Strongyloides ratti: thermokinetic behavior of third-stage larvae on a temperature gradient.
Strongyloides ratti: thermokinetic behavior of third-stage larvae on a temperature gradient.
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鼠类圆线虫:第三阶段幼虫在温度梯度上的热动力学行为。
DOI:
10.1006/expr.2000.4526
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Isao Tada
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作者:
H. Tobata;Masaaki Shimada;Masataka Koga;Isao Tada
We examined the thermokinetic behaviors of infective third-stage larvae (L3) of the rodent parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti on temperature gradients using an in vitro agarose tracking assay method. Observed behaviors included both negative and positive thermokineses, the direction of movement depending both on the gradient temperature at which larvae were initially placed and on prior experience of culture temperature. Larvae isolated from rat feces cultured at 25 degrees C and placed on a gradient at temperatures between 22 degrees and 29 degrees C tended to move toward higher temperatures. At higher placement temperatures, most larvae moved little and showed no directional response, whereas at lower placement temperatures, many migrated toward cooler temperatures. At placement temperatures of 20 degrees C or below, few or no larvae moved toward the zone of higher temperature. Larvae isolated from rat feces cultured at 20 degrees C tended to migrate to a high temperature area regardless of placed temperature. Those cultured at 30 degrees C did not respond to the temperature gradient. L3 cultured at 30 degrees C were significantly less infective to rats than those cultured at 25 degrees or 20 degrees C. Additional experiments were designed to demonstrate thermokinetic behaviors during the period after reaching the L3 stage. Larvae incubated in double distilled water (DDW) for 24 h at 37 degrees C lost their ability to respond to lower temperatures, while in those incubated in DDW at 15 degrees and 25 degrees C, responses were still apparent. The thermokinetic behavior of S. ratti L3 is affected by surrounding environmental temperatures and this may have an important role in host finding.