The relationship between genetic variability and the susceptibility of Biomphalaria alexandrina snails to Schistosoma mansoni infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-337

  Mohamed, Azza H ^a   Sharaf El Din, Ahmed T ^b   Mohamed, Ahmed M ^a   Habib, Mohamed R ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria alexandrina; Genetic variability; Polymorphism; RAPD PCR; Schistosoma mansoni; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; DISEASE CARRIER; EGYPT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DISEASE VECTORS; EGYPT; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

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

EID: 84860242639     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000300006     Document Type: Article

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