Differences in viability and reactivity of actinospores of three myxozoan species upon ageing

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Kallert, Dennis Marc ^a   El Matbouli, Mansour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinospore; Age; Fluorescent staining; Henneguya nuesslini; Myxobolus cerebralis; Myxobolus pseudodispar; Myxozoa; Polar capsule discharge; Temperature; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HENNEGUYA NUESSLINI; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOBOLUS PSEUDODISPAR; MYXOZOA;

EID: 47249139612     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.014     Document Type: Article

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