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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica paraense, 1966

Santiago Mas-comaBarguesParaense WlJean-pierre PointierRandall J. DejongEric S. Loker

subject

Microbiology (medical)BoliviaBiomphalaria amazonicalcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicinePhylogenetic treeBiomphalariaHost (biology)Ecologylcsh:RC955-962lcsh:QR1-502BiomphalariaSchistosomiasisSnailBiologyDisease Vectorsmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationSchistosomiasis mansonilcsh:MicrobiologyBiomphalaria amazonicabiology.animalmedicineAnimalsIdentification (biology)

description

Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1996 was collected from a permanent pond in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the species and with topotypic material in the collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these Bolivian specimens belong to B. amazonica.

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