Article
Schistosome genetic diversity: the implications of population structure as detected with microsatellite markers.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2002
Curtis J, Sorensen R E, Minchella D J
Abstract excerpt
Blood flukes in the genus Schistosoma are important human parasites in tropical regions. A substantial amount of genetic diversity has been described in populations of these parasites using molecular markers. We first consider the extent of genetic variation found in Schistosoma mansoni and some factors that may be contributing to this variation. Recently, though, attempts have been made to analyze not only the...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Schistosoma
- Schistosoma mansoni