Acquired resistance of the eel, Anguilla anguilla L., to challenge infections with gill monogeneans

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: SLOTVED, H. C., BUCHMANN, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1993
• Subjects: Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1993.tb00895.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2761.1993.tb00895.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1993.tb00895.x

Abstract. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla L., is able to respond to infections with ectoparasitic gill monogeneans of the genus Pseudodactylogyrus Gussev, 1965. A primary infection offers the host a relative resistance to challenge infections. The relative protection was detected at both 14 and 33 days after mebendazole termination of the primary infection by a significantly greater parasite reduction in previously infected eels compared to non‐primed eels. No complete immunity was obtained.