Publications by authors named "N Kasozi"
Background: Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continues to be a significant global public health concern despite the availability of effective TB medicines. Equally, delayed DR-TB treatment initiation is associated with increased morbidity, amplified resistance, transmission risk and poor treatment outcomes. This study aimed to investigate treatment delays and identify predictors of delayed treatment initiation among DR-TB patients in Uganda.
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- Cichlid fishes of the genus Oreochromis, or tilapia, are crucial for inland fisheries and aquaculture, but hybridization with non-native species threatens local biodiversity.
- Researchers studied hybridization patterns in tilapia by analyzing the genomes of 575 individuals from 23 species in Tanzania, where both ancient and recent hybridization occurs.
- Their findings reveal significant historical gene flow and the hybrid speciation of a specific species, highlighting concerns for conservation and the future of aquaculture practices.
Increased poaching in northern South Africa has necessitated relocation of large numbers of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) to the Eastern Cape Province. The climate and grassland ecology of this province differ from that of northern South Africa which may impact the health of this species. This assessment of fecal steroid levels and microbiome in 10 free-ranging southern white rhinoceros in the Eastern Cape will provide insights into white rhinoceros physiology in this biome.
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- - Cichlid fish are vital for tilapia aquaculture and fisheries, but distinguishing between species is challenging due to morphological similarities and hybridization with non-native populations in Africa.
- - A new genotyping panel using SNPs has been developed to accurately identify species and hybrids in tilapia, proving to be more effective than traditional methods like microsatellites and phenotype classification.
- - Case studies reveal that introduced tilapia species are increasingly becoming established in the wild, posing risks to native species, highlighting the need for better broodstock management to conserve biodiversity.
The development of environmentally sustainable plant and fish production in aquaponic systems requires a complete understanding of the systems' biological components. In order to better understand the role of microorganisms in this association, we studied the bacterial communities in the dry, root, and mineralized zones of a flood-and-drain media bed aquaponic system. Bacterial communities were characterized using metabarcoding of the V3-V4 16S rRNA regions obtained from paired-end Illumina MiSeq reads.
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