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. If this is an intentional citation to a such a paper, please replace {{expression of concern|...}} with {{expression of concern|...|intentional=yes}}.)
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. hdl:10362/164500. 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.