MYCOFLORA OF BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA AND BULINUS TRUNCATUS, THE SNAIL VECTORS OF BILHARZIASIS IN THE RIVER NILE, EGYPT

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Thirty-six fungal species which belong to twenty-three genera were collected from Biomphalaria alexandrina (22 genera and 32 species) and Bulinus truncatus (19 genera and 28 species) grown on the Nile water. Achlya, Saprolegnia and Pythium were the most frequent genera whereas A.prolifera, S.diclina and P. undulatum were the most frequent species on the two type of snails. The types of fungi of the two snails as well as the Nile water was nearly similar.