An electrophoretic comparison of Schistosoma japonicum (Trematoda) from different provinces in the People's Republic of China suggests the existence of cryptic species

Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-383

  Chilton, N B ^a   Bao Zhen, Q ^b   Boogh H O ^b   Nansen, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Genetic variation; Markers; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Schistosoma japonicum

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHINA; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; RABBITS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SNAILS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032880422     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099004837     Document Type: Article

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