Genetic markers for studies on the systematics and population genetics of snails, Bithynia spp., the first intermediate hosts of Opisthorchis viverrini in Thailand

Acta Tropica

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-141

  Kiatsopit, Nadda ^a   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^a   Boonmars, Thidarut ^a   Tesana, Smarn ^a   Chanawong, Arunwadee ^b   Saijuntha, Weerachai ^c   Petney, Trevor N ^d   Andrews, Ross H ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bithynia snails; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Opisthorchis viverrini; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ADENYLATE KINASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; ENOLASE; ESTERASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEXOKINASE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); MANNOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE; NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; POPULATION GENETICS; SNAIL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MALE; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SNAIL; SPECIES COMPARISON; STAINING; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS; SNAILS; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

BITHYNIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 79955479487     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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