Characterization of a Neochlamydia-like bacterium associated with epitheliocystis in cultured Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-38

  Draghi II, Andrew ^a   Bebak, Julie ^b,e   Popov, Vsevolod L ^c   Noble, Alicia C ^b   Geary, Steven J ^a   West, A Brian ^a   Byrne, Philip ^d   Frasca Jr , Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

16S ribosomal RNA gene; Arctic charr; Environmental chlamydiae; Epitheliocystis; In situ hybridization; Neochlamydia; Salvelinus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE SPREAD; HOST RANGE; HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; SALMONID; SAMPLING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; SHEPHERDSTOWN; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDIALES; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEOCHLAMYDIA; NEOCHLAMYDIA HARTMANNELLAE; PISCES; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 34447103111     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao076027     Document Type: Article

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