Jesca Lukanga Nakavuma

Toxicity Studies on Anti-fungal Essential Oils Extracted from Selected Aromatic Plants from Mabira and Kakamega Forests, East Africa

Jesca Lukanga Nakavuma, Josphat Clement Matasyoh, Isabel Nyokabi Wagara, John Kalema & Lordrick Alinaitwe · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2016

Aim: In a bid to explore for grain bio-preservatives, essential oils extracted from Cymbopogon citratus, Rosmarinus officinalis, Monanthataxis littoralis and Aframomum angustifolium, that were earlier established to have anti-mold activity, were evaluated for their biosafety by d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/25185

Listeria Contamination of Raw Bovine Milk and the Factors Influencing Its Occurrence in Greater Luweero District, Uganda

David Mukasa, Clovice Kankya & Jesca Lukanga Nakavuma · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aim: To establish the occurrence of Listeria contamination of raw bovine milk and the contributory factors in Greater Luweero. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2013; in Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola districts, in Central Uganda. All the 16 milk collecti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23027