Molecular Characterisation of Intermediate Snail Hosts and the Search for Resistance Genes

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 1998, Pages 111-116

  Rollinson, David ^a   Stothard, J Russell ^a   Jones, Cathy S ^b   Lockyer, Anne E ^b   Pereira De Souza, Cecilia ^c   Noble, Les R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Bulinus; Epidemiology; Molecular systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; BULINUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0032254369     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000700015     Document Type: Article

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