2008•HereditasOpen access

Preliminary observations on geographical variation in enzymes of African intermediate hosts of schistosomes: the genera Bulinus and Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Togo

KODZO MAWULAWOE DOGBA, Jens Erik Jelnes

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Enzyme profiles, constituting data on 7 enzymes, are presented for Bulinus forskalii, Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi from Togo. The observed geographical variations are discussed in relation to climatic factors.

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Key concepts: Planorbidae, Biology, Bulinus, Gastropoda, Biomphalaria, Snail, Ecology, Zoology