中国大陆湖北钉螺种下分化研究进展

Subspecies differentiation of Oncomelania hupensis in Mainland of China

湖北钉螺是日本血吸虫的惟一中间宿主,在日本血吸虫病传播过程中起重要作用,其种下分化及鉴别在血吸虫病防治、钉螺控制等方面具有重要意义。本文基于形态学、细胞生物学、分子生物学等方面证据综述了湖北钉螺种下分化的研究进展,并对今后的研究方向提出了建议。

Oncomelania hupensis which plays an important role in the transmission of schistosomiasis is the only intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum . Here we review the progress of the snail classification and the subspecies differentiation based on the morphology, cytobiology, protein and molecular evidence and suggest the further study in this field.