Development of Kudoa thyrsites (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in netpen-reared Atlantic salmon determined by light microscopy and a polymerase chain reaction test

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-193

  Moran, J D W ^a,b   Margolis, L ^b   Webster, J M ^a   Kent, M L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Kudoa thyrsites; Marine myxosporean; Multivalvulida; Salmo salar; Soft flesh syndrome

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DEVELOPMENT; KUDOA THYRSITES; LIQUEFACTION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON;

DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; KUDOA THYRSITES; MULTIVALVULIDA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SALMO SALAR; THYRSITES;

EID: 0033554406     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao037185     Document Type: Article

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