About the Authors

Colletah Rhoda Musangi

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, Pwani University Bioscience Research Centre (PUBReC), Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

Bicko Steve Juma

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Pwani University Bioscience Research Centre (PUBReC), Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

Dennis Wamalabe Mukhebi

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, Pwani University Bioscience Research Centre (PUBReC), Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

Everlyne Moraa Isoe

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya

Wilton Mwema Mbinda

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

wilton.mbinda@gmail.com; w.mbinda@pu.ac.ke

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, Pwani University Bioscience Research Centre (PUBReC), Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.