Susceptibility of Biomphalaria straminea from Peixe Angical Dam, Tocantins, Brazil to infection with three strains of Schistosoma mansoni

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-491

  Fernandez, Monica Ammon ^a   Thiengo, Silvana Carvalho ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria straminea; Brazil; Dam; Schistosoma mansoni; Susceptibility; Tocantins

Indexed keywords

BASOMMATOPHORA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA STRAMINEA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77955474128     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400023     Document Type: Article

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