A Multiplex-PCR approach to identification of the Brazilian intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni

Due to difficulties concerning morphological identification of planorbid snails of the genus Biomphalaria, and given a high variation of characters and in the organs with muscular tissue, we designed specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers for Brazilian snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni fr...

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Main Authors: THDA Vidigal, KG Magalhães, JC Kissinger, RL Caldeira, AJG Simpson, OS Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000900019

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