Infection by Parvicapsula sp. (Myxozoa) is associated with mortality in sea-caged Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in northern Norway

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-263

  Sterud, Erik ^a   Simolin, Pernilla ^a   Kvellestad, Agnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; Myxosporea; Norway; Parvicapsulosis; Pseudobranch

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARASITE; SALMONID;

(NORTH); NORWAY;

MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PARVICAPSULA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0038582284     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054259     Document Type: Article

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