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Effect of Echinostoma friedi (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) experimental infection on longevity, growth and fecundity of juvenile Radix peregra (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) and Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) snails

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The effect of Echinostoma friedi experimental infection on longevity, growth and fecundity of two susceptible first intermediate host snails, Radix peregra and Biomphalaria glabrata, was studied to contrast the level of compatibility. 120 R. peregra and 150 B. glabrata snails were used exposed to one, three or five miracidia and divided in three categories: INF (snails exposed and infected); ENI (exposed but not infected) and C (control or not miracidial-exposed snails). R. peregra INF snails’ death process starts sooner, but in a prolonged extension, while B. glabrata INF snails have a much shorter life span. The infection and the miracidial exposure are able to reduce R. peregra normal development (stunting). B. glabrata INF snails’ growth exceeds that of C snails (gigantism). E. friedi produces a total parasitic castration of R. peregra and B. glabrata INF snails. R. peregra would be considered as the required snail host, while B. glabrata only as an adequate snail host.

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The present study was supported by the Proyect CGL2005-02321/BOS from Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Spain) and FEDER (Europea Union) and by the Proyect GV07/006 and Ayuda Complementaria ACOMP07/071 from the Conselleria d’Empresa, Universitat i Ciència de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia, Spain). The authors wish to thank M. Trelis for her collaboration and Dr. J-. P. Pointier for giving us the Guadalupean strain of snails. The experiments comply with current Spanish legislation.

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    Carla Muñoz-Antoli, Antoni Marín, Rafael Toledo & José-Guillermo Esteban

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Muñoz-Antoli, C., Marín, A., Toledo, R. et al. Effect of Echinostoma friedi (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) experimental infection on longevity, growth and fecundity of juvenile Radix peregra (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) and Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) snails. Parasitol Res 101, 1663–1670 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0710-9

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