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Genetic and morphological approaches distinguish the three sibling species of the Anisakis simplex species complex, with a species designation as Anisakis berlandi n. sp. for A. simplex sp. C (Nematoda: Anisakidae).
Simonetta Mattiucci,Paolo Cipriani,Stephen C. Webb,Michela Paoletti,Federica Marcer,Bruno Bellisario,David I. Gibson,Giuseppe Nascetti +7 more
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The morphological and morphometric analyses revealed the presence of morphological features that differed among the 3 biological species, and the tree topologies support the finding that A. simplex (s.s.), A. pegreffii, and A. berlandi n.Abstract:
Numerous specimens of the 3 sibling species of the Anisakis simplex species complex (A. pegreffii, A. simplex (senso stricto)), and A. simplex sp. C) recovered from cetacean species stranded within the known geographical ranges of these nematodes were studied morphologically and genetically. The genetic characterization was performed on diagnostic allozymes and sequences analysis of nuclear (internal transcribed spacer [ITS] of ribosomal [r]DNA) and mitochondrial (mitochondrial [mt]DNA cox2 and rrnS) genes. These markers showed (1) the occurrence of sympatry of the 2 sibling species A. pegreffii and A. simplex sp. C in the same individual host, the pilot whale, Globicephala melas Traill, from New Zealand waters; (2) the identification of specimens of A. pegreffii in the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen), from the Mediterranean Sea; and (3) the presence of A. simplex (s.s.) in the pilot whale and the minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, from the northeastern Atlantic wa...read more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Anisakis and Anisakiasis: An Ecological and Evolutionary Road Map.
TL;DR: This review addresses the biodiversity, biology, distribution, ecology, epidemiology, and consumer health significance of the so far known species of Anisakis, both in their natural hosts and in human accidental host populations, worldwide.
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Effects of anisakid nematodes Anisakis simplex (s.l.), Pseudoterranova decipiens (s.l.) and Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.) on fish and consumer health ☆
Kurt Buchmann,Foojan Mehrdana +1 more
TL;DR: Clinical symptoms associated with the infection, termed anisakidosis, vary from irritation of the oesophagus and stomach, via nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea to severe epigastric and abdominal pain.
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Larval migration of the zoonotic parasite Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus: Implications to seafood safety
Paolo Cipriani,Paolo Cipriani,Virginia Acerra,Virginia Acerra,Bruno Bellisario,Gian Luca Sbaraglia,Roberto Cheleschi,Giuseppe Nascetti,Simonetta Mattiucci +8 more
TL;DR: Temperature plays an important role in the post-mortem motility of A. pegreffii larvae in anchovies, and the importance of the adoption of rules to prevent human anisakiasis was underlined.
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Anisakis Nematodes in Fish and Shellfish- from infection to allergies
TL;DR: This review provides an update on current knowledge on Anisakis as a food-borne parasite with special focus on the increasingly reported diversity of fish and crustacean hosts, allergens and immunological cross-reactivity with invertebrate proteins rendering this parasite a significant public health issue.
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A survey of zoonotic nematodes of commercial key fish species from major European fishing grounds—Introducing the FP7 PARASITE exposure assessment study
Arne Levsen,Cecilie Smith Svanevik,Paolo Cipriani,Paolo Cipriani,Simonetta Mattiucci,Simonetta Mattiucci,Lee C. Hastie,Ivana Bušelić,Ivona Mladineo,Horst Karl,Ute Ostermeyer,Kurt Buchmann,Danjal P. Højgaard,Ángel F. González,Santiago Pascual,Graham J. Pierce,Graham J. Pierce,Graham J. Pierce +17 more
TL;DR: The epidemiological survey was carried out to provide the basis for analysis and prediction of consumer exposure risk due to the presence of anisakid nematodes in fish from European wild-catch fisheries, and represents the largest and most comprehensive epidemiological data compilation of an isakids ever generated.
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