Specificity of infection sites in vertebrate hosts

K Molnár, E Eszterbauer - Myxozoan evolution, ecology and development, 2015 - Springer
Most myxozoans infecting fish are host-, tissue-and organ-specific parasites. The host
specificity of most myxosporean species is rather narrow, with the parasites able to develop …

Biology and mucosal immunity to myxozoans

D Gómez, J Bartholomew, JO Sunyer - Developmental & Comparative …, 2014 - Elsevier
Myxozoans are among the most abundant parasites in nature. Their life cycles involve two
hosts: an invertebrate, usually an annelid, and a vertebrate, usually a fish. They affect fish …

Classification and phylogenetics of Myxozoa

I Fiala, P Bartošová-Sojková, CM Whipps - Myxozoan evolution, ecology …, 2015 - Springer
Myxozoans evolved as an endoparasitic radiation of cnidarians exploiting invertebrate and
vertebrate (primarily fish) hosts in freshwater and marine environments. Currently, there are …

Approaches for characterising myxozoan species

SD Atkinson, P Bartošová-Sojková, CM Whipps… - … evolution, ecology and …, 2015 - Springer
Myxozoan species and genera have been defined traditionally using morphological
characteristics of spores and developmental stages, host preference and tissue specificity …

Adaptive radiation and evolution within the Myxozoa

I Fiala, P Bartošová-Sojková, B Okamura… - … evolution, ecology and …, 2015 - Springer
Myxozoans are endoparasites characterized by extensive morphological simplification and
complex life cycles. Their definitive hosts are bryozoans—in the case of the more primitive …

Acquired protective immune response in a fish-myxozoan model encompasses specific antibodies and inflammation resolution

A Picard-Sánchez, I Estensoro, R Del Pozo… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2019 - Elsevier
The myxozoan parasite Enteromyxum leei causes chronic enteritis in gilthead sea bream
(GSB, Sparus aurata) leading to intestinal dysfunction. Two trials were performed in which …

Method for isolation of myxozoan proliferative stages from fish at high yield and purity: An essential prerequisite for in vitro, in vivo and genomics-based research …

A Born-Torrijos, A Kosakyan, S Patra… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Myxozoans are a diverse group of microscopic cnidarian parasites and some
representatives are associated with important diseases in fish, in both marine and …

Biodiversity and host-parasite cophylogeny of Sphaerospora (sensu stricto) (Cnidaria: Myxozoa)

S Patra, P Bartošová-Sojková, H Pecková, I Fiala… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Myxozoa are extremely diverse microscopic parasites belonging to the
Cnidaria. Their life-cycles alternate between vertebrate and invertebrate hosts …

Description of a new myxozoan Kudoa eugerres n. sp. and reclassification of two Sphaerospora sensu lato species

G Casal, EC Soares, S Rocha, TJ Silva, EL Santos… - Parasitology …, 2019 - Springer
Ultrastructural and phylogenetic description of a fish-infecting myxosporean found infecting
the gallbladder wall of the teleostean Eugerres brasilianus Cuvier, 1830, collected from the …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation between host specificity and genetic diversity for the muscle-dwelling fish parasite Myxobolus pseudodispar: examples of myxozoan host-shift?

B Forró, E Eszterbauer - Folia Parasitologica, 2016 - folia.paru.cas.cz
Myxobolus pseudodispar Gorbunova, 1936 (Myxozoa) is capable of infecting and
developing mature myxospores in several cyprinid species. However, M. pseudodispar …