ISABB Journal of
Health and Environmental Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB J. Health Environ. sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3236
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JHE
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 16

Full Length Research Paper

Internalization of enteropathogenic human bacteria in lettuce and coriander plant tissue

Nduhiu G.
  • Nduhiu G.
  • Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gicheru M. M.
  • Gicheru M. M.
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gathura P. B.
  • Gathura P. B.
  • Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Karanja N. K.
  • Karanja N. K.
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Githinji W. T.
  • Githinji W. T.
  • Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Nordin A.
  • Nordin A.
  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
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  •  Received: 22 February 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 April 2018
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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