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Fig. 5

From: Relative compatibility of Schistosoma mansoni with Biomphalaria sudanica and B. pfeifferi from Kenya as assessed by PCR amplification of the S. mansoni ND5 gene in conjunction with traditional methods

Fig. 5

Summary of infection status for B. sudanica and B. pfeifferi at various times post-exposure. The number of snails of each species examined for each of the stipulated time intervals is shown in the box below the corresponding pie chart. Blue = negative snails; pink = PCR positive snails; red = PCR positive, dissection positive; green = PCR positive, dissection negative snails; purple = snails shedding S. mansoni at the 40th dpe

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