Acanthostomum brauni

Clues to other signals for attachment and invasion of the host by helminth parasites have come from work on fish parasites such as Acanthostomum brauni. Cercariae of A. brauni do not recognize small molecules such as amino acids, monosaccharides or electrolytes, but do respond to hyaluronic acid and glycoproteins for attachment (34). Penetration of the host is triggered by free fatty acids and mucus components present on the fish skin surface (35). 

Haas, W. and de Nunez, M. O. (1988) Chemical signals of fish skin for the attachment response of Acanthostomum brauni cercariae. Parasitol. Res. 74 552 557. 

Ostrowski de Nunez, M. and Haas, W. (1991) Penetration of stimuli of fish skin for Acanthostomum brauni cercariae. Parasitology 102/1 101-104. 

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