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Population genetics and dynamics at short spatial scale in Bulinus truncatus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, in Morocco.
Parasitology - 1 Oct 2002
Chlyeh G, Henry P Y, Sourrouille P, Delay B, Khallaayoune K, Jarne P
Abstract excerpt
The population biology of the schistosome-vector snail Bulinus truncatus was studied in an irrigation system near Marrakech, Morocco using both genetic and demographic approaches. The population genetic survey was conducted in 4 sites, 2 sites being sampled on 2 separate occasions. Individuals were genotyped at 6 microsatellite loci. No variability was found at 4 loci, and the 2 other loci had less than 4...
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