On the search for a specific parasite, researchers stumbled upon a fish-liquefying parasite instead

On the search for a specific parasite, researchers stumbled upon a fish-liquefying parasite instead

Source: sciencenorway

12/26/2023

On the search for a specific parasite, researchers stumbled upon a fish-liquefying parasite instead

Credit: Paolo Cipriani / Institute of Marine Research

The mysterious parasite Kudoa thyrsites causes fish fillets to become so soft they could be consumed with a straw 24 hours after the fish's death.

It is not harmful to humans, but it can ruin a meal and perhaps the dinner guest's relationship with seafood. Documented findings of Kudoa in Norway have been limited to mackerel. Until now.

Atlantic mackerel

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