The longevity of actinosporean spores from oligochaetes of Lake Sasajewun, Algonquin Park, Ontario, and their reaction to fish mucus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 193-195

  Xiao, C ^a   Desser, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; FISH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LONGEVITY; MUCUS; NONHUMAN;

ACTINOMYXIDA; ANNELIDA; AURANTIACTINOMYXON; LUXILUS CORNUTUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); RAABEIA; TRIACTINOMYXON;

EID: 0034004526     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0193:TLOASF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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