Muscle trematode infection of alien cyprinids in the basin of the Middle Ob (Sibiria, Russia)

The book represents proceedings of Sixth International Symposium “Invasion of Alien Species in Holarctic. Borok -VI” (11 Oct. – 15 Oct. 2021, Borok – Uglich, Russia). The wide spectrum of problems related to appearance and spread of invasive plants and animals is discussed. The book may be interested for specialists in many fields, such as limnologists, hydrobiologists, ecologists, botanists, zoologists, geographers, managers of dealing with nature preservation and fisheries

The World Largest Focus of the Opisthorchiasis in the Ob-Irtysh Basin, Russia, Caused by <em>Opisthorchis felineus</em>

The world’s largest focus of opisthorchiasis caused by cat fluke Opisthorchis felineus Rivolta, 1884, is associated with the Ob-Irtysh basin (Russia). The chapter provides data on the history of discovery and the study of opisthorchiasis. Features of the morphology and life cycle of O. felineus are described. Data on the infection of intermediate hosts (mollusks and cyprinids fish) are provided. Species of fish that have important epizootological significance are indicated. The incidence of opisthorchiasis in the people of different age and social groups, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and complications is discussed. The climatic and social factors that contribute to maintaining the focus of opisthorchiasis are described. The measures of personal and social prevention of the people are given

Invertebrates of Siberia, a potential source of animal protein for innovative food production. 1. The keelback slugs (Gastropoda: Limacidae)

The use of terrestrial invertebrates occurring in Siberia as a source of nutrients is an innovative form of new quality food production in North Asia. The species available for this production should be qualified by necessary criteria; for example, they should be common in the region and easily obtainable, free from restriction or prohibition as rare or protected species, adapted to regional environmental conditions, and their bodies should be free from toxins and allergens. They should also be unpretentious in terms of housing, consumption of cheap and suitable feed which provides a satisfactory increase in biomass and contains necessary nutrients in the required ratio. Several local species of terrestrial molluscs and insects fit these criteria and have been were selected as model species, such as the yellow slug Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) which has been studied in detail. Individuals of this slug were collected from a subterranean vegetable store in the city of Novosibirsk, and reared for 5 months under laboratory conditions with different lighting, humidity and temperature. Standard vegetables for winter storage, carrot, cabbage and potato (the preferred ingredient), were provided to the slugs. The most effective factors for the development of body weight and size of the slugs were registered in the dark under moderate humidity and temperature. Average weight and length of slugs at the beginning of the experiment in March 2022 were 0.62 gram and 3.42 mm, and at the end of the experiment in August 2022 were 3.67 gram and 5.76 mm (respectively x 5.9 and x 1.7). Therefore, basement and underground cold premises lacking constant lighting and provided with potato waste as a feeding substrate appear to be optimal for raising and rearing this slug species; naturally this would be of particular interest for food production in regions with cold climate conditions

Radiation and the Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic and Other Leukemias among Chornobyl Cleanup Workers

Background: Risks of most types of leukemia from exposure to acute high doses of ionizing radiation are well known, but risks associated with protracted exposures, as well as associations between radiation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), are not clear.
 Objectives: We estimated relative risks of CLL and non-CLL from protracted exposures to low-dose ionizing radiation.
 Methods: A nested case–control study was conducted in a cohort of 110,645 Ukrainian cleanup workers of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident. Cases of incident leukemia diagnosed in 1986–2006 were confirmed by a panel of expert hematologists/hematopathologists. Controls were matched to cases on place of residence and year of birth. We estimated individual bone marrow radiation doses by the Realistic Analytical Dose Reconstruction with Uncertainty Estimation (RADRUE) method. We then used a conditional logistic regression model to estimate excess relative risk of leukemia per gray (ERR/Gy) of radiation dose.
 Results: We found a significant linear dose response for all leukemia [137 cases, ERR/Gy = 1.26 (95% CI: 0.03, 3.58]. There were nonsignificant positive dose responses for both CLL and non-CLL (ERR/Gy = 0.76 and 1.87, respectively). In our primary analysis excluding 20 cases with direct in-person interviews less than 2 years from start of chemotherapy with an anomalous finding of ERR/Gy = –0.47 (95% CI: less than –0.47, 1.02), the ERR/Gy for the remaining 117 cases was 2.38 (95% CI: 0.49, 5.87). For CLL, the ERR/Gy was 2.58 (95% CI: 0.02, 8.43), and for non-CLL, ERR/Gy was 2.21 (95% CI: 0.05, 7.61). Altogether, 16% of leukemia cases (18% of CLL, 15% of non-CLL) were attributed to radiation exposure.
 Conclusions: Exposure to low doses and to low dose-rates of radiation from post-Chornobyl cleanup work was associated with a significant increase in risk of leukemia, which was statistically consistent with estimates for the Japanese atomic bomb survivors. Based on the primary analysis, we conclude that CLL and non-CLL are both radiosensitive.

