Parasite Diversity in a Freshwater Ecosystem
Parasites are a significant component of biodiversity. They negatively affect fish appearance, growth, and reproduction. In this study, the prevalence of infection, diversity, and mean intensity of parasites were examined in 9 freshwater fish species (45 samples per fish species). Ecto-parasites wer...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2076-2607/11/8/1940/ 2023-08-20T04:05:22+02:00 Parasite Diversity in a Freshwater Ecosystem Amana Shafiq Farzana Abbas Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman Bushra Nisar Khan Ayesha Aihetasham Iffat Amin Hmidullah Ramzi A. Mothana Mohammed S. Alharbi Imran Khan Atif Ali Khan Khalil Bashir Ahmad Nimra Mubeen Muneeba Akram agris 2023-07-29 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081940 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Parasitology https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081940 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Microorganisms; Volume 11; Issue 8; Pages: 1940 protozoa monogeneans trematodes prevalence of infection mean density diversity Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081940 2023-08-01T11:04:15Z Parasites are a significant component of biodiversity. They negatively affect fish appearance, growth, and reproduction. In this study, the prevalence of infection, diversity, and mean intensity of parasites were examined in 9 freshwater fish species (45 samples per fish species). Ecto-parasites were examined on the skin, gills, and fins with a hand lens. Wet mounts were prepared using mucosal scrapings from all the external and internal organs of the sampled fish. Microscopy, muscle compression, and the pepsin-HCL artificial digestion technique were also performed. In this study, 26 species of parasites were identified including three taxa belonging to 9 species of protozoan parasites, 11 treamtodes, and 6 monogenean parasites. The identified protozoan parasites were Entamoeba histolitica, Chilodonella sp., Coccidia sp., Costia sp., Cryptobia sp., Ichthyopthiris-multifilis, Microsporidia, Piscinoodinium sp., and Ichthyobodo necator. The identified trematode parasites were Fasciola gigantica, Echinostoma revolutum, Fasciola hepatica, Haplorchis pumilio, Brachylaima cribbi, Echinostoma cinetorchis, Neascus sp., Deropegus sp., TrematodeSoldier, Centrocestus formosanus, and Clinostomum marginatum. The identified monogenean parasites were Dactylogyruslimipopoensis, Dactylogyrus anchoratus, Dactylogyrus myersi, Dactylogyrusvastator, Gyrodactylus salaris, and Ancyrocephalus. The diversity of parasites was maximum at the Okara site. The host’s organs that were targeted for parasitic infection included the intestine, liver, gills, fins, skin, and kidneys. The majority of the parasites were identified in Labeo rohita followed by Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Oreochromis niloticus, Cyprinus carpio, and Wallagu attu. Two species appeared to be resistant species because none of the parasites were observed in Notopterus notopterus or Sperata seenghala. This study also concluded that the prevalence of parasites increased with increasing length, size, and age of fish. Text Attu MDPI Open Access Publishing Microorganisms 11 8 1940 |
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Parasites are a significant component of biodiversity. They negatively affect fish appearance, growth, and reproduction. In this study, the prevalence of infection, diversity, and mean intensity of parasites were examined in 9 freshwater fish species (45 samples per fish species). Ecto-parasites were examined on the skin, gills, and fins with a hand lens. Wet mounts were prepared using mucosal scrapings from all the external and internal organs of the sampled fish. Microscopy, muscle compression, and the pepsin-HCL artificial digestion technique were also performed. In this study, 26 species of parasites were identified including three taxa belonging to 9 species of protozoan parasites, 11 treamtodes, and 6 monogenean parasites. The identified protozoan parasites were Entamoeba histolitica, Chilodonella sp., Coccidia sp., Costia sp., Cryptobia sp., Ichthyopthiris-multifilis, Microsporidia, Piscinoodinium sp., and Ichthyobodo necator. The identified trematode parasites were Fasciola gigantica, Echinostoma revolutum, Fasciola hepatica, Haplorchis pumilio, Brachylaima cribbi, Echinostoma cinetorchis, Neascus sp., Deropegus sp., TrematodeSoldier, Centrocestus formosanus, and Clinostomum marginatum. The identified monogenean parasites were Dactylogyruslimipopoensis, Dactylogyrus anchoratus, Dactylogyrus myersi, Dactylogyrusvastator, Gyrodactylus salaris, and Ancyrocephalus. The diversity of parasites was maximum at the Okara site. The host’s organs that were targeted for parasitic infection included the intestine, liver, gills, fins, skin, and kidneys. The majority of the parasites were identified in Labeo rohita followed by Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Oreochromis niloticus, Cyprinus carpio, and Wallagu attu. Two species appeared to be resistant species because none of the parasites were observed in Notopterus notopterus or Sperata seenghala. This study also concluded that the prevalence of parasites increased with increasing length, size, and age of fish. |
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