Experimental comparison of pathogenic potential of two sibling species <i><scp>A</scp>nisakis simplex</i> s.s. and <i><scp>A</scp>nisakis pegreffii</i> in <scp>W</scp>istar rat

Abstract

Despite this difference, A. pegreffii is also capable of causing anisakiasis, being responsible for 14.3% of the penetrations of the gastric mucosa found in rats, which justifies both species being considered aetiologic agents of this parasitic disorder.