Genetic variability of the main intermediate host of the Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil, Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) assessed by SSR-PCR.

doi:10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00051-7

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Genetic variability of the main intermediate host of the Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil, Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) assessed by SSR-PCR.

Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2002

Campos Y R, Carvalho O S, Goveia C O, Romanha A J

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The genetic variability of Brazilian Biomphalaria glabrata populations was studied using SSR-PCR. This technique is a variant of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which consists of using a single primer directed towards microsatellite regions under high stringency reaction conditions. Twenty s...

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Animals
Biomphalaria
Brazil
Genetic Variation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Schistosoma mansoni

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