African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of transgenic cotton expressing cry1Ac and cry2Ab genes on soil rhizosphere bacterial and fungal populations in soils of central Kenya

J. Swilla
  • J. Swilla
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Dar es Salaam, P. O. Box 35179, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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C. N. Waturu
  • C. N. Waturu
  • Kenya Agricultural Research -Thika, Kenya
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S. T. Rubindamayugi
  • S. T. Rubindamayugi
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Dar es Salaam, P. O. Box 35179, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 02 December 2015
  •  Published: 25 May 2016

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