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Insights from an Integrated View of the Biology of Apple Snails (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)

, 2015
Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and spurred a burgeoning body of research since the early 1990s, particularly regarding
K. Hayes, K. Hayes, K. Hayes, R. Burks, Alfredo Castro-Vasquez, P. C. Darby, H. Heras, P. Martín, J. Qiu, S. Thiengo, I. Vega, I. Vega, T. Wada, Y. Yusa, S. Burela, M. Cadierno, J. A. Cueto, Federico A. Dellagnola, M. Dreon, M. V. Frassa, Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud, M. S. Godoy, S. Ituarte, E. Koch, K. Matsukura, M. Y. Pasquevich, C. Rodriguez, L. Saveanu, M. E. Seuffert, E. Strong, Jin Sun, N. Tamburi, María J. Tiecher, R. Turner, Patricia L. Valentine-Darby, R. Cowie, A. Plata   +36 more
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Prevalence and spatial distribution of trematode cercariae in vector snails within different agro-ecological zones in Western Kenya, 2016

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Freshwater vector snails' distribution, infection with cercariae, preferred habitat and possible trematodiases transmission foci is not well known in Western Kenya.
Maurice Omondi Owiny, Mark Odhiambo Obonyo, Peter Maina Gatongi, Eric Maurice Fèvre   +3 more
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Měkkýši přírodních památek V Krátkých a Lom Rasová v CHKO Bílé Karpaty [PDF]

Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
The V Krátkých Nature Monument (NM) comprises of landscape mosaic of meadows, groves, spring fen and wetland while the Lom Rasová NM is a former sandstone quarry with open and forested areas.
Radovan Coufal
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Release of Lungworm Larvae from Snails in the Environment: Potential for Alternative Transmission Pathways

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Background Gastropod-borne parasites may cause debilitating clinical conditions in animals and humans following the consumption of infected intermediate or paratenic hosts.
A. Giannelli, V. Colella, F. Abramo, Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos, L. Falsone, E. Brianti, A. Varcasia, F. Dantas‑Torres, M. Knaus, M. Fox, D. Otranto   +10 more
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Morphological and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment lenght polymorphism characterization of Biomphalaria kuhniana and Biomphalaria amazonica from Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
In Colombia, five Biomphalaria planorbid species are known: B. kuhniana, B. straminea, B. peregrina, B. canonica and B. oligoza(var. B. philippiana). Among them, B. straminea is intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni and B.
Luz E Velásquez, Roberta L Caldeira, Victoria Estrada, Omar S Carvalho   +3 more
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Arsenic Trioxide Modulates the Central Snail Neuron Action Potential

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
The electropharmacological effect of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is unknown. The present study investigated the effects of As2O3 on spontaneous neuronal impulse activity. Methods: Intracellular recordings and the two-electrode voltage clamp method were used
Guan-Ling Lu, Yu-Chi Chang, Yi-Hung Chen, Chia-Ling Tsai, Ming-Cheng Tsai   +4 more
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Snail against snail

California Agriculture, 1980
The decollate snail feeds on brown garden snail without harming healthy plants or fruit.
T Fisher, R Orth, S Swanson
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Abundance and annual distribution of freshwater snails and some trematode cercariae at Damietta Governorate, Egypt

Helminthologia, 2021
In addition to being a good food source, freshwater snails are considered one of the positively and negatively influencing invertebrates on the environment.
El-Zeiny M. E., Ghoneim A. M., Abu Samak O. A., Khidr A. A.   +3 more
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One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails

Journal of molluscan studies, 2014
We present a new classification for the genus Conus sensu lato (family Conidae), based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of 329 species. This classification departs from both the traditional classification in only one genus and from a recently proposed ...
N. Puillandre, T. Duda, C. Meyer, B. Olivera, P. Bouchet   +4 more
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Mammalian and Avian Larval Schistosomatids in Bangladesh: Molecular Characterization, Epidemiology, Molluscan Vectors, and Occurrence of Human Cercarial Dermatitis

Pathogens, 2022
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by blood flukes (Schistosoma spp.). Schistosomatids affect a wide array of vertebrate hosts, including humans.
Sharmin Shahid Labony, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Takeshi Hatta, Anita Rani Dey, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Ausraful Islam, Md. Shahiduzzaman, Muhammad Mehedi Hasan, Md. Abdul Alim, Naotoshi Tsuji, Anisuzzaman   +10 more
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