Degree of host-parasite compatibility between Schistosoma mansoni and their intermediate molluscan hosts in Brazil
The compatibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila, B. straminea and B. glabrata from Minas Gerais with different strains of Schistosoma mansoni was evaluated using the method of Frandsen (1979b) in standardized experiments. One hundred and fifty of each species of snail were individually exposed in the...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1995-02-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000100003 |