{"title":"Host genotype and infection status interact to shape microbiomes in <i>Daphnia magna</i>.","authors":"Amruta Rajarajan, Ellen Decaestecker, Lore Bulteel, Jean-Claude Walser, Piet Spaak, Justyna Wolinska","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Host–bacterial communities (microbiomes) are influenced by a wide range of factors including host genotype and parasite exposure. However, few studies disentangle temporal and host-genotype-specific variation in microbiome response to infection across several host tissues. We experimentally exposed the freshwater crustacean <i>Daphnia magna</i> to its fungal parasite <i>Metschnikowia bicuspidata</i> and characterized changes in host–bacterial communities associated with the parasite's development within the host. We used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to assess bacterial communities of the host (a) 24 h (‘initial parasite exposure’) and (b) 10 days (‘successful infection’) after exposure to a standard dose of <i>M. bicuspidata</i> spores, in host guts, body tissue (excluding guts) and whole individuals. We also investigated whether bacterial community responses to parasite exposure varied by host genotype.Parasite exposure did not immediately alter host gut bacterial communities, but drove host-genotype-specific changes in the bacterial community composition of whole individuals. We validated that these changes were not driven by shifts in bacterial communities of the culturing medium, due to the addition of the parasite spore solution. Successful infection (i.e. the proliferation of <i>M. bicuspidata</i> spores in the host body) reduced alpha diversity and shifted abundance of dominant bacterial orders in the gut. Moreover, it induced a host-genotype-specific changes in body bacterial community composition. Overall, bacterial community responses to parasite exposure and subsequent infection are complex: they occur in a host-genotype-dependent manner, differentially at distinct timepoints after parasite exposure, and in specific host tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024001422
Linh Thi Khanh Pham, Dong Van Quyen, Weerachai Saijuntha, Huong Thi Thanh Doan, Thanh Hoa Le, Scott P Lawton
{"title":"Mitogenomics of the zoonotic parasite <i>Echinostoma miyagawai</i> and insights into the evolution of tandem repeat regions within the mitochondrial non-coding control region.","authors":"Linh Thi Khanh Pham, Dong Van Quyen, Weerachai Saijuntha, Huong Thi Thanh Doan, Thanh Hoa Le, Scott P Lawton","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024001422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024001422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024001380
Rebecca A Butler, Lisa I Muller, Dan Grove, R T Trout Fryxell
{"title":"Ecological relationships of <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> Neumann with other tick species on wildlife hosts at cow-calf farms implementing integrated pest management in eastern Tennessee.","authors":"Rebecca A Butler, Lisa I Muller, Dan Grove, R T Trout Fryxell","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024001380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024001380","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-44"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular characterization and B-cell epitope analysis of the TSP11 gene in <i>Echinococcus</i> infection strains from Yunnan Province.","authors":"Qian Xu, Zhengqing Wang, Jinrong Zi, Xuan Cai, Fangwei Wu, Benfu Li, Jia Peng, Jianxiong Li, Xinliu Yan, Ying Dong, Yaming Yang","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the molecular intricacies of the transmembrane protein TSP11 gene in <i>Echinococcus</i> strains isolated from livestock and patients in Yunnan Province afflicted with <i>Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus)</i> between 2016 and 2020. Gene typing analysis of the ND1 gene revealed the presence of the G1 type, G5 type and untyped strains, constituting 52.4, 38.1 and 9.5%, respectively. The analysis of 42 DNA sequences has revealed 24 novel single nucleotide polymorphic sites, delineating 11 haplotypes, all of which were of the mutant type. Importantly, there were no variations observed in mutation sites or haplotypes in any of the hosts. The total length of the TSP11 gene's 4 exons is 762 bp, encoding 254 amino acids. Our analysis posits the existence of 6 potential B-cell antigenic epitopes within TSP11, specifically at positions 49-KSN-51, 139-GKRG-142, 162-DNG-164, 169-NGS-171, 185-DS-186 and 231-PPRFTN-236. Notably, these epitopes exhibit consistent presence among various intermediate hosts and haplotypes. However, further validation is imperative to ascertain their viability as diagnostic antigens for <i>E. granulosus</i> in the Yunnan Province.