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First report of Contracaecum jorgei (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Centropomus armatus from a fish market in Panama City, Republic of Panama

K. B. González-Serrano

K. B. González-Serrano

  • Programa de Maestría en Ciencias Parasitológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad de PanamáPanama City, Panama
  • Departamento de Enfermedades Transmisibles y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Panamá. Campus Harmodio Árias MadridPanama City, Panama
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González-Serrano, K. B.
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C. Aguilar

C. Aguilar

  • Departamento de Investigación en Genómica y Proteomica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludPanama City, Panama
  • Departamento de Microbiología Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de PanamaPanama City, Panama
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Aguilar, C.
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L. Abrego

L. Abrego

  • Departamento de Investigación en Virología y Biotecnología, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludPanama City, Panama
  • Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), SENACYTPanamá
  • Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad de PanamáPanama City, Panama
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Abrego, L.
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C. Rengifo-Herrera

C. Rengifo-Herrera

  • Departamento de Enfermedades Transmisibles y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Panamá. Campus Harmodio Árias MadridPanama City, Panama
  • Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), SENACYTPanamá
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Rengifo-Herrera, C.
  
May 24, 2025
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Article Category: Research Note
Published Online: May 24, 2025
Page range: 77 - 82
Received: Jul 27, 2024
Accepted: Feb 21, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0005
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© 2025 K. B. González-Serrano et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1.

Contracaecum jorgei larvae found in the celomic cavity of Centropomus armatus.
Contracaecum jorgei larvae found in the celomic cavity of Centropomus armatus.

Fig. 2.

Morphological identification of the third stage larvae of Contracaecum genus. A. cuticular tooth (ct), esophagus (e), intestinal cecum (ic). B. Conical tail with pointed tip.
Morphological identification of the third stage larvae of Contracaecum genus. A. cuticular tooth (ct), esophagus (e), intestinal cecum (ic). B. Conical tail with pointed tip.

Fig. 3.

Phylogenetic relationship among different isolates of Contracaecum, studied and published, using maximum likelihood analysis for the Cox-II fragment, demonstrating the characterization of the species Contracaecum jorgei with the ones obtained in this study (CA01 and CA02).
Phylogenetic relationship among different isolates of Contracaecum, studied and published, using maximum likelihood analysis for the Cox-II fragment, demonstrating the characterization of the species Contracaecum jorgei with the ones obtained in this study (CA01 and CA02).

Fig. 4.

Maximum likelihood tree of the two sequences of the rrnS fragment in the current study with other Contracaecum species downloaded from GenBank.
Maximum likelihood tree of the two sequences of the rrnS fragment in the current study with other Contracaecum species downloaded from GenBank.
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