Department of Biological Sciences: Recent submissions
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Snails are a diverse group of mollusks that occupy terrestrial, fresh water and marine environments. Snails act as a host of different parasites leading to snail-borne parasitic diseases. The aim of the study was to ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is an important fruit crop cultivated in many parts of the world. Its cultivation happens in different stages; from seeds, to seedling and finally to a grown papaya crop. Papaya crop in its ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Senna tea is a popular herbal remedy that’s often marketed as a laxative, weight loss aid, and detox method. However, there’s little scientific evidence to support the efficacy of Senna tea for most of these uses aside ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Neem is fast growing tree of the mahogany family Meliaceae used in traditional medicine as a source of many therapeutic agents by many communities and grows well in tropical countries. The aim of the study was to evaluate ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Plant extracts with medicinal value have been used to treat many diseases that can either be bacterial, fungal or parasitic among many others. The aim of the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of plant J ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Emilia discifolia is a species of plants in the family Asteraceae and is classified as a medicinal plant due to its antimicrobial activities. The aim of the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Emilia ...
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Antimicrobial Properties of Plant Extract K Leaf Extracts On Standard Laboratory Test Microorganism (University of Embu, 2021-09)Medicinal plants have played an important role in drug discovery, with many pharmaceutical products originating from plants. Isolation and characterization of antibacterial compounds are still relevant today because of ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)The use of Kigelia Africana also known as “Sausage tree” as a source of medicine among the Traditional African Society has tremendously been exploited in the past for their medicinal value playing a critical role in ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)African sausages are local popular delicacies in Kenya. Demand for these sausages has resulted in this delicacy’s vendors being on the increase. However, the health risk posed to unsuspecting consumers of African sausages ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Research indicates that agricultural management practices affect the diversity of organic farms. Theoretically, organic farming should lead to a higher diversity of free living nematodes (FLNs) compared to conventional ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Plant extracts with medicinal value have been used to treat many diseases that can either be bacterial, fungal or parasitic among many others. The aim of the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of plant G ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-09)Soil disturbances affects the community structures of soil organisms and the deterioration of the soil environment can be evaluated by studying these changes. Many experimental results have been published on the effects ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Bioindicator phytoplankton species form an important component in aquatic systems. Fresh water phytoplankton such as blue-green algae Microcystis spp is indicative of pre-existing high nutrient and eutrophic status. In ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem and is the main component of plant biomass.it is dominant in waste materials from agricultural industry in the form of stalks, stems ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)his study aimed at isolating and characterizing bacterial coliforms in yoghurt produced at the University of Embu dairy farm. 250 ml yoghurt was used for experimentation at the microbiology laboratory(lab). MaCconkey ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Soils are complex porous media comprising of minerals, water, air and organic matter. Soil serves as a media for growth of various types of plant and reservoir of the hydrological cycle. Soil moisture is the amount of ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Onions in storage are affected by different species of fungal pathogens causing rots leading to huge monetary losses. In addition, the fungal pathogens are a health risk to onion consumers. We seek to study the diversity ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Indigenous chicken production in most African countries including Kenya is traditionally based on free feed resources available in the surrounding environment. There is high risk of zoonosis that could be an important ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Degradation of cellulose by fungi is a scientifically established phenomenon. This research a successful isolated five fungal isolates named OV1, OV2, OV3 and OV4 were obtained from dead decaying wood at the University ...
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(University of Embu, 2019)Root-knot nematodes are parasitic microorganisms that attack the roots of almost all species on plants. They cause devastating effects on important crops throughout the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...
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