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Green Synthesis of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) from the Mucus of the Garden Snail Cornu aspersum [PDF]

Molecules
The 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, Ventsislava Petrova, Bogdan Ranguelov, Georgy Avdeev, Lyudmila Velkova, Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova, Emiliya Pisareva, Chavdar Tankov, Anna Tomova, Aleksandar Dolashki, Pavlina Dolashka   +10 more
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Green Synthesis of Antibacterial CuO Nanoparticles Based on the Synergy Between Cornu aspersum Snail Mucus and Ascorbic Acid [PDF]

Molecules
Many 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, Angelina Kosateva, Ventsislava Petrova, Bogdan Ranguelov, Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova, Georgi Avdeev, Ivanka Stoycheva, Emiliya Pisareva, Anna Tomova, Lyudmila Velkova, Aleksandar Dolashki, Pavlina Dolashka   +11 more
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Antibacterial Properties of Peptide and Protein Fractions from Cornu aspersum Mucus

Molecules
The discovery and investigation of new natural compounds with antimicrobial activity are new potential strategies to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Lyudmila Velkova, Aleksandar Dolashki, Ventsislava Petrova, Emiliya Pisareva, Dimitar Kaynarov, Momchil Kermedchiev, Maria Todorova, Pavlina Dolashka   +7 more
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Evolution of Duplicated Hox Gene Clusters in Land Snails and Slugs [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 344, Issue 6, Page 363-368, September 2025.
Molluscs of the order Stylommatophora underwent an ancient genome duplication. We show that stylommatophoran snails and slugs have two broken and incomplete Hox gene clusters; HoxA generally has 9 genes, HoxB usually has 7 genes. After duplication of an ancestral 11‐gene Hox cluster, there was patchwork retention of duplicated genes.
Finn McHale, Peter O. Mulhair, Peter W. H. Holland   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the land snail Cornu aspersum (Helicidae: Mollusca): intra-specific divergence of protein-coding genes and phylogenetic considerations within Euthyneura. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The complete sequences of three mitochondrial genomes from the land snail Cornu aspersum were determined. The mitogenome has a length of 14050 bp, and it encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and two ribosomal RNA genes. It also includes
Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia, Roberto F Nespolo, Juan C Opazo   +2 more
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Garden Snail Predatory Insects’ Modus Operandi Under Laboratory Conditions [PDF]

Insects
Heliciculture farms are susceptible to significant biotic issues that can impact snail breeding, among them, the entomofauna predation of snails. Predatory insects can cause damage to snail shells during predation, and sometimes, the specific type of ...
Giulia Murgia, Valentina Coroneo, Carlo Zuddas, Sara Maria Pani, Maria Paola Cogoni   +4 more
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Integrating Indoor Hibernation into the Italian Outdoor Snail Farming System: A Potential Solution for Colder Climates [PDF]

Animals
(1) Background: Hibernation in Lutrasil-covered enclosures led to elevated mortality rates for Cornu aspersum on Romanian farms. This two-year study evaluated the feasibility of adapting indoor hibernation technology to the Italian outdoor snail farming (
Ramona Ștef, Dan Manea, Anișoara Aurelia Ienciu, Emilian Onișan, Dragoș Vasile Nica, Alin Cărăbeț   +5 more
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Development of Crenosoma vulpis in the common garden snail Cornu aspersum: implications for epidemiological studies [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
Crenosoma vulpis (Dujardin, 1845), the fox lungworm, is a metastrongyloid affecting the respiratory tract of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), dogs (Canis familiaris) and badgers (Meles meles) living in Europe and North America. The scant data available on the intermediate hosts of C.
Colella, V, Mutafchiev, Y, Cavalera, MA, Giannelli, A, Lia, RP, Dantas-Torres, F, Otranto, D   +6 more
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Encapsulation of Snail Slime in Metal–Organic Framework ZIF-8 [PDF]

Journal of Functional Biomaterials
The literature consistently identifies Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) as an excellent material for on-demand drug delivery. Its appeal results from its superior loading capacity, inherent stability within physiological environments, and the ...
Maria Cristina Cassani, Francesca Bonvicini, Maria Francesca Di Filippo, Barbara Ballarin, Silvia Panzavolta, Valentina Di Matteo   +5 more
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Edible Snail Production in Europe

Animals, 2022
The human population is growing; food production is becoming insufficient, and the growing awareness of the negative impact of traditional animal husbandry on the environment means that the search for alternative methods of providing animal protein is ...
Anna Rygało-Galewska, Klara Zglińska, Tomasz Niemiec   +2 more
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