Detection of myxozoan parasites in oligochaetes imported as food for ornamental fish

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-91

  Lowers, Jill M ^a   Bartholomew, Jerri L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FOOD ORGANISM; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; FISH; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MYXOZOA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; FISHES; OLIGOCHAETA; PROTOZOA; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOZOA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); TRIACTINOMYXON; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 0037325701     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0084:DOMPIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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