Publications by authors named "B Kumulungui"

Gabon has a rich flora, many species of which are used in traditional medicine. However, little research has been carried out on this wealth. An ethnopharmacological survey in the Fang language was carried out among traditional practitioners to collect antimicrobial medicinal plants.

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Oxidative stress and inflammation play a key role in the occurrence of neurodegenerative diseases. Traditionally, leaves are used in dementia treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities as well as the phytochemical composition of leaves from four Congo-Brazzaville regions.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The canine parvovirus type-2 (CPV-2) has evolved into several variants (CPV-2a, CPV-2b, CPV-2c) since its first detection in the 1970s, with recent variants reported globally, including in 2019.
  • - A study conducted in Gabon focused on clinical cases of CPV in vaccinated dogs, collecting fecal samples that tested positive for the virus, with genetic analysis revealing the presence of CPV-2a and CPV-2c.
  • - The findings indicate that these CPV variants are circulating among young vaccinated dogs in Gabon, prompting the need for further research on the epidemiology and effectiveness of existing vaccines
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is a medicinal plant used in northern Gabon to treat microbial diseases. It is a plant well-known by local populations, but very few studies have focused on the molecules responsible for the antibacterial activities of . This study proposes a dereplication strategy based on molecular networking generated from HPLC-ESI-Q/TOF data, allowing investigation of the molecules responsible for the antibacterial activity of .

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Objectives: Candida albicans generally remains the principal pathogenic yeast responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), although with variable prevalence. In this study, we evaluated the evolution of the prevalence of the non-Candida albicans Candida (NCAC) species and investigated the genotypic diversity and the population genetic structure of the circulating C. albicans strains associated with VVC in the vicinity of Franceville (Gabon).

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