Genetic diversity and recruitment pattern of Schistosoma mansoni in a Biomphalaria glabrata snail population: A field study using random-amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-441

  Sire, Christel ^a   Durand, Patrick ^a   Pointier, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Théron, André ^a  

^a Ctr Biol d'Ecologie Trop M   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RECRUITMENT; SNAIL;

ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DNA, HELMINTH; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; GUADELOUPE; MALE; MICE; MURIDAE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RATS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEASONS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER;

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MURINAE; RATTUS RATTUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033066545     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285775     Document Type: Article

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