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9722403

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of low water temperatures on the development and viability of larval and adult Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda) in the final host Anguilla anguilla was studied. European eels were experimentally infected with A. crassus and then maintained for 4 mo at 4, 9, 10, and 19 degrees C. Larval development showed a temperature-dependent pattern and was significantly retarded at low temperatures. Third-stage larvae survived a 4 mo period at 4 degrees C without being affected, although they were not able to invade the swimbladder wall at this temperature. In contrast, adult worms were severely harmed during a 4 mo period at 4 degrees C, as reflected by increased mortality and decreased growth and reproductivity as compared to the worms maintained for the same period at 18 degrees C. Starvation for the eels at 4 mo at 19 degrees C did not affect the development and growth of the nematode. The experimentally obtained results support the hypothesis that the spread of A. crassus in boreal regions, e.g. Northern Europe, is restricted by the natural ambient temperature regimes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0177-5103
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact of low water temperature on the development of Anguillicola crassus in the final host Anguilla anguilla.
pubmed:affiliation
Zoologisches Institut-Okologie, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany. klaus.knopf@bio-geo.uni-karlsruhe.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article