Open AccessEffectiveness of Chaetogaster limnaei as a controller of Fasciola hepatica in experimental infections of Galba truncatula
Author(s) -
Flavia Muñiz-Pareja,
Paul Iturbe-Espinoza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_24_15
Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , hepatica , snail , biology , fasciola , annelid , trematoda , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , helminths , medicine
Chaetogaster limnaei is an annelid symbiotically associated with lymnaeid snails as Galba truncatula . This association is considered a preventive mechanism against trematode miracidia infection, including Fasciola hepatica . The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Chaetogaster limnaei as a natural controller of Fasciola hepatica in laboratory conditions.