Ultrastructure of Enteromyxum leei (Diamant, Lom, & Dyková, 1994) (Myxozoa), an enteric parasite infecting gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-184

  Cuadrado, Montse ^a,b   Marques, Adam ^c   Diamant, Ariel ^d   Sitjà Bobadilla, Ariadna ^e   Palenzuela, Oswaldo ^e   Alvarez Pellitero, Pilar ^e   PadrÓs, Francesc ^a,b   Crespo, Silvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

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

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Cytochemistry; Electron microscopy; Gall bladder; Intestine; Primary cell; Secondary cell; Sparidae; Tertiary cell

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; PARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PERCIFORM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; COELENTERATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; SEA BREAM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; FISH DISEASES; SEA BREAM; SPORES;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; ENTEROMYXUM; ENTEROMYXUM LEEI; MYXOZOA; SPARIDAE; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 43049149825     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00325.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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