Melanoides tuberculata as intermediate host of Philophthalmus gralli in Brazil;Melanoides tuberculata como hospedeiro intermediário de Philophthalmus gralli no Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 323-327

  Pinto, Hudson Alves ^a   de Melo, Alan Lane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Eyefluke; Melanoides tuberculata; Philophthalmus gralli; Snail intermediate host

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CERCARIA (GENUS); CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; METACERCARIA; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PHILOPHTHALMUS GRALLI; SNAIL; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHICKENS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; SNAILS; TREMATODA;

EID: 78951489826     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652010000600007     Document Type: Article

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