Article
Elucidating the temporal and spatial dynamics of Biomphalaria glabrata genetic diversity in three Brazilian villages.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Oct 2013
Thiele Elizabeth A, Corrêa-Oliveira Guilherme, Gazzinelli Andrea, Minchella Dennis J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata is the principal intermediate host for the parasite Schistosoma mansoni within Brazil. We assessed the potential effects of snail population dynamics on parasite transmission dynamics via population genetics. METHODS: We sampled snail populati...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- Brazil
- DNA, Helminth
- Fresh Water
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Schistosoma mansoni