Co-introduction into a delicate island ecosystem: metastrongyloid nematodes (superfamily Metastrongyloidea) of veterinary and medical importance circulating in aquatic and terrestrial environments of Tenerife (Canary Islands).

Autor: Izquierdo-Rodriguez E; Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.; Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain., Hrazdilová K; Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Biomedical Center, Charles University, Plzeň, Czech Republic.; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic., Anettová L; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic., Šipková A; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic., Coufal R; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic., Modrý D; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.; Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center of Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources/CINeZ, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic., Foronda P; Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. pforonda@ull.edu.es.; Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. pforonda@ull.edu.es.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Parasitology research [Parasitol Res] 2024 Oct 09; Vol. 123 (10), pp. 344. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 09.
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08364-1
Abstrakt: Metastrongyloid nematodes typically reside as adults in the cardiopulmonary systems of their mammalian definitive hosts, potentially causing severe diseases. Of particular concern are Angiostrongylus cantonensis and A. costaricensis, which can cause eosinophilic meningitis and abdominal angiostrongyliasis, respectively, in their accidental human hosts. Several metastrongyloid species of medical and veterinary importance have been documented in the Canary Islands. However, the gastropod species acting as intermediate hosts for some of these nematodes in the archipelago remained unknown. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of metastrongyloid nematodes in terrestrial and aquatic gastropods, including both endemic and non-native species, on Tenerife. Foot samples from terrestrial and aquatic gastropods were analyzed using a multiplex PCR targeting the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1), allowing the specific detection of A. cantonensis, A. vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Crenosoma striatum, Troglostrongylus brevior, and Crenosoma vulpis. Five metastrongyloid species, namely C. striatum, A. cantonensis, Ae. abstrusus, A. vasorum, and an unidentified metastrongyloid, were identified within both non-native and endemic terrestrial gastropods. In the aquatic snail Physella acuta, only A. cantonensis and C. striatum were detected. This study confirms the introduction of various metastrongyloids associated with non-native mammalian fauna and provides new data on the occurrence of these nematodes in non-native and endemic gastropod species, including their presence in aquatic environments on the Canary Islands.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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