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Variability in the susceptibility of the fish host, Poecilia reticulata, to infection with Gyrodactylus bullatarudis (Monogenea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. Madhavi  and
R. M. Anderson
R. Madhavi
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Imperial College, London University, London SW7 2BB
R. M. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Imperial College, London University, London SW7 2BB
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Summary

Heterogeneity in susceptibility of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) to infection with Gyrodactylus bullatarudis was examined by comparing the establishment, reproduction and survival of the parasite on 4 inbred strains of the fish host following low and high levels of exposure to infection. The 4 strains fell into 2 broad categories of innately ‘resistant’ and ‘susceptible’ fish on the basis of strain differences in (a) the rates of growth and decay of the parasite populations, (b) the proportional occurrence of susceptible and resistant fish within each strain, (c) the average duration of primary infection, and (d) the duration of resistance to reinfection following recovery from a primary exposure. The results suggest genetic control of resistance/susceptibility traits and experiments with hybrids tentatively suggest dominance of resistance over susceptibility. The potential of the guppy – Gyrodactylus laboratory system for the investigation of the role of genetic factors in the study of host–parasite interactions is discussed.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , December 1985 , pp. 531 - 544
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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