Studies of the relationships between Schistosoma and their intermediate hosts. IV. The genus Bulinus and Schistosoma bovis from Morocco.
Schistosoma bovis from Morocco was used in infection experiments with several populations of Bulinus truncatus. The snails from Libya, Malawi, Morocco and Senegal were very compatible with the schistosome since the infection rates were approximately 90%, the mortality was low, and a very high production of cercariae, approximately 1.2 million per 100 exposed snails, was observed. Only a very few B. truncatus (2n = 36) from Rhodesia became infected. B. permembranaceus and B. forskalii were refractory.
D000818:Animals; D002033:Bulinus / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D009018:Morocco; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity