Occurrence of cutaneous infections of Myxobolus episquamalis (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) in sea mullet, Mugil cephalus L, in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 349-352

  Rothwell, J T ^a,b   Virgona, J L ^c   Callinan, R B ^c   Nicholls, P J ^a   Langdon, J S ^d  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Elanco Animal Health   (Australia)

^c NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^d Government of North Beach   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Mugil cephalus; Mullet; Myxobolus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; FISH DISEASE; FOOD INDUSTRY; INCIDENCE; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; FISH DISEASES; FISHERIES; INCIDENCE; PERCIFORMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0031137460     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb15709.x     Document Type: Article

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