Myxobolus cuneus n. sp. (Myxosporea) infecting the connective tissue of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Pisces: Characidae) in Brazil: Histopathology and ultrastructure

Parasite

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-142

  Adriano, Edson A ^a,b   Arana, S ^c   Cordeiro, N S ^c  

^a Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis   (Brazil)

^b Agronomy Department   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Characidae; Connective tissue; Histology; Myxobolus cuneus n. sp.; Myxosporea; Piaractus mesopotamicus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHARACIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA; PIARACTUS MESOPOTAMICUS; PISCES; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GILL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAN SPORE; PROTOZOON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; GILLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 33747107840     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2006132137     Document Type: Article

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