The aim of this study was to determine the preliminary phytochemical component and antibacterial activity of the leaves extract of Guiera senegalensis lam (Combretaceae) against three clinical isolates (Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and Klebsiella species) using standard method of analysis. The test for phytochemical component revealed the presence of alkaloid, anthraquinolones, tannin and phl...

The exudate gums are complex acidic polysaccharides produced by trees either spontaneously or after mechanical injury. Each polysaccharide contains three or more constituent sugars including D-gluCurOfliC acid (or its 4-methyl ether) and/or D-galacturOniC acid. Highly branched structures are invariably encountered and since each constituent sugar may be present in furanose or pyranose ring form...

This study is a contribution to the inventory of medicinal plants and other methods used in controlling external parasitic diseases of backyard poultry in the localities of Djougou and Ouaké (department of Donga, Benin). It consists of a survey undertaken from December 2010 to March 2011 through visits and interviews with 210 poultry famers. The results indicate that 13 species of medicinal pla...

Two croaker fish species, Pseudotolithus senegalensis and Pseudotolithus typuswere sampled seasonally from Lagos Lagoon between December 2008 and September 2009 and analysed for pesticide residues. The muscle tissues of the fishes were subjected to cold extraction and subsequently clean-up. The detection and determination of the organochlorine residues were performed using gas chromatography.A ...

Bioaccumulation of cadmium was assessed in different tissues the benthic fish Solea senegalensis. Juvenile Senegalese soles were simultaneously exposed to cadmium-contaminated diet (Hediste diversicolor) and water during 14 days allowed depurate for another days. Cadmium content measured muscle, gills, liver intestine, with recorded values increasing these this same order. Muscle showed a consi...

BACKGROUND The West African country of Burkina Faso (BFA) is an example for the enduring importance of traditional plant use today. A large proportion of its 17 million inhabitants lives in rural communities and strongly depends on local plant products for their livelihood. However, literature on traditional plant use is still scarce and a comprehensive analysis for the country is still missing...

This paper reports on Luidia senegalensis being followed by Diplectrum formosum and D. radiale in shallow soft bottoms of southeastern Brazilian coast, and comments on this association between bottom-dwelling organisms and serranids. Following is likely due to the serranid's inquisitive behaviour, and both juvenile and adult sea basses acted as followers, feeding on disturbed or exposed prey du...

Despite increasing pressures on freshwater resources worldwide, and the threatened status of most turtles, there is still limited knowledge habitat use niche partitioning in Afrotropical turtle communities. In this study, we describe associations, community diversity, temporal patterns occurrence species Dahomey Gap ecoregion Ghana (West Africa). We gathered data from 13 sites central along Sen...