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TWiP 150: Fast food

  • April 19, 2018
  • Tagged as: Callinectes sapidus, crab, Eurypanopeus depressus, invasive species, leishmania, Loxothylacus panopaei, native predator, parasite, parasitism, parasitology

The TWiPers solve the case of the Panamanian Man With Leg Ulcer, and describe how a crab predator preferentially feeds on parasite infected prey – even though the parasite makes them faster!

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TWiP 70: Invasion of the swamp eels

  • April 12, 2014
  • Tagged as: Asian swamp eel, Gnathostoma, gnathostomiasis, invasive species, nematode, parasite, parasitism, worm

Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding of Gnathostoma nematodes in Asian swamp eels from US live markets and wild populations.

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