| Behavioural responses of the snail Lymnaea acuminata to carbohydrates and amino acids in bait pellets. | |
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PMID: 21144185 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Snail control could play an important role in programmes against fascioliasis, especially if the methods used for molluscicide delivery could be improved, such as by the development of bait formulations containing both an effective attractant and a molluscicide, to ensure good levels of contact between the molluscicide and the target snail populations. In a recent study, the attractiveness to Lymnaea acuminata (an intermediate host of the digenean trematode Fasciola gigantica) of potential components of snail-attractant pellets was investigated. Carbohydrates (glucose, maltose, sucrose or starch, each at 10 mM) and amino acids (citrulline, tryptophan, proline or serine, each at 20 mM), were tested in aquaria, with the snails initially placed 22.5, 30 or 45 cm from an agar pellet containing the component under test. Under these conditions, starch and proline emerged as the strongest attractants for L. acuminata, followed by maltose and serine. |
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P Agrahari; D K Singh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology Volume: 104 ISSN: 1364-8594 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Trop Med Parasitol Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985178R Medline TA: Ann Trop Med Parasitol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 667-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Malacology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 273-009, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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