Table 2. Hooklet numbers from the 4 rows of the cephalic bulbs of AL3 Gnathostoma spp. and corresponding GenBank sequences collected from live Asian eels from market and wild populations in the United States*.
| Eel species, individual no., collection site,† tissue infected‡, AL3 | Row 1 | Row 2 | Row 3 | Row 4 | Species identification and accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc 3 G | 46 | 46 | 49 | 51 | G. spinigerum KF648531 |
| Mc 9 L, a | 49 | 50 | ND | ND | G. spinigerum KF648532 |
| Mc 9 L, b | 48 | 53 | 55 | 56 | G. spinigerum KF648533 |
| Mc 9 L, c | 42 | 45 | 43 | 52 | G. spinigerum KF648534 |
| Mc 9 L, d | 43 | 44 | 47 | 49 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 9 L, e | 43 | 49 | 50 | 52 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 9 L, f | 45 | 49 | 50 | 52 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 9 L, g | 43 | 44 | 49 | 51 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 10 L | 42 | 47 | 48 | 54 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 11 L | 40 | 44 | 50 | 44 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 12 L | 44 | 41 | 45 | 49 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 17 L, a | 45 | 43 | 45 | 50 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 17 L, b | 44 | 48 | 49 | 50 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 17 L, c | 41 | 44 | 47 | 49 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 17 L, d | ND | ND | ND | ND | G. spinigerum KF648535 |
| Mc 17 K | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 21 G | 42 | 45 | 47 | 52 | G. spinigerum KF648536 |
| Mc 26 M | 33 | 39 | 40 | 53 | G. spinigerum |
| Mc 28 K | 43 | 47 | 50 | 54 | G. spinigerum KF648552 |
| Mc 28 M | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | G. spinigerum KF648551 |
| Mc 30 G | 40 | 43 | 42 | 47 | G. spinigerum KF648550 |
| Mc 32 M | 44 | 45 | 50 | – | G. spinigerum KF648553 |
| Mc 37 L | 42 | 47 | 50 | 54 | G. spinigerum KF648549 |
| Mc 58 M, a | ND | ND | 44 | 52 | G. spinigerum KF648542 |
| Mc 58 M, b | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 | G. spinigerum KF648540 |
| Mc 58,G, c | 45 | 47 | 50 | 52 | G. spinigerum KF648541 |
| Mc 59 G, a | 47 | 48 | 47 | 52/53 | G. spinigerum KF648538 |
| Mc 59 G, b | 48 | 50 | 52 | 55 | G. spinigerum KF648539 |
| Mc 59 M, c |
42 |
46 |
47 |
52 |
G. spinigerum KF648537 |
| Mean ± SD | 41.8 ± 3.2 | 45.9 ± 3.0 | 47.6 ± 3.3 | 51 ± 2.9 | G. spinigerum (this study) |
| Mean |
42.9 ± 2.4 |
44.3 ± 2.0 |
44.9 ± 3.4 |
49.0 ± 2.9 |
G. spinigerum† |
| Ma 48 M, 2a | 35 | 37 | 37 | 44 | G. turgidum KF648547 |
| Ma 48 M,1a | 36 | 34 | 37 | 42 | G.turgidum KF648548 |
| Ma 48 M, b | 32 | 39 | 40 | 48 | G. turgidum KF648546 |
| Ma 48 M, c | 37 | 40 | 41 | 45 | G. turgidum KF648545 |
| Ma 49 M, a |
35 |
37 |
36 |
42 |
G. turgidum KF648544 |
| Mean ± SD | 35 ± 1.9 | 37.4 ± 2.3 | 38.2 ± 2.2 | 44.2 ± 2.5 | G. turgidum (this study) |
| Mean ± SD |
30.8 ± 2.8 |
34.0 ± 2.4 |
36.7 ± 3.6 |
39.6 ± 2.7 |
G. turgidum‡ |
| Ma 54 A,K | 36 | 38 | 36 | 36 | G. lamothei (this study) KF648543 |
*AL3, advanced larval stage 3; Mc, Monopterus cuchia; G, gut; L, liver; ND, not determined; K, kidney; M, muscle; Ma, M. albus. Letters after tissue type indicate that multiple larvae were found in 1 sample. †See (29). ‡See (28).