Re-establishment of the fish parasite fauna in the Tisa River system (Slovakia) after a catastrophic pollution event

0336394 - BC 2010 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Oros, Mikuláš - Hanzelová, V.
Re-establishment of the fish parasite fauna in the Tisa River system (Slovakia) after a catastrophic pollution event.
Parasitology Research. Roč. 104, č. 6 (2009), s. 1497-1506. ISSN 0932-0113. E-ISSN 1432-1955
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : HEAVY-METAL POLLUTION * indicators * helminth parasites
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
Impact factor: 1.721, year: 2009

An extensive survey of helminth parasites in 1,316 freshwater fish representing 31 species from two aquatic ecosystems in southeastern Slovakia characterized by different level of environmental pollution was carried out. A parasitological survey found 31 gastrointestinal helminths: Trematoda (11 species), Cestoda (14), Acanthocephala (3) and Nematoda (3). Even though the fish communities were qualitatively similar and the number of fish examined was approximately the same (676 and 640) in both localities, the helminth species richness and diversity of host-parasite combinations were two times lower in the more polluted Tisa River.
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