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1. Morphological and genetic identification of Pennella instructa (Copepoda: Pennellidae) on Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius, L. 1758)

Author:
Llarena-Reino, María; Abollo, Elvira; Pascual, Santiago
Source:
Fisheries research 2019 v.209 pp. 178-185
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Copepoda; HACCP; Xiphias gladius; animal morphology; biological hazards; business enterprises; diagnostic techniques; epidemiology; fish; genes; genetic analysis; hosts; lesions (animal); markets; models; monitoring; nucleotide sequences; parasitism; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; seafoods; species identification; statistical analysis; Atlantic Ocean;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... During the last years the presence of parasites in commercial fish species has increased becoming an emergent major sanitary problem. For seafood companies the control of this biological hazard is turning into a priority issue, as quality of the products is now being seriously compromised. The swordfish Xiphias gladius, as one of the most important commercial species among European markets, has be ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2018.09.012

2. Botanophila flies, vectors of Epichloë fungal spores, are infected by Wolbachia

Author:
Pagel, Lydia; Bultman, Thomas; Górzyńska, Karolina; Lembicz, Marlena; Leuchtmann, Adrian; Sangliana, Anne; Richards, Nicola
Source:
Mycology 2019 v.10 no.1 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
2150-1211
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Diptera; Wolbachia; bacteria; culms; death; eggs; endophytes; feeds; fungal spores; fungi; genes; grasses; hosts; insect larvae; oviposition; surface proteins; Europe; United States;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Epichloë fungi are endophytes within grasses that can form stromata on culms of their hosts. Botanophila flies visit the stromata for egg laying and in the process can vector spermatial spores, thereby cross fertilising the fungus. Following egg hatch, larval flies consume fungal tissue and spores. Thus, Epichloë individuals with traits that limit larval consumption could be at a selective advanta ...
DOI:
10.1080/21501203.2018.1515119

3. A library of recombinant Babesia microti cell surface and secreted proteins for diagnostics discovery and reverse vaccinology

Author:
Elton, Catherine M.; Rodriguez, Marilis; Ben Mamoun, Choukri; Lobo, Cheryl A.; Wright, Gavin J.
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2019 v.49 no.2 pp. 115-125
ISSN:
0020-7519
Subject:
host-parasite relationships; parasites,   etc   ; Babesia microti; adjuvants; antibodies; babesiosis; blood; diagnostic techniques; epitopes; genes; hosts; human diseases; humans; humoral immunity; immune system; mice; nucleotide sequences; protein secretion; recombinant proteins; subunit vaccines; vaccine development;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Human babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne parasitic disease and blood transfusion-transmitted infection primarily caused by the apicomplexan parasite, Babesia microti. There is no licensed vaccine for B. microti and the development of a reliable serological screening test would contribute to ensuring the safety of the donated blood supply. The recent sequencing of the B. microti genome has reveal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.10.003

4. The global biogeography of avian haemosporidian parasites is characterized by local diversification and intercontinental dispersal

Author:
Ellis, Vincenzo A.; Sari, Eloisa H. R.; Rubenstein, Dustin R.; Dickerson, Rebecca C.; Bensch, Staffan; Ricklefs, Robert E.
Source:
Parasitology 2019 v.146 no.2 pp. 213-219
ISSN:
1469-8161
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; DNA barcoding; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Plasmodium; allopatry; birds; cytochrome b; databases; emerging diseases; genes; geographical distribution; hosts; pathogens; phylogeny; sympatry; variance; North America; South America;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... The biogeographic histories of parasites and pathogens are infrequently compared with those of free-living species, including their hosts. Documenting the frequency with which parasites and pathogens disperse across geographic regions contributes to understanding not only their evolution, but also the likelihood that they may become emerging infectious diseases. Haemosporidian parasites of birds ( ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182018001130
PubMed:
30009719 30009719

5. A new synonymy, CO1 barcode, and host and distribution records of the mite Podapolipus luzoni (Acari: Podapolipidae), a subelytral parasite of the invasive beetle, Gonocephalum adpressiforme (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

Author:
Klimov, Pavel; Husband, Robert W.; Ferrer, Julio
Source:
International journal of acarology 2019 v.45 no.1-2 pp. 90-95
ISSN:
1945-3892
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Gonocephalum; Podapolipidae; adults; barcoding; females; genes; host range; hosts; light microscopy; mites; Hawaii; Japan; Philippines;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... An unusually heavy infestation of 45 adult females and 100% prevalence of the parasitic podapolipid mite, Podapolipus luzoni, was discovered in a population of the invasive tenebrionid beetle species, Gonocephalum adpressiforme, from Japan. Previously, Podapolipus luzoni was known from a single record from the Philippines from an unidentified tenebrionid beetle. We clarify the host range and distr ...
DOI:
10.1080/01647954.2018.1550111

