Mansonella

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
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]
  • Cutifilaria Bain & Schulz-Key, 1974
  • Esslingeria Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Parlitomosa Nagaty, 1935
  • Sandnema Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Tetrapetalonema Faust, 1935
  • Tupainema Eberhard & Orihel, 1984

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. Mourembou, G., Fenollar, F., Lekana-Douki, J. B., Mbiguino, A. N., Nzondo, S. M., Matsiegui, P. B., Manego, R. Z., Ehounoud, C. H. B., Bittar, F., Raoult, D., Mediannikov, O. (20 October 2015). "Mansonella, including a Potential New Species, as Common Parasites in Children in Gabon". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (10): e0004155. 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)
  4. Sinha, A., Li, Z., Poole, C. B., Morgan, R. D., Ettwiller, L., Lima, N. F., Ferreira, M. U., Fombad, F. F., Wanji, S., Carlow, C. K. S. (2023). "Genomes of the human filarial parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi". Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. 4. doi:10.3389/fitd.2023.1139343. ISSN 2673-7515.
  5. Rodi, M., Gross, C., Sandri, T. L., Berner, L., Marcet-Houben, M., Kocak, E., Pogoda, M., Casadei, N., Köhler, C., Kreidenweiss, A., Agnandji, S. T., Gabaldón, T., Ossowski, S., Held, J. (2023). "Whole genome analysis of two sympatric human Mansonella: Mansonella perstans and Mansonella sp "DEUX"". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1159814. ISSN 2235-2988. PMC 10145164. PMID 37124042.


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