Kudoa septempunctata

Kudoa septempunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Myxosporea
Order:	Multivalvulida
Family:	Kudoidae
Genus:	Kudoa
Species:	K. septempunctata
Binomial name
	Kudoa septempunctata; Matsukane, Sato, Tanaka, Kamata, & Sugita-Konishi, 2010

Last updated September 11, 2025

Kudoa septempunctata is a myxosporean parasite commonly found in raw olive flounders.^[1] The parasite is associated with food poisoning.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Harada, Tetsuya; Kawai, Takao; Jinnai, Michio; Ohnishi, Takahiro; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko; Kumeda, Yuko (September 2012). "Detection of Kudoa septempunctata 18S Ribosomal DNA in Patient Fecal Samples from Novel Food-Borne Outbreaks Caused by Consumption of Raw Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50 (9): 2964–2968. doi:10.1128/JCM.01218-12. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 3421799 . Archived from the original on 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
↑ Iwashita, Yoshiaki; Kamijo, Yoshito; Nakahashi, Susumu; Shindo, Akihiro; Yokoyama, Kazuto; Yamamoto, Akitaka; Omori, Yukinari; Ishikura, Ken; Fujioka, Masaki; Hatada, Tsuyoshi; Takeda, Taichi; Maruyama, Kazuo; Imai, Hiroshi (2013-05-01). "Food Poisoning Associated with Kudoa septempunctata" . Journal of Emergency Medicine. 44 (5): 943–945. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.026. ISSN 0736-4679. PMID 23357380.
↑ Kawai, Takao; Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi; Yahata, Yuichiro; Kuroda, Makoto; Kumeda, Yuko; Iijima, Yoshio; Kamata, Yoichi; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko; Ohnishi, Takahiro (2012-04-15). "Identification of Kudoa septempunctata as the Causative Agent of Novel Food Poisoning Outbreaks in Japan by Consumption of Paralichthys olivaceus in Raw Fish". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 54 (8): 1046–1052. doi:10.1093/cid/cir1040. ISSN 1058-4838.
↑ Matsukane, Yuuki; Sato, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Shuhei; Kamata, Yoichi; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko (September 2010). "Kudoa septempunctata n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from an aquacultured olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) imported from Korea" . Parasitology Research. 107 (4): 865–872. doi:10.1007/s00436-010-1941-8. ISSN 0932-0113.

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[1] Harada, Tetsuya; Kawai, Takao; Jinnai, Michio; Ohnishi, Takahiro; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko; Kumeda, Yuko (September 2012). "Detection of Kudoa septempunctata 18S Ribosomal DNA in Patient Fecal Samples from Novel Food-Borne Outbreaks Caused by Consumption of Raw Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50 (9): 2964–2968. doi:10.1128/JCM.01218-12. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 3421799 . Archived from the original on 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

[2] Iwashita, Yoshiaki; Kamijo, Yoshito; Nakahashi, Susumu; Shindo, Akihiro; Yokoyama, Kazuto; Yamamoto, Akitaka; Omori, Yukinari; Ishikura, Ken; Fujioka, Masaki; Hatada, Tsuyoshi; Takeda, Taichi; Maruyama, Kazuo; Imai, Hiroshi (2013-05-01). "Food Poisoning Associated with Kudoa septempunctata" . Journal of Emergency Medicine. 44 (5): 943–945. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.026. ISSN 0736-4679. PMID 23357380.

[3] Kawai, Takao; Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi; Yahata, Yuichiro; Kuroda, Makoto; Kumeda, Yuko; Iijima, Yoshio; Kamata, Yoichi; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko; Ohnishi, Takahiro (2012-04-15). "Identification of Kudoa septempunctata as the Causative Agent of Novel Food Poisoning Outbreaks in Japan by Consumption of Paralichthys olivaceus in Raw Fish". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 54 (8): 1046–1052. doi:10.1093/cid/cir1040. ISSN 1058-4838.

[4] Matsukane, Yuuki; Sato, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Shuhei; Kamata, Yoichi; Sugita-Konishi, Yoshiko (September 2010). "Kudoa septempunctata n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from an aquacultured olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) imported from Korea" . Parasitology Research. 107 (4): 865–872. doi:10.1007/s00436-010-1941-8. ISSN 0932-0113.

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