Genome-Wide Scan and Test of Candidate Genes in the Snail Biomphalaria glabrata Reveal New Locus Influencing Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni

Jacob A. Tennessen; Kaitlin M. Bonner; Stephanie R. Bollmann; Joel A. Johnstun; Jan-Ying Yeh; Melanie Marine; Hannah F. Tavalire; Christopher J. Bayne; Michael S. Blouin

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004077

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Genome-Wide Scan and Test of Candidate Genes in the Snail Biomphalaria glabrata Reveal New Locus Influencing Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni

Jacob A. Tennessen ,

* E-mail: jacob.tennessen@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Kaitlin M. Bonner,

Current address: Department of Biology, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Stephanie R. Bollmann,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Joel A. Johnstun,

Current address: Program in Genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Jan-Ying Yeh,

Current address: Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Melanie Marine,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Hannah F. Tavalire,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Christopher J. Bayne,

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Michael S. Blouin

Affiliation Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Genome-Wide Scan and Test of Candidate Genes in the Snail Biomphalaria glabrata Reveal New Locus Influencing Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni

Jacob A. Tennessen,
Kaitlin M. Bonner,
Stephanie R. Bollmann,
Joel A. Johnstun,
Jan-Ying Yeh,
Melanie Marine,
Hannah F. Tavalire,
Christopher J. Bayne,
Michael S. Blouin

Published: September 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004077

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