Distribution, prevalence and severity of Parvicapsula minibicornis infections among anadromous salmonids in the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-54

  Jones, Simon R M ^a   Prosperi Porta, Gina ^a   Dawe, Sheila C ^a   Barnes, David P ^b  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fraser River; Histology; Oncorhynchus nerka; Parvicapsula minibicornis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER;

MYXOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; PARVICAPSULA; PARVICAPSULA MINIBICORNIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037451344     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054049     Document Type: Article

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