The Potential Renal Acid Load of Edible Marine and Land Snails [PDF]
npj Science of FoodEdible snails, such as the giant West African land snail (Archachatina marginata), are an important protein source in many African countries. The potential renal acid load (PRAL), an estimate of the capability of a food to alter net endogenous acid or ...
Maximilian Andreas Storz
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Identification of characteristic aroma compounds in raw and thermally processed African giant snail (Achatina fulica) [PDF]
Chemistry Central Journal, 2018 Background Food flavor appreciation is one of the first signals along with food appearance and texture encountered by consumers during eating of food. Also, it is well known that flavor can strongly influence consumer’s acceptability judgment.
Ola Lasekan +3 more
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018 The giant African snail, Lissachatina fulica, is a known agricultural pest with some public health concern; it was introduced in Trinidad in 2008. The purpose of this study is to highlight results obtained from the evaluation of the attractiveness of L ...
Annika T. Minott +2 more
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Soil warming increases the active antibiotic resistome in the gut of invasive giant African snails [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground Global warming is redrawing the map for invasive species, spotlighting the globally harmful giant African snail as a major ecological disruptor and public health threat.
Yiyue Zhang +6 more
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Socioeconomic determinants, risk perception, and food safety concerns of African Giant snail consumption in Yenagoa Metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundEnvironmental contamination in the Niger Delta has generated concern about the safety of foods harvested from natural environments. Laboratory studies have shown that African giant snails can accumulate trace elements.ObjectiveTo assess ...
Sylvester Chibueze Izah +7 more
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Harvester perceptions of pesticide impacts on snail collection along Cameroon's Atlantic coast. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe coastal regions of Cameroon comprising South-West, Littoral, and South are major agricultural hubs and important zones for harvesting African giant land snails (Achatinidae).
Yannick Elysée Ewane Epée +5 more
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Metagenomic analysis of developmental-category-associated fungal communities in the gut contents of Achatina fulica, an intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The invasive giant African snail (Achatina fulica) poses serious agricultural and ecological threats and serves as an important intermediate host of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which causes human eosinophilic meningitis.
Ping He +8 more
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PREVENTION OF DISEASES TRANSMITTED BY THE GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL. A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: The African Giant Snail is considered one of the 100 species most harmful and exotic invaders in the world. Methodology: A bibliographic review was carried out in January 2021. References were searched in Pubmed, Medline, and Scelo databases.
Ibrahim Illia Saidou +2 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 As a major source of global change, biological invasions have received increasing attention in past decades. Niche and range dynamics of alien invasive species provide essential evidence for understanding mechanisms underlying biological invasions ...
Chunhong Wu +4 more
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Composites Part C: Open Access, 2023 This experimental research focuses on the nanostructure analysis of three materials; polyether ether ketone (PEEK), African land giant snail shell (ALGSS), and sea snail shell (SSS) powder, for the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings in bone ...
Agbor A. Esoso +4 more
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