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Descriptor English: Biomphalaria
Descriptor Spanish: Biomphalaria
Descriptor Biomphalaria
Entry term(s) Australorbis
Scope note: Género de caracoles planorbidos de agua dulce; sus especies son huéspedes intermedios de Schistosoma mansoni.
Descriptor Portuguese: Biomphalaria
Descriptor French: Biomphalaria
Entry term(s): Australorbi
Australorbis
Australorbis glabratus
Biomphalarias
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.400.750.185
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001700
Scope note: A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.
Annotation: freshwater snail; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Snails (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
Online Note: use BIOMPHALARIA to search AUSTRALORBIS GLABRATUS 1972-78
History Note: 72; AUSTRALORBIS GLABRATUS was see under BIOMPHALARIA 1972-78
DeCS ID: 1726
Unique ID: D001700
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Biomphalaria - Preferred
Concept UI M0002549
Scope note A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.
Preferred term Biomphalaria
Entry term(s) Australorbi
Australorbis
Biomphalarias
Australorbis glabratus - Narrower
Concept UI M0002548
Preferred term Australorbis glabratus



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