumours from the urinary bladder and one of ten tumours from the ... -
Isolation Of Bacteriophage Infecting Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria In Lake Magadi, Kenya
(2013)Samples of water were taken from Lake Magadi, a soda lake in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Bacteriophage lysate was prepared and stored in the dark at -4°C. Bacteria isolated using media for haloalkaliphiles and Aiba and Ogawa ... -
Isolation of Besnoitia wallacei in Kenya.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1994-04)The development of Besnoitia wallacei was studied in 13 cats fed on tissues of mice and rats previously infected with B. wallacei. The cats were serially killed between Day 1 and Day 16 of infection, and histological ... -
Isolation of Campylobacter spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica from domestic animals and human patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988-02)Rectal swabs or faecal samples from 992 domestic animals and 97 human patients in the Nairobi region were cultured for thermophilic Campylobacter species and Yersinia enterocolitica. The highest isolation rate of campylobacters ... -
Isolation of e. coli 0157:h7 from milk and cattle faeces from urban dairy farming and non dairy farming neighbour households in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya: prevalence and risk factors
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2007)Objective: To estimate the prevalence of E. coli 0157:H7 in milk and cattle faecal samples dairy and non dairy neighbouring households and to relate this prevalence to the risk to human health. Design: Cross sectional ... -
Isolation of E. coli from piglets with porcine oedema
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1979) -
Isolation of Enterotoxigenic E. coli from Food-Handlers in Selected Tourist - Class Hotels in Nairobi
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2005)A total of 3866 stool samples from food-handlers from tourist hotels in Nairobi were screened for the presence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). This was done using the “salting out” (hydrophobicity) technique. ...