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Genetic variability of Brazilian populations of Lymnaea columella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae), an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica (Trematoda: Digenea).
Acta tropica - 1 Mar 2006
Cardoso Paula Cristina Marques, Caldeira Roberta Lima, Lovato Maria Bernadete, Coelho Paulo Marcos Zech, Berne Maria Elisabeth Aires, Müller Gertrud, Carvalho Omar dos Santos
Abstract excerpt
In Brazil, Lymnaea columella is the most important intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica, the etiological agent of fasciolosis, which is a parasitic disease of veterinarian and human importance. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to investigate the genetic variability within and among nine Brazilian populations of L. columella comprising 205 individuals. A number of four primers were used for...
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