Pseudocohnilembus persalinus (Ciliophora: Scuticociitida) is an additional species causing scuticociliatosis in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Sung, Mi Kim ^a   Jae, Bum Cho ^a   Eun, Hye Lee ^a   Se, Ryun Kwon ^a   Sung, Koo Kim ^a   Yoon, Kwon Nam ^a   Ki, Hong Kim ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Morphology; Multiplex PCR; Olive flounder; Pseudocohnilembus persalinus; Scuticociliatosis; SS rRNA gene

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; WORLD;

CILIOPHORA; PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS HARGISI; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS PERSALINUS; URONEMA MARINUM;

EID: 12244294771     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao062239     Document Type: Article

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