Hybridism between Biomphalaria cousini and Biomphalaria amazonica and its susceptibility to Schistosoma mansoni

Molecular techniques can aid in the classification of Biomphalaria species because morphological differentiation between these species is difficult. Previous studies using phylogeny, morphological and molecular taxonomy showed that some populations studied were Biomphalaria cousini instead of Biomph...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Maria Teodoro, Liana Konovaloff Jannotti-Passos, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Mario J Grijalva, Esteban Guilhermo Baús, Roberta Lima Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000700011&lng=en&tlng=en