Behaviour of albino and melanic variants of Biomphalaria glabrata Say, 1818 (Mollusca: Planorbidae) following infection by Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 Comportamento de Biomphalaria glabrata variantes albina e melânica frente à infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni

The behaviour of the albino and melanic variants of Biomphalaria glabrata of Belo Horizonte (MG. Brazil) was studied comparatively, in terms of their respective susceptibilities to infection by Schistosoma mansoni of the same origin, through observation of the elimination of cercariae for a three-mo...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Main Authors:	SM. Allegretti, JF. Carvalho, LA. Magalhães, EM. Zanotti-Magalhães
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2009-02-01
Subjects:	Biomphalaria glabrata amebócitos Schistosoma mansoni esporocistos amoebocytes sporocysts
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842009000100029