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Enzyme electrophoresis and speciation of Schistosoma intermediate hosts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. C. Coles
G. C. Coles
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Makerere University College, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda
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1. Enzyme electrophoretic patterns from populations of snails, intermediate hosts of Schistosoma, have been examined.

2. Esterase patterns (α-naphthyl butyrate as substrate) have been used to differentiate snail populations of B. africanus and Biomph. pfeifferi.

3. Malate, β-hydroxybutyrate and α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenases may be of use in some cases to distinguish between species, e.g. B. africanus v. B. ugandae and Biomph. sudanica v. Biomph. pfeifferi.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , August 1970 , pp. 19 - 25
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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