Literature DB >> 12743809

First record of a Mermithidae (Nematoda) from the meloid beetle Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802 (Coleoptera: Meloidae).

Johannes Lückmann1, George O Poinar.   

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A new record of nematode parasitism of meloid beetles is reported and all earlier records are summarised. Rates of parasitism could be influenced by the toxic compound cantharidin that these beetles possess.

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Year:  2003        PMID: 12743809     DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0812-3

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Parasitol Res        ISSN: 0932-0113            Impact factor:   2.289


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1.  Cantharidin, another natural toxin that inhibits the activity of serine/threonine protein phosphatases types 1 and 2A.

Authors:  R E Honkanen
Journal:  FEBS Lett       Date:  1993-09-20       Impact factor: 4.124

Review 2.  Contractility and inhibition of protein phosphatases by cantharidin.

Authors:  J Knapp; P Bokník; S Huke; I Gombosová; B Linck; H Lüss; F U Müller; T Müller; P Nacke; W Schmitz; U Vahlensieck; J Neumann
Journal:  Gen Pharmacol       Date:  1998-11

3.  (R)-(+)-palasonin, a cantharidin-related plant toxin, also occurs in insect hemolymph and tissues.

Authors:  Oliver Fietz; Konrad Dettner; Helmar Görls; Kerstin Klemm; Wilhelm Boland
Journal:  J Chem Ecol       Date:  2002-07       Impact factor: 2.626

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1.  Males of a strongly polygynous species consume more poisonous food than females.

Authors:  Carolina Bravo; Luis Miguel Bautista; Mario García-París; Guillermo Blanco; Juan Carlos Alonso
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2014-10-22       Impact factor: 3.240

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