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Biomphalaria

Known as: Australorbi, Australorbis, Biomphalarias 
A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.
National Institutes of Health

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Australorbis glabratus

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GastropodaSnails
MicrobiologicalSchistosomaSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosomatidae

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Experimental infection of Physa heterostropha, Helisoma trivolvis, and Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda) with Echinostoma revolutum (Trematoda) Cercariae.
Gross and histologic studies were done on laboratory-raised Physa heterostropha, Helisoma trivolvis, and Biomphalaria glabrata… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Differential susceptibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila populations to infection with a strain of Schistosoma mansoni.
Experiments to determine the susceptibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila from 20 localities over the species range exposed to a… 
1978
1978
Schistosoma mansoni: identification of chemicals that attract or trap its snail vector, Biomphalaria glabrata.
A new bioassay for chemical attractants of aquatic snails demonstrated that Biomphalaria glabrata could be attracted to or… 
1964
1964
MAINTENANCE IN VITRO OF LARVAL SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI IN TISSUES FROM THE SNAIL, AUSTRALORBIS GLABRATUS.
Portions of digestive gland and ovotestis were removed from aquarium-reared Australorbis glabratus about 40 days after infection… 
1962
1962
Laboratory breeding and testing of Australorbis glabratus for molluscicidal screening.
The authors describe a technique for laboratory breeding of Australorbis glabratus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni… 
1960
1960
Chemoreception in the snail Australorbis glabratus.
1959
1959
Growth in axenic culture of the snail, Australorbis glabratus.
1957
1957
Studies on the biological control of schistosome-bearing snails. III. The effects of population density on growth and fecundity in Australorbis glabratus.
1953
1953
A comparative study of Schistosoma mansoni in Tropicorbis havanensis and Australorbis glabratus.
Australorbis glabratus is the natural snail host for Schistosoma mansoni in Puerto Rico. When this snail is exposed to S. mansoni… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Some observations upon the maintenance of Australorbis glabratus in the laboratory.
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