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Distribution and genetic diversity of Schistosoma haematobium within its bulinid intermediate hosts in Mali.
Acta tropica - 24 Jun 1997
Dabo A, Durand P, Morand S, Diakite M, Langand J, Imbert-Establet D, Doumbo O, Jourdane J
Abstract excerpt
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to assess distribution and genetic diversity of Schistosoma haematobium populations within their bulinid intermediate hosts in Mali. Naturally infected snails (Bulinus truncatus and B. globosus) were collected at four sites in the Bamako district. S. haematobium cercariae from single snails were used to infect mice and genotypes of the resultant adult...
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