Isoenzyme analysis of Schistosoma haematobium, S. intercalatum and their hybrids and occurrences of natural hybridization in Cameroon

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-274

  Webster, B L ^a   Southgate, V R ^a   Tchuem Tchuente L A ^b,c  

^a Wolfson Wellcome Biomed Labs   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Centre for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH SURVEY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SAMPLE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM;

ANIMALS; BULINUS; CAMEROON; CHILD; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOENZYMES; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0042027821     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2003166     Document Type: Article

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