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Distribution of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) myoliquefactive stages in Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) inferred from qPCR and histology

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PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
卷 121, 期 8, 页码 2325-2336

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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07575-8

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K. thyrsites; Northeast Atlantic mackerel; Tissue distribution; 'Soft flesh'; Myoliquefaction score categories; qPCR

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  1. Institute Of Marine Research

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This study examined the distribution of K. thyrsites in various organs of NEA mackerel and found that the parasite has the highest density in the musculature. The study also revealed a weak positive correlation between the parasite density in the muscle and the extent of myoliquefaction. Histological examinations showed an association between the dispersion of free myxospores and the level of muscle myoliquefaction.
Kudoa thyrsites is a myxosporean parasite (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) that infects the skeletal and cardiac muscle of Northeast Atlantic (NEA) mackerel (Scomber scombrus). Heavy infections are associated with post-mortem myoliquefaction of the host skeletal muscle which reduces the quality of the fish product. The biological infection characteristics of the parasite in NEA mackerel are poorly known. This study examined the distribution of K. thyrsites in various organs of NEA mackerel from the northern North Sea, and elucidates the relationship between density of infection, developmental stage and parasite distribution in the musculature, and the extent of visible flesh myoliquefaction. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) data showed that K. thyrsites is unevenly distributed in the somatic musculature of the fish host, with highest density in the anterior ventral muscle sections-the belly flaps. A weak positive correlation was observed between the level of myoliquefaction and the parasite density in the fish host muscle. This relationship was also reflected by the amount and distribution of parasite developmental stages seen during histological examinations. Histological findings indicate an association between the dispersion of free myxospores and the level of myoliquefaction of the fish host muscle. Visceral organs were also found infected using qPCR, although at lower densities compared to the musculature.

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