Natural and laboratory transmission of the marine myxozoan parasite kudoa thyrsites to atlantic salmon

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-115

  Moran, J D W ^a,c   Whitaker, D J ^a   Kent, M L ^b,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KUDOA THYRSITES; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMO SALAR; THYRSITES;

EID: 0032822451     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1999)011<0110:NALTOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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