Kingsley C. Anukam

Oral Bacteriome Compositions Identified by 16S rRNA Metagenomics in a Randomly Selected “Healthy” Nigerian Male and Female Subjects

Kingsley C. Anukam, I. N. Onwuzor, N. A. Olise, M. Duru & N. R. Agbakoba · International Journal of Research and Reports in Dentistry · 2018

Background: There is a dearth of information on the core oral bacteriome compositions of healthy Africans especially Nigerians, mostly due to the non-existence of apt molecular techniques. Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the core oral bacteriome compositions of...

Open access Research Article

Direct Repeats and Spacer Diversities as Found in Lactobacillus pentosus KCA1 CRISPR loci and Cas9 Structural Signature

Kingsley C. Anukam · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Aim: To provide an insight on Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) direct repeats and spacer organization present in Lactobacillus pentosus KCA1. Little or no information exist on CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes in Lactobacilli as a vista of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2016/31364

Association of Proteobacteria and Bacteriodetes with Obese Related Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Ifeanyi Onyema Oshim, Nneka Regina Agbakoba, Kingsley C. Anukam, Ajirioghene Anthonia Obroh, Chioma Maureen Obi & Amaechi Chukwudi Ofodile · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2023

Background: Metabolic conditions such as Type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity have become worldwide public health important. Numerous evidences indicate that gut Proteobacteria and Bacteriodetes are associated with these co-morbidities. Thus, the gut microbiota serves as a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2023/v12i1219