Molecular identification of Anisakis type I larvae isolated from hairtail fish off the coasts of Taiwan and Japan.

Anisakid nematodes are known to cause the zoonotic disease, anisakiasis, through the consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The parasites most frequently associated with the disease in humans are categorized as Anisakis type I, which comprise several species of the genus Anisakis. The larvae show primitive forms and lack the detailed morphological characteristics required for precise species identification.

Multiplex PCR for the identification of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto, Anisakis pegreffii and the other anisakid nematodes.

A multiplex PCR method was established for the rapid identification of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto, A. pegreffii, A. physeteris, Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum osculatum and Hysterothylacium aduncum.

Molecular identification of the etiological agent of the human anisakiasis in Japan.

Anisakis simplex complex presently comprises three sibling species, A. simplex sensu stricto, A. pegreffii and A.

Molecular identification of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from fish and cetacean in Japanese waters.

Parasites morphologically consistent with Anisakis simplex sensu lato collected from the coast of Japan and Western North Pacific Ocean were examined by PCR-RFLP of the ITS region (ITS1, 5.8 subunit rRNA gene and ITS2) and mtDNA cox1. The RFLP patterns of rDNA generated by HinfI and HhaI showed that 100% of the larvae collected from Hokkaido and 94% of adults collected from Western North Pacific Ocean were identified as A.