Organisms

Bulinus

A genus of small freshwater snails of the order Pulmonata, found throughout Africa and the Middle East, where it is a vector of SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM.

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Abstract

A genus of small freshwater snails of the order Pulmonata, found throughout Africa and the Middle East, where it is a vector of SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM.

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

freshwater snail; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted

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History Note

72

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Previous Indexing

  • Snails (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.400w.750w.323w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bulinus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002033. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002033
  2. Bulinus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulinus
  3. Bulinus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291487