African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity of fungi in sediments and water sampled from the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya

Anne Kelly Kambura*
  • Anne Kelly Kambura*
  • Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Romano Kachiuru Mwirichia
  • Romano Kachiuru Mwirichia
  • Embu University College, P. O. Box 6 - 60100, Embu, Kenya.
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Remmy Wekesa Kasili
  • Remmy Wekesa Kasili
  • Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Edward Nderitu Karanja
  • Edward Nderitu Karanja
  • International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P. O. Box 30772 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Huxley Mae Makonde
  • Huxley Mae Makonde
  • Pure and Applied Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, P. O. Box 90420 - 80100, GPO, Mombasa, Kenya.
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Hamadi Iddi Boga
  • Hamadi Iddi Boga
  • Taita Taveta University College, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 635-80300 Voi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 09 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 February 2016
  •  Published: 14 March 2016

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