Humphrey Andalo Mabwi
Kenya
Cohort 1 - 2018
Food security and agribusiness
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Microbiome recovery/modulation with phytochemicals
Food security, which ranges from availability of food, to safety of food, is critical. Animals, specifically cattle, are globally domesticated for milk, meat, manure among other uses. Their microbial consortia have roles in their health, food safety through shedding of zoonotic pathogens, and in global warming. However, these consortia have not been fully studied for functionality, pathogenicity and resistome diversity.
Information on members of the microbiome with known biochemical functions is an important initial stage in designing targets for drug or vaccine development. Therefore, this study seeks to characterize cattle microbial consortia and relate it to associated metadata. In turn, this information will have a huge impact on cattle health, productivity, public health and food safety interventions.
