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Vivian Matiru

Professor of Medical Microbiology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - Cited by 1,366 - Medical Microbiology - Microbiology - Biotechnology - Biosafety

Biography

Prof. Viviene Matiru has served in the University since 1993, rising through the ranks from an Assistant Lecturer, to Lecturer, Senior lecturer, then to her current designation as an Associate Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Botany, and Director ALISO. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Cape Town, a Masters of Science in Plant Pathology from the University of Philippines, and a Bachelor of Education Science (Botany and Zoology) from the University of Nairobi.
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Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya
J Nyaga, E Barrios, CW Muthuri, I Öborn, V Matiru, FL SinclairAgriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 212, 106-118, 2015201
87
2015
Characterization and factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens among children aged five years and below attending Igembe District …
S Karambu, V Matiru, M Kiptoo, J OundoPan African Medical Journal 16 (1), 2014201
80
2014
Rhizosphere ecology of lumichrome and riboflavin, two bacterial signal molecules eliciting developmental changes in plants
FD Dakora, VN Matiru, AS KanuFrontiers in plant science 6, 700, 2015201
73
2015
Fungal endophytes as promising tools for the management of bean stem maggot Ophiomyia phaseoli on beans Phaseolus vulgaris
B Mutune, S Ekesi, S Niassy, V Matiru, C Bii, NK ManianiaJournal of pest science 89, 993-1001, 2016201
60
2016
Potential use of endophytic bacteria as biofertilizer for sustainable banana (Musa spp.) production
C Ngamau, VN Matiru, A Tani, C MuthuriAfrican Journal of Horticultural Science 8 (1), 2014201
30
2014
Aflatoxin M1 contamination of milk and its products in Bomet County, Kenya
G Langat, M Tetsuhiro, T Gonoi, V Matiru, C BiiAdvances in Microbiology 6 (07), 528, 2016201
29
2016
Mycological findings of sputum samples from pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending TB clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
EN Mwaura, V Matiru, C BiiVirology & Mycology 2 (3), 1-6, 2013201
24
2013
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among Escherichia coli strains isolated from Athi River water in Machakos County, Kenya
P Wambugu, M Habtu, P Impwi, V Matiru, J KiiruScientific Research Publishing Inc., 151
20
2015
Potentially beneficial rhizobacteria associated with banana plants in Juja, Kenya
RO Gechemba, NLM Budambala, HM Makonde, J Mugweru, VN MatiruJournal of Biodiversity and Environmental Science (JBES), 2015201
12
2015
Influence of soil fertility amendment practices on ex-situ utilisation of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and performance of maize and common bean in Kenyan highlands
J Nyaga, CW Muthuri, VN Matiru, JM Jefwa, SA Okoth, P WachiraTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 17 (1), 129-141, 2014201
11
2014
Potential skin pathogens on second hand clothes and the effectiveness of disinfection methods
YM Muthiani, VN Matiru, C BiiJKUAT, 2017201
11
2017
Isolation and characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum strains causing bacterial wilt of potato in Nakuru County of Kenya
RR Chamedjeu, J Masanga, V Matiru, S RunoAfrican Journal of Biotechnology 17 (52), 1455-1465, 2018201
11
2018
Prokaryotic diversity and composition within equatorial lakes Olbolosat and Oloiden in Kenya (Africa)
CW Kiama, MM Njire, AK Kambura, JN Mugweru, VN Matiru, EN Wafula, ...Current Research in Microbial Sciences 2, 100066, 2021202
9
2021
Diversity, properties and ecological significance of the genus Termitomyces associated with fungus farming termites in Africa
JO Kuja, HI Boga, V Matiru, HM MakondeInternational Journal of Microbiology and Mycology 2 (3), 29-36, 2014201
8
2014
Potential use of soil bacteria associated with potato rhizosphere as bio-control agents for effective management of bacterial wilt disease
RR Chamedjeu, M Joel, M Viviene, R StevenJ Microbiol Res 9 (1), 12-24, 2019201
8
2019
Occurrence and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in agroforestry systems of Rubavu and Bugesera Districts in Rwanda
DH Jean, M Catherine, M Viviene, N John, M Athanase, R Vicky, ...African Journal of Microbiology Research 9 (12), 838-846, 2015201
7
2015
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with different soil fertility amendment practices in agricultural landscapes of Kenyan highlands
J Nyaga, JM Jefwa, CW Muthuri, VN Matiru, PM Wachira, SA OkothNutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 103, 229-240, 2015201
7
2015
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shigella and Salmonella causing Diarrhoea in children below five years at Thika Level Five District Hospital
SC Kibet, VN Matiru, PW Kibaba, A Mucheke, H LouisWorld News of Natural Sciences 11, 2017201
6
2017
Efficacy of thymol and eugenol against bacterial wilt bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum
G Oluoch, EG Mamati, V Matiru, M NyongesaAfrican Journal of Biotechnology 20 (6), 26-26, 2021202
5
2021
Escherichia coli harbouring resistance genes, virulence genes and integron 1 isolated from athi river in Kenya
P Wambugu, J Kiiru, V MatiruAdvances in Microbiology 8 (11), 86-858, 2018201
4
2018

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