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Valorization of African Giant Land Snail Shell Waste (Archachatina marginata) By Extraction of Chitosan From it

Zaštita Materijala
The African giant land snail (Archachantina marginata) is one of the most common mollusks in southern Nigeria. It has a shell that constitutes more than half of its body mass and it is usually discarded as waste.  As snail meat consumption increases due
Azuka Amitaye, Elias Elemike, Terngu Uzah   +2 more
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Population fluctuation and food preference of African snail by horticulture crops

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2018
: The African snail Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822), originally from Africa, was introduced in Brazil and since then became an important pest, because of its resistance to abiotic conditions, hermaphroditism, polyphagia and absence of natural enemies ...
Lindinalva dos Santos, Carla Ruth de Carvalho Barbosa-Negrisoli, Maciel Bispo dos Santos, Aldomário Santo Negrisoli Junior   +3 more
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A Structural Analysis of Host-Parasite Interactions in <i>Achatina fulica</i> (Giant African Snail) Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Lopes-Torres EJ, de Oliveira Simões R, Mota EM, Thiengo SC.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The preferential feeding habits of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich) on selected crops grown and weeds found in Trinidad, West Indies

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018
A study was conducted to determine the preferential feeding habits of the Giant African Snail (GAS) Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich) on selected crops and selected weeds found in Trinidad, West Indies. The intraspecific plant vulnerabilities such
Marcus Ramdwar, Wayne Ganpat, Jesse Harripersad, Wendy Isaac, Donald Palmer   +4 more
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Understanding Snail Mucus Biosynthesis and Shell Biomineralisation through Genomic Data Mining of the Reconstructed Carbohydrate and Glycan Metabolic Pathways of the Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica). [PDF]

Biology (Basel), 2023
Nualnisachol P, Chumnanpuen P, E-Kobon T.   +2 more
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Thermal, Textural and Quality Properties of Grilled African Snail (Acharchatina Marginata)

ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development
Grilling is one of the processing methods of raw meat into edible meat product.  These have tendencies to impact quality of the meat product. This study evaluated the impact of grilling on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, thermal, textural, proximate ...
Olusola Timothy Bolaji, Titilope Adebusola Abegunde, Rofiat Bolanle Abdudsalaam, Rufus Rotimi Dinrifo, Oladotun Olakanmi Oguntoyinbo, Isaiah Adeyemi , Omotayo Alaka   +6 more
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Avaliação dos problemas enfrentados no manejo do caramujo gigante africano Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) no Brasil Evaluation of the problems faced in the management of the giant African snail Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
The giant African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 was introduced into Paraná, Brazil, in the 1980s. Since then, it has spread across the country, despite its known invasive status on a global scale.
Eduardo Colley, Marta Luciane Fischer
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Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Anti-Virulence Activity of Biactive Fractions from Mucus Secretion of Giant African Snail Achatina fulica against Staphylococcus aureus Strains. [PDF]

Antibiotics (Basel), 2021
Suárez L, Pereira A, Hidalgo W, Uribe N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Update on the occurrence and dispersion of the Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) snail within the Federal District, Brazil

Heringeriana, 2021
Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica is present in most Brazilian States. This paper aims at providing a diagnosis of the occurrence and dispersion of A. fulica in the Distrito Federal.
Lí­gia Cristina Cazarin-Oliveira, Leonardo Pereira Fraga, Manoela Volkweis Lombardi, Fabiana Sperb Volkweis, Maria Júlia Martins-Silva   +4 more
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Mining Invertebrate Natural Products for Future Therapeutic Treasure

Natural Product Communications, 2011
This review focuses on biologically active entities from invertebrate sources, especially snails. The reader will encounter several categories of compounds from snails including glycosaminoglycans, peptides, proteins (glycoproteins), and enzymes which ...
Youmie Park
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