Naturally occurring lesions and micro-organisms in two species of free-living sharks: The spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L., and the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis (Mitchill), from the north-western Atlantic

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 287-298

  Borucinska, Joanna D ^a   Frasca, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Diseases; Parasites; Sharks

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; LESION; MICROORGANISM; PARASITE; PATHOLOGY; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALTEROMONAS; ALTEROMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CILIOPHORA; MUSTELUS; MUSTELUS CANIS; MYXOSPOREA; NEMATODA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM SP.; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; TREMATODA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SP.;

EID: 0036092305     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2002.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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