The role of gastropods in African swine fever virus ecology [PDF]
Virology JournalThe spread of the African swine fever virus (ASF virus) genotype ii in the Eurasian region has been very successful and often inexplicable. The virus spreads rapidly and persists in areas with wild boar populations, but areas without feral pig ...
Arpine Poghosyan +12 more
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Population structure of an invasive parthenogenetic gastropod in coastal lakes and estuaries of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundEstuaries and coastal lakes receive little attention despite being heavily invaded by non-indigenous invasive species (NIS). In these situations, studies of population dynamics in invaded habitats can provide valuable insights into how NIS ...
Nelson A F Miranda +2 more
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Recurrent camouflaged invasions and dispersal of an Asian freshwater gastropod in tropical Africa. [PDF]
BMC Evol Biol, 2015 Background: Non-indigenous taxa currently represent a large fraction of the species and biomass of freshwater ecosystems. The accumulation of invasive taxa in combination with other stressors in these ecosystems may alter the habitats to which native ...
Van Bocxlaer B +5 more
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The Involvement of MGF505 Genes in the Long-Term Persistence of the African Swine Fever Virus in Gastropods [PDF]
VirusesAfrican swine fever virus (ASFV), a highly contagious and lethal virus affecting domestic and wild pigs, has raised global concerns due to its continued spread across Europe and Asia.
Sona Hakobyan +8 more
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One Health monitoring reveals invasive freshwater snail species, new records, and undescribed parasite diversity in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Snail-borne trematodes afflict humans, livestock, and wildlife. Recognizing their zoonotic potential and possible hybridization, a One Health approach is essential for effective control.
Aspire Mudavanhu +6 more
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Diversidad de moluscos y crustáceos acuáticos en tres zonas en la cuenca del río Usumacinta, México [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2018 Los moluscos y crustáceos son importantes en la transferencia energética a niveles tróficos superiores, además de que indican la condición de los ecosistemas acuáticos.
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First record of an intermediate thiarid snail host; Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) of the lung trematod (Paragonomus westermani Kerbert) in Qena Province, Upper Egypt [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2021 In a one-year study, a new record of the freshwater thiarid snail, Tarebia granifera, was collected in huge amounts from the River Nile in Qena province, Upper Egypt. Tarebia granifera is a highly invasive species that has spread throughout the tropical world and can displace native gastropods as well as cause damage to water systems by clogging pipes ...
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Differential survival and feeding rates of three commonly traded gastropods across salinities [PDF]
NeoBiotaIncreasing rates of biological invasions pose major ecological and economic threats globally. The pet trade is one major invasion pathway, and environmental change could mediate the successful establishment and impact of these released or escaped non ...
Elisabeth Renk +4 more
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Biodiversity census of Lake St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa): Gastropod molluscs [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 The recent dry phase experienced by the St Lucia estuarine system has led to unprecedented desiccation and hypersaline conditions through most of its surface area. This has changed only recently, at the end of 2011, with the onset of a new wet phase that
Renzo Perissinotto +3 more
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First report of Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) from Africa [PDF]
Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2002 C. C. Appleton, D. S. Nadasan
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