The University of Queensland

Genomics and Potential Downstream Applications in the Developing World

Djikeng, Appolinaire, Ommeh, Sheila, Sangura, Sitati, Njaci, Isaac and Ngara, Mtakai (2012). Genomics and Potential Downstream Applications in the Developing World. Advances in Microbial Ecology. (pp. 335-356) New York, NY United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2182-5_20

Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Polymorphisms among the Galla Goats Reveals Multiple Maternal Origins with Implication on the Functional Diversity of the HSP70 Gene

Masila, Ednah M., Ogada, Stephen O., Ogali, Irene N., Kennedy, Grace M., Too, Eric K. and Ommeh, Cecily S. (2024). Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Polymorphisms among the Galla Goats Reveals Multiple Maternal Origins with Implication on the Functional Diversity of the HSP70 Gene. Genetics Research, 2024, 1-15. doi: 10.1155/2024/5564596

Can the Revolution in mRNA-Based Vaccine Technologies Solve the Intractable Health Issues of Current Ruminant Production Systems?

Mahony, Timothy J., Briody, Tatiana E. and Ommeh, Sheila C. (2024). Can the Revolution in mRNA-Based Vaccine Technologies Solve the Intractable Health Issues of Current Ruminant Production Systems?. Vaccines, 12 (2), 152. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020152

Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

Panyako, Philip M., Ommeh, Sheila C., Kuria, Stephen N., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Musina, Johns, Nair, Venugopal, Nene, Vish, Munir, Muhammad and Oyola, Samuel O. (2024). Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Cloacal and Oropharyngeal Swabs in Kenya Reveals Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes. International Journal of Microbiology, 2024 8054338, 1-18. doi: 10.1155/2024/8054338

Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya

Panyako, Philip M., Ommeh, Sheila C., Kuria, Stephen N., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Musina, Johns, Nair, Venugopal, Nene, Vish, Oyola, Samuel O. and Munir, Muhammad (2023). Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 63 (12), 1383-1396. doi: 10.1002/jobm.202300390

Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from Kenya

Ochola, Griphin Ochieng, Li, Bei, Obanda, Vincent, Ommeh, Sheila, Ochieng, Harold, Yang, Xing-Lou, Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Shi, Zheng-Li, Agwanda, Bernard and Hu, Ben (2022). Discovery of novel DNA viruses in small mammals from Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 37 (4), 491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.06.001

Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) populations of Kenya

Ogada, Stephen, Otecko, Newton O., Moraa Kennedy, Grace, Musina, John, Agwanda, Bernard, Obanda, Vincent, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Peng, Min‐Sheng and Ommeh, Sheila (2021). Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) populations of Kenya. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (24), 18562-18574. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8458

Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya

Zhang, You, Hu, Ben, Agwanda, Bernard, Fang, Yaohui, Wang, Jun, Kuria, Stephen, Yang, Juan, Masika, Moses, Tang, Shuang, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Fan, Zhaojun, Shi, Zhengli, Ommeh, Sheila, Wang, Hualin, Deng, Fei and Shen, Shu (2021). Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 10 (1), 1975-1987. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1986428

Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa

Svardal, Hannes, Rusuwa, Bosco, Linderoth, Tyler, Kiran, Anmol, Charmantier, Anne, Lattorff, H. Michael G., Cagan, Alex, Ommeh, Sheila C., Kamng'ona, Arox, Katongo, Cyprian, Santos, M. Emília, Durbin, Richard, Kumwenda, Benjamin, Visscher, Peter M. and Von Der Heyden, Sophie (2020). Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37 (10), 3076-3080. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaa132

Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya

Ogali, Irene N., Okumu, Paul O., Mungube, Erick O., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Ogada, Stephen, Moraa, Grace K., Agwanda, Bernard R. and Ommeh, Sheila C. (2020). Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology, 2020, 1-11. doi: 10.1155/2020/4705768

