Morphometric and molecular characterizations of schistosome populations in Estuaire province Gabon

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Mintsa Nguema, R ^a   Mengue Ngou Milama, K ^b   Kombila, M ^c   Richard Lenoble, D ^b   Tisseyre, P ^a   Ibikounle M ^d   Mone H ^a   Mouahid, G ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, INTERGENIC; FECES; GABON; HUMANS; OVUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAILS; URINE;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 77949659256     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990289     Document Type: Article

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