Immune responses and host protection of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis after immunization with live theronts and sonicated trophonts

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-141

  Xu, D H ^a   Klesius, P H ^a   Shelby, R A ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Channel catfish; Ichthyophthirius; Immune response; Protection; Survival

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY; DISEASE CONTROL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATFISH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIFE CYCLE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUACULTURE; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; ICTALURIDAE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIFE CYCLE STAGES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CATFISH; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1642279365     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2004.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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