The molluscicidal activity of niclosamide (Bayluscide WP70®) on Melanoides tuberculata (Thiaridae), a snail associated with habitats of Biomphalaria glabrata (Planorbidae)

The molluscicidal activity of niclosamide (Bayluscide WP70®) on Melanoides tuberculata (Thiaridae), a snail associated with habitats of Biomphalaria glabrata (Planorbidae)

The aim of this study was to determine the toxicity of niclosamide (Bayluscide ®) on Melanoides tuberculata and Biomphalaria glabrata under laboratory conditions. The latter species is the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni (Sambon 1917). M. tuberculata was successfully used as competitor of B...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Giovanelli, Cesar Luiz Pinto Ayres Coelho da Silva, Luisa Medeiros, Maurício Carvalho de Vasconcellos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
molluscicide
niclosamide
Melanoides tuberculata
Biomphalaria glabrata
schistosomiasis
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