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

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

How to cite this article

APA /
Salano, E. N., Obonyo, M. A., Toroitich, F. J., Odhiambo, B. O., & Aman, B. O. (2016). Diversity of putatively toxigenic Aspergillus species in maize and soil samples in an aflatoxicosis hotspot in Eastern Kenya. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 10(6), 172-184.
Chicago /
Elsie Nyangweso Salano, Meshack Amos Obonyo, Faith Jebet Toroitich, BenardOmondi Odhiambo and Bonaventure Omondi Aman. "Diversity of putatively toxigenic Aspergillus species in maize and soil samples in an aflatoxicosis hotspot in Eastern Kenya." African Journal of Microbiology Research 10, no. 6 (2016): 172-184.
MLA /
Elsie Nyangweso Salano, et al. "Diversity of putatively toxigenic Aspergillus species in maize and soil samples in an aflatoxicosis hotspot in Eastern Kenya." African Journal of Microbiology Research 10.6 (2016): 172-184.