Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Naga, Iman F Abou El ^a   Eissa, Maha M ^a   Mossallam, Shereen F ^a   El Halim, Safaa I Abd ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biomphalaria alexandrina; Resistance; Schistosoma mansoni; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77951898363     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000200007     Document Type: Article

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