Schistosoma mansoni: the sex ratios of worms in animals infected with cercariae from three species of Biomphalaria Schistosoma mansoni: relação de vermes machos e fêmeas em animais inoculados com cercárias de três espécies de Biomphalaria

The ratios of male to female worms of Schistosoma mansoni were determined in mice infected with cercariae from LE, SJ and AL strains shed by mollusc hosts of the parasite in Brazil. The sex ratios of worms in the animals were similar with cercariae from Biomphialaria glabrata and B. tenagophila vary...

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Main Authors: Cecília Pereira de Souza, Liana K. Jannotti-Passos, Sueleny Silva Ferreira, Iaci Belo de Figueiredo Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-04-01
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=S0036-46651996000200009