Journal article
EFFECTS OF ATRAZINE ON CERCARIAL LONGEVITY, ACTIVITY, AND INFECTIVITY
Abstract
Susceptibility of free-living infective stages of parasites to contaminants is relatively understudied compared with independent effects on measures of host health or immunity, but may be important in affecting prevalence and intensity of parasite infections. We investigated whether atrazine, an herbicide commonly used in North America, affected the cercariae of 4 different species of digenetic trematodes, and found that effects of atrazine …
Authors
Koprivnikar J; Forbes MR; Baker RL
Journal
Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 306–311
Publisher
American Society of Parasitologists
Publication Date
April 2006
DOI
10.1645/ge-624r.1
ISSN
0022-3395