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Phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from the common minke whale in Korean waters

  • Sunmin Kim (Department of Parasitology and Parasite Research Center, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Bom Sok Lee (National Ocean Science Museum) ;
  • Seongjun Choe (Department of Parasitology and Parasite Research Center, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2023.04.12
  • Accepted : 2023.07.11
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

The genus Anisakis is among the most significant parasites to public health, as it causes anisakiasis, a parasitic infection in humans resulting from consuming raw or undercooked seafood. Although the infection status of Anisakis in second intermediate hosts, such as marine fishes and cephalopods, and humans have been severally reported in Korea, no information about the definitive host in Korean waters is available. In 2014, 2 adult gastric nematodes were collected from a common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) found in the East Sea, Korea. These worms were identified as A. simplex sensu stricto (s.s.) by comparing the mitochondrial COX2 marker with previously deposited sequences. Phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of A. simplex (s.s.) worldwide revealed 2 distinct populations: the Pacific population and the European waters population. This is the first report on adult Anisakis and its definitive host species in Korea. Further studies on Anisakis infection in other cetacean species and marine mammals in Korean seas are warranted.

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This research was supported by Chungbuk National University: Korea National University Development Project (2020).

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