Schistosoma mansoni: long-term maintenance of clones by microsurgical transplantation of sporocysts.

Abstract:

:Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts originally derived from monomiracidially infected Biomphalaria glabrata snails were serially transplanted into the cephalopedal sinus of anesthetized snails by the microsurgical implantation of fragments of parasitized hepatopancreas and ovotestis. Three to six passages each of five male and five female clones were maintained for as long as 2.0 years. Of the recipient snails which survived surgery, 87% released cercariae, usually beginning 5-7 weeks after surgery. The percentage of snails which released cercariae increased with successive passages. The mean survival time of surgically infected snails after cercarial emergence began was 9.2 +/- 0.5 weeks, nearly the same as that of miracidially infected snails. Longevities of snails infected with male or female clones were similar. Recipient snail size and age did not influence cloning success. Beginning 5 weeks from the onset of cercarial emergence large numbers of cercariae (a mean of 3900/snail from male clones and 1300/snail from females) were obtained during each shedding period. These results clearly demonstrate that the microsurgical transplantation of sporocysts is a practical means of maintaining and expanding populations of genetically homogeneous schistosomes (clones).

journal_name

Exp Parasitol

authors

Cohen LM,Eveland LK

doi

10.1016/0014-4894(84)90056-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-02-01 00:00:00

pages

15-9

issue

1

eissn

0014-4894

issn

1090-2449

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0014-4894(84)90056-0

journal_volume

57

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