Partial inhibition of hemocyte agglutination by Lathyrus odoratus lectin in Crassotrea virginica infected with Perkinsus marinus

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Thomas C. Cheng²  William J. Dougherty¹ 

[1],Shellfish Research InstituteCharleston,USA

关键词: Crassostrea virginica;    oyster;    Perkinsus marinus;    Lathyrus odoratus;    lectin;    hemocytes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761995000300017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Quantitative determinations of agglutination of hemocytes from oysters, Crassostrea virginica, by the Lathyrus odoratus lectin at five concentrations revealed that clumping of hemocytes from oysters infected with Perkinsus marinus is partially inhibited. Although the nature of the hemocyte surface saccharide, which is not D(+)-glucose, D(+)mannose, or alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, remains to be determined, it may be concluded that this molecule also occurs on the surface of P. marinus. It has been demonstrated that the panning technique (Ford et al. 1990) is qualitatively as effective for determining the presence of P. marinus in C. virginica as the hemolymph assay method (Gauthier & Fisher 1990).

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