"Biomphalaria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.644.400.750.185
Concept/Terms
Biomphalaria- Biomphalaria
- Biomphalarias
- Australorbis
- Australorbi
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biomphalaria" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Biomphalaria" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Biomphalaria" by people in Profiles.
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The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni. BMC Genomics. 2024 Feb 19; 25(1):192.
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FMRF-NH2 -related neuropeptides in Biomphalaria spp., intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis: Precursor organization and immunohistochemical localization. J Comp Neurol. 2021 09; 529(13):3336-3358.
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Identification and localization of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-related neuropeptide in Biomphalaria, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol. 2021 06; 529(9):2347-2361.
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Clusters of polymorphic transmembrane genes control resistance to schistosomes in snail vectors. Elife. 2020 08 26; 9.
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Antagonism between parasites within snail hosts impacts the transmission of human schistosomiasis. Elife. 2019 12 17; 8.
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A Search for Snail-Related Answers to Explain Differences in Response of Schistosoma mansoni to Praziquantel Treatment among Responding and Persistent Hotspot Villages along the Kenyan Shore of Lake Victoria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 07; 101(1):65-77.
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An immunohistochemical analysis of peptidergic neurons apparently associated with reproduction and growth in Biomphalaria alexandrina. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2019 09 01; 280:1-8.
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Allelic variation in a single genomic region alters the hemolymph proteome in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2019 May; 88:301-307.
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The diverse echinostomes from East Africa: With a focus on species that use Biomphalaria and Bulinus as intermediate hosts. Acta Trop. 2019 May; 193:38-49.
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Allelic Variation in a Single Genomic Region Alters the Microbiome of the Snail Biomphalaria glabrata. J Hered. 2018 06 27; 109(5):604-609.