Biomphalaria molluscs (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Pepe, Michele Soares, Caldeira, Roberta Lima, Carvalho, Omar dos Santos, Muller, Gertrud, Jannotti-Passos, Liana Konovaloff, Rodrigues, Alice Pozza, Amaral, Hugo Leonardo, Berne, Maria Elisabeth Aires
FONTE
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009-08
RESUMO
The present study was aimed at characterising Biomphalaria species using both morphological and molecular (PCR-RFLP) approaches. The specimens were collected in 15 localities in 12 municipalities of the southern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The following species were found and identified: Biomphalaria tenagophila guaibensis, Biomphalaria oligoza and Biomphalaria peregrina. Specimens of the latter species were experimentally challenged with the LE Schistosoma mansoni strain, which showed to be refractory to infection.
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