6. Parasites in space and time: a case study of haemosporidian spatiotemporal prevalence in urban birds

Author:
Santiago-Alarcon, Diego; MacGregor-Fors, Ian; Falfán, Ina; Lüdtke, Bruntje; Segelbacher, Gernot; Schaefer, H. Martin; Renner, S.
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2019 v.49 no.3-4 pp. 235-246
ISSN:
0020-7519
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Cyanistes caeruleus; DNA; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Parus major; Plasmodium; Sylvia atricapilla; Turdus merula; autocorrelation; birds; body condition; case studies; cytochrome b; forests; genes; green infrastructure; hosts; humans; microscopy; mitochondria; models; polymerase chain reaction; protocols; spatial variation; temporal variation; understory; Germany;     Show all 28 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prevalence responses to anthropic factors differ across hosts and parasite species. We here analyzed the spatiotemporal variation of avian haemosporidian prevalence in bird assemblages of the Mooswald forest (i.e., urban greenspace; Freiburg, Germany), in response to local environmental features (e.g., water sources, human presence (visited)/absence (unvisited)) and bird-level traits (e.g., body c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpara.2018.08.009

7. Supplemental diagnosis and phylogeny of Myxobolus absonus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) from the eye of the freshwater fish Pimelodus maculatus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)

Author:
Rocha, Sónia; Rocha, Fernanda; Casal, Graça; Mendonça, Ivete; Oliveira, Elsa; Al-Quraishy, Saleh; Azevedo, Carlos
Source:
Acta tropica 2019 v.191 pp. 87-97
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; Characiformes; Myxobolus; Pimelodus; collagen; cornea; freshwater fish; genes; hosts; microvilli; nucleotide sequences; parasitism; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; statistical analysis; Brazil;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Myxobolus absonusCellere et al., 2002 was originally described as having free cysts in the opercular cavity of the freshwater fish Pimelodus maculatus in Brazil. The present study provides a supplemental description of this parasite from the eye of its type host, with basis on morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular data of the SSU rRNA gene. The parasite formed spherical whitish cysts, whic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.12.032

8. Unveiling patterns of genetic variation in parasite–host associations: an example with pinworms and Neotropical primates

Author:
Solórzano García, Brenda; Melin, Amanda D.; Aureli, Filippo; Pérez Ponce de León, Gerardo
Source:
Parasitology 2019 v.146 no.3 pp. 356-362
ISSN:
1469-8161
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Ateles; Neotropics; genes; genetic variation; geographical distribution; haplotypes; hosts; mitochondria; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; Central America;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Patterns of genetic variation among populations can reveal the evolutionary history of species. Pinworm parasites are highly host specific and form strong co-evolutionary associations with their primate hosts. Here, we describe the genetic variation observed in four Trypanoxyuris species infecting different howler and spider monkey subspecies in Central America to determine if historical dispersal ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182018001749
PubMed:
30324904

9. Interspecific Variability of Filarioid Nematodes of the Genus Setaria Viborg, 1795 Occurring in Wild Ruminants in Europe: A Review

Author:
Lanková, S.; Vejl, P.; Melounová, M.; Langrová, I.
Source:
Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 29-39
ISSN:
1805-9430
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Setaria cervi; Setaria tundra; body length; central nervous system; fish; genes; genetic polymorphism; hosts; humans; interspecific variation; microfilariae; models; morphometry; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ruminants; statistical analysis; taxonomic keys; Europe;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Nematodes of the genus Setaria (Spirurida, Filarioidea) are parasites of vertebrates except fish. Dangerous are their larvae (microfilariae) that may migrate to the central nervous system of hosts causing serious neuropathic disorders of vertebrates including human. Setaria cervi, S. labiatopapillosa, and S. tundra are potential parasites in wild ruminants in Europe. The most recent studies of var ...
DOI:
10.2478/sab-2019-0005

10. Molecular phylogenetics supports a clade of red algal parasites retaining native plastids: taxonomy and terminology revised

Author:
Salomaki, Eric D.; Lane, Christopher E.
Source:
Journal of phycology 2019 v.55 no.2 pp. 279-288
ISSN:
0022-3646
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Choreocolax; Harveyella; algae; genes; hosts; parasitism; photosynthesis; phylogeny; plastid genome; plastids; spores; taxonomy; terminology;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Parasitism is a life strategy that has repeatedly evolved within the Florideophyceae. Historically, the terms adelphoparasite and alloparasite have been used to distinguish parasites based on the relative phylogenetic relationship of host and parasite. However, analyses using molecular phylogenetics indicate that nearly all red algal parasites infect within their taxonomic family, and a range of r ...
DOI:
10.1111/jpy.12823
CHORUS:
10.1111/jpy.12823

