Brazilian studies on the genetics of Schistosoma mansoni

Acta Tropica

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Gentile, Rosana ^a   Oliveira, Guilherme ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic marker; Genetics; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLATWORM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INFECTIVITY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DNA, HELMINTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 56949095463     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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