Taxonomic and functional profiling of microbial community in municipal solid waste dumpsite.

Understanding the microbial ecology of landfills is crucial for improving waste management strategies and utilizing the potential of these microbial communities for biotechnological applications. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive taxonomic and functional profiling of the microbial community present in the Addis Ababa municipal solid waste dumpsite using a shotgun metagenomics sequencing approach. The taxonomic analysis of the sample revealed the significant presence of bacteria, with the Actinomycetota (56%), Pseudomonadota (23%), Bacillota (3%), and Chloroflexota (3%) phyla being particularly abundant.

Shotgun Metagenomics-Guided Prediction Reveals the Metal Tolerance and Antibiotic Resistance of Microbes in Poly-Extreme Environments in the Danakil Depression, Afar Region.

The occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environmental microorganisms, particularly in poly-extremophilic bacteria, remain underexplored and have received limited attention. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of ARGs and metal resistance genes (MRGs) in shotgun metagenome sequences obtained from water and salt crust samples collected from Lake Afdera and the Assale salt plain in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia. Potential ARGs were characterized by the comprehensive antibiotic research database (CARD), while MRGs were identified by using BacMetScan V.

Does neonatal resuscitation associated with neonatal death in low-resource settings? A follow-up study.

Background: The newborn period is the most vulnerable phase for a child's survival, with around half of all under-five deaths worldwide occurring during this time. Despite existing policies and measures, Ethiopia ranks among the top 10 African countries in terms of newborn mortality. In spite of many studies being carried out in the country, the incidence and predictors of neonatal mortality in the Pastoralist and agro-pastoralist parts of the country's southern still remain unidentified.

Back to the roots: defining the core microbiome of Sorghum bicolor in agricultural field soils from the centre of origin.

Sorghum is a major staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa with yields severely impacted by biotic and abiotic factors. Here, we analysed the taxonomic diversity and biogeographical distribution of bacterial taxa of 48 agricultural fields along a transect of approximately 2000 km across the Ethiopian sorghum belt, the centre of origin of sorghum. The ultimate goal is to identify-yet-unexplored-beneficial plant-microbe associations.