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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Parasite spillover rather than niche expansion explains infection of host brain by diplostomid eye flukes.

Alfonso Diaz-Suarez, Veljo Kisand, Siim Kahar, Riho Gross, Anti Vasemägi, Kristina Noreikiene

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. DNA barcodingCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alfonso Diaz-SuarezChair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 46, Tartu 51006, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-1726-2563
Veljo KisandInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu 50090, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-5535-1639
Siim KaharChair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 46, Tartu 51006, Estonia.
Riho GrossChair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 46, Tartu 51006, Estonia.
Anti VasemägiChair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 46, Tartu 51006, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-2184-5534
Kristina NoreikieneChair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 46, Tartu 51006, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0001-7529-4902

Funding

Eesti Teadusagentuur PRG852Estonian University of Life SciencesVetenskapsrådet 2020-03916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasites often occupy specific sites within their host, which has important implications for host performance and parasite transmission. Nonetheless, parasitic infections can occur beyond their typical location within a host, significantly altering host-parasite interactions. Yet, the causes behind the atypical tissue tropism are poorly understood. Here, we focus on a ubiquitous group of diplostomid parasites that form diverse communities in fish eyes. We used targeted DNA metabarcoding (cytochrome c oxydase subunit 1, COX1, 250 bp) to evaluate potential mechanisms underlying eye parasite atypical tissue tropism to the brain of two widespread fish species (Eurasian perch and common roach). We found that the most common eye-infecting species (

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BrainCyprinidaeFish DiseasesHost-Parasite InteractionsPerchesTrematodaTrematode InfectionsAnimalsEyebrain infectionDNA metabarcodingeye parasitePerca fluviatilispoolseqtissue tropism

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PMID39904393
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