Relative compatibility of Schistosoma mansoni with Biomphalaria sudanica and B. pfeifferi from Kenya as assessed by PCR amplification of the S.
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- 作者：Lijun Lu ; Si-Ming Zhang ; Martin W. Mutuku ; Gerald M. Mkoji…
- 关键词：Schistosomiasis ; Schistosoma mansoni ; Biomphalaria pfeifferi ; Biomphalaria sudanica ; Compatibility ; Parasite transmission ; Epidemiology ; Kenya
- 刊名：Parasites & Vectors
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：9
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,338 KB
- 刊物主题：Parasitology; Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine; Entomology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1756-3305
文摘
Background Schistosoma mansoni is hosted by several species of Biomphalaria spp. snails in Africa. We were interested in determining if there were differences in compatibility of S. mansoni with Biomphalaria sudanica from Lake Victoria, or with B. pfeifferi from streams and smaller water bodies in Kenya. Does this parasite develop with equal efficiency in both snail species, and does this have implications for transmission in different habitat types?