Prevalence and influence of Loma branchialis (microspora) on growth and mortality in atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in coastal Newfoundland

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1230-1232

  Khan, R A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOID; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GILL; GROWTH; HEART; LOMA BRANCHIALIS; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EATING; FISH DISEASES; GADUS MORHUA; GILLS; HEART; LOMA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NEWFOUNDLAND; PREVALENCE; SPLEEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 28444458823     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-528R.1     Document Type: Article

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