Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France
Mermithid nematodes (Nematoda, Mermithidae) parasitising mosquitoes could be useful as biological agents for the control of host populations. Nine female mosquitoes belonging to the species Aedes cantans, Ae. communis, and Ae. rusticus were found parasitised by mermithids in Northern France. Sequenc...
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| author | Martinet Jean-Philippe Aatif Issam Depaquit Jérôme |
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| description | Mermithid nematodes (Nematoda, Mermithidae) parasitising mosquitoes could be useful as biological agents for the control of host populations. Nine female mosquitoes belonging to the species Aedes cantans, Ae. communis, and Ae. rusticus were found parasitised by mermithids in Northern France. Sequencing of partial 18S rDNA showed 100% sequence homology for all processed specimens. The mermithid sequences were closely related to specimens previously recorded from Anopheles gambiae in Senegal. However, 18S sequences do not allow for identification of nematodes at the genus or species level. Our specimens could also be related to Strelkovimermis spiculatus, or belong to other genera not yet sequenced such as Empidomermis, the only mermithid genus recorded from mosquitoes in France. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5388ece16dd0496791f3f7fbd1c95cdc2023-12-02T18:52:25ZengEDP SciencesParasite1776-10422023-01-01301210.1051/parasite/2023013parasite230016Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in FranceMartinet Jean-Philippe0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-0165Aatif Issam1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4015-6555Depaquit Jérôme2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-0088Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Faculté de Pharmacie, ANSES, SFR Cap Santé, EA7510 ESCAPE – USC VECPARUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Faculté de Pharmacie, ANSES, SFR Cap Santé, EA7510 ESCAPE – USC VECPARUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Faculté de Pharmacie, ANSES, SFR Cap Santé, EA7510 ESCAPE – USC VECPARMermithid nematodes (Nematoda, Mermithidae) parasitising mosquitoes could be useful as biological agents for the control of host populations. Nine female mosquitoes belonging to the species Aedes cantans, Ae. communis, and Ae. rusticus were found parasitised by mermithids in Northern France. Sequencing of partial 18S rDNA showed 100% sequence homology for all processed specimens. The mermithid sequences were closely related to specimens previously recorded from Anopheles gambiae in Senegal. However, 18S sequences do not allow for identification of nematodes at the genus or species level. Our specimens could also be related to Strelkovimermis spiculatus, or belong to other genera not yet sequenced such as Empidomermis, the only mermithid genus recorded from mosquitoes in France.https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2023/01/parasite230016/parasite230016.htmlmermithidsmosquitoaedesfrance |
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| title | Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France |
| title_full | Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France |
| title_fullStr | Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France |
| title_short | Three Aedes species infested by mermithids in France |
| title_sort | three aedes species infested by mermithids in france |
| topic | mermithids mosquito aedes france |
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