Identification of Biomphalaria havanensis and Biomphalaria obstructa populations from Cuba using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism of the ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 661-665

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria havanensis; Biomphalaria obstructa; Cuba; Internal transcribed spacer; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA; Snails

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA HAVANENSIS; BIOMPHALARIA OBSTRUCTA; GASTROPODA; PEREGRINA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CUBA; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CUBA; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0035407930     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000500013     Document Type: Article

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