Effects of the parasite Probopyrus ringueleti (Isopoda) on glucose, glycogen and lipid concentration in starved Palaemonetes argentinus (Decapoda)

Submitted by Vanessa Brum da Silva (vanessabrum1982@gmail.com) on 2010-09-26T02:00:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Effects of the parasite Probopyrus ringueleti.pdf: 128876 bytes, checksum: bb0b35aa1c27de40547bd6c73b169ea2 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Jeane Lima(jeanedlb@gmail.com) on 2010-10-02T17:32:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Effects of the parasite Probopyrus ringueleti.pdf: 128876 bytes, checksum: bb0b35aa1c27de40547bd6c73b169ea2 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2010-10-02T17:32:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Effects of the parasite Probopyrus ringueleti.pdf: 128876 bytes, checksum: bb0b35aa1c27de40547bd6c73b169ea2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004Effects of the branchial ectoparasite isopod Probopyrus ringueleti on the utilization of glucose, glycogen and total lipids on starved shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus were evaluated, as well as the isopod responses to host starvation. Shrimp were maintained for 12 d under laboratory conditions. Parasitized and unparasitized shrimp were starved for 15 d, and glucose, glycogen and total lipid concentrations were determined at 0, 24, 72, 168 and 360 h of starvation. During starvation, control animals (unparasitized) preferentially metabolized lipids and preserved their carbohydrate reserves. Parasitized shrimp had lower lipid concentrations than unparasitized shrimp, and preferentially metabolized carbohydrates. Bopyrids displayed a similar response, with glycogen depleted at the beginning of the starvation period followed by subsequent reestablishment. Our results demonstrated that bopyrids affect host energy allocation. The lower initial lipid concentration of parasitized shrimp suggested that the host is disadvantaged from both food deprivation and isopod nutritional demands. A possible dependency of P. ringueleti on the mechanisms that control host metabolic processes was also suggested