Breeding of Biomphalaria tenagophila in mass scale Criação em larga escala de Biomphalaria tenagophila

An efficient method for breeding Biomphalaria tenagophila (Taim lineage/RS) was developed over a 5-year-period (2005-2010). Special facilities were provided which consisted of four cement tanks (9.4 x 0.6 x 0.22 m), with their bottom covered with a layer of sterilized red earth and calcium carbonate...

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Main Authors: Florence Mara Rosa, Daisymara P. Almeida Marques, Engels Maciel, Josiane Maria Couto, Deborah A. Negrão-Corrêa, Horácio M. Santana Teles, João Batista dos Santos, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000100007