Molecular epidemiology of Brazilian Biomphalaria: A review of the identification of species and the detection of infected snails

Acta Tropica

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Caldeira, Roberta L ^a   Jannotti Passos, Liana K ^a   Carvalho, Omar S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Brazil; Molecular differentiation; Parasite detection; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITIC DISEASE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SNAIL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; BIOMPHALARIA STRAMINEA; BIOMPHALARIA TENOGOPHILA; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BRAZIL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; BIOMPHALARIA STRAMINEA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 67349201692     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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