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. 2018 Oct 26;8(3):496–510. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2018.10.008

Table 1.

The known responses of selected environmentally motile parasitic nematode infective larvae to host-emitted chemical attractants and thermosensory cues. The behaviors listed are those that have been described for iL3s of the indicated species; behaviors not listed either have not been tested or have been tested but not observed. The chemical attractants listed include only known chemical attractants for iL3s prior to host infection.

Nematode Species Hosts Infection Mode Chemical Attractants Temperature-Driven Behaviors References
Necator americanus
humans
skin penetration
NaCl
arousal
positive thermotaxis
skin penetration
Haas et al., 2005a,b
Koga et al., 2004
Ancylostoma duodenale
humans
skin penetration
oral infection
arousal
positive thermotaxis
skin penetration
nictation
Haas et al., 2005a,b
Ancylostoma ceylanicum
humans
dogs
cats
other carnivores
skin penetration
oral infection
positive thermotaxis
negative thermotaxis
migration speed
altered path curvature
Bryant et al., 2018
Ancylostoma caninum
dogs
skin penetration
oral infection
serum
skin extract
arousal
positive thermotaxis
skin penetration
nictation
Bhopale et al., 2001
Granzer and Haas, 1991
Vetter et al., 1985
Wauters et al., 1982
Zietse et al., 1981
Strongyloides stercoralis
humans
primates
dogs
skin penetration
host odorants
skin extract
serum
NaCl
sweat
arousal
positive thermotaxis
negative thermotaxis
migration speed
altered path curvature
Bryant et al., 2018
Castelletto et al., 2014
Forbes et al., 2003, 2004
Koga et al., 2005
Lopez et al., 2000
Safer et al., 2007
Strongyloides ratti
rats
skin penetration
host odorants
serum
NaCl
arousal
positive thermotaxis
negative thermotaxis
skin penetration
altered path curvature
Barrett, 1968
Bryant et al., 2018
Castelletto et al., 2014
Koga and Tada, 2000
Lee et al., 2016
Sakura and Uga, 2010
Tada et al., 1997
Tobata-Kudo et al., 2000a,b
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
rats
skin penetration
host odorants
arousal
positive thermotaxis
negative thermotaxis
altered path curvature
Bryant et al., 2018
Castelletto et al., 2014
Parker and Haley, 1960
Heligmosomoides polygyrus
mice
oral infection
host odorants
fecal odor
urine
skin extract
CO2
positive thermotaxis
negative thermotaxis
Bryant et al., 2018
Hernandez and Sukhdeo, 1995
Ruiz et al., 2017
Haemonchus contortus ruminants oral infection host odorants
CO2
thermotaxis toward previous cultivation temperature Castelletto et al., 2014
Li et al., 2000a, 2000b
Ruiz et al., 2017