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Lisnerova M, Blabolil P, Holzer A, Jurajda P, Fiala I. Myxozoan hidden diversity: the case of Myxobolus pseudodispar Gorbunova, 1936. Folia Parasitol (Praha) 2020; 67. [PMID: 32764187 DOI: 10.14411/fp.2020.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Myxobolus pseudodispar Gorbunova, 1936 (Myxozoa) was originally described as a parasite of common roach, Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus), with developing stages in muscles and spores disseminated in macrophage centres of different organs and tissues. Later, this parasite was described from several other cyprinids, but with relatively large intraspecific differences based on SSU rDNA gene sequences. Within our long-term study on myxozoan biodiversity, we performed a broad microscopic and molecular screening of various freshwater fish species (over 450 specimens, 36 species) from different localities. We investigated the cryptic species status of M. pseudodispar. Our analysis revealed four new unique SSU rDNA sequences of M. pseudodispar as well as an infection in new fish host species. Myxobolus pseudodispar sequence analysis showed clear phylogenetic grouping according to fish host criterion forming 13 well-recognised clades. Using 1% SSU rDNA-based genetic distance criterion, at least ten new species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 may be recognised in the group of M. pseudodispar sequences. Our analysis showed the paraphyletic character of M. pseudodispar sequences and the statistical tests rejected hypothetical tree topology with the monophyletic status of the M. pseudodispar group. Myxobolus pseudodispar represents a species complex and it is a typical example of myxozoan hidden diversity phenomenon confirming myxozoans as an evolutionary very successful group of parasites with a great ability to adapt to a new hosts with subsequent speciation events.
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- Martina Lisnerova
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Zhang JY, Liu XH, Voronin VN, Dudin AS, Tokarev YS. Myxobolus pelecicola Voronin et Dudin 2015 is a junior synonym of Myxobolus ladogensis Rumyantsev et Schulman 1997 (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting the skeletal muscle of sichel Pelecus cultratus (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in Russia. Parasitol Res 2019; 118:3099-3103. [PMID: 31486945 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06444-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Myxobolus pelecicola Voronin et Dudin, 2015 was recently described from the skeletal musculature of sichel Pelecus cultratus. However, another species, Myxobolus ladogensis Rumyantsev et Schulman, 1997, was described previously from the same host, displaying identical tissue localization and spore morphology as in M. pelecicola. Unfortunately, M. ladogensis was overlooked when M. pelecicola was described, resulting in the superfluous description of the latter species, which, according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, is a junior synonym of M. ladogensis. The description of M. ladogensis is supplemented with SSU rDNA sequence analysis supporting the conspecificity with M. pelecicola. The closest relatives of Myxobolus ladogensis (syn. M. pelecicola) include several muscle-infecting Myxobolus spp. with sequence similarity below 97%.
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- Jin-Yong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 10049, China
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- State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 196084
- State Research Institute of Lake and River Fisheries, Makarova Emb. 26, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 199053
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- State Research Institute of Lake and River Fisheries, Makarova Emb. 26, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 199053
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, Pushkin, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 196608.
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Wu W, Wang QS, Sato H, Zhang JY. Morphological and molecular characterization of the muscle-infecting myxosporean Myxobolus xinyangensis sp. nov. from Abbottina rivularis in China. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2019; 132:171-179. [PMID: 31188132 DOI: 10.3354/dao03317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During an environmental assessment on the Huang River in Xinyang City (Henan Province, China), a novel Myxobolus species (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) was found infecting the trunk muscle of Chinese false gudgeon Abbottina rivularis Basilewsky, 1855 (Gobioninae, Cyprinidae). Plasmodia of the new myxozoan, nominated herein as Myxobolus xinyangensis sp. nov., are round and yellowish, symmetrically and bilaterally located dorsal to the openings of the 2 opercula, and measure about 4.5 mm in diameter. The mature myxospores are orbicular in frontal view and fusiform in sutural view, with slightly tapered anterior end and rounded posterior end, and measure 9.4 ± 0.5 (8.7-10.6) µm long, 8.6 ± 0.6 (7.3-9.5) µm wide and 6.4 ± 0.3 (5.8-7.1) µm thick (mean ± SD, range). The ratio of spore length to spore width is close to 1. Two slightly unequal pyriform polar capsules, with tapering anterior ends and rounded posterior ends, measure 5.6 ± 0.67 (4.3-6.8) µm long and 3.0 ± 0.3 (2.4-3.6) µm wide, present as a figure 8 in the anterior part of spores and tightly converge at the top end of spores. Polar filament coils show 4 to 5 turns and are situated perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the polar capsules. No intercapsular appendix or sutural folds at the posterior end of spores were observed. The obtained partial small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence did not match any available data in GenBank and showed the highest sequence identity (93%) with 2 cyprinid trunk muscle-infecting Myxobolus species, M. pseudodispar and M. klamathellus. Phylogenetic analysis clearly showed that M. xinyangensis sp. nov. clustered within a cyprinid trunk muscle-infecting Myxobolus subclade at the basal position, but as an independent branch which was a possible reflection of its distinct myxospore morphology. This is the first record of infection of Myxobolus species in the trunk muscle of Abbotina fish.
