The occurrence of <i>Bothriocephalus acheilognathi</i> Yamaguti, 1934 (<i>B. gowkongensis</i>) (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in the British Isles

Andrews, C.; Chubb, James C.; Coles, T. F.; Dearsley, A. F.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2761.1981.tb01113.x

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“…Although fish examined in the present study belong to two orders, the reported fish hosts of B. acheilognathi include more than 40 species of freshwater fishes (Protasova, 1977;Andrews et al, Table 1. 1981; Van As et al, 1981;Pool & Chubb, 1985;Hoole, 1994;Dove et al, 1997;Scholz, 1997;Nie et al, 2000), and fishes of other orders, such as Chirostoma attenuatum Meek (Atheriniformes) (Pérez-Ponce de León et al, 1994) and Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage (Perciformes) (Scholz, 1997) have also been reported to harbour this cestode. In China, where this parasite was considered as being native (Hoole, 1994), the number of host species also appears to be increasing.…”

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Molecular variation of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in different fish host species based on ITS rDNA sequences

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The molecular variation in Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 from 11 species of freshwater fish collected in Australia, China, the Czech Republic, England and Hawaii was investigated by determining the nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region. The length of the first and second internal transcribed spacer sequences of multiple individuals ranged from 553 to 571 bp and 553 to 615 bp, and the G + C content from 53.1 to 53.5%. The percentage sequence divergence varied between 0 and 0.9% in the ITS1 and 0 and 6.6% in the ITS2, respectively, indicating the occurrence of intraspecific variation. It is demonstrated that the fragment length variation resulted primarily from microsatellite polymorphisms present in the ITS region, especially in the ITS2 region. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that B. acheilognathi examined in this study consisted of three closely related genotypes with certain degrees of host-specificity, and the genotype representing isolates from Cyprinus carpio L. was the most common and diverse form within the species B. acheilognathi.

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Molecular variation of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in different fish host species based on ITS rDNA sequences

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“…M. wageneri is one of a number of tapeworms introduced to the UK with the international trade in cyprinid fish (Gibson 1993). Other recent examples include Atractolytocestus huro nensis Anthony, 1958, Khawia sinensis Hsü, 1935 and Bothriocephalus acheilo gnathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Bothriocephalidea), all of which have received considerable attention as potential pathogens of common carp Cyprinus carpio L. (Andrews et al 1981, Hoole & Nissan 1994, Morley & Hoole 1995, Hoole et al 2001, Oros et al 2009). By contrast, literature on M. wageneri is sparse and confined largely to morphological descriptions (Kozicka 1959, Dubinina 1987, Scholz 1987, Protasova et al 1990, Scholz et al 1992.…”

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Histopathological and ultrastructural studies of the tapeworm Monobothrium wageneri (Caryophyllidea) in the intestinal tract of tench Tinca tinca

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Poddubnaya²,

Scholz³

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Dis. Aquat. Org.

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Monobothrium wageneri is a monozoic caryophyllidean tapeworm of tench Tinca tinca. The pathological changes caused by this parasite within the intestinal tract of wild tench are described for the first time. Parasites were found attached to the anterior third of the intestine in tight clusters comprising up to 109 tapeworms. Infection was associated with the formation of raised inflammatory swellings surrounding the parasites. This host response, combined with the deep penetration of the scolex into the gut wall, formed a very firm seat of parasite attachment. Histopathological changes were characterised by a pronounced fibrogranulomatous lesion that extended through all layers of the intestine. This was accompanied by haemorrhage, oedema, necrosis and degeneration of the muscularis. A marked eosinophilic interface layer between the scolex of the tapeworm and gut wall indicated intimate host -parasite contact. Ultrastructural examinations revealed coniform spinitriches covering the neck and lateral sides of the scolex and capilliform filitriches present on the apical end of the scolex. Numerous glandular cytons (tegumental glands) were recorded throughout the scolex tegument. Large numbers of secretory granules discharged from the glands through a network of processes onto the scolex surface were consistent with distancing the cellular responses of the host. Observations of severe inflammatory lesions, partial intestinal occlusion and the potential for intestinal perforation represent important pathological changes that are consistent with loss of normal gut function. The lesions associated with the attachment of M. wageneri are more severe than those recorded for any other tapeworm of British freshwater fish.

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“…It causes severe infection leading to abdominal distention, intestinal blockage, inflammation, generalized emaciation, and even death (Liao and Shi, 1956;Hoole and Nisan, 1994;Dezfuli et al, 2003). It is commonly considered that B. acheilognathi was a native parasite in eastern Asia and disseminated worldwide with infected fry (Andrews et al, 1981;Hoole, 1994;Scholz, 1997). To date, it has been recorded in approximately 100 fish species in Europe, Australia, America, Africa, and Asia (Andrews et al, 1981;Font and Tate, 1994;Brouder and Hoffnagle, 1997;Scholz, 1997;Dove and Fletcher, 2000;Salgado-Maldonado and Pineda-Lόpez, 2003;Liao, 2007;Bean et al, 2007).…”

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“…It is commonly considered that B. acheilognathi was a native parasite in eastern Asia and disseminated worldwide with infected fry (Andrews et al, 1981;Hoole, 1994;Scholz, 1997). To date, it has been recorded in approximately 100 fish species in Europe, Australia, America, Africa, and Asia (Andrews et al, 1981;Font and Tate, 1994;Brouder and Hoffnagle, 1997;Scholz, 1997;Dove and Fletcher, 2000;Salgado-Maldonado and Pineda-Lόpez, 2003;Liao, 2007;Bean et al, 2007). In China, Yeh (1955) first reported the presence of B. acheilognathi (initially named as B. gowkongensis) in the grass carp in Guangdong province (Zhujiang River drainage).…”

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Occurrence of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda, Bothriocephallidea) in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the Changjiang River drainage

Wang

Xie

2011

Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol.

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Bothriocephalus acheilognathi is a potentially serious pathogen in wild or cultured fish in worldwide distribution. We examined 58-farmed grass carp from Nanchang in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River drainage, from which 20.7% were found to harbor the parasite with an infection intensity of 36.9 ± 54.7. The parasites were identified based on morphology and rDNA ITS sequence analysis. The present report represents the first record of the parasite in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the river drainage.

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The occurrence of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (B. gowkongensis) (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in the British Isles

Cited by 32 publications

References 9 publications

Molecular variation of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in different fish host species based on ITS rDNA sequences

Molecular variation of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in different fish host species based on ITS rDNA sequences

Histopathological and ultrastructural studies of the tapeworm Monobothrium wageneri (Caryophyllidea) in the intestinal tract of tench Tinca tinca

Occurrence of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda, Bothriocephallidea) in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the Changjiang River drainage

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