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Carbon stable isotopes suggest that hippopotamus-vectored nutrients subsidize aquatic consumers in an East African river
McCauley, Douglas J.; Dawson, Todd E.; Power, Mary E.; Finlay, Jacques C; Ogada, Mordecai; Gower, Drew B; Caylor, Kelly; Nyingi, Wanja D; [et al.] (University of Nairobi, 2015)The common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius , transports millions of tons of organic matter annually from its terrestrial feeding grounds into aquatic habitats. We evaluated whether carbon stable isotopes ( d 13 C) ... -
Comparison of HIV 1 nef and gag Variations and Host HLA Characteristics as Determinants of Disease Progression among HIV1 Vertically Infected Kenyan Children.
Saina, MC; Bi, X; Lihana, R; Lwembe, R; Ishizaki, A; Panikulam, A; Palakudy, T; Musoke, R; [et al.] (University of Nairobi, 2015-08)OBJECTIVES: Disease progression varies among HIV-1-infected individuals. The present study aimed to explore possible viral and host factors affecting disease progression in HIV-1-infected children. METHODS: Since ... -
The genomes of three stocks comprising the most widely utilized live sporozoite Theileria parva vaccine exhibit very different degrees and patterns of sequence divergence.
Norling, M; Bishop, RP; Pelle, R; Qi, W; Henson, S; Drábek, EF; Tretina, K; Odongo, D; [et al.] (2015-09)There are no commercially available vaccines against human protozoan parasitic diseases, despite the success of vaccination-induced long-term protection against infectious diseases. East Coast fever, caused by the protist ...