A comparison of Bulinus africanus group species (Planorbidae; Gastropoda) by use of the internal transcribed spacer 1 region combined by morphological and anatomical characters

Acta Tropica

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Raahauge, P ^a   Kristensen, T K ^a  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bulinus africanus group; ITS 1 region; ITS 2 region; ITS region

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PEST CONTROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BULINUS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; KENYA; MITOCHONDRIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

KENYA;

ANIMALIA; BULINUS AFRICANUS; BULINUS NASUTUS; GASTROPODA; PLANORBIDAE;

EID: 0033962633     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00086-8     Document Type: Article

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