Genetic varation between Biomphalaria alexandrina and Biomphalaria glabrata snails and their infection with Egyptian strain of Schistosoma mansoni

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1142-1148

  Bakry, Fayez A ^a  

^a Theodor Bilharz Research Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria alexandrina; Biomphalaria glabrata; DNA amplification by PCR; Molecular analysis; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949317559     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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