Humic-acid-driven escape from eye parasites revealed by RNA-seq and target-specific metabarcoding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are extensively used to dissect the molecular mechanisms of host-parasite interactions in human pathogens. However, ecological studies have yet to fully exploit the power of NGS as a rich source for formulating and testing new hypotheses.

Methods

We studied Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) and its eye parasite (Trematoda, Diplostomidae) communities in 14 lakes that differed in humic content in order to explore host-parasite-environment interactions. We hypothesised that high humic content along with low pH would decrease the abundance of the intermediate hosts (gastropods), thus limiting the occurrence of diplostomid parasites in humic lakes. This hypothesis was initially invoked by whole eye RNA-seq data analysis an

SUBMITTER: Noreikiene K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456052 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature