Copper sulfate toxicity to two isolates of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis relative to alkalinity

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Straus, David L ^a   Hossain, M Mozammal ^b   Clark, Theodore G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; Strain differences

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER SULFATE; WATER;

ALKALINITY; CILIATE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SULFATE; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; PH; PROTOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER SULFATE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTOZOA; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS;

EID: 61349199619     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02010     Document Type: Article

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