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JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
卷 99, 期 4, 页码 738-739出版社
ALLEN PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1645/12-111.1
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- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1241889] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Infection by trematode parthenitae (larval, asexual trematodes) has severe consequences for molluscan hosts, resulting in cessation of reproduction and early mortality. Here we present evidence that the freshwater snail Planorbella trivolvis can lose infections by trematode parthenitae. Of 8 P. trivolvis infected by reniferin parthenitae, 6 died within 2 wk, whereas the remaining 2 snails lost their infections within 82 days after initial examination. This phenomenon might suggest that molluscs can resist established trematode infections (i.e., self-cure'') or at least out-survive some trematode parthenitae.
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