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Genetic and phenotypic variation associated with the resistance gene SOD1 in Biomphalaria glabrata, an important intermediate host of Schistosomiasis

Creator:

Bonner, Kaitlin M.

Abstract:

Schistosomiasis afflicts 200 million people and is responsible for 200,000 deaths per year. The infection is caused by a digenean trematode in the genus Schistosoma. The parasite must cycle through both a vertebrate (human) and invertebrate (snail) host to complete the life cycle. My dissertation focuses on the genetic mechanisms...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Cytotoxic responses of Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes towards the parasite Schistosoma mansoni : the role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species

Creator:

Hahn, Ulrike K.

Resource Type:

Dissertation