Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
Multi-host parasites can exploit various host species that differ in abundance and susceptibility to infection, which will contribute unequally to their transmission and fitness. Several species of acanthocephalan manipulative parasites (among which Pomphorhynchus laevis and P. tereticollis) use var...
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| author | Bauer, Alexandre Develay Nguyen, Lucie Motreuil, Sébastien Teixeira, Maria Debrosse, Nelly Rigaud, Thierry |
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| description | Multi-host parasites can exploit various host species that differ in abundance and susceptibility to infection, which will contribute unequally to their transmission and fitness. Several species of acanthocephalan manipulative parasites (among which Pomphorhynchus laevis and P. tereticollis) use various amphipod species of the genus Gammarus as intermediate hosts. Many Gammarus pulex and G. fossarum cryptic lineages are living in sympatry in European rivers, questioning the spectrum of intermediate hosts that acanthocephalans can use, and their relative contribution to their life cycles. In this work, the respective roles of parasites species (P. laevis and, for the first time, P. tereticollis) and sympatric host cryptic species (the G. fossarum species complex) were studied experimentally on two traits: host susceptibility to infection and parasite virulence. Differences were found, both in terms of infectivity and virulence, between the cryptic hosts and between the two parasite species. We confirm that these acanthocephalans, previously considered as generalists, show specificities among their sympatric hosts. Differences in field prevalence and susceptibility after experimental exposures were more pronounced between cryptic G. fossarum species for P. tereticollis than for P. laevis. The mortality of infected individuals increased significantly after several weeks of development of both parasite species. P. tereticollis was less virulent than P. laevis, perhaps due to differences in host exploitation, since we evidenced that P. tereticollis had a much slower growth rate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a8534fa70e744d4bba9da8ca74044802025-02-07T10:17:18ZengPeer Community InPeer Community Journal2804-38712024-07-01410.24072/pcjournal.43410.24072/pcjournal.434Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum Bauer, Alexandre0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3162-9285Develay Nguyen, Lucie1Motreuil, Sébastien2Teixeira, Maria3Debrosse, Nelly4Rigaud, Thierry5Biogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceBiogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceBiogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceBiogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceBiogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceBiogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS, université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, FranceMulti-host parasites can exploit various host species that differ in abundance and susceptibility to infection, which will contribute unequally to their transmission and fitness. Several species of acanthocephalan manipulative parasites (among which Pomphorhynchus laevis and P. tereticollis) use various amphipod species of the genus Gammarus as intermediate hosts. Many Gammarus pulex and G. fossarum cryptic lineages are living in sympatry in European rivers, questioning the spectrum of intermediate hosts that acanthocephalans can use, and their relative contribution to their life cycles. In this work, the respective roles of parasites species (P. laevis and, for the first time, P. tereticollis) and sympatric host cryptic species (the G. fossarum species complex) were studied experimentally on two traits: host susceptibility to infection and parasite virulence. Differences were found, both in terms of infectivity and virulence, between the cryptic hosts and between the two parasite species. We confirm that these acanthocephalans, previously considered as generalists, show specificities among their sympatric hosts. Differences in field prevalence and susceptibility after experimental exposures were more pronounced between cryptic G. fossarum species for P. tereticollis than for P. laevis. The mortality of infected individuals increased significantly after several weeks of development of both parasite species. P. tereticollis was less virulent than P. laevis, perhaps due to differences in host exploitation, since we evidenced that P. tereticollis had a much slower growth rate.https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.434/experimental infectionGammarus fossarumGammarus pulexhost specificityinfectivitymulti-host parasitePomphorhynchus laevisPomphorhynchus tereticollisprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Bauer, Alexandre Develay Nguyen, Lucie Motreuil, Sébastien Teixeira, Maria Debrosse, Nelly Rigaud, Thierry Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum Peer Community Journal experimental infection Gammarus fossarum Gammarus pulex host specificity infectivity multi-host parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis Pomphorhynchus tereticollis prevalence |
| title | Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
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| title_full | Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
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| title_fullStr | Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
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| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
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| title_short | Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum
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| title_sort | differences in specificity development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites infecting two cryptic species of gammarus fossarum |
| topic | experimental infection Gammarus fossarum Gammarus pulex host specificity infectivity multi-host parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis Pomphorhynchus tereticollis prevalence |
| url | https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.434/ |
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