Article
Biomphalaria tenagophila: genetic variability within intermediate snail hosts susceptible and resistant to Schistosoma mansoni infection.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Mar 2004
Da Silva D, Spada R G, Sobral-Hamaguchi S S, Abdel-Hamid Z, Zuim N R, Zanotti-Magalhães E M, Magalhães L A, Ribeiro-Paes J T
Abstract excerpt
DNA analysis by molecular techniques has significantly expanded the perspectives of the study and understanding of genetic variability in molluscs that are vectors of schistosomiasis. In the present study, the genetic variability of susceptible and resistant B. lenagophila strains to S. mansoni infection was investigated using amplification of their genomic DNA by RAPD-PCR. The products were analyzed by PAGE and...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- DNA, Helminth
- Disease Vectors
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- Schistosoma mansoni