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nest secondary plants and their associations with haemosporidian blood parasites in blue tit females.","authors":"Jorge García-Campa, Sonia González-Braojos, Judith Morales","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Avian nests often contain aromatic plant fragments, which has led to propose among others that they repel ectoparasites or vectors of blood parasites (‘nest protection hypothesis’). To date, the relationship between secondary plant provisioning and the parent's blood parasites remains unexplored. We investigated whether the presence of secondary plants in nests during different reproductive stages (before incubation, during incubation and nestling period) was associated with the presence of nest-dwelling ectoparasites and females’ blood-parasite infections in blue tits (<i>Cyanistes caeruleus</i>) during chick rearing. In this species, females are highly exposed to parasites, particularly at the beginning of the breeding season, since they build the nest and incubate alone. They also brood the nestlings while the male assists with provisioning. We found that females that provided fewer plants before incubation were more likely to be infected by <i>Plasmodium</i>. Specifically, Females that did not provide <i>Achillea</i> herbs before incubation were more likely to be infected by both <i>Plasmodium</i> and <i>Haemoproteus</i>, reinforcing the ‘nest protection’ hypothesis. Thus, secondary plants may create an early environment that masks the odour of hosts or repels vectors. Surprisingly, the presence of <i>Lavandula</i> during the nestling period was positively related to <i>Leucocytozoon</i> infection. Given its fastest development among haemosporidians, we speculate that <i>Lavandula</i> herbs are provided by females to reduce mother-to-offspring transmission or as a self-medication strategy. Finally, the number of plant fragments provided before incubation was negatively associated with the number of (<i>Protocalliphora azurea</i>) larvae, whereas there were no associations with the presence of mites (<i>Dermanyssus gallinoides</i>).</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024001197
Milen Nachev, Michael Hohenadler, Nicklas Bröckers, Daniel Grabner, Bernd Sures
{"title":"Suitability of invasive gobies as paratenic hosts for acanthocephalans of the genus <i>Pomphorhynchus</i> sp.","authors":"Milen Nachev, Michael Hohenadler, Nicklas Bröckers, Daniel Grabner, Bernd Sures","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024001197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024001197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ponto-Caspian gobies became highly abundant in many regions outside their native distribution range (e.g. in the Rhine River system). In the newly invaded habitats, the parasite communities of the invasive gobies are characterized by a lower species richness compared to their native range. Interestingly, acanthocephalans of the genus <i>Pomphorhynchus</i> are highly abundant, although they do not become mature and mostly remain encapsulated in the abdominal cavity as preadults. Thus, gobiids could either represent a dead-end host for <i>Pomphorhynchus</i> sp. declining its population (dilution effect) or act as a paratenic host that could increase the infection pressure if the infected gobies are preyed upon by appropriate definitive hosts (spill back). To determine which of the 2 scenarios the gobiids contribute to, we conducted 2 infection experiments using smaller and larger individuals of the definitive host chub (<i>Squalius cephalus</i>), infected with preadults of <i>Pomphorhynchus</i> sp. collected from the abdominal cavity of <i>Neogobius melanostomus</i>. The results showed that preadults were able to complete their development and mature in the definitive host with mean recovery rates of 17.9% in smaller and 27.0% in larger chubs. Successful infections were observed in 62.0% and 80.0% of the smaller and larger chubs, respectively. Our study demonstrated that gobies can theoretically serve as a paratenic host for acanthocephalans of the genus <i>Pomphorhynchus</i>, and that infection might spill back into the local fish community if infected gobies are preyed upon by suitable definitive hosts of <i>Pomphorhynchus</i> sp. such as large barbel or chub.