Biomphalaria tenagophila: Dominant character of the resistance to Schistosoma mansoni in descendants of crossbreedings between resistant (Taim, RS) and susceptible (Joinville, SC) strains

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Rosa, Florence Mara ^a   Godard, Ana Lúcia Brunialti ^a   Azevedo, Vasco ^a   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria tenagophila; Crossbreedings; Dominant resistance character; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MARKER GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 15244347084     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000100004     Document Type: Article

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