Dr. Julius N. Mugweru Publications

1. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100336
2. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode assemblages, food web indices and metabolic footprints in maize-pigeon pea agro-ecosystems. Heliyon, e10189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10189
3. Bwana BK, Mireji PO, Obiero GF, Gakii C, Akoth MO, Mugweru JN, et al. (2022) Annotations of novel antennae-expressed genes in male Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse flies. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273543
4. Kiriamburi, J., Muturi, J., Mugweru, J., Forsgren, E., & Nilsson, A. (2021). Efficacy of two commercial disinfectants on Paenibacillus larvae spores.
5. Chiwala, G., Liu, Z., Mugweru, J. N., Wang, B., Khan, S. A., Bate, P. N. N., ... & Zhang, T. (2021). A recombinant selective drug-resistant M. bovis BCG enhances the bactericidal activity of a second-line tuberculosis regimen. bioRxiv.
6. Kiriamburi, J., Nilsson, A., Muturi, J., Mugweru, J., & Forsgren, E. (2021). Efficacy of two commercial disinfectants on Paenibacillus larvae spores. bioRxiv.
7. Chiwala, G., Liu, Z., Mugweru, J. N., Wang, B., Khan, S. A., Bate, P. N. N., ... & Zhang, T. (2021). A recombinant selective drug-resistant M. bovis BCG enhances the bactericidal activity of a second-line tuberculosis regimen. bioRxiv.
8. Kiama, C. W., Njire, M. M., Kambura, A. K., Mugweru, J. N., Matiru, V. N., & Wafula, E. N. (2021). Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria from Lakes Olbolosat and Oloiden, Kenya. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 15(1), 1-19.
9. Liu Y, Tan Y, Islam MM, Cao Y, Lu X, Zeng S, Hameed HMA, Zhou P, Cai X, Wang S, Mugweru JN, Zhang G, Yin H, Liu J, Nuermberger E, Zhang T. 2020. Assessment of clofazimine and TB47 combination activity against Mycobacterium abscessus using a bioluminescent approach. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 64:e01881-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01881-19.
10. Makafe, G. G., Hussain, M., Surineni, G., Tan, Y., Wong, N. K., Julius, M., Liu, L.,Gift, C., Jiang, H., Tang, Y., Liu, J., Tan, S., Yu, Z., Liu, Z., Lu, Z., Fang, C., Zhou, Y., Zhang, J., Zhu, Q., Liu, J & Zhang, T. (2019). Quinoline Derivatives Kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Activating Glutamate Kinase. Cell chemical biology, 26(8), 1187-1194.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2019.05.003
11. Kiplimo D, Mugweru J, Kituyi S, Kipnyargis A, Mwirichia R. Diversity of esterase and lipase producing haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Lake Magadi in Kenya. J Basic Microbiol. 2019;1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201900353
12. Chhotaray C., Y. Tan, J. Mugweru, M. M. Islam, H.M. A. Hameed, S. Wang, Z. Lu, C. Wang, X. Li, S. Tan, J. Liu, T. Zhang (2018).  Advances in the development of molecular genetic tools for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Genetics and Genomics 45: 281-297.
13. Mugweru J., J Liu, G.Makafe, G. Chiwala, B. Wang, C.Wang, X. Li, Y. Tan, W. W. Yew, S. Tan and T. Zhang (2018).  Mutation EthA W21R confers co-resistance to prothionamide and ethionamide in both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Infection and Drug Resistance 11: 891–894.
14. Mugweru, J., Makafe, G., Cao, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, B., Huang, S., ... & Liu, J. (2017). A Cassette Containing Thiostrepton, Gentamicin Resistance Genes, and dif sequences Is Effective in Construction of Recombinant Mycobacteria. Frontiers in microbiology, 8 (468). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00468
15. Njire, M., Wang, N, Wang, B, Tan Y., Cai, X., Liu, Y., Mugweru, J., et al. (2017) "Pyrazinoic acid inhibits a bifunctional enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis." Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 61(7) (e00070-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00070-17
16. Islam, M. M., Hameed, H. A., Mugweru, J., Chhotaray, C., Wang, C., Tan, Y., ... & Yew, W. W. (2017). Drug resistance mechanisms and novel drug targets for tuberculosis therapy. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 44(1), 21-37 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgg.2016.10.002
17. Makafe, G. G., Cao, Y., Tan, Y., Mugweru J., Liu, Z., Wang, C., & Pang, W. (2016). Role of the Cys154Arg substitution in ribosomal protein L3 in oxazolidinone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 60(5), 3202-3206 doi:10.1128/AAC.00152-16
18. Njire, M., Tan, Y., Mugweru, J., Wang, C., Guo, J., Yew, W., & Zhang, T. (2016). Pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Review and update. Advances in medical sciences, 61(1), 63-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advms.2015.09.007
19. Tan, S., Rao, Y., Guo, J., Tan, Y., Cai, X., Kuang, H., Li, Y., Liu, W., Mugweru, J., Wang, B. and Cao, Y., (2016) The influence of pyrazinamide mono-resistance on treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients from Southern China. Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 4(01), 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtr.2016.41002
20. Ouma, S. O., Mugweru, J., Ngamau, C. N., & Matiru, V. N. (2015). Evaluation of nitrogen fixation ability of endophytic bacteria in Kenyan bananas (Musa Spp.) using biochemical and molecular techniques. The International Journal of Science & Technology  2 (13)
21. Liu, T., Wang, B., Guo, J., Zhou, Y., Julius, M., Njire, M., ... & Xu, Y. (2015). Role of folP1 and folP2 genes in the action of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim against mycobacteria. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 25(9), 1559-1567.http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1503.03053
22. Gechemba, O. R., Budambula N.L.M, Makonde, H.M, Mugweru J, and Matiru V.N. (2015) "Potentially beneficial rhizobacteria associated with banana plants in Juja, Kenya." Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 7, (2) 181-188. ISSN: 2220-6663 (Print) 2222-3045 (Online)
23. Mugweru, J., Ng'ang'a, Z. W., Waihenya, R., Kimani, F., Matiru, V., & Muregi, F. W. (2013). Cytokine levels associated with experimental malaria pathology during Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in a mouse model. Journal of Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology Research 5(1), 1-8, DOI 10.5897/AJPP2012.0058