ISOLATION AND PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ARBOVIRUSES CIRCULATING AMONG PHLEBOTOMINE SANDFLIES IN PARTS OF NORTH RIFT, KENYA

Isolation and phylogenetic characterization of arboviruses circulating among phlebotomine sandflies in parts of North Rift, Kenya

BackgroundUntil recently, arbovirus surveillance is mainly focused on mosquito and tick vectors, resulting in the discovery of several mosquito- and tick-borne arboviruses.However, the role of sandflies in arbovirus transmission and disease has remained largely unexplored.This study sought to isolate and characterize arboviruses from phlebotomine s

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Synergistic Effect Enhances Aromatic Profile in Beer Brewing Through Mixed-Culture Fermentation of Pichia kluyveri and Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the important species of traditional fermented foods and beverages.However, incorporating non-Saccharomyces in the fermentation process is a promising strategy to improve the organoleptic profile.In this study, we assessed the potential of a wild Pichia kluyveri strain (PKL) to augment the aromatic profile in beer

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Advances and Challenges in CRISPR/Cas-Based Fungal Genome Engineering for Secondary Metabolite Production: A Review

4 Channel LOC Fungi represent an important source of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs), which have wide applications in many fields, including medicine, agriculture, human health, and many other industries.The genes involved in SM biosynthesis are usually clustered adjacent to each other into a region known as a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC).

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