Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry traces the geographical source of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus forskalii, involved in schistosomiasis transmission

Abstract Background Freshwater snails of the genera Bulinus spp., Biomphalaria spp., and Oncomelania spp. are the main intermediate hosts of human and animal schistosomiasis. Identification of these snails has long been based on morphological and/or genomic criteria, which have their limitations. Th...

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Main Authors: Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, El Hadj Ibrahima Ndiaye, Souleymane Doucouré, Doudou Sow, Mapenda Gaye, Ndiaw Goumballa, Carole Cassagne, Coralie L’Ollivier, Oleg Medianikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Stéphane Ranque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01168-y