Fatal encephalitis due to the scuticociliate Uronema nigricans in sea-caged, southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii

Disease of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Munday, B L ^a   O'Donoghue, P J ^b   Watts, M ^a   Rough, K ^c   Hawkesford, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Tuna Boat Owners Assoc of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Neuritis; Scuticociliate; Southern bluefin tuna; Thunnus maccoyii; Uronema nigricans

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; CILIATE; ENCEPHALITIS; PARASITE DISEASE; PARASITIC DISEASE; SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR;

CILIOPHORA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SCOMBROIDEI; THUNNUS ALBACORES; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS THYNNUS; URONEMA NIGRICANS;

EID: 0030749798     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao030017     Document Type: Article

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