Behavior of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in planorbids

Some terrestrial mollusks are natural hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. In the laboratory, this nematode can be maintained in certain planorbids, which are aquatic mollusks and intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni. Mollusks can be infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis by ingestion o...

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Main Authors: N. M. S. Banevicius, E. M. Zanotti-Magalhães, L. A. Magalhães, A. X. Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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