Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779) larvae infections of the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula (L.), from the River Haná, Czech Republic

KOUBKOVÁ, Božena, Vlastimil BARUŠ, Miroslav PROKEŠ and Iva DYKOVÁ. Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779) larvae infections of the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula (L.), from the River Haná, Czech Republic. Journal of Fish Diseases. Blackwell Synergy, 2004, vol. 27, No 2, p. 65-71. ISSN doi:10-1046/j.

Basic information

Original name

Raphidascaris acus (Bloch, 1779) larvae infections of the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula (L.), from the River Haná, Czech Republic

Name in Czech

Infekce mřenky mramorované (Barbatula barbatula L.) larvami hlístice Raphidsascaris acus (Bloch, 1779)

Authors

KOUBKOVÁ, Božena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Vlastimil BARUŠ (203 Czech Republic), Miroslav PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic) and Iva DYKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Journal of Fish Diseases, Blackwell Synergy, 2004, doi:10-1046/j

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/04:00009937

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords in English

Barbatula barbatula;epidemiology;larvae;pathology;Raphidascaris acus;Central Europe

Tags

Barbatula barbatula, Central Europe, epidemiology, larvae, Pathology, Raphidascaris acus

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Abstract

V originále

The stone loach, Barbatula barbatula (L.), is a typical and dominant intermediate host of Raphidascaris acus in lowland streams of Central Europe. The prevalence of infection of R. acus in B. barbatula from the River Haná ranged throughout the year from 73.3 to 100%. The abundance and the mean intensity of infection also varied throughout the year with a peak in September. Larvae were located mainly in the liver parenchyma. High numbers of larvae and their migration through the tissue caused cyst- or abscess-like formations in the host parenchyma. The severity of the disease condition ranged from mild to severe. We speculate that the infection of stone loach by R. acus larvae regulates the population density and abundance of the intermediate host in lowland streams where natural predators are absent.

In Czech

Mřenka mramorovaná je typickým a dominantním mezihostitelem hlístice Raphidascaris acus ve Střední Evropě. Prevalence R. acus u mřenky z řeky Haná se pohybovala of 73,3 do 100%. Abundance a průměrná intensita infekce se během roku měnila, nejvyšších hodnot dosáhla v měsíci září. Larvy byly lokalizovány v parenchymu jater. Velký počet larev a jejich migrace způspobily patologické změny v jaterním parenchymu (cysty a abscesy). J emožné spekulovat o negativním vlivu parazita na populační hustotu ryb.

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Links

IAA6093104, research and development project	Name: Ekologické parametry populací mřenky mramorované (Barbatula barbatula), jako determinanty jejího metazoárního parazitického společenstva Investor: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ecological parameters of the stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) as determinants of its metazoan parasites' communities
MSM 143100010, plan (intention)	Name: Časoprostorová dynamika biodiverzity v ekosystémech střední Evropy. Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics in ecosystems of Central Europe