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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Invertebr Pathol. 2016 May 31;138:18–23. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.05.009

Table 1.

Prevalence of infection in adult Biomphalaria glabrata incubated at 3 different temperatures, either fed (F) or unfed (U), and then exposed to 25 miracidia each of Schistosoma mansoni. M-line controls were removed from room-temperature aquaria prior to exposure to miracidia.

Strain Pre-exposure
Treatment		 No. Survivors/
No. Exposed		 No. Infected
M-Line Control 44/45 36 (82%)
Salvador 27 °C × 1 week (F) 35/37 0
Salvador 27 °C × 2 weeks (F) 34/37 0
Salvador 27 °C × 1 week (U) 35/37 0
Salvador 27 °C × 2 weeks (U) 35/37 0
Salvador 20 °C × 1 week (F) 37/37 0
Salvador 20 °C × 2 weeks (F) 33/37 0
Salvador 33 °C × 1 week (F) 32/37 0
Salvador 33 °C × 2 weeks (F) 36/37 1 (3%)
Salvador 33 °C × 5–6 hr (F) 40/40 0