Publications (408)
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Traditional knowledge and cultural importance of Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch. in Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso
Korotimi Ouédraogo, Kangbéni Dimobe, Issouf Zerbo, Daniel Etongo, Alhassane Zare & Adjima Thiombiano
Background
Traditional knowledge (TK) on the different uses of under-valued fruit tree species including Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch.—a plant species of least concern (LC) based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification yet considered threatened due to overharvesting by a National Assessment in addition to(...)
Ethnobotany, Local knowledge, Conservation, Forest, Burkina Faso
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Detection of multidrug-resistant enterobacteria simultaneously producing extended-spectrum β- lactamases of the PER and GES types isolated at Saint Camille Hospital Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Mètuor Dabiré Amana, Tiemtoré Rahimatou Yasmine Wend-Kuni, Bangré Yasmine Aminata, Zohoncon Théodora Mahoukédé, Sougué Serge, Zongo Jacob Koudbi, Simporé Jacques
Resistance to a wide variety of common antibiotics is observed among clinical strains designated as extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers. These produce enzymatic proteins that effectively inactivate cephalosporins and aztreonam and are a serious global health problem that complicates treatment strategies. Many studies report a high p(...)
Broad-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), Pseudomonas extended resistance (PER) gene, Guiana extended-spectrum (GES) gene, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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Soil Health Changes Over a 25-Year Chronosequence From Forest to Plantations in Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis) Landscapes in Southern Côte d'Ivoire: Do Earthworms Play a Role?
Jérôme E. Tondoh, Kangbéni Dimobe, Arnauth M. Guéi, Léontine Adahe, Yannick Baidai, Julien K. N'Dri, Gerald Forkuor
The agro-ecological drawbacks of the spread of rubber tree plantations in Côte d'Ivoire since the 1990's are obvious even though they have not been properly investigated. They consist of biodiversity loss, land degradation and food insecurity, which have extended into the existing cocoa-led degraded areas whose rehabilitation have unfortunatel(...)
biodiversity, earthworms, functional groups, land use change, soil degradation, soil threats, rubber tree plantations
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Preliminary data on density and habitat of carnivores in two protected areas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Emmanuel M. Hema, Tinsgnimi Dialla, Djidama Sirima, Yaya Ouattara, Ismael M. Tou, Luca Luiselli
Abstract Apparent density [determined as kilometric index of abundance (KIA), by direct sightings and by droppings along line transects] and habitat use of some species of carnivore mammals were studied in two protected areas of Burkina Faso (Comoé-Leraba and Nazinga). Despite the fact that the dataset was collected throughout several years an(...)
Transect, Carnivore, Habitat, Geography, Abundance (ecology), Shrub, Belt transect, Ecology, Distance sampling, Biology, Predation
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Correlates of African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, Occurrence in the West African Sahel
Fabio Petrozzi, Emmanuel M. Hema, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, Nioking Amadi, Godfrey C. Akani, Russell L. Burke, Laurent Chirio, Luca Luiselli
To better understand the habitat preferences of the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), we tested possible associations between their distribution and land use, vegetation cover, the presence of roads, human settlements, and rainfall patterns, all of which affect the distributions of other tortoise species. African spurred tortois(...)
Tortoise, Human settlement, Vegetation (pathology), Land cover, Geography, Ecology, Habitat, Distribution (mathematics), Deciduous, Land use, Forestry, Biology, Archaeology
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Class 1 Integrons, Genetic Factor for the Dissemination of Tetracycline and Chloramphenicol Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Rural Burkina Faso
René Dembélé1,2*, Ali Konaté1, Assèta Kagambèga1,3, Issiaka Soulama4, Wendpoulomdé AD Kaboré5, Oumar Traoré1,2, Alfred S Traoré1, Awa Aidara-Kane6, Amy Gassama Sow7 and Nicolas Barro1
Antimicrobial resistance has been declared a global threat to public health, as a massive increase in this problem has been observed worldwide. This study aims to investigate the role of class I integrons (Int1) in the dissemination of tetracycline and chloramphenicol resistance genes in Escherichia coli in rural Burkina Faso. A study was cond(...)
Antibiotic Resistance Genes; Class 1 Integrons; E. coli; Diarrhea; Children
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PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF FIVE COWPEA [(Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)] LINES AS FEED RESOURCES FOR RUMINANT PRODUCTION IN BURKINA FASO
Barro Antoine 1, Batieno Téyouré Benoit Joseph 2, Neya James Bougouma 2, Palé Korotoumou 1, 2, Jean Baptiste De La Salle Tignégré 3, Kaboré Adama *2, Sawadogo Mahamadou 4
The main food resource for ruminant production in Burkina Faso is natural grazing, which cannot
sustain ruminant production all year round. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate cultivated
forages including crop residues such as fodder whose nutritional values must be verified before
they are used in ruminant feed. To this end, samples(...)
Cowpea Leaves; Nutritional Values; Ruminants; Burkina Faso.
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Aboveground biomass allometric equations and distribution of carbon stocks of the African oak (Afzelia africana Sm.) in Burkina Faso
Larba Hubert Balima, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Philippe Bayen, Kangbéni Dimobe, François N’Guessan Kouamé, Adjima Thiombiano
The significant role of tropical forest ecosystems in the global carbon budget has increased the need for accurate estimates of tropical forest biomass. The lack of large-scale biomass allometric equations hampers the understanding of the spatial distribution of tree biomass and carbon stocks and their influencing factors in West Africa. This(...)
