Prediction of anticancer peptides against MCF-7 breast cancer cells from the peptidomes of Achatina fulica mucus fractions [PDF]
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2016 Several reports have shown antimicrobial and anticancer activities of mucous glycoproteins extracted from the giant African snail Achatina fulica. Anticancer properties of the snail mucous peptides remain incompletely revealed.
Teerasak E-Kobon +2 more
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The recent introduction of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and its intermediate host Achatina fulica into Guadeloupe detected by phylogenetic analyses [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is the main pathogen responsible for eosinophilic meningitis in humans. One of its intermediate snail hosts, Achatina fulica, was already present in many countries around the world before it appeared ...
Gelixa Gamiette +4 more
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Nanocomposites, 2021 The current study investigates the reinforcement properties of novel nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO3) synthesized from Achatina fulica snail shell. The shell was wet-milled to nanoparticle sizes using mechanochemical procedures.
Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan
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A cost-effective strategy for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in Achatina fulica: combined morphological and molecular biology [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The detection of Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate host snails is a critical epidemiological investigation, essential for the effective control of disease outbreaks. Compared to molecular biological detection methods, lung microscopy,
Ling Jiang +9 more
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Achatina fulica infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on beaches, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is considered the main etiological agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. At present, this zoonosis is considered an emerging disease mainly in the Americas.
André H. Bechara +3 more
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Identification of a phenoloxidase- and melanin-dependent defence mechanism in Achatina fulica infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Angiostrongylus vasorum has different freshwater aquatic and terrestrial gastropod molluscs as an intermediate host, e.g. Arion spp. The mollusc Achatina fulica is a danger to public health, given the large diversity of nematodes utilizing it ...
Aytube Lucas Coaglio +3 more
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Isolation of aerobic cultivable cellulolytic bacteria from different regions of the gastrointestinal tract of giant land snail Achatina fulica [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulases is one of the major limiting steps in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to yield bioethanol. To overcome this hindrance, significant efforts are underway to identify novel cellulases.
Guilherme L. Pinheiro +11 more
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Heringeriana, 2021 Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica is present in most Brazilian States. This paper aims at providing a diagnosis of the occurrence and dispersion of A. fulica in the Distrito Federal.
Lígia Cristina Cazarin-Oliveira +4 more
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The First Opsins Prediction in Achatina fulica Genome
Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2022 The variety of spectral properties of visual pigments is provided mainly by the amino acid sequences of their protein component, the so-called visual opsins.
Irina N. Dominova +2 more
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Revista de Saúde Pública, 1997 A introdução de Achatina fulica é assinalada em Itariri, SP, Brasil. Essa espécie de caramujo terrestre foi importada para cultivo, visando à comercialização para consumo humano como "escargot".
Horácio Manuel Santana Teles +3 more
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