Browsing Research Articles [LISBE] by Author "Chelela, Baraka"
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Antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected wild mushrooms from Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (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 ... -
Chemical composition of ethanolic extracts of some wild mushrooms from Tanzania and their medicinal potentials
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (Begell House Inc., 2016)The ethanolic extracts of 5 edible and inedible wild mushrooms collected from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. A total of 75 chemical compounds were obtained, ... -
Cytotoxicity activity of some wild mushroom species from Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)The crude extracts from six wild mushroom species (Russula cellulata, Afrocantharellussymoensis, Lactarius sp, Lactarius denigricans, Russula kivuensis, Amanita muscaria and Amanita phalloides) collected from the Southern ... -
Larvicidal potential of wild mushroom extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus Say, Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)The crude extracts from six wild mushrooms namely Lactarius densifolius, Lactarius gymnocarpoides, Russula cellulata, Russula kivuensis, Amanita phalloides and Boletus species were evaluated for larvicidal activity against ... -
Wild edible mushroom value chain for improved livelihoods in Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)A survey was conducted to assess mycological knowledge and socio-economic benefits along the wild edible mushrooms value chain among Benna and Hehe ethnic groups in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The mushroom hunters, ... -
Wild Mushrooms from Tanzania: Characterization and their Importance to the Rural Communities
Chelela, Baraka; Chacha, Musa; Matemu, Athanasia (Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 2015-10)Tanzania has a rich diversity of wild mushrooms, both edible and inedible which are used as food and medicinal resources. Despite of their nutritional and medicinal importance, few studies have been done on their ...