Gut microbiota in parasite-transmitting gastropods

P Li, J Hong, Z Yuan, Y Huang, M Wu… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2023‏ - mednexus.org
Background Gastropoda, the largest class within the phylum Mollusca, houses diverse gut
microbiota, and some gastropods serve as intermediate hosts for parasites. Studies have …

[ספר][B] Biology and evolution of the mollusca, volume 1

WF Ponder, DR Lindberg, JM Ponder - 2019‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

A review of the molluscan microbiome: ecology, methodology and future

B Chalifour, J Li - Malacologia, 2021‏ - BioOne
Many mollusks host symbiotic microbiota that are tightly involved in molluscan biological
functions and ecological interactions. Here, we review the described symbioses between …

Composition and diversity of gut microbiota in Pomacea canaliculata in sexes and between developmental stages

L Chen, S Li, Q **ao, Y Lin, X Li, Y Qu, G Wu, H Li - BMC microbiology, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is one of the world's 100 worst
invasive alien species and vector of some pathogens relevant to human health. Methods On …

The symbiont side of symbiosis: do microbes really benefit?

JR Garcia, NM Gerardo - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Microbial associations are integral to all eukaryotes. Mutualism, the interaction of two
species for the benefit of both, is an important aspect of microbial associations, with …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of gut microbiome in the Chinese mud snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) and the invasive golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

Z Zhou, H Wu, D Li, W Zeng, J Huang, Z Wu - PeerJ, 2022‏ - peerj.com
Background Gut microbiota play a critical role in nutrition absorption and environmental
adaptation and can affect the biological characteristics of host animals. The invasive golden …

Core gut microbes Cloacibacterium and Aeromonas associated with different gastropod species could be persistently transmitted across multiple generations

D Lin, J Hong, B Sanogo, S Du, S **ang, JHL Hui… - Microbiome, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Studies on the gut microbiota of animals have largely focused on vertebrates.
The transmission modes of commensal intestinal bacteria in mammals have been well …

Compositional and predicted functional analysis of the gut microbiota of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus) via high-throughput Illumina sequencing

Z Hu, X Chen, J Chang, J Yu, Q Tong, S Li, H Niu - PeerJ, 2018‏ - peerj.com
Due to its wide distribution across the world, the snail Radix auricularia plays a central role
in the transferal of energy and biomass by consuming plant biomass in freshwater systems …

Gut microbiome of century-old snail specimens stable across time in preservation

BN Chalifour, LE Elder, J Li - Microbiome, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Museum biological specimens provide a unique means of gathering ecological
information that spans wide temporal ranges. Museum specimens can also provide …

An abundance of Epsilonproteobacteria revealed in the gut microbiome of the laboratory cultured sea urchin, Lytechinus variegatus

JA Hakim, H Koo, LN Dennis, R Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
In this study, we have examined the bacterial community composition of the laboratory
cultured sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus gut microbiome and its culture environment using …