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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
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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. ... -
Isolation of IBR-IPV virus from the semen and skin lesions of bulls at Kabete, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1971-06)http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1971.tb00356.x/abstract -
Isolation Of Infectious Bovine Rhinotrachitis Virus From Bovine Samples
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1978) -
The isolation of M nanum from a dog with skin lesions.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Microsporum nanum has been previously associated with ringworm in man and pigs. This is the first report of its isolation from lesions in a dog. Two alopecic lesions (1.5 cm in diameter) were present on the head; a similar ... -
Isolation of Nocardia asteroides from a dog with haemorrhagic cystitis
(Department of clinical studies, 1993)The clinical. clinicopathological. serial urinalysis. urinary bladder radiography and urine bacteriological culture results in a three-year-old male dog with haematuria of four days duration are presented. The dog had ... -
Isolation of Norcardia Asteroides from a dog with Hemorrhagic Cystitis. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 31, 99-102.
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Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011)A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ... -
Isolation, Characterization, and Quantification of Bacteria from African Sausages Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2018-10-23)African sausages are local popular delicacies in Kenya. Demand for these sausages has resulted in this delicacy’s vendors being on the increase. However, health risk posed to unsuspecting consumers of African sausages ... -
Isolation, Cultivation and Characterization of a Poxvirus from some Horses in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1974-05)Two strains of pox virus isolated from naturally infected horses were adapted to the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of developing chick embryos and to tissue cultures of chicken fibroblasts and bovine calf kidney, bovine ...