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20850929

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-2
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Nematodes of genus Anisakis spp. parasitize a wide range of marine hosts with marine mammals (mainly cetaceans) serving as definitive hosts, while fish, squid and other invertebrates serve as paratenic or intermediate hosts. Sea turtles can act as accidental or paratenic hosts for Anisakis spp. larvae, harbouring third-stage larvae unable to complete their life cycle in an ectothermic vertebrate. Post-mortem examination of 96 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) stranded along the Italian coast of the Mediterranean Sea showed infection by Anisakis larvae Type I from 4 of 6 locations that were identified as belonging to Anisakis pegreffii by sequence analyses of the mtDNA cox2. Thirteen turtles (11 males and 2 females) were infected with A. pegreffii. Larvae were detected through gross necroscopy from 7 turtles, while in other 6 positive loggerhead sea turtles A. pegreffii larvae were revealed by histopathology. Pathological changes associated with A. pegreffii larvae in the stomach and intestine included necrosis and granulomatous response compatible with larvae migration. The role of the loggerhead sea turtle as an accidental host in the life cycle of this nematode is also discussed. This study is the first description of pathological changes associated with A. pegreffii in a sea turtle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1873-2550
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
174
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular identification and pathology of Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) infection in the Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases - Section of Parasitology, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy. demeler.janina@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't