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Two parasites in one host: spatiotemporal dynamics and co-occurrence of Microsporidia and Rickettsia in an amphipod host

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Eunji Park Open the ORCID record for Eunji Park [Opens in a new window]  and
Robert Poulin Open the ORCID record for Robert Poulin [Opens in a new window]
Eunji Park*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Otago, 340 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Robert Poulin
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Otago, 340 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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Author for correspondence: Eunji Park, E-mail: eunjisea@gmail.com
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Abstract

Biological interactions can greatly influence the abundance of species. This is also true for parasitic species that share the same host. Microsporidia and Rickettsia are widespread intracellular parasites in populations of Paracalliope fluviatilis, the most common freshwater amphipods in New Zealand. Although both parasites coexist in many populations, it is unclear whether they interact with each other. Here, we investigated spatial−temporal dynamics and co-occurrence of the two parasites, Microsporidia and Rickettsia in P. fluviatilis hosts, across one annual cycle and in three different locations. Prevalence of both Microsporidia and Rickettsia changed over time. However, while the prevalence of Rickettsia varied significantly between sampling times, that of Microsporidia did not change significantly and remained relatively low. The two parasites therefore followed different temporal patterns. Also, the prevalence of both parasites differed among locations, though the two species reached their highest prevalence in different locations. Lastly, there was no evidence for positive or negative associations between the two parasite species; the presence of one parasite in an individual host does not appear to influence the probability of infection by the other parasite. Their respective prevalence may follow different patterns among populations on a larger spatial scale due to environmental heterogeneity across locations.

Keywords

Coinfectionintracellular parasitesmultiple infectionsseasonalitywithin-host competition
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Parasitology , Volume 148 , Issue 9 , August 2021 , pp. 1099 - 1106
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