Comparative Study of Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities of Different Parts from l'Her. Ex. DC (Fabaceae).

Aims: is used in Beninese folk medicine for treatment of gastroenteritis. This study aims to compare the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity of the hydroalcoholic extracts of the leaves, trunk bark, and root.

Materials And Methods: The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by the broth microdilution method on 06 bacterial strains including 03 wild-type strains ( 0157H, sp.

Assessment of the Bacterial Pollution and Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Benin: Case of the Hydrographic Channel Complex Cotonou-Nokoué Lake.

The study aims to document the level of contamination of the aquatic ecosystem of the Cotonou-Lake Nokoué canal hydrographic complex by multidrug-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes. For this purpose, water samples were taken from several points of the complex and from the sediments at the depth of the lake. Samples of several species of freshly caught fish products from the lake were also collected.