Biomphalaria species in Alexandria water channels

Parasitology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Abou El Naga, Iman F ^a   El Nassery, Suzanne M F ^a   Allam, Sonia R ^a   Shaat, Eman A ^a   Mady, Rasha F M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Schistosoma mansoni; Species specific PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; EGYPT; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EGYPT; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79959493213     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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