About the Authors

Agola E. Lelo

Elelo@kemri.org

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

David N. Mburu

Affiliation Kenyatta University, Department of Biochemistry, Nairobi, Kenya

Gabriel N. Magoma

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya

Ben N. Mungai

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Jimmy H. Kihara

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Ibrahim N. Mwangi

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Geoffrey M. Maina

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Joseph M. Kinuthia

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Martin W. Mutuku

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Eric S. Loker

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Gerald M. Mkoji

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Michelle L. Steinauer

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLS AEL JHK ESL GMMk GNM DNM. Performed the experiments: AEL BNM INM GMMa JHK MWM JMK. Analyzed the data: MLS AEL GNM DNM GMMk ESL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ESL GMMk. Wrote the paper: AEL MLS GMMk ESL.