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Experimental analysis of nanostructured PEEK, African giant snail shell, and sea snail shell powder for hydroxyapatite formation for bone implant applications

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, Tien-Chien Jen, Omolayo M. Ikumapayi, Bankole I. Oladapo, Esther T. Akinlabi   +4 more
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Giant African Land Snail in Florida

EDIS, 2011
They’re back! In 1966, a child smuggled three giant African land snails into south Florida which were released in their garden. Seven years later, more than 18,000 snails had been found and it took 10 years and $1 million to eliminate them.
John L. Capinera
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Survey of the African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata), intermediate host of intestinal parasites in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Background African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) are hermaphroditic pulmonate nocturnal gastropods of the Achatinidae family. The snail is one of West Africa's largest known terrestrial snails.
Titus Adeniyi Olusi, Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde, Muideen Adeniji   +2 more
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Record of melanism in the hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus), with a note of predation on the african snail (Achatina fulica) from south of Ecuador

Huitzil, 2018
This note describes the uncommon presence of an individual melanic (dark morph) Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus) in southern Ecuador. In addition the depredation of the giant African snail (Achatina fulica) is documented.
Salomón M. Ramírez-Jaramillo
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First report of the presence of enterotoxin gene in coagulase-negative staphylococci recovered from meat of snails (Achatina achatina)

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022
It has been suggested that coagulase-negative staphylococci can serve as reservoirs of virulence genes for other bacteria. This study assessed the presence of such genes in selected isolates recovered from meat of the giant African snail (Achatina ...
Okafor Arthur C., Ogbo Frank C., Akharaiyi Fred C., Oladeinde Henry B.   +3 more
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Perception of giant African snail (Achatina fulica) in urban community from Colombia

Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 2019
In Colombia, the control of giant African snail populations (Achatina fulica) has been enforced for the past eight years according to the Environmental, Housing, and Territorial Development Ministry (MAVDT from its initials in Spanish).
Angie Patiño Montoya, Sebastian Giraldo Ocampo, Alan Giraldo López   +2 more
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Production performance of Giant African Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) at the Sudano-Guinean highland zone of Cameroon

Heliyon, 2022
A study on the production performance of Giant African Land snails was carried out within the Joint Initiative Group of Agro-pastoral Producers United Hands of Foungwo-Santchou (CIG-PAMUFOSA).
Guy Merlin Tchowan, Junior Zangho, Marc Kouam Kenmogne, Ferdinand Ngoula, Joseph Tchoumboué   +4 more
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Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite powder for biomedical applications from giant African land snail shell using a hydrothermal technique

Engineering and Applied Science Research, 2020
The need for hydroxyapatite synthesized from an inexpensive raw material is on the increase due to the expense of high purity calcium and demand of hydroxyapatite powder in dentistry, orthopaedics and trauma surgery.
Kolawole Maruf Yinka, Aweda Jacob Olayiwola, Abdulkareem Sulaiman, Asif Ali, Farasat Iqbal   +4 more
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Caractérisation du marché des escargots géants africains (achatines) dans les départements de l'Atlantique et du Littoral au Sud-Bénin [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2002
Characterisation of African Giant Snails Market in Atlantique and Littoral Regions in South-Benin. The African giant snail is an animal which's meat is very appreciated by all social categories, in countryside as well as urban surroundings, at the same ...
Codjia, JC., Biaou, G., Sodjinou, E.
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A REVIEW ON BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF GIANT AFRICAN SNAILS [PDF]

Science Heritage Journal
The Giant African snail (Achatina fulica Bowdich) is classified under the Phylum Mollusca and the Class Gastropoda. This species is notorious for its detrimental impact on agricultural crops in areas where it is found, making it one of the largest and ...
M. P. Gadekar
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