Tree allometry, Biomass (ecology), Allometry, Environmental science, Carbon sequestration, Carbon fibers, Ecosystem, Ecology, Agronomy, Biology, Biomass partitioning, Mathematics, Carbon dioxide
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Aboveground biomass allometric equations and distribution of carbon stocks of the African oak (Afzelia africana Sm.) in Burkina Faso
Larba Hubert Balima, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Philippe Bayen, Kangbéni Dimobe, François N’Guessan Kouamé & Adjima Thiombiano
The significant role of tropical forest ecosystems in the global carbon budget has increased the need for accurate estimates of tropical forest biomass. The lack of large-scale biomass allometric equations hampers the understanding of the spatial distribution of tree biomass and carbon stocks and their influencing factors in West Africa. This(...)
African mahogany Biomass allometry Carbon storage Climatic gradient West Africa
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Diversity-carbon stock relationship across vegetation types in W National park in Burkina Faso
Kangbéni Dimobe, Shem Kuyah , Zaïnabou Dabré, Amadé Ouédraogo, Adjima Thiombiano
National parks and similarly managed reserves play an important role in climate change and development. However, changes in the structure and composition of vegetation due to disturbance can modify their capacity to regulate climate through carbon sequestration. We estimated aboveground carbon stocks in W National Park, and related carbon dens(...)
Biomass carbon; Functional traits; Protected areas; Ecosystem services; Species diversity; West Africa
PRéPUBLICATION
Population dynamics and age-dependent mortality processes in tropical reptiles
Hugo Cayuela, Godfrey C. Akani, Emmanuel M. Hema, Edem A. Eniang, Nioking Amadi, Stephanie N. Ajong, Daniele Dendi, Fabio Petrozzi, Luca Luiselli
Abstract Understanding age-dependent mortality processes is a critical challenge for population biologists. Actuarial senescence appears to be a common process across the tree of life. Senescence patterns are highly variable in pluricellular organisms: senescence can be gradual or sharp and its onset may be early or delayed. By contrast, studi(...)
Senescence, Biology, Population, Ectotherm, Ecology, Zoology, Limiting, Mortality rate, Demography, Genetics
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Resistance to β-Lactamines by Gram Negative Bacteria producing Several Types of Enzymes, Isolated from Urines in Pediatric Center of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
Mètuor Dabiré Amana, Zongo Koudbi Jacob, Kaboré Boukaré, Zèba Boukaré, Baucher Marie, El Jaziri Mondher, Simporé Jacques
Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL) producing bacteria have been reported in several countries, but there is little information available on the different types of ESBL produced by Enterobacteria in Burkina Faso. For compensate for the lack of scientific information of extreme importance, this study deals with molecular characterization of s(...)
Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases, Genes, Resistance to Antibiotics
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Performances germinatives des graines de Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K. Krause (Anacardiaceae) de provenance sahélo-soudanienne du Burkina Faso
Ounyambila Lompo, Kangbéni Dimobe, Benjamin Lankoandé, Amadé Ouédraogo
L’étude vise à évaluer les performances de germination des graines et de croissance desplantules de Lannea microcarpa. À cet effet, les fruits mûrs ont été récoltés et soumis à troistraitements prégerminatifs (fruits entiers sans traitement, dépulpage des fruits et décorticagedes noyaux). Pour chaque traitement, les graines sont semées et le n(...)
African grape, initial growth, dormancy lifting, pre-germinative treatment, germination capacities, Burkina Faso
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Epidemiology and Resistance Phenotypes of Salmonella spp. Strains Responsible for Gastroenteritis in Children less than Five Years of Age in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ali Konaté, Nathalie Guessennd, Fernique Konan Kouadio, Réné Dembelé, Assèta Kagambèga, Innocent Kouamé Kouadio, Haoua Cissé, Mohamed Baguy Ouattara, Wendpoulomdé Ad Kaboré, Tiékoura Konan Bertin, David Coulibaly N’golo, Alfred S. Traoré, Nicolas Barro
Conventional treatment of children with severe gastroenteritis is based on antibiotic therapy. Due to the emergence of Multi-Drug resistant bacteria and pediatric therapeutic failures, this study was undertaken to determine resistance phenotypes of Salmonella spp. responsible for children, gastroenteritis.
Salmonella, Epidemiology, Open access publishing, Acute gastroenteritis, Phenotype, Biology, Medicine, Virology, Genetics, Bacteria, World Wide Web, Internal medicine, Gene, Computer science
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Determination of the Moisture and Mineral Contents in Selected Infant Flour Sold at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Mètuor-Dabiré Amana, Konate Kiessoun, Adama Djeneba, Zongo S. Véronique, Simpore Jacques
Child malnutrition is one of the major causes of public health and social welfare problems in developing countries. It is manifested by micronutrient deficiency. Indeed, nutritional deficits are particularly severe in children from 6 to 24 months, when their nutritional needs exceed what they can get from breast milk. To help improve the nutri(...)
Infant flour, malnutrition, minerals, moisture content, Burkina Faso.