A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica paraense, 1966


Autoria(s): Pointier,JP; Paraense,WL; DeJong,RJ; Loker,ES; Bargues,MD; Mas-Coma,S
Data(s)

01/09/2002

Resumo

Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1996 was collected from a permanent pond in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the species and with topotypic material in the collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these Bolivian specimens belong to B. amazonica.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.97 n.6 2002

Palavras-Chave #Biomphalaria amazonica #Bolivia
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journal article