Search Results - "Nkere, Chukwuemeka"

Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts by Silva, Gonçalo, Oyekanmi, Joshua, Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Bömer, Moritz, Kumar, P. Lava, Seal, Susan E.

“…Potyviruses (genus Potyvirus; family Potyviridae) are widely distributed and represent one of the most economically important genera of plant viruses…”
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Computational models for improving surveillance for the early detection of direct introduction of cassava brown streak disease in Nigeria by Ferris, Alex C, Stutt, Richard O J H, Godding, David S, Mohammed, Ibrahim Umar, Nkere, Chukwuemeka K, Eni, Angela O, Pita, Justin S, Gilligan, Christopher A

“…Cassava is a key source of calories for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa but its role as a food security crop is threatened by the cross-continental…”
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Cassava whitefly species in eastern Nigeria and the threat of vector-borne pandemics from East and Central Africa by Nwezeobi, Joachim, Onyegbule, Onyeyirichi, Nkere, Chukwuemeka, Onyeka, Joseph, van Brunschot, Sharon, Seal, Susan, Colvin, John

“…Bemisia tabaci (sensu latu) is a group of >40 highly cryptic whitefly species that are of global agricultural importance, both as crop pests and plant-virus…”
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Homing in on Endogenous Badnaviral Elements: Development of Multiplex PCR-DGGE for Detection and Rapid Identification of Badnavirus Sequences in Yam Germplasm by Silva, Gonçalo, Bömer, Moritz, Turaki, Aliyu A, Nkere, Chukwuemeka K, Kumar, P Lava, Seal, Susan E

“…Viruses of the genus (family ) are double-stranded DNA-reverse transcribing (dsDNA-RT) plant viruses and have emerged as serious pathogens of tropical and…”
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Chromogenic detection of yam mosaic virus by closed-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CT-RT-LAMP) by Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Oyekanmi, Joshua O., Silva, Gonçalo, Bömer, Moritz, Atiri, Gabriel I., Onyeka, Joseph, Maroya, Norbert G., Seal, Susan E., Kumar, P. Lava

“…A closed-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CT-RT-LAMP) assay was developed for the detection of yam mosaic virus (YMV, genus…”
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Assessment of Yam mild mosaic virus coat protein gene sequence diversity reveals the prevalence of cosmopolitan and African group of isolates in Ghana and Nigeria by Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Otoo, Emmanuel, Atiri, Gabriel I., Onyeka, Joseph, Silva, Gonçalo, Bömer, Moritz, Seal, Susan E., Kumar, P. Lava

“…•Sequence diversity show lack of geographical association between isolates from Ghana and Nigeria.•YMMV isolates from Ghana and Nigeria fall within four of the…”
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Bacteriological Quality of Foods and Water Sold by Vendors and in Restaurants in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study of Three Microbiological Methods by Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Ibe, Nnenne I., Iroegbu, Christian U.

“…Bacterial count in prepared food or water is a key factor in assessing the quality and safety of food. It also reveals the level of hygiene adopted by food…”
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Rapid and specific detection of Yam mosaic virus by reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification by Silva, Gonçalo, Bömer, Moritz, Nkere, Chukwuemeka, Lava Kumar, P., Seal, Susan E.

“…•RT-RPA test for specific detection of YMV detects as low as 14pg/μl of viral RNA.•First RT-RPA test for a root and tuber crop virus.•RT-RPA is more suitable…”
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Bacteriological Quality of Foods and Water Sold by Vendors and in Restaurants in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study of Three Microbiological Methods by Nkere, Chukwuemeka K, Ibe, Nnenne I, Iroegbu, Christian U

“…Bacterial count in prepared food or water is a key factor in assessing the quality and safety of food. It also reveals the level of hygiene adopted by food…”
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Computational models for improving surveillance for the early detection of direct introduction of cassava brown streak disease in Nigeria by Alex C. Ferris, Richard O. J. H. Stutt, David S. Godding, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Chukwuemeka K. Nkere, Angela O. Eni, Justin S. Pita, Christopher A. Gilligan

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