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Myxobolus spp. (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) in the circulating blood of fishes from Goiás and Mato Grosso States, Brazil: case report

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Author(s):
Ungari, L. P. [1] ; Vieira, D. H. M. D. [1] ; Santos, A. L. Q. [2] ; da Silva, R. J. [1] ; O'Dwyer, L. H. [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bioestat Biol Vegetal Parasirol & Zool DBBVP, Setor Parasitol, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Uberlandia UFU, Fac Med Vet, Lab Ensino & Pesquisa Anim Silvestres LAPAS, Uberlandia, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Brazilian Journal of Biology; v. 82, 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Abstract Myxosporidiosis is an infectious disease caused by myxozoans of the Phylum Cnidaria, Class Myxosporea, and Order Bivalvulida, considered a common parasite in fresh and saltwater fishes that parasitize many organs, especially gills. In the present study, 49 specimens of fishes belonging to eight genera: Tetragonopterus, Leporinus, Myleus, Pirinampus, Rhapiodon, Pygocentrus, Ageneiosus, and Serrasalmus were collected and blood smears were made, fixed with absolute methanol, and stained with Giemsa 10% to survey hemoparasites. However, myxospores were found in the circulating blood of five (10.20%) fishes belonging to genus Tetragonopterus, Myleus, and Pygocentrus. Two morphological types of Myxobolus spp. were identified in all the five fish specimens analyzed. Usually, investigations on myxozoans in fish are carried out with the search for plasmodia or cysts in the fish organs and observation of the cavity of organs. Nevertheless, this study highlights the importance of also examining the blood of these animals, since these parasites can cause severe pathogenic diseases in fish. Thus, the blood analyses can proportionate preventive sanitary control for commercial fish avoiding economic loss. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/00754-9 - Hemoparasites biodiversity from amphibians and reptiles of Brasil
Grantee:Letícia Pereira Úngari
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/09623-4 - BIODIVERSITY OF PARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST REGIONS OF BRAZIL
Grantee:Lucia Helena O'Dwyer de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/19060-0 - Systematic and distribution of myxozoans collected in fish from Pardo River, middle Paranapanema River, State of São Paulo
Grantee:Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral