1. Infection and molecular identification of ascaridoid nematodes from the important marine food fish Japanese threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) in China.
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Guo, Ning, Chen, Hui-Xia, Zhang, Lu-Ping, Zhang, Jia-Yue, Yang, Li-Yang, and Li, Liang
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FISH as food , *MARINE fishes , *NEMATODES , *JAPANESE cooking , *SEBASTES marinus , *PERCIFORMES , *SEAFOOD industry - Abstract
The Japanese threadfin bream N. japonicus (Bloch) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) is an important marine food fish in Asia. However, our present knowledge of the occurrence of its nematode parasites is still limited. In the present study, the species composition and infection rate of ascaridoid nematodes in N. japonicus from the South China Sea, were studied for the first time. Five ascaridoid species, namely Anisakis typica (L3), Hysterothylacium amoyense (L3), Hysterothylacium sp. IV-A (L3), adult of H. thalassini and Raphidascaris lophii (L3), were identified using integrative taxonomy. Hysterothylacium amoyense was the most prevalent species (prevalence 47.2%, mean intensity 14.9 ± 17.1). Hysterothylacium thalassini and R. lophii were reported in the Japanese threadfin bream for the first time. Two different genotypes of A. typica (overall prevalence of 3.4%; mean intensity 1.7 ± 0.9) were found in the South China Sea for the first time. The unique restriction polymorphism patterns of three species of Hysterothylacium are provided for rapid diagnosis. Our present results indicate that RFLP analysis of ITS region, using the restriction enzymes Hha I and Rsa I, represents a simple and practical method for large-scale surveys of Hysterothylacium for seafood industry. Unlabelled Image • Five ascaridoids were identified. • H. amoyense (L3) was the most prevalent species. • Two different genotypes of A. typica were found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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