Culture of the histophagous ciliate Philasterides dicentrarchi (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatia) in fish tissues

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-242

  Castro, R ^a   Parama A ^a   Barja, J L ^a   Leiro, J ^a   Sanmartin, M L ^a   Lamas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Culture; Fish tissues; Growth; Medium; Philasterides dicentrarchi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CILIATE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FISH DISEASE; FLATFISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FISH DISEASES; FLATFISHES; TIME FACTORS;

CILIOPHORA; PHILASTERIDES DICENTRARCHI; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 33947620108     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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