Further development of bithionol therapy as a treatment for amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Florent, R L ^a   Becker, J ^a,b   Powell, M D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amoebic gill disease (AGD); Bithionol; Experimental challenge; Neoparamoeba spp.; Protozoan parasite; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; BITHIONOL;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; GILL; IMMERSION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMEBIASIS; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; BITHIONOL; EATING; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; IMMERSION; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALMO SALAR;

NEOPARAMOEBA; PROTOZOA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 65249128721     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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