Resistance of Biomphalaria alexandrina to Schistosoma mansoni and Bulinus truncatus to Schistosoma haematobium Correlates with Unsaturated Fatty Acid Levels in the Snail Soft Tissue
Only a fraction of the Biomphalaria and Bulinus snail community shows patent infection with schistosomes despite continuous exposure to the parasite, indicating that a substantial proportion of snails may resist infection. Accordingly, exterminating the schistosome intermediate snail hosts in transm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Parasitology Research |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8852243 |