Enzyme electrophoresis and speciation of Schistosoma intermediate hosts
- 1 August 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 61 (1) , 19-25
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000040804
Abstract
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.Keywords
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