Mansonella

Mansonella
M. ozzardi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Onchocercidae
Genus:	Mansonella Faust, 1929
Species
9 species (see text)
Endemic areas
Synonyms [1]
CutifilariaBain & Schulz-Key, 1974 EsslingeriaChabaud & Bain, 1976 ParlitomosaNagaty, 1935 SandnemaChabaud & Bain, 1976 TetrapetalonemaFaust, 1935 TupainemaEberhard & Orihel, 1984

Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes. ^[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca. ^[2] A potential fourth species has been identified in Gabon in 2015 and proposed as a new species Mansonella sp. "DEUX". ^[3] Whole-genome sequences from Mansonella perstans, Mansonella ozzardi, and the newly proposed species Mansonella sp. "DEUX" have been assembled. ^{[4] [5]}

Species

There are nine accepted species ^[1] and one proposed species: ^[3]

• Mansonella barbascalensis
• Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
• Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
• Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
• Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
• Mansonella rodhaini
• Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
• Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
• Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa
• Mansonella sp "DEUX" – first observation of human infections in Gabon in 2015.

References

1. Mansonella Faust, 1929 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera  on 16 September 2021.
2. Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes; Crainey, James Lee; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa & Luz, Sérgio Luis Bessa (2017). "Mansonelliasis". In Marcondes, Carlos Brisola (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer. pp. 405–426. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_26. ISBN   978-3-319-13884-8.
3. "Mansonella, including a Potential New Species, as Common Parasites in Children in Gabon". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (10): e0004155. 20 October 2015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004155 . ISSN   1935-2735. PMC   4618925 . PMID   26484866. (This paper currently has an expression of concern, see doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010921 , PMID   36512531,  Retraction Watch . If this is an intentional citation to a such a paper, please replace {{ expression of concern |...}} with {{ expression of concern |...|intentional=yes}}.)
4. "Genomes of the human filarial parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi". Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. 4. 2023. doi: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1139343 . hdl: 10362/164500 . ISSN   2673-7515.
5. "Whole genome analysis of two sympatric human Mansonella: Mansonella perstans and Mansonella sp "DEUX"". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 2023. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1159814 . ISSN   2235-2988. PMC   10145164 . PMID   37124042.