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Sympatric and allopatric experimental infections of the planorbid snail Gyraulus chinensis with miracidia of Euparyphium albuferensis (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2010

C. Muñoz-Antoli ,
A. Marín ,
M. Trelis ,
R. Toledo  and
J.-G. Esteban
C. Muñoz-Antoli*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
A. Marín
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
M. Trelis
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
R. Toledo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
J.-G. Esteban
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
*
*Fax: +34 96 354 4769 E-mail: carla.munoz@uv.es
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Abstract

An experimental infection with echinostomatid miracidia in sympatric or ‘local’ vs. allopatric or ‘away’ snail combinations, as a model to examine parasite compatibility, was carried out. We employed Euparyphium albuferensis miracidia to infect Gyraulus chinensis snails, from three different natural parks: Albufera (Valencia, Spain); the Ebro Delta (Tarragona, Spain) and Coto de Doñana (Huelva, Spain). Insignificant differences between the three snail strains were noted for the infection rate and the rhythm of daily cercarial production. However, a significantly higher total cercarial production per snail, patent period and life span were observed in local snails. The different infection characteristics in the three G. chinensis strains considered reveal that E. albuferensis miracidia demonstrate local adaptation.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 84 , Issue 4 , December 2010 , pp. 420 - 424
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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