A Comparison of the Infectivity of Schistosoma japonicum Occurring in Japan for Oncomelania nosophora and Oncomelania formosana
- 1 October 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 38 (5), 492
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3273931
Abstract
Exptl. infections with 2 spp. of snails, O. formosana and O. nosophora, known to serve as hosts for S. japonicum in Formosa and Japan, respectively, indicate that the former cannot be infected by S. japonicum autochthonous to Japan.Keywords
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