Effectiveness of Chaetogaster limnaei as a controller of Fasciola hepatica in experimental infections of Galba truncatula | Zendy

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Effectiveness 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.

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