# Complete mitochondrial genome of Gnathostoma binucleatum

**Authors:** Sylvia Paz Diaz-Camacho, Robert Logan, María Elena Báez-Flores, Francisco Delgado-Vargas, Rogelio Prieto-Alvarado, Inés Fernando Vega-López, Felipe Vaca-Paniagua, Clara Estela Díaz-Velásquez, Gilmar López-Armenta, Ricardo Parra-Unda

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00366-23 · 2024-01-24

## TL;DR

This paper reports the complete mitochondrial genome of the human parasite Gnathostoma binucleatum, found in freshwater fish in Mexico.

## Contribution

The study provides the first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Gnathostoma binucleatum.

## Key findings

- The mitochondrial genome of G. binucleatum was sequenced from naturally infected fish in Sinaloa, Mexico.
- G. binucleatum is a parasite responsible for human gnathostomiasis and is endemic to Mexico.

## Abstract

This report describes the mitochondrial genome of the parasite Gnathostoma binucleatum (G. binucleatum), which was obtained from naturally infected freshwater fish in Sinaloa, Mexico (22°46′00.1″N 105°40′21.8″W). G. binucleatum is responsible for human gnathostomiasis and is endemic to Mexico. It belongs to the Spirurida order of the Secernentea class of Nematoda.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** gnathostomiasis (MONDO:0005776)
- **Species:** Gnathostoma binucleatum (taxon 61466), Mus musculus (taxon 10090)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** gnathostomiasis (MESH:D058429)
- **Species:** Gnathostoma binucleatum (species) [taxon 61466], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

---
Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10868200