Microbiome research in Africa must be based on equitable partnerships.
Ovokeraye H Oduaran, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Arox W Kamng'ona, Annettee Nakimuli, Lamech M Mwapagha, Mathabatha E Setati, Michael Owusu, Nicola Mulder, Thulani P Makhalanyane, Soumaya Kouidhi
Author Information
- Ovokeraye H Oduaran: Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. ovokeraye.oduaran@wits.ac.za. ORCID
- Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan: Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
- Arox W Kamng'ona: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Allied Health Professions, Blantyre, Malawi.
- Annettee Nakimuli: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. ORCID
- Lamech M Mwapagha: Department of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Health, Natural Resources and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. ORCID
- Mathabatha E Setati: African Microbiome Institute, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. ORCID
- Michael Owusu: Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
- Nicola Mulder: Computational Biology Division Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, IDM, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. ORCID
- Thulani P Makhalanyane: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. ORCID
- Soumaya Kouidhi: Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Bio-Geo Resources (LR11ES31), Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, BiotechPole of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia.
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