Novel Omics Studies on Anisakid Nematodes

Dear Colleagues,

Anisakids are cosmopolitan parasitic nematodes that depend on aquatic hosts to successfully complete their life-cycle. Definitive and intermediate hosts are marine mammals or fish-eating birds and crustaceans, respectively, while fish and squids can act as paratenic hosts. Anisakids are responsible for a relatively poorly known food-borne zoonosis, known as anisakidosis. This occurs as a consequence of accidental ingestion of L3s and is a mild to severe gastrointestinal and/or allergic disease.

Large attention has been given in the past to the taxonomy and phylogeny of anisakid nematodes, allowing to depict a clear picture of the wide diversity of existing sibling and morphospecies, as well as of the evolutionary relationships among species and genera. On the other hand, only few attempts have been made to describe the genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic profiling of these nematodes.

The aim of the Special Issue will be to collect the most updated studies on:

- Advances in the genomics of Anisakid species;
- Implication of omics studies in food safety screening;
- Characterization of allergens and development of specific diagnostic tools;
- Gene expression at different stages and in different tissues and organs;
- Host–parasite interface;
- Genomic biodiversity;
- Proteomic profiling.

Prof. Stefano D'Amelio
Prof. Fabrizio Lombardo
Dr. Serena Cavallero
Guest Editors

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