Slugs and Microbes

June 5, 1999
From: Daniel Vega Mendoza

Hi,
I am Daniel ,
I am interested in the diverse ways that microorganisms interact (commensalism, synergism, symbiosis etc) especially those related to human health and the production of secondary metabolites.

Email me

Thanks
Daniel Vega Mendoza
Peru

dvega_mendoza@hotmail.com

Mendoza, D.V., 1999 (Jun 5) Slugs and Microbes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/895

Dear Daniel,
I am not sure if you are interested in interactions between different micro-organisms or between micro-organisms and other animals such as Sea Slugs. I am not an expert on micro-organisms so I can't really help in the first area. If you are interested in the second area then I guess there are a number of pages in the Forum which may interest you.

Have a look at 'Solar-powered' Sea Slugs for information on nudibranchs with symbiotic relationships with unicellular zooxanthellae, and sacoglossans that retain living organelles, such as plant plastids, in their tissues.

Have a look at the pages which describe the specialised cnidosacs, at the tip of aeolid cerata. The cnidosacs contain nematocyts, which are stinging organelles removed intact and functional from cnidarians.

Another area of interest are the defensive chemicals retained by many Sea Slugs from their food. These are often secondary metabolites. Have a look at Sea Slug Defence page and in particular the page on Chemical Defence which is a list of relevant publications.

Also have a look at the top of this page, which is a general page on symbiosis and commensalism. I hope this is of some use to you,
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jun 5). Comment on Slugs and Microbes by Daniel Vega Mendoza. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/895

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