In the gut tissues and contents of the earthworm Pheretima (Metaphire) hilgendorfi, cellulase activity which contributes to the terrestrial ecosystem nutrient cycling has been detected. The origin of the cellulase production, whether it is the earthworm itself or the microorganisms, has not been established at the molecular level. In our study, a cellulase [endo-β-1,4glucanase (EGase), EC3.2.1....

BACKGROUND Saponins isolated from plant sources have a number of traditional and industrial applications. Saponins have pharmacological effects like anti-inflammatory, molluscicidal, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, antidiabetic, anticancer, anticonvulsant, anthelmintic, antitussive and cytotoxic activities. The current work describes the anthelmintic and cytotoxic activities of crude saponins of ...

Intravasal tissues of unknown function have been found in Pomatoceros triqueter, Vermiliopsis infundibulum, Protula intestinum, and Apomatus ampulliferus. They consist of connective tissue fibres clothed with small cells with densely staining cytoplasm. In Pomatoceros the tissue is situated intersegmentally in the gut sinus of the thorax and anterior part of the abdomen; it lies on each side of...

Vagrans egista (Cramer, 1780) is reported for the first time from southern part of West Bengal, India. The Raygar forest Bankura district in plateau region second locality species which extends distribution range (aerial distance: 525 km) its known locality, Buxa Tiger Reserve Alipurduar state. This paper also reports occurrence Rapala pheretima and Gerosis bhagava time. Importance an invasive ...