Microfauna associated with amoebic gill disease in sea-farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., smolts

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 455-465

  Bermingham, M L ^a   Mulcahy, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Amoebic gill disease; Ichthyobodo like flagellates; Neoparamoeba sp.; Scuticociliates; Trichodinid ciliates

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROTOZOAN; SAMPLING; SMOLT;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GILL; IRELAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROTOZOON; SEASON;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; IRELAND; PROTOZOA; SALMO SALAR; SEASONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CILIOPHORA; ICHTHYOBODO; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NEOPARAMOEBA; PROSTOMATEA; PROTOZOA; SALMO SALAR; SCUTICOCILIATIA; TRICHODINIDAE;

EID: 33746853501     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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