Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails
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Resumo: | In this study, we looked at the inheritance of susceptibility and resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection in the first generation of crossbred Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Our ultimate goal is to use such information to develop a biological method of controlling schistosomiasis. We infected laboratory-bred snails with S. mansoni miracidia and examined cercarial shedding to determine susceptibility and resistance. Five parental groups were used: Group I contained 30 susceptible snails, Group II contained 30 resistant snails, Group III contained 15 susceptible and 15 resistant snails, Group IV contained 27 susceptible and three resistant snails and Group V contained three susceptible and 27 resistant snails. The percentage of resistant snails in the resulting progeny varied according to the ratio of susceptible and resistant parents per group; they are 7%, 100%, 68%, 45% and 97% from Groups I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. On increasing the percentage of resistant parent snails, the percentage of resistant progeny increased, while cercarial production in their susceptible progeny decreased. |
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Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snailsSchistosoma mansoniBiomphalaria alexandrinasusceptibilityresistancebiological controlIn this study, we looked at the inheritance of susceptibility and resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection in the first generation of crossbred Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Our ultimate goal is to use such information to develop a biological method of controlling schistosomiasis. We infected laboratory-bred snails with S. mansoni miracidia and examined cercarial shedding to determine susceptibility and resistance. Five parental groups were used: Group I contained 30 susceptible snails, Group II contained 30 resistant snails, Group III contained 15 susceptible and 15 resistant snails, Group IV contained 27 susceptible and three resistant snails and Group V contained three susceptible and 27 resistant snails. The percentage of resistant snails in the resulting progeny varied according to the ratio of susceptible and resistant parents per group; they are 7%, 100%, 68%, 45% and 97% from Groups I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. On increasing the percentage of resistant parent snails, the percentage of resistant progeny increased, while cercarial production in their susceptible progeny decreased.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2010-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200007Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.105 n.2 2010reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762010000200007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEl Naga,Iman F AbouEissa,Maha MMossallam,Shereen FEl-Halim,Safaa I Abdeng2020-04-25T17:50:45Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:16:49.786Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue |
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Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
title |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
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Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails El Naga,Iman F Abou Schistosoma mansoni Biomphalaria alexandrina susceptibility resistance biological control |
title_short |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
title_full |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
title_fullStr |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
title_full_unstemmed |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
title_sort |
Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails |
author |
El Naga,Iman F Abou |
author_facet |
El Naga,Iman F Abou Eissa,Maha M Mossallam,Shereen F El-Halim,Safaa I Abd |
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author |
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Eissa,Maha M Mossallam,Shereen F El-Halim,Safaa I Abd |
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El Naga,Iman F Abou Eissa,Maha M Mossallam,Shereen F El-Halim,Safaa I Abd |
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Schistosoma mansoni Biomphalaria alexandrina susceptibility resistance biological control |
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Schistosoma mansoni Biomphalaria alexandrina susceptibility resistance biological control |
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In this study, we looked at the inheritance of susceptibility and resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection in the first generation of crossbred Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Our ultimate goal is to use such information to develop a biological method of controlling schistosomiasis. We infected laboratory-bred snails with S. mansoni miracidia and examined cercarial shedding to determine susceptibility and resistance. Five parental groups were used: Group I contained 30 susceptible snails, Group II contained 30 resistant snails, Group III contained 15 susceptible and 15 resistant snails, Group IV contained 27 susceptible and three resistant snails and Group V contained three susceptible and 27 resistant snails. The percentage of resistant snails in the resulting progeny varied according to the ratio of susceptible and resistant parents per group; they are 7%, 100%, 68%, 45% and 97% from Groups I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. On increasing the percentage of resistant parent snails, the percentage of resistant progeny increased, while cercarial production in their susceptible progeny decreased. |
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In this study, we looked at the inheritance of susceptibility and resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection in the first generation of crossbred Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Our ultimate goal is to use such information to develop a biological method of controlling schistosomiasis. We infected laboratory-bred snails with S. mansoni miracidia and examined cercarial shedding to determine susceptibility and resistance. Five parental groups were used: Group I contained 30 susceptible snails, Group II contained 30 resistant snails, Group III contained 15 susceptible and 15 resistant snails, Group IV contained 27 susceptible and three resistant snails and Group V contained three susceptible and 27 resistant snails. The percentage of resistant snails in the resulting progeny varied according to the ratio of susceptible and resistant parents per group; they are 7%, 100%, 68%, 45% and 97% from Groups I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. On increasing the percentage of resistant parent snails, the percentage of resistant progeny increased, while cercarial production in their susceptible progeny decreased. |
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