Two year study on the infectivity of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-134

  Xu, De Hai ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; Infection ratio; Passage; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISH; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE;

CATFISH; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CATFISHES; FISH DISEASES; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 3242812152     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao059131     Document Type: Article

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