officially Republic of Niger Country, western Africa, on the southern edge of the Sahara. Republic of Niger Niger River Niger Congo languages Titus Petronius Niger
a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
A river of western Africa rising in Guinea and flowing about 4,183 km (2,600 mi) in a wide arc through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea. or Joliba or Kworra Principal river of western Africa. The third longest on the continent, it rises in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border and flows into Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. It is 2,600 mi (4,183 sq km) long, and its middle course is navigable for about 1,000 mi (1,600 km). Peoples living along the Niger include the Bambara, the Malinke, and the Songhai. It was explored by Mungo Park beginning in 1796
Family of some 1,400 languages of Africa. All of these are considered to be distinct languages and not simply dialects. The named dialects of these languages number many thousands more, not to mention the variant names for those languages and dialects. Niger-Congo languages are spoken by about 85% of the population of Africa, from Dakar, Senegal, in the west to Mombasa, Kenya, and in the east and south to Cape Town, S.Af. The name Niger-Congo was introduced in 1955 by Joseph H. Greenberg. As understood today, Niger-Congo has nine branches: Mande, Kordofanian, Atlantic (formerly West Atlantic), Kru, Gur, Kwa, Ijoid, Adamawa-Ubangi (formerly Adamawa-Eastern), and Benue-Congo
the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions e
This species is considered common to indoor environments It is widespread in the soil and on plants and is also considered a common contaminant of foods It has a musty odor It is commonly found in the environment on textiles, in soils, grains, fruits and vegetables isolated from tropical and subtropical soils but less frequently from other areas This fungus has an Aw (water activity) of 0 77 with an optimum > 0 97 Conidia (spores) have dimensions of 3 5 - 5 microns or 4 to 5 microns It is reported to be allergenic It is common in secondary organisms following bacterial otitis and is more commonly being implicated in pulmonary disease in immunocompromised hosts It has also been reported to cause skin infections
Aw 0 77 (5); Optimum > 0 97 (22) Conidia dimensions 3 5 - 5 microns (5) or 4 to 5 microns (26) Less common cause of aspergillosis It has a musty odor It is commonly found in the environment on textiles, in soils, grains, fruits and vegetables (5) It has been reported to cause skin and pulmonary infections (26) It is a common cause of fungal related ear infections-otomycosis (5, 26)
Aw 0 77 (5); Optimum > 0 97 (22) Conidia dimensions 3 5 - 5 microns (5) or 4 to 5 microns (26) Less common cause of aspergillosis It has a musty odor It is commonly found in the environment on textiles, in soils, grains, fruits and vegetables (5) It has been reported to cause skin and pulmonary infections (26) It is a common cause of fungal related ear infections-otomycosis (5, 26)
Aw 0 77; Optimum> 0 97 Conidia dimensions: 3 5 - 5 microns or 4 to 5 microns Less common cause of aspergillosis It has a musty odor It is commonly found in the environment on textiles, in soils, grains, fruits and vegetables It has been reported to cause skin and pulmonary infections It is a common cause of fungal related ear infections-otomycosis