<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We have investigated freshwater cyprinid fish for its current infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in the Republic of Korea. A total of 6,049 (517 Euiam Lake and 4,071 Hoengseong Lake in Gangweon-do and 1,461 Chungju Lake in Chungcheongbuk-do) fish were examined by dissecting the peritonial cavity between March 2015 and December 2016. Totally 45 (0.74 %) fish in of 5 (26.3 %) species (8 <italic>Squalidus japonicus coreanus,</italic> 6 <italic>Squalidus gracilis majimae,</italic> 7 <italic>Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis,</italic> 15 <italic>Zacco platypus</italic> and 9 <italic>Erythroculter erythropterus</italic>) were infected with plerocercoids of ligulid tapeworm. The infection density with plerocercoids in <italic>Erythroculter erythropterus</italic> was 12 – 26 per fish infected in <italic>Erythroculter erythropterus,</italic> and 1 – 2 in other 4 fish species. The plerocercoid was ivory-white and 26.2 – 57.8 cm long. The prevalence value in this survey was 0.9 % (45/6,049). The genetic analysis in this study was conducted to identify plerocercoid species. Based on genetic analysis with data in GenBank, these plerocercoids were identified as the <italic>L. intestinalis</italic>.</p></abstract>

We have investigated freshwater cyprinid fish for its current infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in the Republic of Korea. A total of 6,049 (517 Euiam Lake and 4,071 Hoengseong Lake in Gangweon-do and 1,461 Chungju Lake in Chungcheongbuk-do) fish were examined by dissecting the peritonial cavity between March 2015 and December 2016. Totally 45 (0.74 %) fish in of 5 (26.3 %) species (8 Squalidus japonicus coreanus, 6 Squalidus gracilis majimae, 7 Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis, 15 Zacco platypus and 9 Erythroculter erythropterus) were infected with plerocercoids of ligulid tapeworm. The infection density with plerocercoids in Erythroculter erythropterus was 12 – 26 per fish infected in Erythroculter erythropterus, and 1 – 2 in other 4 fish species. The plerocercoid was ivory-white and 26.2 – 57.8 cm long. The prevalence value in this survey was 0.9 % (45/6,049). The genetic analysis in this study was conducted to identify plerocercoid species. Based on genetic analysis with data in GenBank, these plerocercoids were identified as the L. intestinalis.

Infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in cyprinid fish from three lakes in Republic of Korea

Department of Environmental Medical Biology, and Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine

Helminthologia

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We have investigated freshwater cyprinid fish for its current infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in the Republic of Korea. A total of 6,049...

Infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in cyprinid fish from three lakes in Republic of Korea

Pubblicato online: 28 lug 2018

Pagine: 251 - 255

Ricevuto: 22 gen 2018

Accettato: 01 mar 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0012

Parole chiave
plerocercoid tapeworm, Chungju, Euiam and Hoengseong Lake

© 2018 H. B. Song et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Infection status with plerocercoid of ligulid tapeworm in cyprinid fish from three lakes in Republic of Korea

Pubblicato online: 28 lug 2018

Pagine: 251 - 255

Ricevuto: 22 gen 2018

Accettato: 01 mar 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0012

Parole chiaveplerocercoid tapeworm, Chungju, Euiam and Hoengseong Lake

© 2018 H. B. Song et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
plerocercoid tapeworm, Chungju, Euiam and Hoengseong Lake