Macrobdella decora: Old World Leech Gut Microbial Community Structure Conserved in a New World Leech
EA McClure, MC Nelson, A Lin… - Applied and Environmental …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leeches are found in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats on all continents.
Sanguivorous leeches have been used in medicine for millennia. Modern scientific uses …
Sanguivorous leeches have been used in medicine for millennia. Modern scientific uses …
Culture-independent characterization of the digestive-tract microbiota of the medicinal leech reveals a tripartite symbiosis
PL Worthen, CJ Gode, J Graf - Applied and environmental …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Culture-based studies of the microbial community within the gut of the medicinal leech have
typically been focused on various Aeromonas species, which were believed to be the sole …
typically been focused on various Aeromonas species, which were believed to be the sole …
[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic analysis of the medicinal leech gut microbiota
There are trillions of microbes found throughout the human body and they exceed the
number of eukaryotic cells by 10-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed that the majority …
number of eukaryotic cells by 10-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed that the majority …
[HTML][HTML] Host matters: medicinal leech digestive-tract symbionts and their pathogenic potential
JN Marden, EA McClure, L Beka, J Graf - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
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 …
systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to …
Characterization of shed medicinal leech mucus reveals a diverse microbiota
Microbial transmission through mucosal-mediated mechanisms is widespread throughout
the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech …
the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech …
Novel Role for Aeromonas jandaei as a Digestive Tract Symbiont of the North American Medicinal Leech
ME Siddall, PL Worthen, M Johnson… - Applied and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gut bacteria of the North American medicinal leech, Macrobdella decora, were
characterized. Biochemical tests and DNA sequences indicated that Aeromonas jandaei is …
characterized. Biochemical tests and DNA sequences indicated that Aeromonas jandaei is …
New Gammaproteobacteria associated with blood-feeding leeches and a broad phylogenetic analysis of leech endosymbionts
SL Perkins, RB Budinoff, ME Siddall - Applied and environmental …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many monophagous animals have coevolutionary relationships with bacteria that provide
unavailable nutrients to the host. Frequently, these microbial partners are vertically inherited …
unavailable nutrients to the host. Frequently, these microbial partners are vertically inherited …
Leeches and their microbiota: naturally simple symbiosis models
Strictly blood-feeding leeches and their limited microbiota provide natural and powerful
model systems to examine symbiosis. Blood is devoid of essential nutrients and it is thought …
model systems to examine symbiosis. Blood is devoid of essential nutrients and it is thought …
Insights into gut microbiota communities of Poecilobdella manillensis, a prevalent Asian medicinal leech
F Meng, Z Liu, J Sun, D Kong, Y Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Medicinal leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) are fresh water ectoparasitic species
which have been applied as traditional therapy. However, gut microbiota could bring high …
which have been applied as traditional therapy. However, gut microbiota could bring high …
Bacterial symbioses of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana
MC Nelson, J Graf - Gut Microbes, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Gastrointestinal microbiomes play important roles in the health and nutrition of animals and
humans. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, serves as a powerful model for the study of …
humans. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, serves as a powerful model for the study of …