Extensive release of an antigen associated with the sporogonic stages of Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) is detected by a heterologous antibody raised to Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Myxozoa: Malacosporea)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Morris, David J ^a   El Matbouli, Mansour ^b   Adams, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody; PKX; Tetracapsula; Whirling disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; MALACOSPOREA; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PROTOZOA; SALMONIDAE; TETRACAPSULA; TETRACAPSULOIDES BRYOSALMONAE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

EID: 3242777137     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2004.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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