Field-derived Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria pfeifferi in Kenya: a compatible association characterized by lack of strong local adaptation, and presence of some snails able to persistently produce cercariae for over a year

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma mansoni is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa with Biomphalaria pfeifferi being its most widespread and important snail intermediate host. Few studies have examined the compatibility of field-derived B. pfeifferi snails with S. mansoni miracidia derived from human hosts...

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Autores principales: Mutuku, Martin W, Dweni, Celestine K, Mwangi, Moses, Kinuthia, Joseph M, Mwangi, Ibrahim N, Maina, Geoffrey M, Agola, Lelo E, Zhang, Si-Ming, Maranga, Rosebella, Loker, Eric S, Mkoji, Gerald M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4253995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0533-3

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