Histopathology of experimental scuticociliatosis in turbot Scophthalmus maximus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-140

  Puig, L ^a   Traveset, R ^a   Palenzuela, O ^b   Padros F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Histophagous ciliates; Pathogenesis; Psetta maxima; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CILIATE; DISEASE; FLATFISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CILIOPHORA; SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CILIATE; FISH DISEASE; FLATFISH; IMMUNOLOGY; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPAIN; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CILIOPHORA; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FLATFISHES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 35448944849     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao076131     Document Type: Article

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