Genome-wide genetic structure and selection signatures for color in 10 traditional Chinese yellow-feathered chicken breeds

Huang, Xunhe, Otecko, Newton O., Peng, Minsheng, Weng, Zhuoxian, Li, Weina, Chen, Jiebo, Zhong, Ming, Zhong, Fusheng, Jin, Sihua, Geng, Zhaoyu, Luo, Wei, He, Danlin, Ma, Cheng, Han, Jianlin, Ommeh, Sheila C, Zhang, Yaping, Zhang, Xiquan and Du, Bingwang (2020). Genome-wide genetic structure and selection signatures for color in 10 traditional Chinese yellow-feathered chicken breeds. GBMC genomics, 21 (1) 316, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6736-4

Potential dual expansion of domesticated donkeys revealed by worldwide analysis on mitochondrial sequences

Ma, Xi-Yao, Ning, Tiao, Adeola, Adeniyi C., Li, Jie, Esmailizadeh, Ali, Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Agwanda, Bernard R., Isakova, Jainagul, Aldashev, Almaz A., Wu, Shi-Fang, Liu, He-Qun, Abdulloevich, Najmudinov Tojiddin, Afanasevna, Manilova Elena, Ibrohimovich, Khudoidodov Behruz, Adedokun, Rahamon Akinyele Moshood, Olaogun, Sunday Charles, Sanke, Oscar J., Mangbon, Godwin F., Chen, Xi, Yang, Wei-Kang, Wang, Zhe, Peng, Min-Sheng, Ommeh, Sheila C., Li, Yan and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2020). Potential dual expansion of domesticated donkeys revealed by worldwide analysis on mitochondrial sequences. Zoological Research, 41 (1), 51-60. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.007

Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Novel RNA viruses in wild and synanthropic rodents and shrews in Kenya

Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Hu, Ben, Li, Bei, Fan, Yi, Kering, Kelvin, Ochola, Griphin Ochieng, Zheng, Xiao-Shuang, Obanda, Vincent, Ommeh, Sheila, Yang, Xing-Lou, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Novel RNA viruses in wild and synanthropic rodents and shrews in Kenya. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 2696, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02696

Serological evidence of MERS-CoV and HKU8-related CoV co-infection in Kenyan camels

Zhang, Wei, Zheng, Xiao-Shuang, Agwanda, Bernard, Ommeh, Sheila, Zhao, Kai, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Wang, Ning, Chen, Jing, Li, Bei, Yang, Xing-Lou, Mani, Shailendra, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Zhu, Yan, Hu, Ben, Onyuok, Samson Omondi, Yan, Bing, Anderson, Danielle E, Wang, Lin-Fa, Zhou, Peng and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Serological evidence of MERS-CoV and HKU8-related CoV co-infection in Kenyan camels. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 8 (1), 1528-1534. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1679610

Phenotypic and morphometric differentiation of indigenous chickens from Kenya and other tropical countries augments perspectives for genetic resource improvement and conservation

Otecko, Newton O., Ogali, Irene, Ng'ang'a, Said I., Mauki, David H., Ogada, Stephen, Moraa, Grace K., Lichoti, Jacqueline, Agwanda, Bernard, Peng, Min-Shen, Ommeh, Sheila C. and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2019). Phenotypic and morphometric differentiation of indigenous chickens from Kenya and other tropical countries augments perspectives for genetic resource improvement and conservation. Poultry Science, 98 (7), 2747-2755. doi: 10.3382/ps/pez097

Canine transmissible venereal tumor genome reveals ancient introgression from coyotes to pre-contact dogs in North America

Wang, Xuan, Zhou, Bo-Wen, Yang, Melinda A., Yin, Ting-Ting, Chen, Fang-Liang, Ommeh, Sheila C., Esmailizadeh, Ali, Turner, Melissa M., Poyarkov, Andrei D., Savolainen, Peter, Wang, Guo-Dong, Fu, Qiaomei and Zhang, Ya-Ping (2019). Canine transmissible venereal tumor genome reveals ancient introgression from coyotes to pre-contact dogs in North America. Cell Research, 29 (7), 592-595. doi: 10.1038/s41422-019-0183-2

