A low stringency polymerase chain reaction approach to the identification of Biomphalaria glabrata and B. tenagophila, intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil

A low stringency polymerase chain reaction approach to the identification of Biomphalaria glabrata and B. tenagophila, intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil

The low stringency-polymerase chain reaction (LS-PCR) with a pair of specific primers for the amplification of the 18S rRNA gene was evaluated as a means of differentiating between the two Schistosoma mansoni intermediate host species in Brazil: Biomphalaria glabrata and B. tenagophila. Individual s...

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Main Authors: Teofânia HDA Vidigal, Emmanuel Dias Neto, Andrew JG Simpson, Omar S Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1996-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
polymerase chain reaction
low stringency PCR
Biomphalaria
identification
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000600016

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