11. Trypanosoma dionisii in insectivorous bats from northern China

Author:
Wang, Li-Jun; Han, Hui-Ju; Zhao, Min; Liu, Jian-Wei; Luo, Li-Mei; Wen, Hong-Ling; Qin, Xiang-Rong; Zhou, Chuan-Min; Qi, Rui; Yu, Hao; Yu, Xue-Jie
Source:
Acta tropica 2019 v.193 pp. 124-128
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; DNA; Eptesicus; Myotis; Trypanosoma dionisii; aldehyde oxidoreductases; blood sampling; genes; heart; hosts; insectivores; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; trypanosomiasis; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although bats were considered as a major host of trypanosomatid flagellates, information of trypanosomes in bats is unknown in China. We collected bats in 2015 from Shandong Province of China and used PCR to amplify the Trypanosoma glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (gGAPDH) gene and 18S rRNA gene from the bat blood samples and heart tissues. The results showed that 10.3% (13/126) o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.028

12. Ultrastructure and phylogenetic characterization of the microsporidian parasite Heterosporis lessepsianus n. sp. (Microsporidia: Glugeidae) infecting the lizardfish Saurida lessepsianus (Pisces: Synodontidae) inhabiting the Red Sea

Author:
Al Quraishy, Saleh; Abdel-Gaber, Rewaida; El Deeb, Nashwa; Maher, Sherein; Al-Shaebi, Esam; Abdel-Ghaffar, Fathy
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2019 v.130 pp. 10-18
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Glugeidae; Saurida undosquamis; abdominal cavity; genes; hosts; hypertrophy; marine fish; meronts; new species; parasitoses; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; sarcoplasmic reticulum; sequence alignment; spores; summer; transmission electron microscopy; ultrastructure; vacuoles; winter; Red Sea;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heterosporosis is an increasingly important microsporidian disease distributed worldwide, impacting wild and farmed-raised fish in both fresh and marine water environments. Twenty three out of 130 (17.69%) of the lizardfish Saurida lessepsianus were found to be naturally infected with microsporidian parasites. The rate of parasitic infection was increased during winter reaching 29.23% (19/65) and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.025

13. A one health approach to vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii

Author:
Innes, Elisabeth A.; Hamilton, Clare; Garcia, Joao L.; Chryssafidis, Andreas; Smith, David
Source:
Food and Waterborne Parasitology 2019 v.15 pp. e00053
ISSN:
2405-6766
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; One Health initiative; Toxoplasma gondii; at-risk population; cats; congenital abnormalities; epidemiology; epitopes; food animals; foodborne illness; genes; genetics; hosts; humans; immune response; live vaccines; models; oocysts; sheep; strain differences; toxoplasmosis; vaccination; vaccine development; women;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... Toxoplasmosis is a serious disease with global impact, now recognised as one of the most important food borne diseases worldwide and a major cause of production loss in livestock. A one health approach to develop a vaccination programme to tackle toxoplasmosis is an attractive and realistic prospect. Knowledge of disease epidemiology, parasite transmission routes and main risk groups has helped to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fawpar.2019.e00053

14. Correlation between genotypes and geographic distribution of Entamoeba nuttalli isolates from wild long-tailed macaques in Central Thailand

Author:
Feng, Meng; Yanagi, Tetsuo; Putaporntip, Chaturong; Pattanawong, Urassaya; Cheng, Xunjia; Jongwutiwes, Somchai; Tachibana, Hiroshi
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2019 v.70 pp. 114-122
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Macaca fascicularis; coevolution; feces; genes; genetic distance; genetic variation; genotype; geographical distribution; hosts; loci; microsatellite repeats; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; Thailand;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Entamoeba nuttalli found in non-human primates is the phylogenetically closest species to Entamoeba histolytica and is potentially pathogenic. However, infection of wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) with E. nuttalli has not been found. In this study, the prevalence of Entamoeba infections in wild long-tailed macaques was examined in seven locations in six provinces of Thailand. The p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2019.02.030

15. Frozen Antarctic path for dispersal initiated parallel host-parasite evolution on different continents

Author:
Benda, Daniel; Nakase, Yuta; Straka, Jakub
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2019 v.135 pp. 67-77
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; Oligocene epoch; Sphecidae; Strepsiptera; analytical methods; biogeography; climate; climate change; cooling; data collection; extinction; genes; geographical distribution; hosts; islands; phylogeny; social wasps; solitary wasps; Africa; Antarctic region; Antarctica; Australia;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... After the break-up of Gondwana dispersal of organisms between America, Australia and Africa became more complicated. One of the possible remaining paths led through Antarctica, that was not yet glaciated and it remained habitable for many organisms. This favourable climate made Antarctica an important migration corridor for organisms with good dispersal ability, such as Aculeata (Hymenoptera), til ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.023

