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Genetic diversity, fixation and differentiation of the freshwater snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Gastropoda, Planorbidae) in arid lands.
Genetica - 1 Jun 2013
Mintsa Nguema Rodrigue, Langand Juliette, Galinier Richard, Idris Mohamed A, Shaban Mahmoud A, Al Yafae Salem, Moné Hélène, Mouahid Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
The freshwater snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the main intermediate host of human intestinal Bilharziasis. It is widely distributed in Africa, Madagascar and middle-eastern countries, and its habitat includes wetlands, and arid to semi-arid areas. Based on analysis of 18 microsatellites, we investigated reference allelic variation among 30 populations of B. pfeifferi from three drainage basins in Dhofar, Oman...
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