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Variation in lipid and fatty acid uptake among nematode and cestode parasites and their host, domestic fowl: host–parasite interaction

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Lipid synthesis is an important process in most organisms as well as in helminths. The present observation shows the variation of lipid and fatty acid uptake among cestode, Raillietina (Fuhrmannetta) echinobothrida; nematode, Ascaridia galli and their host, Gallus domesticus, the common country fowl. Total lipid (TL), neutral lipid (NL), glycolipid (GL), phospholipid (PL) and their fatty acid of cestode, nematode and liver and intestinal fluid of the host were analyzed by thin layer chromatography and gas liquid chromatography respectively. The result shows that liver take more TL, PL and GL except NL. Utilization of lipid from intestinal fluid when compare between the parasites, it is found that TL and PL content of cestode are higher than nematode, whereas, nematode absorbs more NL and GL than cestode. The percent of cholesterol is more in cestode than nematode. Palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic are the predominant fatty acids among all the samples. The present study reveals that the cestode having large surface area is more opportunistic in the resource utilization over the nematode as well as the host.

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The authors are thankful to the Head, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University for necessary laboratory facilities. The authors (M.M. and K.K.M.) are also grateful to Dr. U. C. Pal, Principal, to Dr. P.P. Chakraborty, Head of the Department of Zoology, Raja N. L. Khan women’s College, Medinipur for allowing the laboratory facility of the college. In this connection, it will not be out of place to mention the support of all the respected teachers of the Department of Zoology. The authors are indebted to late Dr. A. Ghosh, President, Drug Research and Development Centre, Kolkata, India for GLC analysis of the samples and necessary help.

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  3. Department of Zoology, R. B. C. College, Naihati, India

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Mondal, M., Kundu, J.K. & Misra, K.K. Variation in lipid and fatty acid uptake among nematode and cestode parasites and their host, domestic fowl: host–parasite interaction. J Parasit Dis 40, 1494–1518 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0718-5

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