Anisakid nematode species identification in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic using RFLP analysis

Anisakid nematode species identification in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic using RFLP analysis

Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are the only native cetacean species in the German North and Baltic Seas and the final host of Anisakis (A.) simplex, which infects their first and second gastric compartments and may cause chronic ulcerative gastritis. Anisakis simplex belongs to the family Ani...

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Main Authors: Jan Lakemeyer, Ursula Siebert, Amir Abdulmawjood, Kathrine A. Ryeng, Lonneke L. IJsseldijk, Kristina Lehnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Anisakid nematodes
Anisakis simplex
Pseudoterranova decipiens
Contracaecum osculatum
Hysterothylacium aduncum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442030047X

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