Effects of a Cyanobacterial Toxin on Trematode Cercariae
| Autor: | Janet Koprivnikar, Dino Milotic, Marin Milotic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Cyanobacteria
Microcystins media_common.quotation_subject Fauna Bacterial Toxins Snails 030231 tropical medicine Microcystin Algal bloom 030308 mycology & parasitology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Algae Echinostoma Animals Cercaria Ponds Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common chemistry.chemical_classification 0303 health sciences Cyanobacteria Toxins Dose-Response Relationship Drug biology Ecology Aquatic ecosystem Longevity Eutrophication biology.organism_classification chemistry Linear Models Marine Toxins Parasitology Trematoda |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitology. 105:598 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3395 |
| DOI: | 10.1645/18-170 |
| Popis: | Eutrophication of aquatic habitats has become a global problem, with implications for host-parasite dynamics. Blooms of certain cyanobacteria are associated with cyanotoxins, particularly microcystins such as microcystin-LR (MC-LR). These potent toxins have been shown to adversely affect freshwater fauna and can increase host susceptibility to parasite infection. However, to understand how cyanotoxins influence infection outcomes in nature, it is necessary to investigate whether free-living parasite infectious stages, such as that of trematode cercariae, are also affected given their demonstrated sensitivity to various contaminants. Here we examined the effects of environmentally relevant levels of MC-LR representing relatively high (82 μg/L) and low (11 μg/L) concentrations on the activity and survival of four different types of cercariae ( |
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