Molecular epidemiology of Anisakis and anisakiasis: an ecological and evolutionary road map

S Mattiucci, P Cipriani, A Levsen, M Paoletti… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review addresses the biodiversity, biology, distribution, ecology, epidemiology, and
consumer health significance of the so far known species of Anisakis, both in their natural …

An update and ecological perspective on certain sentinel helminth endoparasites within the Mediterranean Sea

M Palomba, E Marchiori, P Tedesco, M Fioravanti… - Parasitology, 2023 - cambridge.org
The Mediterranean Sea is recognized as a marine biodiversity hotspot. This enclosed basin
is facing several anthropogenic-driven threats, such as seawater warming, pollution …

A survey of zoonotic nematodes of commercial key fish species from major European fishing grounds—Introducing the FP7 PARASITE exposure assessment study

A Levsen, CS Svanevik, P Cipriani, S Mattiucci, M Gay… - Fisheries …, 2018 - Elsevier
Harvesting and exploiting limited fisheries resources in a sustainable manner also implies
achieving maximum added value from the raw material. However, the presence of parasites …

De novo transcriptome assembly of an Antarctic nematode for the study of thermal adaptation in marine parasites

M Palomba, P Libro, J Di Martino, X Roca-Geronès… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the genomic underpinnings of thermal adaptation is a hot topic in eco-
evolutionary studies of parasites. Marine heteroxenous parasites have complex life cycles …

Reviewing biodiversity and epidemiological aspects of anisakid nematodes from the North-east Atlantic Ocean

S Mattiucci, P Cipriani, M Paoletti, A Levsen… - Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
This review provides an inventory of the biodiversity of the anisakid species identified so far
from fish and marine mammals of the NE Atlantic Ocean. The paper reviews and discusses …

Host biological factors and geographic locality influence predictors of parasite communities in sympatric sparid fishes off the southern Italian coast

M Santoro, D Iaccarino, B Bellisario - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Host biological factors and habitat influence the faunal assemblages and biodiversity
worldwide, including parasite communities of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. The …

The population genetics of parasitic nematodes of wild animals

R Cole, M Viney - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Parasitic nematodes are highly diverse and common, infecting virtually all animal species,
and the importance of their roles in natural ecosystems is increasingly becoming apparent …

Productivity and change in fish and squid in the Southern Ocean

JA Caccavo, H Christiansen, AJ Constable… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Southern Ocean ecosystems are globally important and vulnerable to global drivers of
change, yet they remain challenging to study. Fish and squid make up a significant portion of …

Drivers of parasite communities in three sympatric benthic sharks in the Gulf of Naples (central Mediterranean Sea)

M Santoro, B Bellisario, V Tanduo, F Crocetta… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Sharks play a key role in the functioning of marine ecosystems and maintenance of trophic
web balance, including life cycles of parasites co-occurring in their habitats. We investigated …

Genetic identification of Anisakis spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from cetaceans of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: ecological and zoogeographical implications

MM Irigoitia, M Palomba, PE Braicovich… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Adult Anisakis Dujardin, 1845 were found in two specimens of killer whale Orcinus
orca and one specimen of franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei stranded from off the coast of …