Histopathological changes caused by Enteromyxum leei infection in farmed sea bream Sparus aurata

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-228

  Fleurance, R ^a   Sauvegrain, C ^b   Marques, A ^c   Le Breton, A ^d   Guereaud, C ^a   Cherel, Y ^a   Wyers, M ^a  

^a INRA UMR 703   (France)

^b Aquanord   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d Fish Health Department   (France)

Author keywords

Enteromyxum leei; Histopathology; Myxidiosis; Parasitic enteritis; Sparus aurata

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PERCIFORM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISH DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA BREAM; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISH DISEASES; SEA BREAM; SPLEEN;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; ENTEROMYXUM LEEI; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 44949098088     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01832     Document Type: Article

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