From mike.robinson from bio.miami.edu Tue Apr 1 12:41:09 2008 From: mike.robinson from bio.miami.edu (Michael Robinson) Date: Tue Apr 1 15:23:36 2008 Subject: [Parasitology] experimentally parasitize zebrafish? Message-ID: <1207071669.47f273b5c220e@eft.bio.miami.edu> Dear list, I am relatively new to the list, so I apologize if you have covered this already. But I looked in the archives and couldn't find anything. I am advising an undergrad research project, and I am looking for information on ways to experimentally parasitize small freshwater fish (zebrafish). I am not too concerned about the type of parasite, as long as I can collect them afterwards and they are not too small. I'd prefer a parasite that weighed at least 0.5 mg per individual, but I can always pool individuals if necessary. We have found some information (see below), but I was hoping someone would have some advice or experiences that they wouldn't mind sharing. Thank you very much! Mike What I am thinking and what I have found: I want to parasitize small, readily available freshwater fish. I am thinking of zebrafish (Danio rerio). I have access to a non-parasitized control group here. For a variety of reasons, I would prefer to use Camallanus (or a similar nematode parasite). I know that McMinn (1990) experimentally infested guppies with Camallanus, but I?m not quite sure how he did it. It seems he just took cysts and put them in the aquarium and shortly afterwards the fish were parasitized. Can anyone shed light on this for me? Does anyone know where I can find him? Is it possible to buy these cysts commercially? It looks like I can also parasitize the fish with Gyrodactylus (a monogean) either by placing the parasite on the fish directly or housing parasitized fish with non-parasitized fish. I have a number of references on this already. I get the impression that these worms are easy to obtain from fish stores and possibly from the wild. Is that true? Again, thank you all very much for your time! McMinn, H. (1990) Effects of the nematode parasite Camallanus cotti on sexual and nonsexual behaviors in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Am. Zool. 30(2): 245-249 _______________________________________________________________________________ Michael P. Robinson Dept. of Biology University of Miami P.O. 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