USE OF ISOZYME PATTERNS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMPHALARIA-TENAGOPHILA (DORBIGNY, 1835) AND B-OCCIDENTALIS (PARAENSE, 1981) (GASTROPODA,PLANORBIDAE)

Authors
MASCARA D MORGANTE JS
Citation
D. Mascara et Js. Morgante, USE OF ISOZYME PATTERNS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMPHALARIA-TENAGOPHILA (DORBIGNY, 1835) AND B-OCCIDENTALIS (PARAENSE, 1981) (GASTROPODA,PLANORBIDAE), Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 90(3), 1995, pp. 359-366
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz → ACNP
ISSN journal
00740276
Volume
90
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
359 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0074-0276(1995)90:3<359:UOIPIT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Two sibling species of Biomphalaria, B. tenagophila and B. occidentali s were identified using isozyme patterns obtained by horizontal gel el ectrophoresis. Six diagnostic enzymatic loci were identified in digest ive gland homogenates. The results enable us to distinguish the specie s, calculate the Nei's coefficient of genetic similarity, and provide a basis for making inferences about the pattern of these two planorbid species colonization and distribution.