Host-parasite relationship of S. mansoni and B. glabrata

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4399-4405

  Arijo, A G ^a   Doenhoff, M J ^b   Soomro, N M ^a   Rajput, Z I ^c  

^a SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Directorate of Animal Husbandry   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

B. glabrata; Host parasite relationship; S. mansoni

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 37349042888     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4399.4405     Document Type: Article

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