title: [Castration of the snail Biomphilaria glabrata by the larvae of various Guadeloupean trematoda].
abstract: Four species of Trematoda accomplish their larval development in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata. They determine the sterility of the Mollusc in different ways and could be used in the biological control of schistosomiasis resulting from Schistosoma mansoni.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000469:parasitology*; D002369:Castration; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D014200:Trematoda; D014900:West Indies
vernacular_title: Castration du Mollusque Biomphalaria glabrata par les larves de divers Trématodes guadeloupéens