Population Genetic Structure of Anisakis simplex Infecting the European Hake from North East Atlantic Fishing Grounds

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Andrea Ramilo, Helena Rodríguez, Santiago Pascual, Ángel F. González, Elvira Abollo
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Anisakis simplex; Anisakis pegreffii; hybrid genotype; European hake; genetic structure; Hake; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020197

The European hake, one of the most commercially valuable species in ICES fishing areas, is considered an important neglected source of zoonotic risk by nematode parasites belonging to the genus Anisakis. Merluccius merluccius is, by far, the most important host of Anisakis spp. at the European fishi...