Correction to: genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya

Ommeh, Sheila, Zhang, Wei, Zohaib, Ali, Chen, Jing, Zhang, Huajun, Hu, Ben, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Masika, Moses, Obanda, Vincent, Luo, Yun, Li, Shan, Waruhiu, Cecilia, Li, Bei, Zhu, Yan, Ouma, Desterio, Odendo, Vincent, Wang, Lin-Fa, Anderson, Danielle E, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Mungube, Erick, Gakuya, Francis, Zhou, Peng, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Yan, Bing, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2019). Correction to: genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 34 (1), 115-115. doi: 10.1007/s12250-019-00092-6

Genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya

Ommeh, Sheila, Zhang, Wei, Zohaib, Ali, Chen, Jing, Zhang, Huajun, Hu, Ben, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Masika, Moses, Obanda, Vincent, Luo, Yun, Li, Shan, Waruhiu, Cecilia, Li, Bei, Zhu, Yan, Ouma, Desterio, Odendo, Vincent, Wang, Lin-Fa, Anderson, Danielle E, Lichoti, Jacqueline, Mungube, Erick, Gakuya, Francis, Zhou, Peng, Ngeiywa, Kisa-Juma, Yan, Bing, Agwanda, Bernard and Shi, Zheng-Li (2018). Genetic evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and widespread seroprevalence among camels in Kenya. Virologica Sinica, 33 (6), 484-492. doi: 10.1007/s12250-018-0076-4

Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Diversity of the Helmeted Guinea Fowls in Kenya and Its Implications on HSP70 Gene Functional Polymorphism

Murunga, Philip, Kennedy, Grace Moraa, Imboma, Titus, Malaki, Phillista, Kariuki, Daniel, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Obanda, Vincent, Agwanda, Bernard, Lichoti, Jacqueline Kasiiti and Ommeh, Sheila Cecily (2018). Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Diversity of the Helmeted Guinea Fowls in Kenya and Its Implications on HSP70 Gene Functional Polymorphism. BioMed Research International, 2018 7314038, 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2018/7314038

Molecular Characterization of Newcastle Disease Virus from Backyard Poultry Farms and Live Bird Markets in Kenya

Ogali, Irene N., Wamuyu, Lucy W., Lichoti, Jacqueline K., Mungube, Erick O., Agwanda, Bernard and Ommeh, Sheila C. (2018). Molecular Characterization of Newcastle Disease Virus from Backyard Poultry Farms and Live Bird Markets in Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology, 2018 2368597, 1-11. doi: 10.1155/2018/2368597

Correction to: Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses

Waruhiu, Cecilia, Ommeh, Sheila, Obanda, Vincent, Agwanda, Bernard, Gakuya, Francis, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Wu, Li-Jun, Zohaib, Ali, Hu, Ben and Shi, Zheng-Li (2018). Correction to: Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses. Virologica Sinica, 33 (3), 294-294. doi: 10.1007/s12250-018-0035-0

Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses

Waruhiu, Cecilia, Ommeh, Sheila, Obanda, Vincent, Agwanda, Bernard, Gakuya, Francis, Ge, Xing-Yi, Yang, Xing-Lou, Wu, Li-Jun, Zohaib, Ali, Hu, Ben and Shi, Zheng-Li (2017). Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses. Virologica Sinica, 32 (2), 101-114. doi: 10.1007/s12250-016-3930-2

Mitochondrial DNA variation of Nigerian domestic helmeted guinea fowl

Adeola, Adeniyi C., Ommeh, Sheila C., Murphy, Robert W., Wu, Shi‐Fang, Peng, Min‐Sheng and Zhang, Ya‐Ping (2015). Mitochondrial DNA variation of Nigerian domestic helmeted guinea fowl. Animal Genetics, 46 (5), 576-579. doi: 10.1111/age.12324

