Local adaptation of the trematode Fasciola hepatica to the snail Galba truncatula

Experimental infections of six riverbank populations of Galba truncatula with Fasciola hepatica were carried out to determine if the poor susceptibility of these populations to this digenean might be due to the scarcity or the absence of natural encounters between these snails and the parasite. The...

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Main Authors: Dreyfuss G., Vignoles P., Rondelaud D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-08-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012193271