Differences in snail ecology lead to infection pattern variation of Echinostoma spp. larval stages

• Autorzy: Zimmermann M.R. , Luth K. E. , Esch G. W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The infection patterns of parasites are often tied to host behavior. Although most studies have investigated definitive hosts and their parasites, intermediate host behavior may play a role in shaping the distribution and accumulation of parasites, particularly the larval stages. In an attempt to answer this question, more than 4,500 pulmonate snails were collected from 11 states in the mid-Atlantic and Midwestern United States in the summer of 2012. These snails were necropsied and echinostome metecercariae were commonly observed infecting the snails as 2nd intermediate hosts (20.0%). The snails included species of 3 genera with distinct differences in the infection patterns of Echinostoma spp. metacercariae among them. Physa spp. (comprising of P. acuta and P. gyrina) snails exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of infection (23.5%) than both Lymnaea columella (11.6%) and Helisoma spp. (comprising of H. anceps and H. trivolvis) (14.2%; P < 0.05), with no difference in prevalence observed between the latter 2 genera (P > 0.05). The intensity of metacercariae within the snail hosts was significantly different between the 3 genera (P < 0.05), with L. columella having the highest intensity (24.3 ± 5.6), followed by Physa spp. (15.2 ± 1.5) and Helisoma spp. (5.0 ± 0.9). Differences in prevalence and intensity were also observed when the different snail families co-habited the same body of water. The disparities in infection patterns are likely due to distinct differences in the behavioral and feeding ecology of the snail hosts.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

snail; ecology; parasite; host behaviour; Echinostoma; larval stage; metacercaria; trematode

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.502-509,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Zimmermann M.R.

• Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, 1834 Gulley Dr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, USA

autor

Luth K. E.

• Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, 1834 Gulley Dr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, USA

autor

Esch G. W.

• Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, 1834 Gulley Dr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, USA

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