Microbial contamination of milk and milk products continues to pose detrimental health and economic effects in Kenya. Studies have shown that contamination in whole milk could arise from primary microbial contamination ...

This study explores for enzyme and antimicrobial producing Actinomycetes from termite mounds at the University of Embu farm. Actinomycetes from soil samples were isolated by spread plate technique on Actinomycete Isolation ...

Beetles are among the most ecologically diverse group. The carabids (Coleoptera: Carabidae) beetles are distributed in distinct habitats with the highest species diversity in habitats with high vegetation and litter ...

Lake Magadi is an alkaline, hypersaline environment with extreme environmental conditions that allow specific microorganisms with specific characteristics to flourish. Its pH ranges from 9-11.5, very high temperatures, ...

Land cover plays an important role in controlling spatial and temporal variations of soil moisture globally by influencing infiltration rates, runoff and evapotranspiration. Which is important to crop growth, vegetation ...

Embu County has a range of climates ranging from wet and cool in the northern portions that traverse up Mount Kenya to relatively warm and dry in the central and southern parts of the County. Due to this gradient in ...

Soil moisture is a key variable in controlling the exchange of water and heat energy between the land surface and atmosphere through evaporation and transpiration. It is a critical hydrological component in various water ...

Lipids are hydrophobic non polar and made up of hydrocarbon chains. Lipid degrading bacteria are able to completely remove lipids in waste water by use of lipase enzyme. Other microorganisms such as yeast, bacteria and ...

Water is a very important resource and therefore its quality should be monitored to ensure it is not contaminated. Water can be polluted by plastic material, chemical effluences and fecal matter. Fecal contamination from ...

Garlic is known to have numerous beneficial effects for human health. However, little information is known on its mechanism of controlling microorganisms that cause human epidemics. This study aims at evaluating the use ...