Digestive-tract microbiota exert tremendous influence over host health. Host-symbiont model
systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to …

The species diversity of the leeches from Japan and recent progress in taxonomic and
molecular phylogenetic studies on macrophagous and blood-feeding taxa are reviewed. At …

Southern Asia is a biodiversity hotspot both for terrestrial mammals and for leeches. Many
small-mammal groups are under-studied in this region, while other mammals are of known …

Abstract Background Species of Hirudo are used extensively for medicinal purposes, but are
currently listed as endangered due to population declines from economic utilization and …

Parasites threaten still today the health of humans and their animals, although considerable
progress had been achieved within the last century. However, phenomena such as …

Although the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis L. 1758) is one of the best-
known members of the Hirudinea due to its use in phlebotomy, this species has been …

Haematophagous leeches express a broad variety of bioactive factors that are released from
the salivary gland cells into the wound of a host during feeding. Among these, hirudin is …

 Abstract Medicinal leeches in the genus Hirudo have been utilized for therapeutic
procedures for thousands of years. To date, six known species of Hirudo are widely …

The diversity of freshwater leeches (Clitellata; Hirudinida) of Iran was estimated by
employing both DNA barcoding and species delimitation methods. Phylogenetic …

Abstract In October of 2018, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at Pearson
International Airport in Toronto notified the Wildlife Enforcement Branch of Environment and …