Spinal curvature of cultured Japanese mackerel Scomber japonicus associated with a brain myxosporean, Myxobolus acanthogobii

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^a   Freeman, Mark A ^b   Itoh, Naoki ^c   Fukuda, Yutaka ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Oita Inst of Mar and Fish Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mackerel; Myxobolus; Myxozoa; Parasite; Scomber japonicus; Spinal curvature

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SKELETON;

MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS ACANTHOGOBII; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; SERIOLA;

EID: 24644507823     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao066001     Document Type: Article

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