Biomphalaria glabrata
Embryonic development of the shell in biomphalaria glabrata (Say)
... lnt J De, Bio! 35 121 131 (1991) 121 Original Article Embryonic development of the shell in Biomphalaria glabrata (Say) ULRICH BIELEFELD' and WILHELM BECKER Zoologisches fnstitut und Zoologisches Muse[.] ...
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Nitric oxide production by Biomphalaria glabrata haemocytes: effects of Schistosoma mansoni ESPs and regulation through the extracellular signal regulated kinase pathway
... Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive molecule produced by mammalian, invertebrate and plant cells. In mammals, NO functions as a neuronal messenger molecule, a vasodilator of smooth muscle, a regulator of cell ...
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Deep, multi stage transcriptome of the schistosomiasis vector Biomphalaria glabrata provides platform for understanding molluscan disease related pathways
... Biomphalaria glabrata ([47], image ...B. glabrata itself has now spread to Africa and the Middle East ...B. glabrata itself are perhaps best known for their role in the transmission of the ...
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5 methyl cytosine and 5 hydroxy methyl cytosine in the genome of Biomphalaria glabrata, a snail intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni
... B. glabrata snails (and other species depending on geo- graphic ...host. Biomphalaria glabrata belongs to one of the largest invertebrate phyla, the Mollusca, which are lophotrochozoans, a lineage of ...
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Sequence and structural variation in the genome of the Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic (Bge) cell line
... B. glabrata, the Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic (Bge) cell line has also been developed for the study of this important ...B. glabrata snail strain that exhibited high susceptibility to ...B. ...
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Comparative Functional Study of Thioester-containing Related Proteins in the Recently Sequenced Genome of Biomphalaria glabrata
... (14-17). Biomphalaria glabrata is the most important host in the transmission of human schistosomiasis in the Caribbean and South ...on Biomphalaria glabrata (2). Therefore, B. glabrata ...
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Simultaneous infection of Schistosoma mansoni and S rodhaini in Biomphalaria glabrata: impact on chronobiology and cercarial behaviour
... Under conditions where these two parasite species inter- act and compete, such interactions are predicted to influ- ence their behaviour. The chronobiology of laboratory- bred hybrids of these two species has previously ...
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Comparative study of excretory–secretory proteins released by Schistosoma mansoni resistant, susceptible and naïve Biomphalaria glabrata
... B. glabrata have been analysed using a similar protocol with a previous version the genome (Ver ...B. glabrata ESPs and those released by the susceptible and resistant snails (https ...B. glabrata ...
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Compatibility of Biomphalaria glabrata and B alexandrina snails to infection with an egyptian strain of Schistosoma mansoni through two cycles in the experimental final host
... B. glabrata, in comparison with ...B. glabrata with the Egyptian strain of ...B. glabrata exhibited a longer life span and a higher number of shedding cercariae, It was also, noticed that in the ...
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No effect of mate novelty on sexual motivation in the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata
... B. glabrata snails lay egg masses at a rather high rate (about 1 per day, [50]) such that repeated inseminations of the same female may indeed provide fertilisation chances similar to those of insemination a novel ...
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Infection with schistosome parasites in snails leads to increased predation by prawns: implications for human schistosomiasis control
... and Biomphalaria glabrata (Say 1818) snails were reared and supplied by the NIH-NIAID Schistosomiasis Resource Center (Rockville, MD, USA) for distribution by BEI Resources (Biomphalaria ...
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Central nervous system transcriptome of Biomphalaria alexandrina, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis
... for Biomphalaria glabrata, the major intermedi- ate host in the Western Hemisphere, identified several potential targets for developing novel control measures ...[4–6], Biomphalaria alexandrina is ...
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Changes in the neuropeptide content of Biomphalaria ganglia nervous system following Schistosoma infection
... TMHMM. Biomphalaria glabrata neuropeptides were predicted by annotating protein sequences derived from the gen- ome and transcriptome to the precursor proteins of known molluscan neuropeptides downloaded ...
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ANTIPROTOZOAL AND MOLLUSCICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS
... Schistosomiasis is a major parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma, it is a devastating disease second only to malaria in its prevalence, deleterious effects and socioeconomic impact on human populations [6]. ...
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Striking differences in virulence, transmission and sporocyst growth dynamics between two schistosome populations
... Methods: We infected inbred Biomphalaria glabrata snails using two S. mansoni parasite populations (SmBRE and SmLE), both isolated from Brazil and maintained in the laboratory for decades. We compared life ...
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Analysis of mating system, fecundity, hatching and survival rates in two Schistosoma mansoni intermediate hosts (Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Biomphalaria camerunensis) in Cameroon
... Hermaphrodism has been reported in 21 phyla of the Animal Kingdom, and self-fertilization is known in as- cidians, cestodes, cnidarians, nematodes, trematodes, mollusks and vertebrates [1]. Fresh water pulmonate ...
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Schistosoma mansoni: Phytochemical Effect on Aquatic Life Cycle
... Several studies have shown different activities of E. milii latex on helminths. The molluscicidal effects of the crude latex of E. milii were a good tool against schistosomiasis dynamics [6], and among others factors, ...
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Review of the RNA interference pathway in molluscs including some possibilities for use in bivalves in aquaculture
... Enzyme in RNAi Pathway Argonaute 2 with PIWI domain Dicer Drosha HIV-TRBP = loquacious Interferon Regulatory Factor Number in Bivalves Biomphalaria glabrata Argopecten purpuratus Crassos[r] ...
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Genome-wide replication landscape of Candida glabrata
... An overnight pre-culture of CBS138 C. glabrata cells was performed in 200 ml SC-Ura at 23 °C. The culture was diluted to 6 × 10 7 cells/ml in 800 ml SC-Ura, and antifoaming agent (Antifoam 204, Sigma ) was added ...
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Transmission patterns among freshwater snail hosts of schistosomiasis in Bauchi area of Nigeria
... infected Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the only site it occurred apparently built up during the rainy season as well with peak density observed in October but declined rapidly and by January of the following year, no ...
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