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In vitro effect of seven antiparasitics on Acolpenteron ureteroecetes (Dactylogyridae) from largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae)

2010; Inter-Research; Volume: 94; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/dao02303

1616-1580

Renate Reimschuessel, Charles M. Gieseker, Sarah L. Poynton,

Parasites and Host Interactions

DAO Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials DAO 94:59-72 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02303 In vitro effect of seven antiparasitics on Acolpenteron ureteroecetes (Dactylogyridae) from largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae) Renate Reimschuessel1, Charles Gieseker1,*, Sarah Poynton2 1US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, Maryland 20708, USA 2Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Room 811, Broadway Research Building, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA *Corresponding author: Email: charles.gieseker@fda.hhs.gov ABSTRACT: Few drugs are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating parasite infections in minor species such as fish, due in part to the high cost of developing such drugs and to a relatively small market share for drug sponsors. Because in vivo effectiveness trials for antiparasitic drugs are costly, time consuming, and use many animals, a systematic in vitro screening approach to describe parasite motility could help find promising drug candidates. We evaluated the effects of 7 antiparasitics on the activity and survival of the endoparasitic monogenean Acolpenteron ureteroecetes (Dactylogyridae) collected from the posterior kidneys of juvenile largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede, 1802) (Centrarchidae) held in the laboratory. Tests were conducted in 12 well tissue culture plates; each well had 3 parasites, and we tested 3 concentrations and 1 control for each of the 7 antiparasitics. The parasites were observed immediately after adding the drug, at 1 to 3 h, and 17 to 26 h, and video recordings were made. Drug effects were recorded by documenting morbidity (reduced movement, tremors, contracted body, abnormal morphology) and mortality. A. ureteroecetes was strongly affected by the quinoline praziquantel, the imidazothiazide levamisole, and the organophosphates dichlorvos and trichlorfon. The parasites were moderately affected by the macrocyclic lactones ivermectin and emamectin, and generally unaffected by the benzimidazole mebendazole. Our study demonstrates the utility of characterizing in vitro responses with video microscopy to document responses of fish parasites for initial screens of drug effects on a fish monogenean. KEY WORDS: Parasite · Largemouth bass · In vitro · Antiparasitic · Bioassay Full text in pdf format Supplementary material PreviousNextCite this article as: Reimschuessel R, Gieseker C, Poynton S (2011) In vitro effect of seven antiparasitics on Acolpenteron ureteroecetes (Dactylogyridae) from largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae). Dis Aquat Org 94:59-72. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02303 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in DAO Vol. 94, No. 1. Online publication date: March 16, 2011 Print ISSN: 0177-5103; Online ISSN: 1616-1580 Copyright © 2011 Inter-Research.