African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5241

Full Length Research Paper

Phylogenetic diversity of prokaryotes on the snow-cover of Lewis glacier in Mount Kenya

Josiah O. Kuja
  • Josiah O. Kuja
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Huxley M. Makonde
  • Huxley M. Makonde
  • Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, P. O. Box 90420-80100, GPO, Kenya.
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Hamadi I. Boga
  • Hamadi I. Boga
  • School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Taita Taveta University, P. O. Box 635-80300 Voi, Kenya.
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Anne T. W. Muigai
  • Anne T. W. Muigai
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jun Uetake
  • Jun Uetake
  • Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 200 West Lake Street, USA.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2018
  •  Published: 28 June 2018

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