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First published online July 2, 2004
Journal of Experimental Biology 207, 2725-2733 (2004)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2004
doi: 10.1242/jeb.01090

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Immune response to fleas in a wild desert rodent: effect of parasite species, parasite burden, sex of host and host parasitological experience

Irina S. Khokhlova¹, Marina Spinu², Boris R. Krasnov^3,* and A. Allan Degen¹

¹ Desert Animal Adaptations and Husbandry, Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture, Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
² University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Manastur str. 3-5, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
³ Ramon Science Center and Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 194, Mizpe Ramon 80600, Israel

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Transformation index (mean ± S.E.M.) of leucocytes of M. crassus (N=41) in presence of different antigens. PHA, phytohaemagglutinin; Xcm, Xr, Scp, whole body extracts of X. c. mycerini, X. ramesis and S. c. pyramidis, respectively.

View larger version (10K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Relationship between phagocytic activity in M. crassus (N=18) in dependence on flea burden.