16. Where the baculoviruses lead, the caterpillars follow: baculovirus-induced alterations in caterpillar behaviour

Author:
Gasque, Simone N; van Oers, Monique M; Ros, Vera ID
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2019 v.33 pp. 30-36
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Baculoviridae; central nervous system; comparative study; death; gene expression; genes; genomics; hosts; insect larvae; insects; locomotion; mutants; neurons; tree crown; viruses;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Baculoviruses are well-known for altering the behaviour of their caterpillar hosts by inducing hyperactivity (enhanced locomotion) and/or tree-top disease (climbing to elevated positions before death). These features, along with the genomic small size of baculoviruses compared to non-viral parasites and the at hand techniques for producing mutants, imply that baculoviruses are excellent tools for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2019.02.008

17. First molecular data on Eimeria truttae from brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Author:
Couso-Pérez, Seila; Ares-Mazás, Elvira; Gómez-Couso, Hipólito
Source:
Parasitology research 2019 v.118 no.7 pp. 2121-2127
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Eimeria; Protozoa; Salmo trutta; birds; digestive system diseases; fish; gastrointestinal system; genes; hosts; loci; mammals; oocysts; parasitism; phylogeny; reptiles; ribosomal RNA; rivers; Spain;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... The genus Eimeria comprises obligate intracellular protozoan parasites belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Members of this genus cause enteric disease in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals. A total of 157 species of Eimeria that parasitize fish have been described; however, molecular information regarding these piscine parasites is scarce. In the presen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-019-06320-y

18. Molecular investigation of Hepatocystis parasites in the Australian flying fox Pteropus poliocephalus across its distribution range

Author:
Schaer, Juliane; Boardman, Wayne; McKeown, Adam; Westcott, David A.; Matuschewski, Kai; Power, Michelle
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2019 pp. 103978
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Pteropus alecto; Pteropus poliocephalus; genes; genetic similarity; geographical distribution; haplotypes; host specificity; hosts; phylogeny; Africa; Asia; New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phylogenetic inference of Hepatocystis, a haemosporidian parasite of diverse primate and bat hosts, revealed that the parasites from Australasian Pteropus bat species form a distinct clade to all other Hepatocystis parasites from Africa and Asia. Here, we investigate the phylogenetic placement of Hepatocystis in the Australian bat Pteropus poliocephalus for the first time and examine parasite morp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2019.103978

19. Are molecular tools clarifying or confusing our understanding of the public health threat from zoonotic enteric protozoa in wildlife?

Author:
Robertson, Lucy J.; Clark, C. Graham; Debenham, John J.; Dubey, J.P.; Kváč, Martin; Li, Junqiang; Ponce-Gordo, Francisco; Ryan, Una; Schares, Gereon; Su, Chunlei; Tsaousis, Anastasios D.
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2019 v.9 pp. 323-341
ISSN:
2213-2244
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Blastocystis; Cervidae; Cryptosporidium; Encephalitozoon; Entamoeba; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Giardia lamblia; Primates; Sarcocystis; Toxoplasma gondii; Vulpes vulpes; attitudes and opinions; emerging diseases; genes; genetic variation; host specificity; hosts; humans; public health; rodents; snakes; wild birds; wild boars; wild fish; wildlife; zoonoses;     Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:
... Emerging infectious diseases are frequently zoonotic, often originating in wildlife, but enteric protozoa are considered relatively minor contributors. Opinions regarding whether pathogenic enteric protozoa may be transmitted between wildlife and humans have been shaped by our investigation tools, and have led to oscillations regarding whether particular species are zoonotic or have host-adapted l ...
Handle:
10113/6344435
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.01.010

20. Fitness and microbial networks of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), in its native and introduced ranges

Author:
Gruber, Monica A. M.; Quinn, Oliver; Baty, James W.; Dobelmann, Jana; Haywood, John; Wenseleers, Tom; Lester, Philip J.
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.4 pp. 512-523
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Gram-negative bacteria; Vespula vulgaris; animals; cell adhesion molecules; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; hosts; indigenous species; introduced species; invasive species; larvae; microbial communities; nests; pathogens; prediction; sequence analysis; viruses; wasps; Belgium; New Zealand;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... 1. Variation in microbial communities between populations is increasingly hypothesised to affect animal fitness and performance, including for invasive species. Pathogenic species may be lost during the introduction process, enhancing invader fitness and abundance. 2. This study assessed fitness, immune gene expression, and microbial network complexity of invasive common wasps, Vespula vulgaris. M ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12732