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- W Wu
- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, HuaiAn Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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Abdel-Gaber R, Abdel-Ghaffar F, Maher S, El-Mallah AM, Al Quraishy S, Mehlhorn H. Morphological re-description and phylogenetic relationship of five myxosporean species of the family Myxobolidae infecting Nile tilapia. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2017; 124:201-214. [PMID: 28492176 DOI: 10.3354/dao03118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Freshwater fish have a major economic and nutritional importance worldwide. Myxosporeans are highly dangerous parasites that infect different fish species, causing severe damage to a large number of economically important species, especially in aquaculture. We conducted a survey of myxosporean parasites infecting Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) collected from different localities along the River Nile passing through Giza province, Egypt. Out of 100 fish specimens collected, 45 were found to be naturally infected with these parasites in the region of the trunk kidney. Light microscopic examination revealed the presence of 5 distinct myxosporean species belonging to 2 different genera, viz. Myxobolus and Triangula, belonging to the family Myxobolidae; all 5 species have been previously described. Morphological characteristics, host specificity and geographical distribution, tissue tropism, and molecular analysis of the partial sequence of small subunit ribosomal DNA gene revealed that the recovered myxosporean species described herein were genetically distinct from other myxozoan species but had 95% sequence similarity to M. cerebralis. Also, phylogenetic analysis placed the present myxosporean species in the freshwater Myxobolus clade, which is a sister group of freshwater Myxobolus/Henneguya species.
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Iwanowicz D, Black MC, Blazer VS, Zappia H, Bryant W. Effects of urban land-use on largescale stonerollers in the Mobile River Basin, Birmingham, AL. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2016; 25:608-621. [PMID: 26892787 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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During the spring and fall of 2001 and the spring of 2002 a study was conducted to evaluate the health of the largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis) populations in streams along an urban land-use gradient. Sites were selected from a pool of naturally similar sub-basins (eco-region, basin size, and geology) of the Mobile River basin (MRB), using an index of urban intensity derived from infrastructure, socioeconomic, and land-use data. This urban land-use gradient (ULUG) is a multimetric indicator of urban intensity, ranging from 0 (background) to 100 (intense urbanization). Campostoma sp. have been used previously as indicators of stream health and are common species found in all sites within the MRB. Endpoints used to determine the effects of urban land-use on the largescale stoneroller included total glutathione, histology, hepatic apoptosis, condition factor and external lesions. Liver glutathione levels were positively associated with increasing urban land-use (r(2) = 0.94). Histopathological examination determined that some abnormalities and lesions were correlated with the ULUG and generally increased in prevalence or severity with increasing urbanization. Liver macrophage aggregates were positively correlated to the ULUG. The occurrence of nucleosomal ladders (indicating apoptotic cell death) did not correspond with urban intensity in a linear fashion. Apoptosis, as well as prevalence and severity of a myxozoan parasite, appeared to have a hormetic dose-response relationship. The majority of the biomarkers suggested fish health was compromised in areas where the ULUG ≥ 36.
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- D Iwanowicz
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV, 25430, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, 150 E. Green Street, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV, 25430, USA
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- Center for Threat Preparedness, 2007 Riffee Ridge, Given, WV, 25425, USA
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- CK Associates Environmental Consultants, 17170 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70810, USA
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Gbankoto A, Tossavi ND, Sindété M, Sakiti GN, Moutaïrou K, Ribou AC. Some pathophysiological insights into ovarian infestation by Myxobolus sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in Clarias gariepinus (Clariids: Silurids) from Bénin (West Africa). Parasitol Res 2015; 114:2941-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4496-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tossavi ND, Gbankoto A, Yessoufou A, Escande ML, Dimitri G, Ribou AC, Moutaïrou K, Sakiti GN. Histopathological and ultrastructural studies of a Henneguya species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infesting the intestine of Clarias gariepinus from Benin (West Africa). Parasitol Res 2014; 114:861-72. [PMID: 25538022 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4249-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fish culture is the best alternative to fill the gap between natural fish catches and estimated needs of populations in animal protein consumption. In West Africa, this goal required to have suitable fishes for aquaculture which are Clariidae and Tilapia. Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) fetches a higher price than tilapias as it can be sold alive at the market but a high infestation by Henneguya leads to decrease this commercial value. Those reasons lead us to perform studies on seasonal variations, histopathological aspects and life cycle of Henneguya sp. infecting the intestine of C. gariepinus using light and electron microscope. From November 2011 to December 2012, 339 specimens were collected from Ouémé River (Benin) and examined. An overall prevalence of 7.37 % was recorded for plasmodia of Henneguya sp. Parasite occurrence did not vary significantly between seasons (χ(2) = 12.235; df = 3; p > 0.05), nor sexes (χ(2) = 2.992; df = 7; p > 0.05) while differences were significant between classes of weight (χ(2) = 39.929; df = 5; p < 0.05). The highest prevalence was recorded in host ranging from 300 to 374 g. Histopathological analysis showed that the mass continuous development of the plasmodium produced thickening of the intestine wall and compressed neighboring tissues and destroyed villi and smooth muscle layers. The stages of the parasite development including sporogenesis, capsulogenesis, and valvogenesis were asynchronous. Investigations are still running by molecular approaches in order to identify accurately this species.
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- Nounagnon Darius Tossavi
- Département de Zoologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou, Bénin,
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The morphological and molecular characterization of Myxobolus khaliji n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from the double bar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) in the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. Parasitol Res 2014; 113:2177-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3870-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013. Syst Parasitol 2014; 88:11-36. [PMID: 24711110 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-014-9484-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013 is presented, including 112 nominal species. For each species the most important morphological and morphometric features are indicated in tabulated format. Included are also accession numbers for molecular data (when available), site of the infection within the host, features of the vegetative stage, organ infected, etc., plus a full bibliography of the original records for these species.
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