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Digestive enzyme activities and gastrointestinal fermentation in wood-eating catfishes [PDF]

, 2009
To determine what capabilities wood-eating and detritivorous catfishes have for the digestion of refractory polysaccharides with the aid of an endosymbiotic microbial community, the pH, redox potentials, concentrations of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs),
Bittong, Rosalie A., German, Donovan P., Donovan P. German, Rosalie A. Bittong   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Recent Perspectives on Phytochemical Profile, Pharmacological Activities, and Industrial Applications of Guava (Psidium guajava)

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Psidium guajava leaves contain potent bioactive compounds like quercetin, myricetin, and triterpenoids that show antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti‐inflammatory, and anticancer effects. They act by modulating NF‐κB, PPARγ, and α‐glucosidase and by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.
Muhammad Waqar, Sehrish Jabbar, Qudrat Ullah, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Muhammad Tayyab Arshad, Md. Sakhawot Hossain, Sammra Maqsood, Ali Ikram, Ammar Ahmad Khan, Worawan Panpipat, Manat Chaijan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using social media to describe catches of recreational fishing in an amazonian hotspot [PDF]

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
Aim We used social media posts to describe recreational fishing catches in Cachoeira Porteira, Trombetas River basin, Amazon. Methods We analyzed images and videos publicly shared on Instagram between 2019 and 2024, identifying captured fish species ...
Beatriz Leite-Silva, Cleomara Ramos Almeida, Jonison Vieira Pinheiro, Cleverson Zapelini, Vinicius José Giglio   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First records of the family Scoloplacidae (Siluriformes, Loricarioidei) in Colombia, including a range expansion of Scoloplax baileyi Rocha, Lazzarotto & Py-Daniel, 2012 [PDF]

Check List, 2018
The Neotropical family Scoloplacidae is a monogeneric group of miniature freshwater catfishes that includes 6 species. Scoloplax dicra has the widest distribution across the Amazon basin, except in the western upper portions.
Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón, Cristhian C. Conde-Saldaña, Astrid Acosta-Santos, Jorge E. García-Melo, Edwin Agudelo, Francisco A. Villa-Navarro, Carlos DoNascimiento   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichomycterus alterus (Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933) and T. corduvensis Weyenberg 1877 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): new records from the High Andean Plateau [PDF]

Check List, 2017
New records of two Trichomycterus species are herein added to the existing checklist of catfishes living at elevations above 3,000 m in the Andes of South America. Trichomycterus alterus and T. corduvensis are recorded at 3,430 m above sea level from the
Luis Fernandez, Julieta Andreoli Bize
doaj   +3 more sources

Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of armored catfishes Callichthyinae Bonaparte, 1838 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the subterranean domain of northern and northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2017
The first occurrence of the armored catfishes of the subfamily Callichthynae is reported in subterranean water bodies of northern and northeastern Brazil.
Luiz Fernando Caserta Tencatt, Bruno Ferreira dos Santos, Maria Elina Bichuette   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

RIVERINE CATFISHES OF KALIMANTAN, PANGASIIDAE: DIAGNOSIS, DISTRIBUTTON, AND ECOLOGY

, 2017
The main constrain to cultivate wild species and optimize the production of cultured species is to due poorly documented of genetic resources.
Gustiano, Rudhy, Laurent Pouyaud, Rudhy Gustiano, Pouyaud, Laurent   +3 more
core   +1 more source