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Theileria Infecting Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Wamuyu, Lucy, Obanda, Vincent, Kariuki, Daniel, Gakuya, Francis, Makanda, Moni, Otiende, Moses and Ommeh, Sheila (2015). Molecular Detection and Characterization of Theileria Infecting Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Pathogens, 4 (3), 626-638. doi: 10.3390/pathogens4030626

Downregulation of transcription factor aflR in Aspergillus flavus confers reduction to aflatoxin accumulation in transgenic maize with alteration of host plant architecture

Masanga, Joel Okoyo, Matheka, Jonathan Mutie, Omer, Rasha Adam, Ommeh, Sheila Cecily, Monda, Ethel Oranga and Alakonya, Amos Emitati (2015). Downregulation of transcription factor aflR in Aspergillus flavus confers reduction to aflatoxin accumulation in transgenic maize with alteration of host plant architecture. Plant Cell Reports, 34 (8), 1379-1387. doi: 10.1007/s00299-015-1794-9

Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans): vector of African trypanosomiasis

International Glossina Genome Initiative and Ommeh, Sheila (2014). Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans): vector of African trypanosomiasis. Science, 344 (6182), 380-386. doi: 10.1126/science.1249656

Basic molecular evolution workshop - a trans-African virtual training course

Ommeh, Sheila, Budd, Aidan, Ngara, Mtakai Vald, Njaci, Isaac and de Villiers, Etienne P. (2011). Basic molecular evolution workshop - a trans-African virtual training course. Bioessays, 33 (4), 243-247. doi: 10.1002/bies.201000139

Ten simple rules for organizing a virtual conference—anywhere

Gichora, Nelson N., Fatumo, Segun A., Ngara, Mtakai V., Chelbat, Noura, Ramdayal, Kavisha, Opap, Kenneth B., Siwo, Geoffrey H., Adebiyi, Marion O., El Gonnouni, Amina, Zofou, Denis, Maurady, Amal A. M., Adebiyi, Ezekiel F., de Villiers, Etienne P., Masiga, Daniel K., Bizzaro, Jeffrey W., Suravajhala, Prashanth, Ommeh, Sheila C. and Hide, Winston (2010). Ten simple rules for organizing a virtual conference—anywhere. PLoS Computational Biology, 6 (2) e1000650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000650

Mitochondrial DNA origin of indigenous Malagasy chicken: implication for a functional polymorphism at the Mx gene

Razafindraibe, Hanta, Mobegi, Victor A., Ommeh, Sheila C., Rakotondravao,, Bjørnstad, Gro, Hanotte, Olivier and Jianlin, Han (2008). Mitochondrial DNA origin of indigenous Malagasy chicken: implication for a functional polymorphism at the Mx gene. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1149 (1), 77-79. doi: 10.1196/annals.1428.047

Effect of folate derivatives on the activity of antifolate drugs used against malaria and cancer

Nduati, Eunice, Diriye, Abdi, Ommeh, Sheila, Mwai, Leah, Kiara, Steven, Masseno, Victor, Kokwaro, Gilbert and Nzila, Alexis (2008). Effect of folate derivatives on the activity of antifolate drugs used against malaria and cancer. Parasitology Research, 102 (6), 1227-1234. doi: 10.1007/s00436-008-0897-4

In vitro activities of 2,4-diaminoquinazoline and 2,4-diaminopteridine derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum

Ommeh, Sheila, Nduati, Eunice, Mberu, Eddy, Kokwaro, Gilbert, Marsh, Kevin, Rosowsky, Andre and Nzila, Alexis (2004). In vitro activities of 2,4-diaminoquinazoline and 2,4-diaminopteridine derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 48 (10) 3711, 1-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.10.3711-3714.2004