background: angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic public health concern that causes human severe eosinophilic meningitis in southeast asia and china. as a medically important intermediate host of a. cantonensis , bellamya lithophaga (gastrop-oda: viviparidae) is often confused with other morphologically similar sibling spe-cies of genus bellamya , such as b. aeruginosa and b. purificata in ...

epidemiological data suggest that arsenic ultimately results in cancer in different parts of the body. several synthetic therapeutic agents manifest inadequate potency with severe side effects against arsenic toxicity. the flesh of b. bengalensis , has long been used as an ethno-medicine in case of arthritis, blood-impurities, impaired immune system, conjunctivitis and liver anomalies. this pot...

Recent studies suggested that accurate species identification in the tropical anguillid eels based on morphological examination requires confirmation by molecular genetic analysis. Previous studies found that two tropical anguillid eels, Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis, were found in peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) based on morphological and molecular genetic analyse...

Kitosan merupakan senyawa alami, non toksik dan sudah banyak digunakan dalam industri makanan maupun farmasi. dapat diperoleh dari hasil isolasi cangkang kreca (Bellamya javanica). memiliki berbagai aktivitas seperti antitumor, neuroptotektif, antiinflamasi, antijamur antibakteri. Aktivitas antibakteri kitosan Bellamya javanica belum diketahui sebelumnya, sehingga penelitian ini dilakukan untuk...

Although it is a major freshwater gastropod species, genetic diversity of Bellamya aeruginosa was completely unknown. Eighteen microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from (AC)(15)-enriched genomic libraries of the freshwater snail B. aeruginosa. Most of the 18 loci were successfully amplified and high polymorphic information content values were found, ranging from 0.244 to 0....

Herbal preparations of Ficus bengalensis L. (Moraceae) have been considered as safe, effective and economical for various ailments in Indian traditional system of medicine. The present study was aimed to scientifically explore the antimicrobial potential of F. bengalensis aerial roots. Effect of variable concentrations of aqueous and hexane extracts of F. bengalensis aerial roots was studied on...

A study of the population size of Bandicota bengalensis rats in three markets in Penang was conducted from April 2004 through May 2005. Taman Tun Sardon Market (TTS), Batu Lanchang Market (BTLG) and Bayan Lepas Market (BYNLP) were surveyed. Six sampling sessions were conducted in each market for four consecutive nights per session. The total captures of B. bengalensis in TTS, BTLG and BYNLP wer...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the species diversity of eels native to Aceh waters based on genetic data. Sampling was conducted in western coast waters of Aceh Province, Indonesia, from July to August 2016. Genomic DNA was extracted from the samples, a genomic region from the 5' region of the cox1 gene was amplified and sequenced, and this was then used to analyse genetic v...

The extraordinary level of accumulation of nickel (Ni) in hyperaccumulator plants is a consequence of specific metal sequestering and transport mechanisms, and knowledge of these processes is critical for advancing an understanding of transition element metabolic regulation in these plants. The Ni biopathways were elucidated in three plant species, Phyllanthus balgooyi, Phyllanthus securinegioi...