Sequential pathology after initial freshwater bath treatment for amoebic gill disease in cultured Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-173

  Adams, M B ^a   Nowak, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Gill; Hyperplasia; Lesion; Neoparamoeba; Pathology

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

DISEASE CONTROL; FRESHWATER; PATHOLOGY; SALMONID CULTURE;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; AUSTRALIA; BATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GILL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SARCODINA;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BATHS; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOBOSEA; SALMO SALAR; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; NEOPARAMOEBA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; SARCODINA;

EID: 1542341138     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2004.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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