Molecular studies of Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 535-541

  Knight, Matty ^a   Ongele, Eba ^b   Lewis, Fred A ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Expressed sequence tags; Genome; Resistance; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Snails

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOMPHALARIA; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0034016363     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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