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Broad tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidae), parasites of wildlife and humans: Recent progress and future challenges
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SYSNO ASEP 0520465 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Broad tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidae), parasites of wildlife and humans: Recent progress and future challenges Author(s) Scholz, Tomáš (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Kuchta, Roman (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Brabec, Jan (BC-A) RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 3 Source Title International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - ISSN 2213-2244
Roč. 9, AUG 2019 (2019), s. 359-369Number of pages 11 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country AU - Australia Keywords spirometra cestoda diphyllobothriidae ; helminth-parasites ; gastrointestinal parasites ; proliferative sparganosis ; schistocephalus-solidus ; phocoena-phocoena ; harbor porpoise ; dogs ; cats ; erinaceieuropaei Subject RIV EG - Zoology OECD category Zoology Method of publishing Open access Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000474905300050 EID SCOPUS 85064081914 DOI 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.02.001 Annotation Tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, commonly known as broad tapeworms, are predominantly large-bodied parasites of wildlife capable of infecting humans as their natural or accidental host. Diphyllobothriosis caused by adults of the genera Dibothriocephalus, Adenocephalus and Diphyllobothrium is usually not a life-threatening disease. Sparganosis, in contrast, is caused by larvae (plerocercoids) of species of Spirometra and can have serious health consequences, exceptionally leading to host's death in the case of generalised sparganosis caused by 'Sparganum proliferum'. While most of the definitive wildlife hosts of broad tapeworms are recruited from marine and terrestrial mammal taxa (mainly carnivores and cetaceans), only a few diphyllobothriideans mature in fish-eating birds. In this review, we provide an overview the recent progress in our understanding of the diversity, phylogenetic relationships and distribution of broad tapeworms achieved over the last decade and outline the prospects of future research. The multigene family-wide phylogeny of the order published in 2017 allowed to propose an updated classification of the group, including new generic assignment of the most important causative agents of human diphyllobothriosis, i.e., Dibothriocephalus lanus and D. nihonkaiensis. Genomic data of selected representatives have also begun to accumulate, promising future developments in understanding the biology of this particular group of parasites. The list of nominal species of taxonomically most complicated genus Spirometra as well as host-parasite list of 37 species of broad tapeworms parasitising marine mammals (pinnipeds and cetaceans) are also provided. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2020 Electronic address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418301706
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