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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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A New Glycosaminoglycan from the Giant African Snail Achatina fulica [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996
A new glycosaminoglycan has been isolated from the giant African snail Achatina fulica. This polysaccharide had a molecular weight of 29,000, calculated based on the viscometry, and a uniform repeating disaccharide structure of -->4)-2-acetyl,2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose (1-->4)-2-sulfo-alpha-L-idopyranosyluronic acid (1-->.
Y S, Kim, Y Y, Jo, I M, Chang, T, Toida, Y, Park, R J, Linhardt   +5 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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Giant African snail, Achatina fulica, as a snail predator

American Malacological Bulletin, 2008
(Uploaded by Plazi for the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment) Individuals of Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) were observed preying on veronicellid slugs at two sites on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. As such, the presence of A. fulica may pose a greater threat to terrestrial mollusc conservation than previously imagined.
Meyer, Wallace M, Hayes, Kenneth A, Meyer, Amanda L   +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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Control of the Giant African Snail by baiting.

The Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1956
In parts of New Guinea, where the Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica) occurs, successful planting of cacao at stake is almost impossible. Most plantings are made from seedlings grown in nurseries. Planting costs are higher and seedlings do not get such a good start.
L.A. Bridgland, P.N. Byrne
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Socio-environmental assessment of the impact of the African snail, Lissachatina fulica (Férussac), 1821, on the population of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022
The introduction of the African snail Lissachatina fulica worldwide poses a risk to the environment, agriculture and human health. Considered a socio-environmental pest it causes problems to plantations and gardens, in addition to threatening native ...
Lígia Cristina Cazarin-Oliveira, Leonardo Pereira Fraga, Manoela Volkweis Lombardi, Fabiana Sperb Volkweis, Maria Julia Martins Silva   +4 more
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Evaluation of bucket traps baited with selected foods for attracting giant African snails, Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich) in Trinidad

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, Videsh S. Jagroo, Marcus Ramdwar   +2 more
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