Mansonella | |
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M. ozzardi | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Onchocercidae |
Genus: |
Mansonella Faust, 1929 |
Species | |
9 species (see text) | |
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Endemic areas | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
There are nine accepted species [1] and one proposed species: [3]
Mansonella | |
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M. ozzardi | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Onchocercidae |
Genus: |
Mansonella Faust, 1929 |
Species | |
9 species (see text) | |
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Endemic areas | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
There are nine accepted species [1] and one proposed species: [3]