Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species
Experimental infections of two South American lymnaeids (Lymnaea neotropica and L. viatrix var. ventricosa) with Paramphistomum daubneyi were carried out to determine if these snail species could sustain larval development of this digenean and, if so, to specify their potential for cercarial product...
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| author | Sanabria R. Titi A. Mekroud A. Vignoles P. Dreyfuss G. Rondelaud D. Romero J. |
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| description | Experimental infections of two South American lymnaeids (Lymnaea neotropica and L. viatrix var. ventricosa) with Paramphistomum daubneyi were carried out to determine if these snail species could sustain larval development of this digenean and, if so, to specify their potential for cercarial production. A French population of Galba truncatula infected and raised according to the same protocol served as controls. In both experiments, prevalence of P. daubneyi infections in snails did not significantly differ from each other. In snail groups evaluated for cercarial shedding (first experiment), a significantly lower number of shed cercariae was noted for L. neotropica, while those from G. truncatula and L. v. ventricosa did not differ significantly from each other. Dissection of infected snails at day 65 post-exposure at 20 °C (second experiment) found significantly lower burdens of P. daubneyi rediae and cercariae in the bodies of L. neotropica than in those of G. truncatula and L. v. ventricosa. Compared to total cercarial production observed in dissected snails, the percentage of cercariae which exited from snails was 75.6% for G. truncatula, 21.6% for L. neotropica, and 91.4% for L. v. ventricosa. This last species seems to be a good candidate for metacercarial production of P. daubneyi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bc61cebf7534b399322baef907ff9292023-12-02T19:35:14ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422012-11-0119444544910.1051/parasite/2012194445parasite2012194p445Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid speciesSanabria R.Titi A.Mekroud A.Vignoles P.Dreyfuss G.Rondelaud D.Romero J.Experimental infections of two South American lymnaeids (Lymnaea neotropica and L. viatrix var. ventricosa) with Paramphistomum daubneyi were carried out to determine if these snail species could sustain larval development of this digenean and, if so, to specify their potential for cercarial production. A French population of Galba truncatula infected and raised according to the same protocol served as controls. In both experiments, prevalence of P. daubneyi infections in snails did not significantly differ from each other. In snail groups evaluated for cercarial shedding (first experiment), a significantly lower number of shed cercariae was noted for L. neotropica, while those from G. truncatula and L. v. ventricosa did not differ significantly from each other. Dissection of infected snails at day 65 post-exposure at 20 °C (second experiment) found significantly lower burdens of P. daubneyi rediae and cercariae in the bodies of L. neotropica than in those of G. truncatula and L. v. ventricosa. Compared to total cercarial production observed in dissected snails, the percentage of cercariae which exited from snails was 75.6% for G. truncatula, 21.6% for L. neotropica, and 91.4% for L. v. ventricosa. This last species seems to be a good candidate for metacercarial production of P. daubneyi.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012194445Galba truncatulaLymnaea neotropicaLymnaea viatrixParamphistomum daubneyiexperimental infectionmetacercariaredia |
| spellingShingle | Sanabria R. Titi A. Mekroud A. Vignoles P. Dreyfuss G. Rondelaud D. Romero J. Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species Parasite Galba truncatula Lymnaea neotropica Lymnaea viatrix Paramphistomum daubneyi experimental infection metacercaria redia |
| title | Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| title_full | Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| title_fullStr | Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| title_short | Paramphistomum daubneyi: characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| title_sort | paramphistomum daubneyi characteristics of infection in three lymnaeid species |
| topic | Galba truncatula Lymnaea neotropica Lymnaea viatrix Paramphistomum daubneyi experimental infection metacercaria redia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012194445 |
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