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SUBMITTER: Standley CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3200340 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standley Claire J CJ Wade Christopher M CM Stothard J Russell JR
PloS one 20111024 10
Lake Victoria is a known hot-spot for Schistosoma mansoni, which utilises freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria as intermediate hosts. Different species of Biomphalaria are associated with varying parasite compatibility, affecting local transmission. It is thought that two species, B. choanomphala and B. sudanica, inhabit Lake Victoria; despite their biomedical importance, the taxonomy of these species has not been thoroughly examined. This study combined analysis of morphological and mole ...[more]