Morphological description and molecular characterization of Contracaecum larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitizing market-size hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis aureus x Oreochromis niloticus) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) farmed in Israel

Morphological description and molecular characterization of Contracaecum larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitizing market-size hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis aureus x Oreochromis niloticus) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) farmed in Israel

Nematodes belonging to the genus Contracaecum (family: Anisakidae) are heteroxenous parasites with a complex life cycle. Contracaecum larvae infecting farmed fish and fishery products are economically important causing market rejection in massive infection and may have zoonotic potential. In Israel,...

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Main Authors: Nadav Davidovich, Perla Tedesco, Monica Caffara, Daniel Yasur-Landau, Andrea Gustinelli, Vladimir Drabkin, Ekaterina Minkova, Ortal Aflalo, Danny Morick, Maria Letizia Fioravanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Subjects:
Contracaecum larvae
Zoonosis
Hybrid tilapia
Red drum
Israel
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567662200004X

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