Mansonella
Genus of roundworms
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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]
| Mansonella | |
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| M. ozzardi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Onchocercidae |
| Genus: | Mansonella Faust, 1929 |
| Species | |
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9 species (see text) | |
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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.
