Judith M. Gitari

Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Soil Actinomycetes from Diverse Land Use Systems in Meru South, Eastern Kenya

Judith M. Gitari, Moses M. Muraya, Benson O. Onyango & John M. Maingi · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2023

Aim: The increasing emergence and global spread of antibiotic-resistance by microorganisms pose a severe public health threat. Continuous exploration of different environments is required to find new sources of antibacterial compounds. Therefore, the study isolated, characterized...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i10760

The Influence of Soil’s Physicochemical Properties and Land Use Systems on the Abundance of Actinomycetes Populations

Judith M. Gitari, Moses M. Muraya, Benson O. Onyango & John M. Maingi · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2023

Aims: In this study, we assessed the effect of physicochemical properties of soils from different land use systems on the population of Actinomycetes. Study Design: A cross sectional survey design in line transect sampling was used in collection of samples from land use systems....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2023/v16i2304