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Prevalence of centrocestus formosanus metacercariae in ornamental fish from Chiang Mai, Thailand, with molecular approach using ITS2

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2017

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234001

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10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.445

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Korean Journal of Parasitology. Vol 55, No.4 (2017), p.445-449

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Wanlop A., Wongsawad C., Prattapong P., Wongsawad P., Chontananarth T., Chai J.-Y. Prevalence of centrocestus formosanus metacercariae in ornamental fish from Chiang Mai, Thailand, with molecular approach using ITS2. Korean Journal of Parasitology. Vol 55, No.4 (2017), p.445-449. doi:10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.445 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4110

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Prevalence of centrocestus formosanus metacercariae in ornamental fish from Chiang Mai, Thailand, with molecular approach using ITS2

Author(s)

Wanlop A.
 Wongsawad C.
 Prattapong P.
 Wongsawad P.
 Chontananarth T.
 Chai J.-Y.

Abstract

The prevalence of Centrocestus formosanus metacercariae was investigated in ornamental fish purchased from a pet shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, including Carassius auratus (goldfish), Cyprinus carpio (Koi), Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly), Danio rerio (Zebrafish), and Puntigrus tetrazona (Tiger barb). The parasite species was identified by the morphology of worms as well as by a molecular approach using ITS2. The results showed that 50 (33.3%) of 150 fish examined were infected with the metacercariae. The highest prevalence was found in C. auratus (83.3%), and the highest intensity was noted in C. carpio (70.8 metacercariae/fish). The most important morphological character was the presence of 32-34 circumoral spines on the oral sucker. The phylogenetic studies using the rRNA ITS2 region revealed that all the specimens of C. formosanus in this study were grouped together with C. formosanus in GenBank database. This is the first report on ornamental fish, C. carpio, P. latipinna, D. rerio, and P. tetrazona, taking the role of second intermediate hosts of C. formosanus in Thailand. Prevention and control of metacercarial infection in ornamental fish is urgently needed. © 2017, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.

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Internal transcribed spacer 2
 Ribosome RNA
 Article
 Carp
 Centrocestus formosanus
 Goldfish
 Metacercaria
 Microbial morphology
 Nonhuman
 Ornamental fish
 Parasite identification
 Phylogeny
 Poecilia latipinna
 Prevalence
 Thailand
 Tiger barb
 Trematode
 Zebra fish
 Anatomy and histology
 Animal
 Fish disease
 Gene
 Genetic database
 Genetics
 Heterophyidae
 Host parasite interaction
 Isolation and purification
 Metacercaria
 Parasitology
 Prevalence
 Trematodiasis
 Veterinary
 Animals
 Databases, Genetic
 Fish Diseases
 Genes, Helminth
 Heterophyidae
 Host-Parasite Interactions
 Metacercariae
 Phylogeny
 Prevalence
 Thailand
 Trematode Infections

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