Extensive genetic variation revealed in adjacent populations of the schistosome intermediate host Biomphalaria pfeifferi from a single river system.

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Extensive genetic variation revealed in adjacent populations of the schistosome intermediate host Biomphalaria pfeifferi from a single river system.

Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology - 1 Sept 1998

Hoffman J I, Webster J P, Ndamba J, Woolhouse M E

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Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was used to study genetic variation among schistosome hosts of the species Biomphalaria pfeifferi. The analysed snails came from 15 sites along a 6-km stretch of a Zimbabwean river, providing data on genetic-geographical relationships over, probabl...

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Animals
Biomphalaria
Genetic Variation
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Schistosoma mansoni
Zimbabwe

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