Publications of Clabe Wekesa

Kiprotich, K.; Muema, E.; Wekesa, C.; Ndombi, T.; Muoma, J.; Omayio, D.; Ochieno, D.; Motsi, H.; Mncedi, S.; Tarus, J.: Unveiling the roles, mechanisms and prospects of soil microbial communities in sustainable agriculture. Discover Soil 2, 10 (2025)

Osogo, A. K.; Wekesa, C.; Muyekho, F. N.; Were, H. K.; Okoth, P.: Comprehensive metabolomic profiling of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) reveals biomarkers involved in viral disease detection and monitoring. International Journal of Plant Biology 16 (2), 43 (2025)

Khatiebi, S.; Kiprotich, K.; Onyando, Z.; Mwaura, J.; Wekesa, C.; Chi, C. N.; Mulambalah, C.; Okoth, P.: High-throughput shotgun metagenomics of microbial footprints uncovers a cocktail of noxious antibiotic resistance genes in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Tropical Medicine (2024)

Nyakio, M.; Were, M.; Wekesa, C.; Lungayia, H.; Okoth, P.; Were, H.: Molecular footprints of potato virus Y isolate infecting potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in Kenya. Advances in Virology (2024)

Pallavi, N.; Reddy, Y. N. P.; Govind, G.; Reichelt, M.; Wekesa, C.; Furch, C. U. A.; Grabe, V.; Shaanker, R. U.; Oelmüller, R.; Nataraja, K. N.: Fusarium incarnatum strain K23 reprograms the response of tomato Seedlings to salt stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2024)

Khatiebi, S.; Kiprotich, K.; Onyando, Z.; Wekesa, C.; Chi, C. N.; Mulambalah, C.; Okoth, P.: Shotgun metagenomic analyses of microbial assemblages in the aquatic ecosystem of Winam Gulf of lake Victoria, Kenya Reveals multiclass pollution. BioMed Research International 2023, 3724531 (2023)

Mwaura, J. G.; Wekesa, C.; Kelvin, K.; Paul, A.; Ogutu, P. A.; Okoth, P.: Pangenomics of the cichlid species (Oreochromis niloticus) reveals genetic admixture ancestry with potential for aquaculture improvement in Kenya. The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 84, 28 (2023)

Wekesa, C.; Asudi, G. O.; Okoth, P.; Reichelt, M.; Muoma, J. O.; Furch, A. C. U.; Oelmüller, R.: Rhizobia contribute to salinity tolerance in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Cells 11 (22), 3628 (2022)

Wekesa, C.; Jalloh, A. A.; Muoma, J. O.; Korir, H.; Omenge, K. M.; Maingi, J. M.; Furch, A. C. U.; Oelmüller, R.: Distribution, characterization and the commercialization of elite Rhizobia strains in Africa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (12), 6599 (2022)

Wekesa, C.; Muoma, J. O.; Reichelt, M.; Asudi, G. O.; Furch, A. C. U.; Oelmüller, R.: The cell membrane of a novel Rhizobium phaseoli strain is the crucial target for Aluminium toxicity and tolerance. Cells 11 (5), 873 (2022)

Simiyu Wekesa, C.; Furch, A. C. U.; Oelmüller, R.: Isolation and characterization of high-efficiency Rhizobia from Western Kenya nodulating with common bean. Frontiers in Microbiology 12, 697567 (2021)

Wekesa, C.: Isolation, identification, and characterization of novel aluminium tolerant rhizobia strains from Kenyan soils. Dissertation (2022)