@article{fdi:010085314,
  title = {{M}ating interactions between {S}chistosoma bovis and {S}. mansoni and compatibility of their {F}1 progeny with {B}iomphalaria glabrata and {B}ulinus truncatus},
  author = {{O}nyekwere, {A}. {M}. and {D}e {E}lias-{E}scribano, {A}. and {K}incaid-{S}mith, {J}ulien and {D}ametto, {S}. and {A}llienne, {J}. {F}. and {R}ognon, {A}. and {B}argues, {M}. {D}. and {B}oissier, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ontrary to the majority of other {T}rematoda, {S}chistosoma species are gonochoric. {C}onsequently, in endemic areas where several schistosome species overlap and can co-infect the same definitive host, there may be frequent opportunities for interspecific pairing. {O}ur experimental study provides novel insight on the pairing behavior between {S}chistosoma bovis and {S}. mansoni in mixed infections in mice. {W}e used six mate choice experiments to assess mating interactions between the two schistosome species. {W}e show that mating between the two {S}chistosoma species is not random and that {S}. mansoni exhibits greater mate recognition compared to {S}. bovis. {W}e also performed reciprocal crosses (male {S}. mansoni x female {S}. bovis) and (female {S}. mansoni x male {S}. bovis) that produce active swimming miracidia. {T}hese miracidia were genotyped by {ITS}2 sequencing and proposed for mollusc infection. {M}olecular analyses show that all the miracidia are parthenogenetically produced (i.e., their harbor the mother {ITS}2 genotype) and as a consequence can only infect the mollusc of the maternal species. {O}ffspring produced by male {S}. mansoni x female {S}. bovis pairing can only infect {B}ulinus truncatus whereas offspring produced by female {S}. mansoni x male {S}. bovis can only infect {B}iomphalaria glabrata snails. {E}volutionary and epidemiological consequences are discussed.},
  keywords = {{S}chistosoma bovis ; {S}chistosoma mansoni ; mating interactions ; {F}1 progeny ; compatibility ; {B}ulinus truncatus ; {B}iomphalaria glabrata},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}icroorganisms},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1251 [10 p.]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3390/microorganisms10061251},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085314},
}