Anisakis pegreffii Larvae in Sphyraena viridensis and Description of Granulomatous Lesions.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to describe gastric granuloma caused by Anisakis pegreffii in Sphyraena viridensis caught in the central Mediterranean Sea. Sixty-eight S. viridensis specimens were collected from different fish markets on the east coast of Sicily. Coelomic organs were observed both macroscopically and with the aid of stereomicroscope. Parasite specimens and lesioned tissues were collected for identification, histological and molecular analyses. Twelve specimens (p = 17.6%) were positive for the presence of nematode larvae, morphologically identified as larvae of Anisakis sp., with values of mean abundance and mean intensity of 0.9 and 4.8, respectively. One large female specimen showed massive parasite infection associated with nodular lesions of the gastric wall. By histo

SUBMITTER: De Benedetto G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8697904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature