Name: Genetics of a Molluscan Vector of Schistosomiasis
Creator: C S, Richards
Keywords: 0301 basic medicine, Pigmentation, Snails, Genes, Recessive, Disease Vectors, Estivation, 3. Good health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Genetics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 22 Aug 1970 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 227, pages 806-810 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

Authors: C S, Richards;

doi: 10.1038/227806a0

pmid: 5432242

Genetics of a Molluscan Vector of Schistosomiasis

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Abstract

A complex of several genetic factors determines the susceptibility of juvenile Biomphalaria glabratus to infection by Schistosoma mansoni. A simple dominant factor can cause juvenile susceptible snails to become refractory to the parasite at maturity. Stocks of such adults may prove to be of use in genetic control of S. mansoni in endemic areas.

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National Institute of Health
Pakistan
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
United States
National Institutes of Health
United States

Keywords

Pigmentation, Snails, Genes, Recessive, Disease Vectors, Estivation, Genetics, Animals, Schistosoma, Genes, Lethal, Genes, Dominant

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