Chemotactic and temperature-dependent responses of the Strongyloidoidea superfamily of nematodes.

ABSTRACT: Host-seeking behaviour and how a parasite identifies the correct host to infect remains a poorly understood area of parasitology. What is currently known is that host sensation and seeking behaviour is formed from a complex mixture of chemo-, thermo- and mechanosensory behaviours, of which chemosensation is the best studied. Previous studies of olfaction in parasitic nematodes suggested that this behaviour appears to be more closely related to target host and infection mode than phylogeny. However, there has not yet been a study comparing the chemotactic and temperature-dependent behaviours of very closely related parasitic and non-parasitic nematodes. To this end, we examined the temperature-dependent and chemotactic responses of the Strongyloidoidea superfamily of nematodes. We found dif

SUBMITTER: Dulovic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010508 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature