Gnathostoma Explained

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

Neurognathostomiasis occurs in the USA.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

External links

• Taxon: Genus Gnathostoma, Taxonomicon
• Gnathostoma, Pet Education.

Notes and References

1. Catalano M, Kaswan D, Levi MH . Wider range for parasites that cause eosinophilic meningitis . Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009. 49. 8. 1283 . 19780663. 10.1086/605687. free.
2. Almeyda-Artigas RJ, Bargues MD, Mas-Coma S. Journal of Parasitology. https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-86/issue-3/0022-3395(2000)086%5b0537%3aIRSOGS%5d2.0.CO%3b2/ITS-2-rDNA-SEQUENCING-OF-GNATHOSTOMA-SPECIES-NEMATODA-AND-ELUCIDATION/10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0537:IRSOGS2.0.CO;2.short ITS-2 rDNA sequencing of Gnathostoma species (nematoda) and elucidation of the species causing human gnathostomiasis in the Americas ]. 86 . 3 . 2000 . 537–544 . 10864252 . 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0537:IRSOGS]2.0.CO;2.