Biomphalaria alexandrina snails as immunogens against Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice
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Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails.
In this study, we looked at the inheritance of susceptibility and resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection in the first generation of crossbred Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Our ultimate goal is to use such information to develop a biological method of controlling schistosomiasis. We infected laboratory-bred snails with S. mansoni miracidia and examined cercarial shedding to determine sus...
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000700007