<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">David Ebmer</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stephan Handschuh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thomas Schwaha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ana Rubio-García</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ulrich Gärtner</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martin Glösmann</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anja Taubert</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hermosilla, C</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Novel 3D in situ visualization of seal heartworm (&lt;i&gt;Acanthocheilonema spirocauda&lt;/i&gt;) larvae in the seal louse &lt;i&gt;(Echinophthirius horridus&lt;/i&gt;) by X-ray microCT</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"> Scientific reports</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aug-18-2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-18418-y</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10 pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;: The seal heartworm &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Acanthocheilonema spirocauda&lt;/jats&gt; (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) parasitizes the heart and pulmonary arteries of various phocid seals of the Northern Hemisphere. Over many decades, potential vectors of this parasite have been discussed, and to this date, the life cycle is not fully known. The seal louse &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Echinophthirius horridus&lt;/jats&gt; (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) is an obligatory, permanent and haematophagous ectoparasite of phocids that has been hypothesized to function as obligate intermediate host for &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;A. spirocauda&lt;/jats&gt;. We examined 11 adult &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;E. horridus&lt;/jats&gt; specimens collected from stranded harbour seals (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Phoca vitulina&lt;/jats&gt;) in rehabilitation at the Sealcentre Pieterburen by X-ray microCT imaging, aiming to illustrate larval &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;A. spirocauda&lt;/jats&gt; infection sites in situ. In three of these specimens, thread-like larvae were detected in insect organs. Detailed imaging of the most infected louse revealed a total of 54 &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;A. spirocauda&lt;/jats&gt; larvae located either in fat bodies or the haemocoel. Histological analysis of the same specimen illustrated nematode cross-sections, confirming X-ray microCT data. The current data strongly suggest that &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;E. horridus&lt;/jats&gt; is a natural intermediate host for &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;A. spirocauda&lt;/jats&gt;. Moreover, we demonstrate the potential of X-ray microCT-based imaging as a non-destructive method to analyze host-parasite interactions, especially in the neglected field of marine mammal parasitology.&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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