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A delayed effect of the aquatic parasite Margaritifera laevis on the growth of the salmonid host fish Oncorhynchus masou masou
| Title: | A delayed effect of the aquatic parasite Margaritifera laevis on the growth of the salmonid host fish Oncorhynchus masou masou |
| Authors: | Ooue, Keita Browse this author | | Terui, Akira Browse this author | | Urabe, Hirokazu Browse this author | | Nakamura, Futoshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Host-parasite interactions | | Freshwater mussels | | Salmon | | Glochidia | | Growth rate |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2017 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Journal Title: | Limnology |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page: | 345 |
| End Page: | 351 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1007/s10201-017-0514-2 |
| Abstract: | Parasitic species often have detrimental effects on host growth and survival. The larvae of the genus Margaritifera (Bivalvia), called glochidia, are specialist parasites of salmonid fishes. Previous studies have reported negligible influences of the parasite on their salmonid hosts at natural infection levels. However, those studies focused mainly on their instantaneous effects (i.e., during the parasitic period). Given the time lag between physiological and somatic responses to pathogen infections, the effect of glochidial infection may become clearer during the post-parasitic period. Here, we examined whether the effect of glochidial infections of Margaritifera laevis on its salmonid host Oncorhynchus masou masou would emerge during the post-parasitic period. We performed a controlled aquarium experiment and monitored fish growth at two time intervals (i.e., parasitic and post-parasitic periods) to test this hypothesis. Consistent with previous observations, the effects of glochidial infection were unclear in the middle of the experiment (day 50; parasitic period). However, even with a natural glochidial load (48 glochidia per fish), we found a significant reduction in growth rates of infected fish in the extended period of the experiment (day 70; post-parasitic period). Our results suggest that examining only instantaneous effects may provide misleading conclusions about mussel-host relationships. |
| Rights: | © The Japanese Society of Limnology 2017., The original publication is available at link.springer.com |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/71172 |
| Appears in Collections: | 農学院・農学研究院 (Graduate School of Agriculture / Faculty of Agriculture) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 照井 慧
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