Pathogenicity of the Gill Artery Worm Philometra obturans (Nematoda) in Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in Southwest Finland

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Kall S ^a   Fagerholm, H P ^a   Sarvala, J ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; PARASITE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOGENICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FISH; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHILOMETRA OBTURANS; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; DRACUNCULOIDEA; ESOCIDAE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAKE LITTOISTENJARVI; LANSI-SUOMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; ESOX; ESOX LUCIUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 18744420459     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2979RN     Document Type: Article

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