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of CD1a immunostaining in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by <i>Leishmania donovani</i> in Sri Lanka.","authors":"Hasna Riyal, Nilakshi Samaranayake, Priyani Amarathunga, Deepani Munidasa, Nadira Karunaweera","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne parasitic disease, routinely diagnosed by direct light microscopy. The sensitivity of this method is dependent on the number of parasites present in the lesion. Immunoexpression of CD1a surface antigen by <i>Leishmania</i> amastigotes and its application as a diagnostic tool has been recently demonstrated in several species including <i>Leishmania major</i>, <i>Leishmania tropica</i> and <i>Leishmania infantum</i>. <i>Leishmania donovani</i> is the only reported species in Sri Lanka primarily causing CL and its CD1a status remains unexplored. We studied CD1a expression by amastigotes of <i>L. donovani</i> in skin biopsies from 116 patients with suspected CL. The biopsy sections were stained with CD1a clones O10 and MTB1 separately. Slit skin smear (SSS) results were considered the gold standard for diagnosis of CL. 103 cases were confirmed through SSS where 73 of them showed positive parasite staining for CD1a clone MTB1 with 70.9% sensitivity. Positivity was seen mostly in parasites closer to the epidermis. CD1a clone O10 failed to detect any amastigotes. Test sensitivity improved to 74.1% when the analysis was applied only to patients with low/no discernible Leishman-Donovan (LD) bodies in histology. Our findings show that CD1a clone MTB1 successfully stains amastigotes of <i>L. donovani</i> species and can be used as a supplementary diagnostic tool in detecting CL, especially when LD bodies are low in number. This method could be validated to detect other forms of leishmaniasis caused by <i>L. donovani</i> in Indian and sub-Saharan regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024000970
Marcelo Tonatiuh González-García, Alejandra López-Jiménez, Mirza Patricia Ortega-Olivares, Ana Lucia Sereno-Uribe, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, Martín García-Varela
{"title":"Unravelling the diversity of <i>Posthodiplostomum</i> Dubois, 1936 (Trematoda: Diplostomidae) in fish-eating birds from the Neotropical region of Mexico, with the description of a new species.","authors":"Marcelo Tonatiuh González-García, Alejandra López-Jiménez, Mirza Patricia Ortega-Olivares, Ana Lucia Sereno-Uribe, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, Martín García-Varela","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000970","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adults of the genus <i>Posthodiplostomum</i>, Dubois, 1936 are parasites of fish-eating birds, mainly of the family Ardeidae, and are globally distributed. The genus currently comprises 35 species, although recent molecular evidence has shown that the diversity of the genus is underestimated since several candidate species have been recognized. In the Neotropical region of Mexico, at least 6 <i>Posthodiplostomum</i> lineages have been detected with metacercaria stages recovered from unrelated fish hosts. Here, we obtained adult specimens of <i>Posthodiplostomum</i> from 6 fish-eating birds representing 2 families (<i>Butorides virescens</i>, <i>Ardea herodias</i>, <i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>, <i>Tigrisoma mexicanum</i> – Ardeidae, and <i>Rynchops niger</i> and <i>Leucophaeus atricilla</i> – Lariidae) from 4 localities in southern Mexico. Specimens were sequenced for 2 nuclear (28S and ITS1–5.8S–ITS2) and 1 mitochondrial (<i>cox1</i>) molecular marker. Phylogenetic analyses allowed us to link metacercariae and adult specimens and recognized a lineage, which was described morphologically. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by its prosoma morphology and body size; this is the first described species in the Neotropical region of Mexico. Additionally, new host and locality records for <i>P. macrocotyle</i> and <i>P. pricei</i> are presented, expanding their geographical distribution range in the Americas.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024000921
