A molecular survey of Biomphalaria in Egypt: Is B. glabrata present?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-139

  Lotfy, Wael M ^b   Dejong, Randall J ^a   Abdel Kader, Ahmed ^c   Loker, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; DNA SEQUENCE; EGYPT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; HELISOMA DURYI; PLANORBIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 24644460589     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.131     Document Type: Article

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