Parasites and marine invasions: ecological and evolutionary perspectives

MA Goedknegt, ME Feis, KM Wegner… - Journal of Sea …, 2016 - Elsevier
Worldwide, marine and coastal ecosystems are heavily invaded by introduced species and
the potential role of parasites in the success and impact of marine invasions has been …

[HTML][HTML] Biological invasions and host–parasite coevolution: different coevolutionary trajectories along separate parasite invasion fronts

ME Feis, MA Goedknegt, DW Thieltges, C Buschbaum… - Zoology, 2016 - Elsevier
Host–parasite coevolution has rarely been observed in natural systems. Its study often relies
on microparasitic infections introducing a potential bias in the estimation of the evolutionary …

[HTML][HTML] Species composition of larvae cultured after anthelmintic treatment indicates reduced moxidectin susceptibility of immature Cylicocyclus species in horses

FNJ Kooyman, DCK Van Doorn, T Geurden… - Veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
For the control of cyathostomins in horses, the macrocyclic lactones (MLs), moxidectin
(MOX) and ivermectin (IVM) are the most commonly used anthelmintics. However, reduced …

Dual RNA-seq reveals no plastic transcriptional response of the coccidian parasite Eimeria falciformis to host immune defenses

T Ehret, S Spork, C Dieterich, R Lucius, E Heitlinger - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Parasites can either respond to differences in immune defenses that exist
between individual hosts plastically or, alternatively, follow a genetically canalized (“hard …

Towards an in situ non-lethal rapid test to accurately detect the presence of the nematode parasite, Anguillicoloides crassus, in European eel, Anguilla anguilla

M De Noia, R Poole, J Kaufmann, C Waters, C Adams… - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Anguillicoloides crassus is an invasive nematode parasite of the critically endangered
European eel, Anguilla anguilla, and possibly one of the primary drivers of eel population …

Monitoring for Anguillicoloides crassus, Anguillid herpesvirus 1, aquabirnavirus EVE and rhabdovirus EVEX in the European eel population of southern Spain

MR Ruiz de Ybáñez, L Del Río… - Journal of Fish …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
European eel is critically endangered in Europe. Among other stressors, pathogens are well‐
known to harm eels' fitness. One hundred and eighty‐two eels were captured in three Eel …

Gene expression response to a nematode parasite in novel and native eel hosts

SE Bracamonte, PR Johnston… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive parasites are involved in population declines of new host species worldwide. The
high susceptibilities observed in many novel hosts have been attributed to the lack of …

Dual transcriptomics reveals co‐evolutionary mechanisms of intestinal parasite infections in blue mussels Mytilus edulis

ME Feis, U John, A Lokmer, PC Luttikhuizen… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
On theoretical grounds, antagonistic co‐evolution between hosts and their parasites should
be a widespread phenomenon but only received little empirical support so far …

Experimental infection with Anguillicola crassus alters immune gene expression in both spleen and head kidney of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

SE Bracamonte, PR Johnston, K Knopf, MT Monaghan - Marine genomics, 2019 - Elsevier
Invasive parasites have been implicated in the declines of several freshwater species. The
swim bladder nematode Anguillicola crassus was introduced into Europe in the 1980s and …

Parasite diversity, dynamics, and climate change

TN Petney, P Sithithaworn, RH Andrews - Biodiversity of southeast Asian …, 2021 - Springer
Global climate change is now evident across the globe and appears to be accelerating. In
Southeast Asia this will lead to substantial increases in temperature and regional changes in …