the continued introduction of intermediate host snails of schistosoma mansoni into hong kong. | the south american planorbid snail biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host of schistosoma mansoni, was first introduced into hong kong with tropical aquarium plants or fish around 1970. genetic data indicate that a second introduction occurred in 1981-82. | 1985 | 3930083 |
population genetics of biomphalaria straminea in hong kong. a neotropical schistosome-transmitting snail recently introduced into china. | since its introduction in the early 1970s biomphalaria straminea (gastropoda: planorbidae) has spread rapidly and is locally the most abundant fresh water snail in hong kong. studies of 19 electrophoretically detected loci in four populations show that the colonists retain high levels of variability (p = 0.26, h = 0.056 - 0.097), comparable with those found in autochthonous samples of related species. genotype frequencies at the five polymorphic loci, and a comparison of maternal and progeny gen ... | 1985 | 4056366 |
a snail intermediate host of schistosoma mansoni introduced into hong kong. | the south american planorbid snail biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host of s. mansoni, has been discovered in a stream in hong kong. | 1974 | 4549615 |