Andrés Cano-Santiago, Luis E Florencio-Martínez, Daniel E Vélez-Ramírez, Adrián J Romero-Chaveste, Rebeca G Manning-Cela, Tomás Nepomuceno-Mejía, Santiago Martínez-Calvillo
{"title":"Analyses of the essential C82 subunit uncovered some differences in RNA polymerase III transcription between <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> and <i>Leishmania major</i>.","authors":"Andrés Cano-Santiago, Luis E Florencio-Martínez, Daniel E Vélez-Ramírez, Adrián J Romero-Chaveste, Rebeca G Manning-Cela, Tomás Nepomuceno-Mejía, Santiago Martínez-Calvillo","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000921","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 17-subunit RNA polymerase III (RNAP III) synthesizes essential untranslated RNAs such as tRNAs and 5S rRNA. In yeast and vertebrates, subunit C82 forms a stable subcomplex with C34 and C31 that is necessary for promoter-specific transcription initiation. Little is known about RNAP III transcription in trypanosomatid parasites. To narrow this knowledge gap, we characterized the C82 subunit in <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> and <i>Leishmania major</i>. Bioinformatic analyses showed that the 4 distinctive extended winged-helix (eWH) domains and the coiled-coil motif are present in C82 in these microorganisms. Nevertheless, C82 in trypanosomatids presents certain unique traits, including an exclusive loop within the eWH1 domain. We found that C82 localizes to the nucleus and binds to RNAP III-dependent genes in the insect stages of both parasites. Knock-down of C82 by RNA interference significantly reduced the levels of tRNAs and 5S rRNA and led to the death of procyclic forms of <i>T. brucei</i>. Tandem affinity purifications with both parasites allowed the identification of several C82-interacting partners, including C34 and some genus-specific putative regulators of transcription. However, the orthologue of C31 was not found in trypanosomatids. Interestingly, our data suggest a strong association of C82 with TFIIIC subunits in <i>T. brucei</i>, but not in <i>L. major</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ParasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1017/S0031182024000684
Abthyllane Amaral de Carvalho, Lilia Suzane de Oliveira Nascimento, Luize Cristine Pantoja Dos Reis, Roger Leomar da Silva Ferreira, Saturo Cardoso Morais, Elane Guerreiro Geise, Marcela Nunes Videira, Edilson Rodrigues Matos
{"title":"<i>Henneguya patriciai</i> n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing <i>Leporinus friderici</i> (Bloch 1794) from Tartarugalzinho river, eastern Amazon.","authors":"Abthyllane Amaral de Carvalho, Lilia Suzane de Oliveira Nascimento, Luize Cristine Pantoja Dos Reis, Roger Leomar da Silva Ferreira, Saturo Cardoso Morais, Elane Guerreiro Geise, Marcela Nunes Videira, Edilson Rodrigues Matos","doi":"10.1017/S0031182024000684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024000684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Amazon basin has the largest number of fish in the world, and among the most common fishes of the Neotropical region, the threespot (<i>Leporinus friderici</i>) is cited, which in relation to its microparasitic fauna, has described only 1 species of the genus <i>Henneguya</i>, <i>Henneguya friderici</i>. The Myxozoa class is considered an obligate parasite, being morphologically characterized by spores formed by valves connected by a suture line. This study describes a new species of <i>Henneguya</i> sp. in the Amazon region for <i>L. friderici</i>. This parasite was found in the host's pyloric caeca and caudal kidney, with mature spores with a total spore length of 38.4 ± 2.5 (35.9–40.9) <i>μ</i>m; the spore body 14.4 ± 1.1 (13.3–15.5) <i>μ</i>m and 7.3 ± 0.6 (6.7–7.9) <i>μ</i>m wide. Regarding its 2 polar capsules, they had a length of 5.1 ± 0.4 (4.7–5.5) <i>μ</i>m and a width of 2.0 ± 0.1 (1.9–2.1) <i>μ</i>m in the same pear-shaped, and each polar capsule contained 9–11 turns. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses denote that this is a new species of the genus <i>Henneguya</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19967,"journal":{"name":"Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}