The Protective Action of Chaetogaster limnaei on Snails Exposed to Schistosoma mansoni
- 1 June 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 50 (3) , 441-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3275851
Abstract
Experiments demonstrated that infestation with the oligochaete worm, Chaetogaster limnaei, afforded a degree of protection to the snail Australorbis glabratus when the snail was exposed to Schistosoma mansoni miracidia. To a lesser extent, the oligochaetes protected snails exposed to echinostome cercariae. The presence of C. limnaei within the kidney of the snail Physa hetero-stropha is reported.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Miracidia-Immobilizing Substances in Extracts Prepared from Snails Infected with Schistosoma MansoniThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1964
- The Influence of Host-Parasite Dispersion upon the Capacity of Schistosoma Mansoni Miracidia to Infect Australorbis GlabratusThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1962