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Henneguya species infecting the gastrointestinal tract of Clarias gariepinus from the Nile River

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DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
Volume 148, Issue -, Pages 43-56

Publisher

INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/dao03649

Keywords

Myxozoa; Henneguya; SSU rDNA; Phylogeny; Catfish; Clarias gariepinus

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This study found the likely occurrence of Henneguya infection in the digestive system of the African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Two species of Henneguya were identified in the stomach and intestine of the catfish based on spore morphology and tissue specificity. Several histopathological changes were observed in the intestine, potentially affecting fish performance and survival.
As part of a study on parasitic infection in the African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus, we found cysts of varying sizes in the stomach and intestine that contained myxospores with morphological features resembling those of the genus Henneguya. The present investigation was carried out with data on spore morphology and histopathology. Additionally, the myxozoan was identified using a molecular-based approach with 18S small subunit rDNA sequences. Based on the morphological characterization and tissue specificity of Myxozoa, 2 species of Henneguya were identified in the catfish stomach and intestine. Several histopathological changes were observed in the intestine which may affect fish performance and survival. The phylogenetic position of nucleotide sequences of the Henneguya species identified here were clustered with other fish-infecting Henneguya species. These sequences were deposited in GenBank. It appears that they potentially represent 2 species, denominated Henneguya sp. 1 and Henneguya sp. 2 according to the samples originating from the stomach and intestine, respectively. Although future investigations are needed for detailed morphological and molecular descriptions, this study documents the likely occurrence of infection with Henneguya noted for the first time, to our knowledge, in the digestive system of C. gariepinus in Egypt.

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