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Volume 6 Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy-Open Access Infectious Diseases Congress 2018
November 15-16, 2018
Page 19
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November 15-16, 2018 Istanbul, Turkey
6th Annual Conference on
Parasitology & Infectious Diseases
Monogenean taxonomy: A bird’s eye view
S tudies about taxonomy and biodiversity of helminthes (including Monogeneans) in India were started from the middle of
20th century by helminthologists who came to this country on medical or military deputation from foreign lands. As regard
biodiversity studies related to Indian Monogeneans is concerned, it also started w.e.f., 1940s by workers like - Chauhan, Thapar,
Jain, Unnithan, Gupta (SP), Gupta (NK), Agarwal (GP), Ramalingam, Tripathi, Gussev etc. Recently, Pandey and Agrawal
compiled a comprehensive account of known species of Monogeneans from India which is estimated to be about 300, which is
far from complete. The present talk deals with the taxonomic history of monogeneans in India. It includes the taxonomic tools
adopted by Indian helminthologists in the study of monogenean systematics viz., morphological taxonomy, cytotaxonomy,
biochemical taxonomy and molecular taxonomy. Indian subcontinent is blessed with five major river systems of India viz.,
Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, East coast and West coast river systems. These rivers are long and are further fed strengthened by
many large and important tributaries. Moreover, many small seasonal and perennial rivers also use to contribute to these river
systems separately. The investigator is actively engaged in the study of freshwater monogeneans since 1980. The present study
reveals that about 35.45% fishes have so far been investigated for monogenean infection in general and still 74% are remaining
that are not screened. Helminth parasites, particularly monogeneans lead greater losses on account of having direct life cycle,
which can be completed easily in a closed system of fish culture. If we stick to one host one parasite rule, there exists a very
big gap as far as state of our knowledge related to biodiversity of freshwater monogeneans are concerned. It is clear from the
present review that much remains to be done about this group within India in general and throughout the globe in particular
with newer tools including molecular studies.
Biography
Hridaya Shanker Singh is present Pro- Vice Chancellor, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut; Chairman, IQAC, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut and Head,
Department of Zoology, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut. He is having life Memberships and awards in Helminthological Society of India, Indian Society of
Parasitology, Society of Parasitology and Applied Animal Biology, Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Zoological Society of India,
Indian Science Congress Association.
Hridaya Shanker Singh
C C Singh University, India
Hridaya Shanker Singh, J Infect Dis Ther 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C5-049