Flukes and Snails Revisited

by Edited by D. Rollinson , L. H. Chappell

• ISBN13: 9780521891066
• ISBN10: 052189106X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Considerable progress has been made in recent years in unravelling the complexities of the snail–parasite relationship. The articles cover many different aspects, including ecology, parasite transmission, parasite interactions, evolutionary biology, molecular systematics and snail defense systems, emphasising the topical nature of this important area of parasite biology. Many new techniques are now used to investigate the intricacies of host–parasite relationships. Genome and post-genomic studies, such as the schistosome genome project, are set to revolutionise parasite biology and unravel molluscan genomes. The volume provides a useful and succinct overview and should also provide much impetus for future research.

Table of Contents

Preface D. Rollinson

Snail-trematode life history interaction: past trends and future directions R. E. Sorensen and D. J. Minchella

Trematode infection and the distribution and dynamics of parthenogenetic snail populations C. M. Lively

Genetic structure in natural populations of flukes and snails: a practical approach and review P. Jarne and A. Theron

Coevolution and compatability in the snail-schistozome system J. P. Webster and C. M. Davies

A perspective on the ecology of trematode communities in snails G. W. Esch, L. A. Curtis and M. A. Barger

Seasonality in the transmission of schistosomiasis and in populations of its snail intermediate hosts in and around a sugar irrigation scheme at Richard Toll, Senegal R. F. Sturrock, O.-T. Diaw, I. Talla, M. Niang, J.-P. Piau and A. Capron

Contributions to and review of dicrocoeliosis, with special reference to the intermediate hosts of Dityostelium M. Y. Manga-Gonzalez, C. Gonzalez-Lanza, E. Cabanas and R. Campo

Fasciola hepatica and lymnaeid snails occurring at very high altitude in South America S. Mas-Coma, I. R. Funatsu and M. D. Bargues

Multiple strategies of schistozomes to meet their requirements in the intermediate snail host M. De Jong-Brink, M. Bergamin-Sassen and M. Solis Soto

Receptor-ligand interactions and cellular signalling at the host-parasite interface T. P. Yoshino, J. P. Boyle and J. E. Humphries

Mechanisms of molluscan host resistance and of parasite strategies for survival C. J. Bayne, U. K. Hahn and R. C. Bender

The relationship between Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria glabrata: genetic and molecular approaches F. A. Lewis, C. Patterson, M. Knight and C. S. Richards

Molecular approaches in the study of Biomphalaria glabrata-Schistosoma mansoni interactions: linkage analysis and gene expression profiling C. S. Jones, A. E. Lockyer, D. Rollinson and L. S. Noble

Genetic variability and molecular identification of Brazilian Biomphalaria species (Mollusca: Planorbidae) O. S. Carvalho, R. L. Caldeira, A. J. G. Simpson and T. H. D. A. Vidigal

Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria: past history and future trends J. A. T. Morgan, R. J. De Jong, S. D. Snyder, G. M. Mkoji and E. S. Loker

Evolutionary relationships between trematodes and snails emphasizing schistosomes and paragonimids D. Blair, G. M. Davies and B. Wu

Interactions between intermediate snail hosts of the genus Bulinus and schistosomes of the Schistosoma haematobium group D. Rollinson, J. R. Stothard and V. R. Southgate

Bulinus species on Madagascar: molecular evolution, genetic markers and compatability with Schistosoma haematobium J. R. Stothard, P. Bremond, L. Andriaamaro, B. Sellin, E. Sellin and D. Rollinson

Molecular evolution of freshwater snail intermediate hosts within the Bulinus forskalii group C. S. Jones, D. Rollinson, R. Mimpfoundi, J. Ouma, H. C. Kariuki and L. R. Noble.