Are Biomphalaria snails resistant to Schistosoma mansoni?

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 79, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 187-191

  Theron A ^a   Coustau, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PHENOTYPE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 23944461021     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2005299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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