Eurytrema coelomaticum: influence of the infection on the reproduction and nucleic acids contents in the albumen gland and ovotestis of Bradybaena similaris
The number of eggs laid per snail in Bradybaena similaris and the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in the albumen gland and ovotestis were quantified in snails infected with sporocysts of the digenetic trematode Eurytrema coelomaticum. The total number of eggs laid per mollusc was reduced by 96.32% at th...
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Published in | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 90; no. 5; pp. 635 - 638 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
Published |
Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
01.10.1995
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
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Summary: | The number of eggs laid per snail in Bradybaena similaris and the
nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in the albumen gland and ovotestis were
quantified in snails infected with sporocysts of the digenetic
trematode Eurytrema coelomaticum. The total number of eggs laid per
mollusc was reduced by 96.32% at the end of the larval development. The
DNA concentration increased by 700%, and the RNA concentration was
reduced by 8.38% by the time when the daughter sporocysts of E.
coelomaticum were released from B. similaris. The relation between
these values and the inhibition of the reproduction observed in
infected molluscs is discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1678-8060 0074-0276 1678-8060 0074-0276 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02761995000500019 |