December 2018

Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungus, Penicillium griseofulvum MPR1 isolated from medicinal plant, Mentha pulegium L.

In the present study, an endophytic fungus with a considerable antimicrobial activity was isolated from the medicinal plant Mentha Pulegium L. The morphological and molecular identification revealed that this fungus is a Penicillium griseofulvum. A preliminary screening was done to choose the suitable culture medium for a maximum production of the bioactive compounds using the dual-culture agar diffusion assay. The malt...

Author(s): Amina ZERROUG, Nouari SADRATI, Rasime DEMIREL, Sabrina BAKLI and Daoud HARZALLAH  

December 2018

Health and nutritional quality assessment of salmonella-contaminated poultry products in sub-Saharan Africa; A case of cote d'ivoire

The poultry sector is developing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa but it remains informal in many countries, including Côte d'Ivoire. This situation, which is favourable to the health and nutritional insecurity of food of avian origin, deserves special attention, because of Salmonella, which has poultry as its outbreak. The aim of this study was to help reduce the risk of food poisoning linked to the consumption...

Author(s): Koffi Ahua René, KOUADIO-N’GBESSO Nadège, Ouassa Timothée, Atobla Koua, KOUAME N’Zébo Désiré and DadiE Adjéhi