scholarly journals A bacterial artificial chromosome library for Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate snail host of Schistosoma mansoni

2006 ◽  
Vol 101 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coen M Adema ◽  
Mei-Zhong Luo ◽  
Ben Hanelt ◽  
Lynn A Hertel ◽  
Jennifer J Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Artificial Chromosome ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library ◽  
Artificial Chromosome ◽  
Biomphalaria Glabrata ◽  
Snail Host ◽  
Intermediate Snail Host

Construction and Characterization of a Schistosoma mansoni Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library

Genomics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Christine Le Paslier ◽  
Raymond J. Pierce ◽  
Françoise Merlin ◽  
Hirohisa Hirai ◽  
Wenjie Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Artificial Chromosome ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library ◽  
Artificial Chromosome

Energy constraint exerted by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni on the locomotion of its snail host, Biomphalaria glabrata

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Gérard
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Biomphalaria Glabrata ◽  
Snail Host ◽  
Locomotory Activity ◽  
Patent Period ◽  
Energy Constraint

The consequences of the constraint caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni on the locomotory activity of its snail host, Biomphalaria glabrata, were studied during the patent period. Rates of locomotion were determined 6 times per 24-h period for juvenile and adult snails with single-miracidium infections, then compared with those of healthy snails of the same age. The locomotory activity of infected snails was the same during the day and at night, whereas control snails moved less at night than during the day. The locomotion of snails infected when immature was similar to that of the controls during the day and superior at night. The locomotion of snails infected when mature decreased regularly during patency and clearly decreased in comparison with that of healthy snails. The results are interpreted in terms of energy constraint on the mode of resource allocation of the host due to the parasite.

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