Schistosoma mansoni: use of a cloned ribosomal RNA gene probe to detect restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the intermediate host Biomphalaria glabrata.

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Adult susceptibility of Biomphalaria glabrata to Schistosoma mansoni infection is controlled by simple Mendelian genetics. In this study a molecular approach was used to determine the degree of genetic variation between well-defined lines of B. glabrata which are either resistant (10-R2) or susceptible (M-line) to S. mansoni infection. A cloned probe pSM389, which contains part of the S. mansoni small ribosomal...

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