I've got you under my skin: inflammatory response to elephant seal's lice
Abstract Seals (Phocidae) undergo an annual cycle of moulting that implies hair regeneration, and in the case of southern elephant seals, it also involves the superficial strata of the epidermis. Therefore, surviving the moulting period is crucial for their obligate and permanent ectoparasites. Thro...
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crwiley:10.1111/mve.12538 2024-04-28T07:57:41+00:00 I've got you under my skin: inflammatory response to elephant seal's lice Leonardi, M. S. Krmpotic, C. Barbeito, C. Soto, F. Loza, C. M. Vera, R. Negrete, J. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mve.12538 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mve.12538 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/mve.12538 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Medical and Veterinary Entomology volume 35, issue 4, page 658-662 ISSN 0269-283X 1365-2915 Insect Science General Veterinary Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Parasitology journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12538 2024-04-08T06:53:31Z Abstract Seals (Phocidae) undergo an annual cycle of moulting that implies hair regeneration, and in the case of southern elephant seals, it also involves the superficial strata of the epidermis. Therefore, surviving the moulting period is crucial for their obligate and permanent ectoparasites. Throughout evolutionary time, sucking lice (Echinophtiriidae) have developed morphological, behavioural and ecological adaptations to cope with the amphibious lifestyle of their hosts. Lepidophthirus macrorhini , the Southern elephant seal louse species, faces the additional challenge of surviving attached to the host during the moulting period. Since lice live on the skin, L . macrorhini has developed a unique survival strategy by piercing the skin of their host, thus keeping them protected from moulting. During fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica, skin samples with lice within were collected for histological analysis to assess whether these parasites caused damage to the host. Lice generate an inflammatory process in the host's dermis, and these lesions could alter the normal chemical and mechanical protective properties of the skin facilitating secondary infections. Further studies that analyse the potential pathogens in those skin lesions are necessary to properly assess the real impact of ectoparasites on their host health. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals Wiley Online Library Medical and Veterinary Entomology 35 4 658 662 |
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Abstract Seals (Phocidae) undergo an annual cycle of moulting that implies hair regeneration, and in the case of southern elephant seals, it also involves the superficial strata of the epidermis. Therefore, surviving the moulting period is crucial for their obligate and permanent ectoparasites. Throughout evolutionary time, sucking lice (Echinophtiriidae) have developed morphological, behavioural and ecological adaptations to cope with the amphibious lifestyle of their hosts. Lepidophthirus macrorhini , the Southern elephant seal louse species, faces the additional challenge of surviving attached to the host during the moulting period. Since lice live on the skin, L . macrorhini has developed a unique survival strategy by piercing the skin of their host, thus keeping them protected from moulting. During fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica, skin samples with lice within were collected for histological analysis to assess whether these parasites caused damage to the host. Lice generate an inflammatory process in the host's dermis, and these lesions could alter the normal chemical and mechanical protective properties of the skin facilitating secondary infections. Further studies that analyse the potential pathogens in those skin lesions are necessary to properly assess the real impact of ectoparasites on their host health. |
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I've got you under my skin: inflammatory response to elephant seal's lice |
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