Further Studies on the Molecular Systematics of Biomphalaria Snails from Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 57-66

  Vidigal, Teofânia H D A ^b   Caldeira, Roberta Lima ^a   Simpson, Andrew J G ^c   Carvalho, Omar S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Brazil; Internal transcribed spacer; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; GASTROPODA; PEREGRINA;

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BRAZIL; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033628164     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000100009     Document Type: Article

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