Microplastics in fish gut, first records from the Tom River in West Siberia, Russia

This preliminary study investigated the abundance of microplastic particles in gastrointestinal tracts of the dace (Leuciscus leuciscus L.) from the Tom River, a large tributary of the Ob River in West Siberia. A total of 13 dace specimens of 2+ to 4+ years of age were studied. Microplastic particles extracted from fish guts were counted and classified by shapes and sizes. In average 204 ± 28.7 items of microplastics were detected for one dace specimen. Microplastic particles were categorized as fragments of irregular shape (70%), spheres (16%), films (7%) and fibers (7%), with size ranging from <0.15 to 2.00 mm. The vast majority of detected microplastic particles (almost 80%) were less than 0.15 mm by their largest dimension. These data provide the first evidence of microplastics in fish from the Ob River system

Структура и динамика зоопланктона Восточного Средиземноморья (Провинция Матрух, Египет)

The species diversity of zooplankton in the Eastern Mediterranean (Matru

New data on small lampreys of the genus Lethenteron (Petromyzontidae) of the Tom River, a typical habitat of the Siberian brook lamprey Lethenteron kessleri

The article presents data of morphological and molecular-genetic analyzes of small lampreys from the Tom River, a typical habitat of the Siberian brook lamprey Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905), as well as of one specimen of a large lamprey caught in the same period of the year in the Ob River. All studied specimens are similar in the structure of the dental apparatus to lampreys of the upper Ob tributaries and the upper Irtysh basin, and also correspond to the characteristics of Lethenteron camtschaticum. They have one haplotype of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I gene, previously described for lampreys from the Ob River basin and the rivers of the White Sea basin. Currently, there is no reason to consider small lampreys of the Tom River as a valid species Lethenteron kessleri

An annotated list and current state of ichthyofauna of the Middle Ob River basin

The paper contains a complete annotated list of freshwater ichthyofauna of the Middle Ob River basin. The list is based on an analysis of publications and on the results of the authors’ research, and it includes 43 species in two classes, 9 orders, 12 families, and 30 genera. Ten of all listed species are introduced and only seven are naturalized. For each species, taxonomic comments are provided where necessary and conservation status, distribution within the Middle Ob River basin, abundance and commercial value are indicated. Latin and English names are given

Macrozoobenthos diversity of the Middle Ob river tributaries

The data show quantitative and qualitative composition of macrozoobenthos of the 12 left-bank confluences of the Middle Ob. The research has documented the presence of various groups, such as Oligohaeta, Diptera, Odonata, Hirudinea, Tabanidae, Trichoptera and Mollusca. The chironomids, molluscs and leeches play a significant role in the generation of biomass in the surveyed streams, and the abundance mostly depends on chironomids, oligochaetes and leeches. In general, zoobenthos abundance ranges from 8.8 (the Shudelka river) to 1839.9 (the Kochebilovka river) ind./m2, biomass is from 0.08 (Tatosh river) to 8.37 (Lozunga river) g/m2. The amount and benthos biomass of the Middle Ob’s second-order tributaries is higher than in the first-order tributaries

An annotated list and current state of ichthyofauna of the Middle Ob River basin

The paper contains a complete annotated list of freshwater ichthyofauna of the Middle Ob River basin. The list is based on an analysis of publications and on the results of the authors’ research, and it includes 43 species in two classes, 9 orders, 12 families, and 30 genera. Ten of all listed species are introduced and only seven are naturalized. For each species, taxonomic comments are provided where necessary and conservation status, distribution within the Middle Ob River basin, abundance and commercial value are indicated. Latin and English names are given