Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry traces the geographical source of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus forskalii, involved in schistosomiasis transmission

• Main Authors: Papa Mouhamadou Gaye (Author), El Hadj Ibrahima Ndiaye (Author), Souleymane Doucouré (Author), Doudou Sow (Author), Mapenda Gaye (Author), Ndiaw Goumballa (Author), Carole Cassagne (Author), Coralie L'Ollivier (Author), Oleg Medianikov (Author), Cheikh Sokhna (Author), Stéphane Ranque (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Freshwater snails of the genera Bulinus spp., Biomphalaria spp., and Oncomelania spp. are the main intermediate hosts of human and animal schistosomiasis. Identification of these snails has long been based on morphological and/or genomic criteria, which have their limitations. Th...