Molecular characterization of Bulinus globosus and B. nasutus on Zanzibar, and an investigation of their roles in the epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-357

  Stothard, J Russell ^a,b   Rollinson, David ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulinus globosus; Bulinus nasutus; Characterization; Epidemiology; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LABORATORY INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING; TANZANIA;

BULINUS GLOBOSUS; BULINUS NASUTUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0030981076     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90105-X     Document Type: Article

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