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Antimicrobial activities of against selected pathogenic fungi and bacteria strains.
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2019-12-19)
and are dangerous pathogens causing fungal diseases. and developed resistance to fungicides such as fluconazole. Similarly, pathogenic bacteria have become resistant to antibiotcs such as methicillin. Thus, searching ...
Antimalarial activity of Cucumis metuliferus and Lippia kituiensis against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice
(Dovepress, 2018)
Background: The search for new antimalarial drugs has become progressively urgent due to
plasmodial resistance to most of the commercially available antimalarial drugs. As part of this
effort, the study evaluated the ...
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected wild mushrooms from Southern Highlands of Tanzania
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)
The antibacterial and antifungal activities of crude extracts of Lactarius sp, Russula kivuensis, Amanita muscaria, Amanita phalloides, Lactarius gymnocarpoides and Lactarius densifolius (wild mushrooms) were evaluated ...
Acute and Subacute Oral Toxicity Evaluation of Commiphora Campestris Methanolic Stem Bark Extract (CASBMCE) In Mice and Rats
(Juniper Publishers, 2017-11-16)
This study was done to evaluate the acute and sub acute toxicity of Camiphora campestris Methanolic Stem Bark Extract (CASBMCE). In acute toxicity tests four groups of mice (n=5/group/sex) were orally treated with doses ...
Acute oral toxicity study of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous extract in albino mice
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2016-10-03)
Acute oral toxicity of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous was evaluated in albino mice of either
sex. In this study, five groups of mice were orally treated with doses of 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000
mg/kg body ...
Effects of Growth Conditions on the Forms of Xenorhabdus nematophila: A Symbiotic Bacterium of the Entomopathogenic Steinernema carpocapsae
(Ingenta, 2019-06)
Xenorhabdus nematophila (X . nematophila) is a mutualistic gram negative bacterium, associated with the entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Steinernema. The nematode-bacterial complexes increase the pathogen's ability ...
Sustainable Crop Protection Using Nematodes (Steinernema Spp) as Biological Control Agents
(American Scientific Publishers, 2019-06-01)
Crop productions play an important role in food production, raw material production and income generation. Crop production is challenged by pest infestation with new outbreaks every now and then, reducing yield and increasing ...
Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917), an emerging agricultural pest in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and prospective management strategies
(Academic Journal, 2017-02-17)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income and nutrition of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is attacked by many insect pests that cause high
economic losses. This ...
Tomato Leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyrick 1917): A Threat to Tomato Production in Africa
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016-11-28)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income, food and nutrition in Africa. Production of the crop is currently threatened by leaf miner [Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)]. ...
Larvicidal Activity of Leaf and Stem extracts of Sterculiaquinquelob(Garcke) K. SchumAgainst the Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S, Culexquinquefasciatus Say and AedesaegyptiMosquito
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)
Larvicidal activity of crude petroleum ether (PE), ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and methanol
(MeOH) extracts of leaves and stem barks of Sterculiaquinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum
were testedagainst the late 3
instar larvae of ...