Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)

Ardpairin, Jiranun, Subkrasae, Chanakan, Dumidae, Abdulhakam, Pansri, Supawan, Homkaew, Chanatinat, Meesil, Wipanee, Kumchantuek, Tewarat, Phoungpetchara, Ittipon, Dillman, Adler R., Pavesi, Coralie, Bode, Helge B., Tandhavanant, Sarunporn, Thanwisai, Aunchalee & Vitta, Apichat, 2024, Symbiotic bacteria associated with entomopathogenic nematodes showed molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabraTa, an intermediate host of SChiSToSoma manSoni, Parasites & Vectors (529) 17 (1), pp. 1-16 : 4

Culture of Biomphalaria glabrata

B. glabrata snails were obtained from the Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol university, Bangkok, Tailand. Te snails were maintained and bred in 120 L aquarium filled with dechlorinated water, temperature of 25 ± 3 °C, under 12 h:12 h light:dark cycles and fed with fresh lettuce in the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University.