Distinct genetic diversity of Oncomelania hupensis, intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum in mainland China as revealed by ITS sequences.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Qin Ping Zhao (लेखक), Ming Sen Jiang (लेखक), D Timothy J Littlewood (लेखक), Pin Nie (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND: Oncomelania hupensis is the unique intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, which causes schistosomiasis endemic in the Far East, and especially in mainland China. O. hupensis largely determines the parasite's geographical range. How O. hupensis's genetic diversity is distri...