DNA barcode identification of freshwater snails in the family bithyniidae from Thailand

• Main Authors: Jutharat Kulsantiwong, Sattrachai Prasopdee, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai, Wipaporn Ruangjirachuporn, Thidarut Boonmars, Vithoon Viyanant, Paola Pierossi, Paul D N Hebert, Smarn Tesana
• Other Authors: Khon Kaen University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30955
• Institution: Mahidol University

Freshwater snails in the family Bithyniidae are the first intermediate host for Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini), the causative agent of opisthorchiasis. Unfortunately, the subtle morphological characters that differentiate species in this group are not easily discerned by non-sp...