Microsatellites in the freshwater snail Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Zanzibar

Aidan M. Emery; Nicola J. Loxton; Russell Stothard; Catherine S. Jones; Jenny Spinks; Julia Llewellyn-Hughes; Leslie R. Noble; David Rollinson

doi:10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00368.x

Microsatellites in the freshwater snail Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Zanzibar

Aidan M. Emery
, Nicola J. Loxton
, Russell Stothard
, Catherine S. Jones
, Jenny Spinks
, Julia Llewellyn-Hughes
, Leslie R. Noble
, David Rollinson

The Natural History Museum, London
University of Aberdeen

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Abstract

Six microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in Bulinus globosus, a freshwater snail with a wide distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Bulinus globosus is an intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, the causative agent of human urinary schistosomiasis. Microsatellites were tested using 32 snails from four populations collected from Pemba and Unguja islands of Zanzibar. The microsatellite loci displayed relatively low levels of variation, with between two and five alleles per locus. FST estimates indicate that gene flow is low, as has previously been suggested for other species of Bulinus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-110
Number of pages	3
Journal	Molecular Ecology Resources
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00368.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Bulinus globosus
East Africa
Freshwater snails
Genetic markers
Microsatellite
Schistosomiasis

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Microsatellites in the freshwater snail Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Zanzibar

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