Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a review of its distribution, molecular biology and clinical significance as a human pathogen

J Barratt, D Chan, I Sandaradura, R Malik, D Spielman… - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode found widely in the Asia-Pacific
region, and the aetiological agent of angiostrongyliasis; a disease characterized by …

Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis

A Rojas, A Maldonado-Junior, J Mora, A Morassutti… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a zoonotic parasitic nematode described for the first time in
1971 by Pedro Morera and Rodolfo Céspedes in Costa Rica. This parasite causes an …

[HTML][HTML] Phylum Nematoda: trends in species descriptions, the documentation of diversity, systematics, and the species concept

M Hodda - Zootaxa, 2022 - mapress.com
This paper summarizes the trends in nematode species description and systematics
emerging from a comparison of the latest comprehensive classification and census of …

Comparative biology of parasitic nematodes in the genus Angiostrongylus and related genera

RH Cowie, R Malik, ER Morgan - Advances in Parasitology, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise to prominence of some Angiostrongylus species through associated emerging
disease in humans and dogs has stimulated calls for a renewed focus on the biology of this …

The mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus mackerrasae is distinct from A. cantonensis and A. malaysiensis

H Valentyne, DM Spratt, M Aghazadeh, MK Jones… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
The native rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus mackerrasae) and the invasive rat lungworm
(Angiostrongylus cantonensis) occur in eastern Australia. The species identity of A …

Identification of Novel Genes and Proteoforms in Angiostrongylus costaricensis through a Proteogenomic Approach

EMG da Silva, KM Rebello, YJ Choi, V Gregorio… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and mass-spectrometry-based proteomics data are often
integrated in proteogenomic studies to assist in the prediction of eukaryote genome features …

Complete mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis lungworm and molecular phylogeny of Metastrongyloid nematodes

HS Yong, SL Song, P Eamsobhana, PE Lim - Acta Tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Angiostrongylus malaysiensis is a nematode parasite of various rat species. When first
documented in Malaysia, it was referred to as A. cantonensis. Unlike A. cantonensis, the …

Complete mitochondrial genome of Orthetrum dragonflies and molecular phylogeny of Odonata

HS Yong, SL Song, IW Suana, P Eamsobhana… - Biochemical Systematics …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dragonflies of the genus Orthetrum are members of the anisopteran family Libellulidae. To
date, there are no reports on the phylogeny of Orthetrum dragonflies based on the complete …

[HTML][HTML] Angiostrongylus minasensis n. sp.: new species found parasitizing coatis (Nasua nasua) in an urban protected area in Brazil

LR Almeida, JGR Souza, HA Santos… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Currently, there are 21 species of Angiostrongylus that parasitize the pulmonary or
mesenteric arteries of wild and domestic rodents, felids, canids and human. Species of …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the genetic diversity of Angiostrongylus spp. causing human angiostrongyliasis and implications for molecular identification and diagnosis

AHE Chan, C Kaenkaew, W Pakdee… - Food and Waterborne …, 2024 - Elsevier
Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis are known human
pathogens responsible for eosinophilic angiostrongyliasis and abdominal …