Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success
International audience The cockle Cerastoderma edule, a socioeconomically important bivalve of the northeast Atlantic, is host to several trematodes, including Himasthla elongata. In the life cycle of this trematode, cercariae (free-living stages) emerge from the first intermediate host, a snail, to...
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ftecolephe:oai:HAL:hal-04187299v1 2024-05-19T07:45:50+00:00 Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success Correia, Simao Freitas, Rosa de Montaudouin, Xavier Magalhaes, Luisa Universidade de Aveiro Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC) Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU) Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021 https://hal.science/hal-04187299 https://hal.science/hal-04187299/document https://hal.science/hal-04187299/file/EPOC_DAO_2021_Correia.pdf https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03616 en eng HAL CCSD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3354/dao03616 hal-04187299 https://hal.science/hal-04187299 https://hal.science/hal-04187299/document https://hal.science/hal-04187299/file/EPOC_DAO_2021_Correia.pdf doi:10.3354/dao03616 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0177-5103 EISSN: 0177-5103 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms https://hal.science/hal-04187299 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2021, 146, pp.23-28. ⟨10.3354/dao03616⟩ Cerastoderma edule Dark:light cycle Oxygen consumption Parasitism Photosensitivity [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology [SDV.BA.MVSA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Veterinary medicine and animal Health info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftecolephe https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03616 2024-04-25T01:06:57Z International audience The cockle Cerastoderma edule, a socioeconomically important bivalve of the northeast Atlantic, is host to several trematodes, including Himasthla elongata. In the life cycle of this trematode, cercariae (free-living stages) emerge from the first intermediate host, a snail, to infect cockles as second intermediate hosts. During their lifespan (less than 2 d), cercariae must ensure successful host-to-host transmission via the surrounding water and therefore are exposed to and impacted by different environmental conditions, including abiotic factors. Given that the light:dark cycle is one of the major drivers of behaviour in aquatic habitats, we aimed to determine the influence of light on cercariae and host behaviour based on 3 hypotheses. First, by having a benthic second intermediate host, these cercariae will display a photonegative orientation; second, and conversely, host behaviour will not be influenced by light; and third, cercariae infection success will be light-dependent. Results showed that cercariae display a photopositive orientation (first hypothesis rejected), displaying movements towards light. Host activity (evaluated by oxygen consumption) was similar among conditions, i.e. dark vs. light (second hypothesis accepted), but hosts acquired more parasites when experimentally infected in the dark (third hypothesis accepted). This light-dependent infection of the host is explained by a change of cercarial behaviour when exposed to light, decreasing their infection success. This study highlights that trematode responses to external conditions may be linked to successful life cycle completion rather than being altered by the host habitat. Light influence on cercarial behaviour resulted in increased infection success that may affect trematode population dynamics and their distributional range. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic EPHE (Ecole pratique des hautes études, Paris): HAL Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 146 23 28 |
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International audience The cockle Cerastoderma edule, a socioeconomically important bivalve of the northeast Atlantic, is host to several trematodes, including Himasthla elongata. In the life cycle of this trematode, cercariae (free-living stages) emerge from the first intermediate host, a snail, to infect cockles as second intermediate hosts. During their lifespan (less than 2 d), cercariae must ensure successful host-to-host transmission via the surrounding water and therefore are exposed to and impacted by different environmental conditions, including abiotic factors. Given that the light:dark cycle is one of the major drivers of behaviour in aquatic habitats, we aimed to determine the influence of light on cercariae and host behaviour based on 3 hypotheses. First, by having a benthic second intermediate host, these cercariae will display a photonegative orientation; second, and conversely, host behaviour will not be influenced by light; and third, cercariae infection success will be light-dependent. Results showed that cercariae display a photopositive orientation (first hypothesis rejected), displaying movements towards light. Host activity (evaluated by oxygen consumption) was similar among conditions, i.e. dark vs. light (second hypothesis accepted), but hosts acquired more parasites when experimentally infected in the dark (third hypothesis accepted). This light-dependent infection of the host is explained by a change of cercarial behaviour when exposed to light, decreasing their infection success. This study highlights that trematode responses to external conditions may be linked to successful life cycle completion rather than being altered by the host habitat. Light influence on cercarial behaviour resulted in increased infection success that may affect trematode population dynamics and their distributional range. |
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Universidade de Aveiro Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC) Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU) Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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Effect of light on the trematode Himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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effect of light on the trematode himasthla elongata: from cercarial behaviour to infection success |
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ISSN: 0177-5103 EISSN: 0177-5103 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms https://hal.science/hal-04187299 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2021, 146, pp.23-28. ⟨10.3354/dao03616⟩ |
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