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Assessment of spatial distribution of enset plant diversity and enset bacteria wilt using geostatistical techniques in Yem special district, Southern Ethiopia
Ensete plant (Enset ventricosum) is a monocarpic perennial crop, found under genus Ensete. It is mainly known and planted by …
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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence
BACKGROUND: The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves …
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Characterization of starch and gum arabic-maltodextrin microparticles encapsulating acacia tannin extract and evaluation of their potential use in ruminant nutrition
OBJECTIVE: The use of tannin extract and other phytochemicals as dietary additives in ruminants is becoming more popular due to …
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Groundnut production constraints and farmers’ trait preferences: a pre-breeding study in Togo
BACKGROUND: Groundnut is an important legume crop in Togo. However, groundnut yield has been steadily decreasing for decades as a …
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Investigating the Effect of Selected Non-Saccharomyces Species on Wine Ecosystem Function and Major Volatiles
Natural alcoholic fermentation is initiated by a diverse population of several non-Saccharomyces yeast species. However, most of the species progressively …
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Prevalence, Serotyping, Molecular Typing, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Isolated From Conventional and Organic Retail Ground Poultry
Ground poultry is marketed as a healthier alternative to ground beef despite the fact that poultry is a major source …
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Characterization of Dehydrin protein, CdDHN4-L and CdDHN4-S, and their differential protective roles against abiotic stress in vitro
BACKGROUND: Dehydrins play positive roles in regulating plant abiotic stress responses. The objective of this study was to characterize two …
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Future Climate Projections in Africa: Where Are We Headed?
This paper offers an overview of how climate change is already affecting farmers across eastern and southern Africa, and how …
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Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient
Interaction networks are sensitive to elevation gradients through changes in local distribution of interacting partners. Here, we use plant-pollinator interaction …
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Multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever remains a public health concern in developing countries especially among the poor who live in informal settlements …
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Genetic architecture of common bunt resistance in winter wheat using genome-wide association study
BACKGROUND: Common bunt (caused by Tilletia caries and T. foetida) has been considered as a major disease in wheat (Triticum …
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First report of natural Wolbachia infection in wild Anopheles funestus population in Senegal
BACKGROUND: Until very recently, Anopheles were considered naturally unable to host Wolbachia, an intracellular bacterium regarded as a potential biological …
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Verbascoside: Identification, Quantification, and Potential Sensitization of Colorectal Cancer Cells to 5-FU by Targeting PI3K/AKT Pathway
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer mortality worldwide. Although, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapeutic regimens remain the mainstay for …
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Women, Culture and Africa’s Land Reform Agenda
Pre-colonial Africa prides itself on adherence to diverse cultural affinity and traditional belief systems, which defines the place of women …
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Bioprocess optimization for pectinase production using Aspergillus niger in a submerged cultivation system
Pectinase enzymes present a high priced category of microbial enzymes with many potential applications in various food and oil industries …
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Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Exposure to aflatoxin, a mycotoxin produced by fungi that commonly contaminates cereal crops across sub-Saharan Africa, has been associated …
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The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa
There is paucity of data regarding the geographical distribution, incidence, and phylogenetics of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi in sub-Saharan …
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The structure and function of the global citrus rhizosphere microbiome
Citrus is a globally important, perennial fruit crop whose rhizosphere microbiome is thought to play an important role in promoting …
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Peer Review Report For: Computational genome-wide identification of heat shock protein genes in the bovine genome [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Background: Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones known to bind and sequester client proteins under stress. Methods: To identify …
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Peer Review Report For: Association between intensity of STI screening and development of antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae in 12 cities in the USA: An ecological study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved]
In this study, we assessed if there was a city-level association between sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening intensity in men …