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Population genetics of the Schistosoma snail host Bulinus truncatus in Egypt.
Acta tropica - 1 Aug 2017
Zein-Eddine Rima, Djuikwo-Teukeng Félicité F, Dar Yasser, Dreyfuss Gilles, Van den Broeck Frederik
Abstract excerpt
The tropical freshwater snail Bulinus truncatus serves as an important intermediate host of several human and cattle Schistosoma species in many African regions. Despite some ecological and malacological studies, there is no information on the genetic diversity of B. truncatus in Egypt. Here, we sampled 70-100 snails in ten localities in Upper Egypt and the Nile Delta. Per locality, we sequenced 10 snails at a...
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