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Acetylcholinesterase activity in the host-parasite system of the cod Gadus morhua and acanthocephalan Echinorhynchus gadi from the southern Baltic Sea
- Source :
- Marine pollution bulletin. 79(1-2)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity measurement is widely used as a specific biomarker of neurotoxic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate AChE activity in a host fish (the cod) and its acanthocephalan parasite Echinorhynchus gadi from the southern Baltic. AChE activity in hosts and parasites was inversely related: the highest cod AChE activity corresponded to the lowest E. gadi enzymatic activity and vice versa (“mirror effect”). This is the first report on the simultaneous application of this biomarker in cod and its acanthocephalan parasites. Results obtained for the host–parasite system are complementary and provide comprehensive information about the response of this biomarker. Analysis of the system allows for detection of a greater number of factors influencing AChE activity in the marine environment than separate analysis of the host and parasites. Thus, AChE activity measurement in a host–parasite system may be considered to be a promising tool for biomonitoring.
- Subjects :
- Baltic States
Oceans and Seas
Echinorhynchus gadi
Zoology
Aquatic Science
Biology
Oceanography
Acanthocephala
Host-Parasite Interactions
chemistry.chemical_compound
Fish Diseases
Stress, Physiological
Mirror effect
Biomonitoring
Gadus
Parasite hosting
Animals
Parasites
Seawater
Host (biology)
Ecology
biology.organism_classification
Pollution
Acetylcholinesterase
chemistry
Baltic sea
Gadus morhua
Environmental Monitoring
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18793363
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Marine pollution bulletin
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....da3026a343a483f2fcc9d8c84056a98f