Comparative mitogenomics of freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus, obligatory vectors of Schistosoma haematobium, causative agent of human urogenital schistosomiasis
Abstract Among the snail genera most responsible for vectoring human-infecting schistosomes, Bulinus, Biomphalaria, and Oncomelania, the former is in many respects the most important. Bulinid snails host the most common human blood fluke, Schistosoma haematobium, responsible for approximately two-th...
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Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09305-7 |