Impact of the age of <italic>Biomphalaria alexandrina</italic> snails on <italic>Schistosoma mansoni</italic> transmission: modulation of the genetic outcome and the internal defence system of the snail

Impact of the age of <italic>Biomphalaria alexandrina</italic> snails on <italic>Schistosoma mansoni</italic> transmission: modulation of the genetic outcome and the internal defence system of the snail

<p>Of the approximately 34 identified <italic>Biomphalaria</italic>species,<italic>Biomphalaria alexandrina</italic>represents the intermediate host of<italic> Schistosoma mansoni</italic>in Egypt. Using parasitological and SOD1 enzyme assay, this study aime...

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Main Authors: Iman Fathy Abou-El-Naga, Hayam Abd El-Monem Sadaka, Eglal Ibrahim Amer, Iman Hassan Diab, Safaa Ibrahim Abd El-Halim Khedr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Biomphalaria alexandrina
Schistosoma mansoni
age
genetics
internal defence system
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