Article
Genetic variability and molecular identification of Brazilian Biomphalaria species (Mollusca: Planorbidae).
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2001
Carvalho S, Caldeira R L, Simpson A J, Vidigal T H
Abstract excerpt
Freshwater snails belonging to the genus Biomphalaria are intermediate hosts of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni in the Neotropical region and Africa. In Brazil, one subspecies and ten species of Biomphalaria have been identified: B. glabrata, B. tenagophila, B. straminea, B. occidentalis, B. pe...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- Brazil
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Genetic Variation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Schistosomiasis mansoni