Article
Fine-scale population structure and dispersal in Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma mansoni, in Venezuela.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2002
Mavárez J, Amarista M, Pointier J-P, Jarne P
Abstract excerpt
Biomphalaria glabrata is the main intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni in America and one of the most intensely studied species of freshwater snails, yet very little is known about its population biology. Here, we used seven highly polymorphic microsatellite loci to analyse genetic diversity...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- DNA
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Fresh Water
- Genetic Variation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Population Dynamics
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Venezuela