The use of the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism technique associated with the classical morphology for characterization of Lymnaea columella, L. viatrix, and L. diaphana (Mollusca: Lymnaeidae)

The use of the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism technique associated with the classical morphology for characterization of Lymnaea columella, L. viatrix, and L. diaphana (Mollusca: Lymnaeidae)

The specific identification of Lymnaeid snails is based on a comparison of morphological characters of the shell, radula, renal and reproductive organs. However, the identification is complicated by dissection process, intra and interspecific similarity and variability of morphological characters. I...

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Main Authors: Omar S Carvalho, Paula CM Cardoso, Pollanah M Lira, Alejandra Rumi, Andrea Roche, Elizabeth Berne, Gertrud Müller, Roberta L Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Lymnaea columella
Lymnaea viatrix
Lymnaea diaphana
polymerase chain reactionandrestriction fragment length polymorphism
first and second internal transcribed spacers of the RNA ribosomal gene
subunit 16S of mitochondrial RNA ribosomal gene
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