The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)

Snails of the family Lymnaeidae, as Pseudosuccinea columella, are the intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica, the causative agent of fasciolosis in human and livestock all over the world. A thorough knowledge of snail biology is essential for describing the transmission dynamics and for controlling...

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Autores principales:	Prepelitchi, Lucila, Wisnivesky Colli, María Cristina
Publicado:	2015
Materias:	Commercial spirulina Culture technique Fasciolosis Fitness parameters Pseudosuccinea columella
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi2023-06-08T15:01:04Z The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae) Prepelitchi, Lucila Wisnivesky Colli, María Cristina Commercial spirulina Culture technique Fasciolosis Fitness parameters Pseudosuccinea columella Snails of the family Lymnaeidae, as Pseudosuccinea columella, are the intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica, the causative agent of fasciolosis in human and livestock all over the world. A thorough knowledge of snail biology is essential for describing the transmission dynamics and for controlling this disease. Since food quality has had a significant effect on snail growth, fecundity and fertility, in this study we evaluated the use of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) as a food resource for the artificial breeding of P. columella, an invasive snail and the main intermediate host of F. hepatica in Northeastern Argentina. The main purpose was to measure the effect of spirulina on fitness parameters such as survival rate, growth rate, size at first reproduction, lifetime fecundity and viable offspring. A total of 20 676 newly-laid F2 eggs were used; half of them were fed with lettuce (treatment L) and the other half with lettuce plus spirulina (treatment L+S). In comparison with P. columella snails fed only with lettuce, we found that P. columella fed with lettuce plus spirulina: 1) showed higher survival rates, 2) grew faster and showed higher growth increments, 3) attained sexual maturity earlier in time (L+S:60 days vs. L:120 days) and at a smaller size (L+S:4.8mm vs. L:8.2mm), 4) had a longer reproductive period (L+S:150 days vs. L:90 days), 5) produced a higher number of eggs/snail (L+S:29.6 vs. L:13.3), and 6) showed a higher offspring hatching rate (L+S:70% vs. L:40%). The supplementation of P. columella diet with commercial spirulina enhances it fitness and improved the artificial breeding of this species. Spirulina may have a direct positive effect on P. columella development by consuming it, along with an indirect positive effect by improving the water quality. This rearing technique provided large number of reproducing adults and a continuous production of offspring, which are essential for developing future experimental studies in order to improve our knowledge on P. columella biology. © 2015, Universidad de Costa Rica. All Rights Reserved. Fil:Prepelitchi, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Wisnivesky-Colli, C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi
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topic	Commercial spirulina Culture technique Fasciolosis Fitness parameters Pseudosuccinea columella
spellingShingle	Commercial spirulina Culture technique Fasciolosis Fitness parameters Pseudosuccinea columella Prepelitchi, Lucila Wisnivesky Colli, María Cristina The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
topic_facet	Commercial spirulina Culture technique Fasciolosis Fitness parameters Pseudosuccinea columella
description	Snails of the family Lymnaeidae, as Pseudosuccinea columella, are the intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica, the causative agent of fasciolosis in human and livestock all over the world. A thorough knowledge of snail biology is essential for describing the transmission dynamics and for controlling this disease. Since food quality has had a significant effect on snail growth, fecundity and fertility, in this study we evaluated the use of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) as a food resource for the artificial breeding of P. columella, an invasive snail and the main intermediate host of F. hepatica in Northeastern Argentina. The main purpose was to measure the effect of spirulina on fitness parameters such as survival rate, growth rate, size at first reproduction, lifetime fecundity and viable offspring. A total of 20 676 newly-laid F2 eggs were used; half of them were fed with lettuce (treatment L) and the other half with lettuce plus spirulina (treatment L+S). In comparison with P. columella snails fed only with lettuce, we found that P. columella fed with lettuce plus spirulina: 1) showed higher survival rates, 2) grew faster and showed higher growth increments, 3) attained sexual maturity earlier in time (L+S:60 days vs. L:120 days) and at a smaller size (L+S:4.8mm vs. L:8.2mm), 4) had a longer reproductive period (L+S:150 days vs. L:90 days), 5) produced a higher number of eggs/snail (L+S:29.6 vs. L:13.3), and 6) showed a higher offspring hatching rate (L+S:70% vs. L:40%). The supplementation of P. columella diet with commercial spirulina enhances it fitness and improved the artificial breeding of this species. Spirulina may have a direct positive effect on P. columella development by consuming it, along with an indirect positive effect by improving the water quality. This rearing technique provided large number of reproducing adults and a continuous production of offspring, which are essential for developing future experimental studies in order to improve our knowledge on P. columella biology. © 2015, Universidad de Costa Rica. All Rights Reserved.
author	Prepelitchi, Lucila Wisnivesky Colli, María Cristina
author_facet	Prepelitchi, Lucila Wisnivesky Colli, María Cristina
author_sort	Prepelitchi, Lucila
title	The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
title_short	The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
title_full	The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
title_fullStr	The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
title_full_unstemmed	The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)
title_sort	effect of spirulina (arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: lymnaeidae)
publishDate	2015
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00347744_v63_n2_p479_Prepelitchi
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The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) (oscillatoriales: Cyanobacteria) on the experimental breeding of pseudosuccinea columella (basommatophora: Lymnaeidae)

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