First identification of Angiostrongylus spp. in Lissachatina fulica and Cornu aspersum in Antioquia, Colombia [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de SaludIntroduction. Abdominal and neural angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis and A. cantonensis, respectively, are zoonotic diseases involving snails as intermediate hosts.
Ramón Gamarra-Rueda +3 more
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Tracing the invasion of the mediterranean land snail Cornu aspersum aspersum becoming an agricultural and garden pest in areas recently introduced. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 This study is the first on the genetics of invasive populations of one of the most widely spread land mollusc species known in the world, the "Brown Snail" Cornu aspersum aspersum.
Annie Guiller +3 more
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Comparative mucomic analysis of three functionally distinct Cornu aspersum Secretions [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Every animal secretes mucus, placing them among the most diverse biological materials. Mucus hydrogels are complex mixtures of water, ions, carbohydrates, and proteins.
Antonio R. Cerullo +10 more
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The protein and volatile components of trail mucus in the Common Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 The Common or Brown Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum, is an invasive land snail that has successfully colonized a diverse range of global environments. Like other invasive land snails, it is a significant pest of a variety of agricultural crops, including ...
Kaylene R Ballard +4 more
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Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of Cornu aspersum Müller edible snails [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 The prohibition of antibiotic use in edible snails obligates breeders to treat bacterial infections by different means, of which a common one is a bath in Gram-positive– and partially Gram-negative–bactericidal ethacridine lactate solution.
Ziętek Jerzy +5 more
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Green Synthesis of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) from the Mucus of the Garden Snail Cornu aspersum [PDF]
MoleculesThe green synthesis of metal nanoparticles, mediated by extracts from various biological sources, leads to the formation of nanoparticles with unique characteristics and potential biomedical applications.
Maria Todorova +10 more
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Reaction of Cornu aspersum Immune System against Different Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Developmental Stages [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Cornu aspersum, the land snail, is recognized as a suitable intermediate host of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus; however, there is little information both on larval development as well as on the intermediate host’s immune system reaction to the parasite. The
Ettore Napoli +5 more
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Green Synthesis of Antibacterial CuO Nanoparticles Based on the Synergy Between Cornu aspersum Snail Mucus and Ascorbic Acid [PDF]
MoleculesMany biologically active compounds have been identified in the mucus of the garden snail Cornu aspersum, which are effective in the treatment of several diseases such as cancer, ulcers, wounds, etc.
Maria Todorova +11 more
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Brachylaima spp. (Trematoda) parasitizing Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda) in France with potential risk of human consumption [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 The edible land snail Cornu aspersum, native to the Mediterranean coastlines of North Africa, is widely distributed on most continents and often invasive in areas where introduction is recent.
Gérard Claudia +4 more
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Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine with an overview of introduced species of land molluscs from this area [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2021 The first findings of Cornu aspersum in the Lviv region are described, including the shell size and shell colouration variability. A review of the known records of C.
Nina Gural-Sverlova, Roman Gural
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