MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of freshwater snails from Senegal, including intermediate hosts of schistosomes.

• Main Authors: Fatima Zohra Hamlili (Author), Fatou Thiam (Author), Maureen Laroche (Author), Adama Zan Diarra (Author), Souleymane Doucouré (Author), Papa Mouhamadou Gaye (Author), Cheikh Binetou Fall (Author), Babacar Faye (Author), Cheikh Sokhna (Author), Doudou Sow (Author), Philippe Parola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Freshwater snails of the genera Biomphalaria, Bulinus, and Oncomelania are intermediate hosts of schistosomes that cause human schistosomiasis, one of the most significant infectious neglected diseases in the world. Identification of freshwater snails is usually based on morphology and potentially D...