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A snail is a slow-moving mollusk that lives in a hard, spiral shell it carries on its back for protection. Snails are found in diverse environments around the world and play important roles in their ecosystems as both herbivores and prey for other animals.
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Research
36,451 papers- Snail-borne parasitic diseases: an update on global epidemiological distribution, transmission interruption and control methods.ReviewInfectious diseases of poverty · 2018Lu XT, Gu QY, Limpanont Y et al.DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0414-7
- Schistosomiasis from a Snail's Perspective: Advances in Snail Immunity.ReviewTrends in parasitology · 2017Pila EA, Li H, Hambrook JR et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.07.006
- Differentiating snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma spp. using molecular approaches: fundamental to successful integrated control mechanism in Africa.ReviewInfectious diseases of poverty · 2018Abe EM, Guan W, Guo YH et al.DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0401-z
- Snail-trematode life history interactions: past trends and future directions.ReviewParasitology · 2001Sorensen RE, Minchella DJDOI: 10.1017/s0031182001007843
- [Application of drones in Oncomelania hupensis snail control with molluscicides].ReviewZhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi = Chinese journal of schistosomiasis control · 2024Huang YDOI: 10.16250/j.32.1915.2024188
- Microbial diversity of garden snail mucus.MicrobiologyOpen · 2022Belouhova M, Daskalova E, Yotinov I et al.DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1263
- Devastation of island biodiversity: a land snail perspective.ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026Cowie RH, Bouchet P, Fontaine BDOI: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0425
- Novel insights into the glucose metabolic alterations of freshwater snails: a pathway to molluscicide innovation and snail control strategies.ReviewParasitology research · 2024Zheng T, Liu JH, Zhu TY et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08274-2
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