Myxidium mackiei (Myxosporea) in Indo-Gangetic flap-shelled turtles Lissemys punctata andersonii: Parasite-host interaction and ultrastructure

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 215-230

  Helke, K L ^a   Poynton, S L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Myxosporea; Turtle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

LISSEMYS PUNCTATA ANDERSONII; MYXIDIUM MACKIEI;

EID: 16344383384     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao063215     Document Type: Article

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