Metagenomic Characterization of Soil Microbial Communities from Makueni and Kiambu Counties of Kenya

Degefu, T and Agegnehu, G and Moenga, S M and Desta, G and Odeny, D A and Kaushal, M and Bolo, P and Korir, H and Gebrehawaryat, Y and Singh, R and Harawa, R (2025) Metagenomic Characterization of Soil Microbial Communities from Makueni and Kiambu Counties of Kenya. Project Report. ICRISAT, Kenya.

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Research Program : East & Southern Africa

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The authors cordially acknowledge for the financial support from Biodiversity for Resilient Ecosystems in Agricultural Landscapes (B_REAL) project matched with the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscape Science Program. We are also thankful for the farmers who are volunteer to collect soil samples from their farms.

Abstract

Soil is an inherently complex and dynamic system (Nannipieri, 2021), and its health is inextricably linked to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems (Kibblewhite et al., 2007). Soil metagenomics is the study of all genetic material (DNA) from microbes in a soil sample, bypassing traditional culturing to reveal the vast, diverse microbial community and its functions, crucial for understanding nutrient cycles, plant health, bioremediation, and ecosystem services like soil fertility, by sequencing all DNA and using bioinformatics to identify organisms and potential metabolic roles(Daniel, 2005). This powerful molecular approach helps uncover previously unknown microbes and genes, transforming our knowledge of complex soil environments.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Divisions:	Research Program : East & Southern Africa
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Series Name:	Project Report
Uncontrolled Keywords:	soil microbiomes, metagenomics, soil health, ecosystem services, landscape management
Subjects:	Others > Soil Others > Soil Science Others > Kenya
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2026 02:53
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2026 02:53
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13436
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