Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: Systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes

Caitlin R. Babbitt; Martina R. Laidemitt; Martin W. Mutuku; Polycup O. Oraro; Sara V. Brant; Gerald M. Mkoji; Eric S. Loker

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010752

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Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: Systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes

Caitlin R. Babbitt ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cbabbitt@unm.edu

Affiliation Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-9495

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Martina R. Laidemitt,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Martin W. Mutuku,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Polycup O. Oraro,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Sara V. Brant,

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Gerald M. Mkoji,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Eric S. Loker

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: Systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes

Caitlin R. Babbitt,
Martina R. Laidemitt,
Martin W. Mutuku,
Polycup O. Oraro,
Sara V. Brant,
Gerald M. Mkoji,
Eric S. Loker

Published: February 10, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010752

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