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First complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)We report the first complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus (KN5/2011) using RNA extracted from goat lung tissue collected in Kenya in 2011. The genome shows the highest nucleotide sequence ... -
First complete genome sequences of porcine bocavirus strains from east Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Here, we report the first complete genome sequences of two strains of porcine bocavirus (JOA_011 and JOA_015) detected in Uganda and Kenya, respectively. These data will help in understanding the molecular and evolutionary ... -
First Record of Spiraling Whitefly in Coastal Kenya: Emergence, Host Range, Distribution and Association with Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Unconfirmed reports of a spiraling whitefly-like pest suspected to be contributing to high cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) incidences on cassava prompted a study to determine its presence and importance in coastal ... -
First report of Ethiopian tobacco bushy top virus and its associated satellite RNA infecting common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)During surveys for common bean viruses in Central Province of Zambia in April 2018, symptoms of bushy top, deep green curled branches and patchy leaf chlorosis were observed on five plants in a 2-ha farmer's field. Total ... -
First Report of Southern Bean Mosaic Virus Infecting Common Bean in Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV, genus Sobemovirus) is one of the causative agents of mosaic and mottle diseases in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) (Tremaine and Hamilton 1983). The ∼4.2 kb (+)ssRNA genome of SBMV is ... -
First Report of Tomato yellow ring virus (Tospovirus, Bunyaviridae) Infecting Tomato in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2012)Tomato (Lycoperscion esculentum) is one of the most popular vegetables and a major source of nutrition and income for smallholders in Africa. Thrips-transmitted tospoviruses are among the economically important pathogens ... -
First reported case of fatal tuberculosis in a wild African elephant with past human–wildlife contact
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2013)Tuberculosis is emerging/re-emerging in captive elephant populations, where it causes morbidity and deaths, although no case of TB in wild African elephants has been reported. In this paper we report the first case of ... -
Fish diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2008) -
Fish diseases investigation and control in aquaculture ponds in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)No abstract available -
Fish Husbandry Practices and Water Quality in Central Kenya: Potential Risk Factors for Fish Mortality and Infectious Diseases
(Hindawi, 2020-03-19)Fish mortality has an enormous impact on the aquaculture industry by reducing fish production and slowing industrial growth. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Kirinyaga County, Central Kenya, to evaluate potential ... -
A fish in extreme alkalinity.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1975-07)Tilapia grahami (Boulenger), a small cichlid fish, inhabits extremely alkaline water where the total CO2 concentration exceeds 200 meq.L(-1), osmolality is about 600 mosm.L(-1), pH ranges between 9.6 and 10.5 and temperature ... -
Fish life in special environments
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Fish pathogens isolated from fish species inhabiting L. Naivasha and aquaculture systems of Nyandarua District, Kenya. European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP) 5th International conference. Diseases of fish a
(University of Nairobi, 1993)No abstract available -
The flamingo and pelican populations of the Rift Valley Lakes in 1968-69
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Aerial photographic sample censuses of the flamingoes and pelicans on Lakes Nakuru and Hannington were carried out on four occasions between October 1968 and March 1969. On Lake Nakuru the estimated numbers of flamingoes ... -
Flat plate solar collectors for water heating in Kenyan rural and urban food processing plants
(Department of Food Technology & Nutrition, 1987)The manufacturing industry accounted for 26% and 24% of the wood fuel and petroleum products consumed in Kenya in 1980, respectively. There is a need to reduce the consumption of both wood fuel and petroleum products ... -
Flavonoid content in ethanolic extracts of selected raw and traditionally processed indigenous foods consumed by vulnerable groups of Kenya:antioxidant and type II diabetes-related functional properties
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2011)The present study evaluated the flavonoid content, antioxidant as well as type II diabetes-related enzyme inhibition activities of ethanolic extract of certain raw and traditionally processed indigenous food ingredients ... -
Flavonoid content of ethanolic extract of indigenous foods consumed by vulnerable groups in Kenya: Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities
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Flehmen, Mounting And Copulation Among Members Of A Semi-wild Cattle Herd
(University of Nairobi, 1983-08)Over a period of 2 1/2 years the occurrence of flehmen, mounting and copulation among members of a semi-wild cattle herd was recorded and their relationships to age, sex and stage of reproduction studied. Flehmen and ...