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Seasonal trend of Anisakidae infestation in South Mediterranean bluefish
Antonella CostaMirella VazzanaAntonio VellaStefania GraciMaria Drussilla BuscemiGaetano CammilleriCalogero Di BellaAndrea PulvirentiVincenzo FerrantelliMariagrazia BrunoneRosaria ColluraValeria Vitale BadacoSonia Sciortinosubject
Mediterranean climateLepidopus caudatusNematodaFishingZoologyPlant Sciencemedicine.disease_causeAnisakiasismorphological identification01 natural sciencesBiochemistryAnisakisPolymerase Chain ReactionAnalytical ChemistryAnisakis pegreffiiFish DiseasesPCR-RFLPFood ParasitologyInfestationmedicineMediterranean SeaPrevalenceAnimalsSicilyLarvabiologyspp.010405 organic chemistryOrganic ChemistryFishesbiology.organism_classificationAnisakisspp0104 chemical sciencesPerciformes010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryAnisakidaeSeafoodspp.; PCR-RFLP; morphological identification; prevalence of infestationSeasonsprevalence of infestationdescription
A total of 1104 fish samples from markets of Sicily were analysed for the detection and species identification of Anisakidae nematodes. The preliminary analysis of the fish samples showed the presence of 2459 larvae. All the fish species revealed different prevalence of infestation, with a maximum of 100% for Lepidopus caudatus and a minimum of 4.5% in Sardina pilchardus. The 80% of the larvae examined by PCR-RFLP analysis belonged to Anisakis pegreffii species. The seasonal infestation trend of Anisakis was evaluated in all the fish sample examined. The results of the seasonal infestation trend showed a marked connection with the ecological aspects of the fish species examined. As far as we know, this work report for the first time important ecological aspects of Lepidopus caudatus specimens of South Mediterranean. This work could be useful to plan a seasonal fishing strategy aimed at reducing the health risks related to Anisakis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |