Insights from an integrated view of the biology of apple snails (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)

KA Hayes, RL Burks, A Castro-Vazquez, PC Darby… - Malacologia, 2015 - BioOne
Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …

[HTML][HTML] Plant lectins: A new antimicrobial frontier

EHE Konozy, MEM Osman, AI Dirar… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other microbes constantly change to
ensure survival. Several pathogens have adopted strict and intricate strategies to fight …

[PDF][PDF] The genome of the golden apple snail Pomacea canaliculata provides insight into stress tolerance and invasive adaptation

C Liu, Y Zhang, Y Ren, H Wang, S Li, F Jiang… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) is a freshwater snail listed
among the top 100 worst invasive species worldwide and a noted agricultural and …

Dynamics of venom composition across a complex life cycle

YY Columbus-Shenkar, MY Sachkova, J Macrander… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Little is known about venom in young developmental stages of animals. The appearance of
toxins and stinging cells during early embryonic stages in the sea anemone Nematostella …

Signatures of divergence, invasiveness, and terrestrialization revealed by four apple snail genomes

J Sun, H Mu, JCH Ip, R Li, T Xu… - Molecular Biology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The family Ampullariidae includes both aquatic and amphibious apple snails. They are an
emerging model for evolutionary studies due to the high diversity, ancient history, and wide …

[HTML][HTML] Giant MACPF/CDC pore forming toxins: a class of their own

CF Reboul, JC Whisstock, MA Dunstone - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Pore Forming Toxins (PFTs) represent a key mechanism for permitting the passage
of proteins and small molecules across the lipid membrane. These proteins are typically …

福寿螺入侵机制的研究进展

郭靖, 章家恩 - 生态学杂志, 2014 - cje.net.cn
福寿螺(Pomacea canaliculata) 是被世界自然保护联盟列入全球100 种恶性外来入侵物种中
唯一的一种淡水螺, 已在世界范围内造成了严重的农业与生态危害. 福寿螺适应性广, 抗逆性强 …

Invasive Pomacea snails: actual and potential environmental impacts and their underlying mechanisms.

PR Martín, S Burela, ME Seuffert, NE Tamburi… - CABI …, 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Apple snails are large freshwater snails belonging to the family Ampullariidae that inhabit
tropical to temperate areas. The South American apple snails Pomacea canaliculata and …

Immune-related genes in gastropods and bivalves: a comparative overview

M Gerdol - Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2017 - arts.units.it
The biological diversity of molluscs and their adaptation to highly diverse environments offer
a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of the innate immune system in invertebrates …

Distribution of MACPF/CDC proteins

G Anderluh, M Kisovec, N Kraševec… - MACPF/CDC Proteins …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Membrane Attack Complex/Perforin (MACPF) and Cholesterol-Dependent
Cytolysins (CDC) form the MACPF/CDC superfamily of important effector proteins …