Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes / Edition 1

by Rafael Toledo, Bernard Fried

Overview

The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the biology of the planorbid snail Biomphalaria glabrata mainly as related to the snail’s role as a host of larval trematodes . This snail is of great importance in medical and economic zoology as a vector of important trematode (fluke) diseases in human and veterinary medicine and in wildlife biology. Moreover, this snail is a useful model for numerous basic studies in biology and chemistry. A book that provides modern coverage of diverse topics from the molecule to the community of this snail as related to larval trematode parasitism is not available. This book should appeal to a wide audience of biologists, ecologists, biochemists, malacologists, parasitologists, public health workers, epidemiologists, and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in biomedical and allied health sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441970275
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/07/2010
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

1 Biosystematics of Biomphalaria spp. with an Emphasis on Biomphalaria glabrata Philippe Jarne Jena-Pierre Pointier Patrice David 1

2 Laboratory Rearing of Biomphalaria glabrata Snails and Maintenance of Larval Schistosomes In Vivo and In Vitro L.K. Eveland M.A. Haseeb 33

3 Biomphalaria: Natural History, Ecology and Schistosome Transmission David Rollinson 57

4 Studies of Biomphalaria Snails Infected with Larval Trematodes Using Chromatography and Atomic Spectrometry Joseph Sherma Bernard Fried 81

5 Effects of Larval Schistosomes on Biomphalaria Snails Judith Humphries 103

6 Effects of Nonschistosome Larval Trematodes on Biomphalaria Snails Jose-Guillermo Esteban Carla Muñoz-Antoli Maria Trelis Rafael Toledo 127

7 Immunobiology of Biomphalaria-Trematode Interactions Timothy P. Yoshino Christine Coustau 159

8 Advances in the Genomics and Proteomics of the Freshwater Intermediate Snail Host of Schistosoma mansoni, Biomphalaria glabrata Wannaporn Ittiprasert Jocelyn Myers Edwin C. Odoemelam Nithya Raghavan Fred Lewis Joanna M. Bridger Matty Knight 191

9 The Biological Control of the Snail Hosts of Schistosomes: The Role of Competitor Snails and Biological Invasions Jean-Pierre Pointier Patrice David Philippe Jarne 215

Index 239