Rael J. Too
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
Publications
14
Citations
45
Est. group size
~1
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
10
Publishing since 2017
Rael J. Too's research focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in water sources, food, wildlife, and human infections in Kenya and related settings. The work uses molecular and epidemiological methods to track resistance genes (such as carbapenemase-producing genes) across environmental, animal, and human samples, applying a 'One Health' perspective that connects human, animal, and environmental health. This research is relevant to understanding how drug-resistant bacteria spread through rivers, food, birds, and wastewater, and to improving diagnostic tools and community-level responses to resistant infections.
Publication output was sparse and irregular in the earlier part of the decade but has increased sharply in the most recent years, especially with a large cluster of publications appearing in 2025-2026.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Epidemiology and Characterization of Carbapenemase Gene Alleles Expressed by Enterobacterales Recovered from Nairobi River Surface Water and Local Input Sources in Nairobi, Kenya
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2026
- Molecular detection and antibiotic resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from street food and water in mukuru slums, Nairobi County
PLoS ONE · 2026
- A One Health assessment of antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales in migratory little stints (Calidris minuta) and aquatic ecosystems in the Kenyan Rift Valley
PLoS ONE · 2026
- Epidemiology and characterization of carbapenemase gene alleles expressed by Enterobacterales recovered from Nairobi river surface water and local input sources in Nairobi, Kenya
Total Environment Microbiology · 2026
- Community health volunteers as a frontline platform for antimicrobial resistance mitigation in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
PLOS Global Public Health · 2026
- <p>Search strategy.</p>
Figshare · 2026
- One health approach unravels worrying antimicrobial resistance patterns: A cross-sectional study in Kisii, Kenya
PLoS ONE · 2025
- One Health assessment of antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales and ESKAPE pathogens in little stints ( <i>Calidris minuta</i> ) and aquatic ecosystems of the Kenyan Rift Valley
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
- Carbapenemase-producing bacteria recovered from Nairobi River, Kenya surface water and from nearby anthropogenic and zoonotic sources
PLoS ONE · 2024
- Frequency and diversity of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales recovered from untreated wastewater impacted by selective media containing cefotaxime and meropenem in Ohio, USA
PLoS ONE · 2023
- Comparative Analysis of Commercially Available Typhoid Point-of-Care Tests: Results of a Prospective and Hybrid Retrospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study in Kenya and Pakistan
Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2022
- Comparative Analysis of Commercially Available Typhoid Point of Care Tests: Results of a Prospective and Hybrid Retrospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study in Kenya and Pakistan
medRxiv · 2022
- Prevalence, virulence genes and Antimicrobial Resistance of Shiga-toxigenic E.coli in diarrhoea patients from Kitale, Kenya
International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2018
- Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigatoxin-Producing E.coli in patients presenting with diarrhoea at Kitale County Referral Hospital Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
2017
- PLoS ONE×5
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology×1
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases×1
- medRxiv×1
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×1
- Dixie F. Mollenkopf
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Susan Vaughn Grooters
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Gregory A. Ballash
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Thomas E. Wittum
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Karen Bush
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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