INVESTIGADORES
GOMEZ VILLAFAÑE Isabel Elisa
artículos
Título:
Helminth communities and host- parasite relationships on argentine brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Autor/es:
GÓMEZ VILLAFAÑE, ISABEL; ROBLES, ROSARIO; BUSCH, MARÍA
Revista:
Helminthologia
Editorial:
Versita, co-published with Springer Verlag
Referencias:
Lugar: Eslovakia; Año: 2008 vol. 45 p. 127 - 130
ISSN:
0440-6605
Resumen:
The aims of this research were: 1) to determine the
helminth parasite fauna of seventy two Rattus norvegicusRattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769) individuals inhabiting poultry farms in
the Pampean region of Argentina; 2) to examine the relationship
between parasitism and individual characteristics
of the hosts, and 3) to analyze the associations among
helminths. The study was carried out in twenty-four poultry
farms from autumn 2000 to winter 2001. Nematodes
were found in the intestine or caecum rectum of the 74 %
of rats and cestodes were found along all the intestine of
the 28 % of rats. Heterakis spumosa (Travassos 1914) was
a central species, whereas Syphacia muris, Yamaguti 1941,Heterakis spumosa (Travassos 1914) was
a central species, whereas Syphacia muris, Yamaguti 1941,Syphacia muris, Yamaguti 1941,
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Travassos 1914) and Hymenolepis
diminuta (Rudolphi 1819) were satellite species.
Helminths do not affect rat survival and growth of rats.
Rats parasitized with H. spumosa and H. diminuta were
larger and older than non-parasitized rats. The intensity of
infection with H. spumosa significantly increased with rat
age. Rats parasitized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and(Travassos 1914) and Hymenolepis
diminuta (Rudolphi 1819) were satellite species.
Helminths do not affect rat survival and growth of rats.
Rats parasitized with H. spumosa and H. diminuta were
larger and older than non-parasitized rats. The intensity of
infection with H. spumosa significantly increased with rat
age. Rats parasitized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and(Rudolphi 1819) were satellite species.
Helminths do not affect rat survival and growth of rats.
Rats parasitized with H. spumosa and H. diminuta were
larger and older than non-parasitized rats. The intensity of
infection with H. spumosa significantly increased with rat
age. Rats parasitized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis andH. spumosa and H. diminuta were
larger and older than non-parasitized rats. The intensity of
infection with H. spumosa significantly increased with rat
age. Rats parasitized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis andH. spumosa significantly increased with rat
age. Rats parasitized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis andNippostrongylus brasiliensis and
Syphacia muris did not differ in size and age with respect
to non-parasitized ones. The mean intensity of infections
per host was 33.74, 74.28, higher than 200, and 3.10 for H.
spumosa, S. muris, N brasiliensis and H. diminuta, respectively.
The mean intensity of infection with H. spumosadid not differ in size and age with respect
to non-parasitized ones. The mean intensity of infections
per host was 33.74, 74.28, higher than 200, and 3.10 for H.
spumosa, S. muris, N brasiliensis and H. diminuta, respectively.
The mean intensity of infection with H. spumosaH.
spumosa, S. muris, N brasiliensis and H. diminuta, respectively.
The mean intensity of infection with H. spumosaand H. diminuta, respectively.
The mean intensity of infection with H. spumosaH. spumosa
was higher in summer than in the other seasons, while the
higher mean intensity of infection with N. brasiliensis andN. brasiliensis and
S. muris occurred in autumn. Infections with Heterakis
spumosa and Syphacia muris, and with Syphacia muris andoccurred in autumn. Infections with Heterakis
spumosa and Syphacia muris, and with Syphacia muris andand Syphacia muris, and with Syphacia muris and
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis were independent; whilewere independent; while
Heterakis spumosa and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis were
negatively associated.and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis were
negatively associated.