Gnathostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Order:
Spirurida
Family:
Gnathostomatidae
Genus:
Gnathostoma

Owen, 1837[1]

Gnathostoma is a genus of parasitic nematodes. The species Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum can cause gnathostomiasis.

Neurognathostomiasis occurs in the USA.[2] Gnathostoma binucleatum (which is native to the Americas) has not been previously reported to cause neurognathostomiasis, suggesting that G. spinigerum has been introduced to the Americas, but a survey of isolates has not confirmed this.[3]

Species

  • Gnathostoma binucleatum (Almeyda-. Artigas, 1991)
  • Gnathostoma doloresi
  • Gnathostoma hispidum (Fedtschenko, 1872)
  • Gnathostoma lamothei
  • Gnathostoma malaysiae (Miyazaki & Dunn, 1965)
  • Gnathostoma nipponicum
  • Gnathostoma spinigerum Levinsen, 1889
  • Gnathostoma turgidum

References

  1. ↑ Owen R. (1837). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 125.
  2. ↑ Catalano M, Kaswan D, Levi MH (2009). "Wider range for parasites that cause eosinophilic meningitis". Clin Infect Dis. 49 (8): 1283. doi:10.1086/605687. PMID 19780663.
  3. ↑ Almeyda-Artigas RJ, Bargues MD, Mas-Coma S (2000). "ITS-2 rDNA sequencing of Gnathostoma species (nematoda) and elucidation of the species causing human gnathostomiasis in the Americas". J Parasitol. 86 (3): 537–544. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0537:IRSOGS]2.0.CO;2. PMID 10864252.


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