Spironucleus vortens, a possible cause of hole-in-the-head disease in cichlids

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-202

  Paull, G C ^a   Matthews, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Hole in the head disease; In vitro culture; Spironucleus vortens

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DAY LENGTH; DISEASE DETECTION; HOLE IN THE HEAD DISEASE; IN VITRO CULTURE; PARASITISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

CICHLIDAE; HEXAMITIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE; SPIRONUCLEUS VORTENS; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS;

EID: 0035797398     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao045197     Document Type: Article

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