Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1979
Publication Source
Journal of Parasitology
Abstract
In June, 6.7% of adult Succinea ovalis collected near Urbana, Ohio, were infected with the trematode, Leucochloridium variae. The effects of parasitism were assessed as total organic carbon (equivalent to calorific values) and as total nitrogen. The parasite represents 23.8% of total (parasite + snail tissue) dry tissue weight, 21.4% of total carbon and 19.8% of total nitrogen of infected snails. The higher C:N ratio for parasite tissue indicates a higher proportion of nonproteinaceous compounds (e.g., fats and/or carbohydrates) as compared to host tissue. There is less snail tissue in parasitized S. ovalis. The C:N ratios for parasitized and nonparasitized snail tissue suggest identical percentage compositions of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
Inclusive pages
371-374
ISBN/ISSN
0022-3395
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1979, American Society of Parasitologists
Publisher
American Society of Parasitologists
Volume
65
Peer Reviewed
yes
Issue
3
Keywords
Amer Soc Parasitologists, Article
eCommons Citation
Burky, Albert J. and Hornbach, Daniel J., "Comparison of Carbon and Nitrogen Content of Infected and Uninfected Snails, Succinea ovalis, and the Trematode Leucochloridium variae" (1979). Biology Faculty Publications. 19.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bio_fac_pub/19
