In vitro growth requirements for the fish pathogen Philasterides dicentrarchi (Ciliophora, Scuticociliatida)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-30

  Iglesias, R ^b   Parama A ^a   Alvarez M F ^a   Leiro, J ^a   Aja, C ^c   Sanmartin M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c Insuamar SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axenic culture; Leibovitz L 15 medium; Philasterides dicentrarchi; Scuticociliatosis; Turbot

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID; NUCLEOSIDE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE 80;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FISH DISEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PHILASTERIDES DICENTRARCHI; SERUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; CULTURE MEDIA; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PARASITOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE; CILIOPHORA; PHILASTERIDES DICENTRARCHI; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 12244311869     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00350-3     Document Type: Article

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