African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5240

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity of putatively toxigenic Aspergillus species in maize and soil samples in an aflatoxicosis hotspot in Eastern Kenya

Elsie Nyangweso Salano
  • Elsie Nyangweso Salano
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 -20115 Egerton, Kenya.
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Meshack Amos Obonyo*
  • Meshack Amos Obonyo*
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 -20115 Egerton, Kenya.
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Faith Jebet Toroitich
  • Faith Jebet Toroitich
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 -20115 Egerton, Kenya.
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Benard Omondi Odhiambo
  • Benard Omondi Odhiambo
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 -20115 Egerton, Kenya.
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Bonaventure Omondi Aman
  • Bonaventure Omondi Aman
  • Bioversity International, P. O. Box 1893, Bujumbura, Burundi.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2015
  •  Published: 14 February 2016

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