Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China
Nematode infections transmitted to humans by the consumption of wild or cultured eels are increasingly being reported. In the present study, 120 Asian swamp eel, <i>Monopterus albus</i> (Zuiew), individuals collected from China were examined for parasite infections, and 78 larval nematod...
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| description | Nematode infections transmitted to humans by the consumption of wild or cultured eels are increasingly being reported. In the present study, 120 Asian swamp eel, <i>Monopterus albus</i> (Zuiew), individuals collected from China were examined for parasite infections, and 78 larval nematodes were isolated. Morphological and molecular characteristics, including sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene regions, were employed to identify these nematodes at the lowest taxonomic level possible. Asian swamp eel was infected with two zoonotic parasite taxa: <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> advanced third-stage larvae, with 6.67% prevalence and mean intensity = 1.25, and <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. fourth-stage larvae, with 26.67% prevalence and mean intensity = 2.13. These findings evidence the need to enhance public hygiene and food safety awareness toward eel consumption |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cea30808a2f46db87d049d8398561f52023-11-21T23:03:07ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-06-0110671110.3390/pathogens10060711Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in ChinaSixin Zhang0Guangping Huang1Liang Li2Xianyong Liu3Xiaoli Tang4Xun Suo5National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, ChinaNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaNematode infections transmitted to humans by the consumption of wild or cultured eels are increasingly being reported. In the present study, 120 Asian swamp eel, <i>Monopterus albus</i> (Zuiew), individuals collected from China were examined for parasite infections, and 78 larval nematodes were isolated. Morphological and molecular characteristics, including sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene regions, were employed to identify these nematodes at the lowest taxonomic level possible. Asian swamp eel was infected with two zoonotic parasite taxa: <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> advanced third-stage larvae, with 6.67% prevalence and mean intensity = 1.25, and <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. fourth-stage larvae, with 26.67% prevalence and mean intensity = 2.13. These findings evidence the need to enhance public hygiene and food safety awareness toward eel consumptionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/711<i>Eustrongylides</i><i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i>ITSCOI<i>Monopterus albus</i>China |
| spellingShingle | Sixin Zhang Guangping Huang Liang Li Xianyong Liu Xiaoli Tang Xun Suo Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China Pathogens <i>Eustrongylides</i> <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> ITS COI <i>Monopterus albus</i> China |
| title | Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China |
| title_full | Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China |
| title_fullStr | Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China |
| title_short | Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Eustrongylides</i> sp. and <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> Parasitizing the Asian Swamp Eel <i>Monopterus</i><i>albus</i> in China |
| title_sort | morphological and phylogenetic analysis of i eustrongylides i sp and i gnathostoma spinigerum i parasitizing the asian swamp eel i monopterus i i albus i in china |
| topic | <i>Eustrongylides</i> <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i> ITS COI <i>Monopterus albus</i> China |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/711 |
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